Hôtellerie du Bas-Bréau
22 Grande Rue, Barbizon
The place
After 1870, Emmanuel Siron, a former timber and carpentry merchant, turned his house on the Grande Rue into a hotel. The Hôtel Siron became the meeting place of painters and passing writers. Robert Louis Stevenson stayed here in 1875, and a plaque still marks the room he occupied.
The hotel later took the name Hôtel des Expositions, then Hôtel du Bas-Bréau in 1934. In 1971 Emperor Hirohito and the Empress of Japan were received here; in 1984 it hosted heads of state during the European summit. It has remained one of the most distinguished addresses in the village.
4-star hotel and restaurant
Historic hotel in a shaded 2-hectare park at the edge of the Fontainebleau forest. Restaurant, terrace, and direct forest access.