Share a bed with kings and conquerors, lords and ladies, founding fathers and revolutionaries. At Chateau de Canisy, every suite is steeped in history, each its own song of stone. Step into a storybook romance. The chateau’s owners, Denis and Marie Christine de Kergorlay, are characters too; a Comte and Comtesse who know every inch of each turret and garret and can trace their lines back into the mists of time. They are not your ordinary hosts. But then, this is no ordinary home.

The chateau offers 14 suites, authentically restored to evoke the glories of bygone eras. The Comtesse has personally overseen each detail. The rooms are expansive and luxurious, with vistas of gardens, forests and shimmering swan lakes. Each has its own private bathroom and every modern convenience, with the exception of television – a distraction that would break the spell. Wi-fi, however, is available for guests’ convenience.

If the walls had ears, what secrets they could share. In the Empire Suite, the spirit of a grand bygone era resides amidst resplendent details and evokes the age of Napoleon, Emperor of France, and his wife Josephine de Beauharnais, a cousin of the family of Comtesse Marie Christine. The bathroom is a faithful recreation of the former Hotel de Beauharnais in Paris.

The Polignac Suite celebrates the Restoration and the Princess de Polignac, close friend of Marie Antoinette. The last Prince, Guy de Polignac Bailli of the order of Malta was a close friend of the Kergorlay family and often stayed at the Chateau.