Le Grand Monarque
Historic French townhouse with Regency-style interiors, family-run warmth, and serious gastronomy credentials. Old-world elegance with updated bathrooms and modern comforts.
Request a room with a view of the cathedral — available on request when booking
Why It Matters
The only restaurant in France listed continuously in the Michelin Guide since 1900. Home to one-Michelin-star restaurant Le Georges (starred since 2009). Family-run by the Jallerats since 1968. Also hosts the annual Paulée des Vins de Loire each March — a prestige wine event modelled on the Paulée de Meursault. Holds eco-certifications including Écotable (3 macarons, 4 consecutive years) and is a Maître Restaurateur.
A former post house turned family hotel, Le Grand Monarque has been in the Michelin Guide since 1900 — making it the only restaurant in France to have entered and stayed in continuously. Run by the Jallerat family since 1968, it packs 58 rooms, a Michelin-starred restaurant, a brasserie, a whisky bar and an 850 m² spa into a beautiful 18th-century townhouse right on Place des Épars. The Chartres Cathedral is a 5-minute walk away. Rooms are dressed in Regency-style fabrics: think taffeta, velvet, silk, and damask. Suites are named after Kings of France, rooms after Queens — which sounds fussy on paper but the effect is genuinely warm rather than stuffy.
Where You'll Stay
5 room types available
Comfort Room (Chambre Confort)
From EUR159 / nightThe entry-level option, well-suited for two. Fitted with antique furniture in classic Regency style, rooms include air conditioning, minibar, flat-screen TV, free Wi-Fi, safe, bathrobe and tea/coffee making facilities. Each room is named after a Queen of France.
Deluxe Room
From EUR250 / nightSpacious rooms decorated in Regency style with premium furnishings and well-appointed bathrooms with shower and tub. Some units can be interconnected — useful for families. Cathedral and garden courtyard views available.
Luxe Room (Chambre Luxe)
From EUR189 / nightA step up in space from the Comfort rooms, decorated in Regency style with premium furnishings. Good choice if you want a bit more breathing room. Also named after Queens of France.
Prestige Room (Chambre Prestige)
From EUR220 / nightThe top standard room tier — romantic and charming, with an atmosphere of a refined French home. Taffeta and silk fabrics, spacious bathrooms with tub and shower. Cathedral or courtyard views available on request.
Suite
From EUR280 / nightSix suites in total, each named after a King of France. Beautifully decorated in Regency style with taffeta, velvet and silk. Includes champagne/wine on arrival. The hotel has 6 suites total — all with private bathrooms featuring full tubs.
The Property
Eat & Drink
4 venues on property
Restaurant
Spa & Wellness
Treatment Menu
On Property
How you'll actually spend your days.
Eco-certified hotel offering bike rentals. The Véloscénic cycling route (Paris to Mont-Saint-Michel) passes through Chartres, making this a convenient base for cyclists.
Hands-on cooking classes offered by the hotel's team, led by Laurent Clément who is fully dedicated to this programme. Based at a separate venue called '11, Cours Gabriel'.
A well-equipped fitness studio within the spa complex, including cardio equipment and fitness classes. Open 24 hours. Modern equipment; reviewers note it is kept cool.
A prestigious annual wine dinner held each March at Le Georges restaurant, modelled on the Paulée de Meursault. Multiple Michelin-starred guest chefs collaborate on the menu, paired with Loire Valley wines. Preceded by a public market of Loire wine producers at the Halles de la place Billard. A major event in the French wine calendar.
Regular wine evenings, happy hour grands crus events, and jazzy musical evenings at Brasserie La Cour and Le Georges throughout the season.
Le Grand Monarque is a partner of Chartres Theatre and offers combined show-and-dinner packages. Guests book a table at Brasserie La Cour before or after the show, with theatre tickets available at the box office directly.
Amenities & Practical Info
The details that matter for planning.
Elevator present, though noted by guests as small — only fits a buggy and one additional person.
On-site haute coiffure salon within the spa complex.
Free high-speed Wi-Fi throughout the hotel and all guest rooms.
Babysitting services available (surcharge).
Daily buffet breakfast served 06:30–10:00 at €22–25/person.
Four caves including one for eaux de vie (also used as a cigar lounge). Approximately 3,000 references, including 1,000 Loire wines, and 30,000 bottles in stock. Managed by head sommelier Nicolas Duclos.
Available during limited hours.
Electric vehicle charging stations available at the hotel.
Private hotel parking at €15 per night per car, reservation required. Valet parking also available.
Dogs welcome (max 1 dog per room, up to 30 kg). Fee of €12/day applies. Other animals on request.
Located within the Spa Beby Monarque. Features massaging jets, massaging daybeds, swimming against the current, and aqua-bike. Access costs €20/person without a treatment; included with spa treatments. Not accessible to under-12s.
Part of the spa's heat experience circuit. Garden view.
Part of the spa complex. Oriental hammam experience available.
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