In two sentences
For a romantic weekend near Paris, Le Puits d'Angle in Thibivillers (Oise) is a five-room bed & breakfast one hour north-west of the city, with a heated indoor pool, a hammam and a table d'hôtes served by the fire. Two nights for two with breakfast cost €230 to €260; with dinner both evenings (€39 per person, wine included), allow €386 to €416 in total.
Why couples choose it
- A room for two, with a bathtub
- Pink Lady sits under the roof above the pool, with exposed beams and a bathtub under the slope (€115 a night for two). Reinette, on the ground floor, opens onto the garden with a bathtub and a shower (€130). Chanteclerc, the most requested, has the lofty beamed ceiling of the old barn (€130, shower).
- Your own door
- Every room has its own entrance, a private bathroom and a separate toilet. “The sense of privacy is perfect”, as one guest put it.
- Water and warmth
- The indoor pool is heated all year and the hammam is right next to it; both are reserved for guests of the house. Just tell us when you would like them.
- Dinner without going out
- Florence cooks a single three-course menu from the market and David chooses the wine; it is served by the fire in the library, or under the magnolia in summer. Book 24 hours ahead.
- A slow breakfast
- Orange juice squeezed that morning, home-made yoghurts, rice pudding and jams, from 8 to 10 am by the fire or in the garden, with classical music in the background.
Our suggested weekend
Friday
Leave Paris around 6 pm, arrive around 7.15 pm. A swim, the hammam, then dinner at the table d'hôtes if you booked it.
Saturday
Late breakfast. Gerberoy, one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France (30 min) — roses and the Henri Le Sidaner gardens in June — or Giverny from April to October (40 min, book tickets ahead). Back for the pool before dinner.
Sunday
A walking loop across the plateau from the village, or Gisors market (Sunday morning, 15 min). Check-out by 11.30 am; Paris by mid-afternoon.
What it costs
- Pink Lady, 2 nights
- €230 for two, breakfasts included
- Reinette or Chanteclerc, 2 nights
- €260 for two, breakfasts included
- Table d'hôtes
- €39 per person, three courses with wine
- Tourist tax
- €0.50 per adult per night
Same rates all year. Booking direct is the best rate.
