Domaine Les Crayères

Reims, France. Located on the Saint-Nicaise hill in the heart of Reims, within a landscaped park.

Domaine Les CrayèresReims, France

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20 rooms and suites in the Château and the Cottage.
Le Parc, two Michelin stars, led by chef Christophe Moret, and Brasserie Le Jardin.
Bar La Rotonde and a member of Relais & Châteaux.
Located on the Saint-Nicaise hill in the heart of Reims, within a landscaped park.

7 dates, written by Grand Hotels of the World from the sources below.

1902 – 1904
Commissioned by the Pommery family, the château is built on the Saint-Nicaise hill as an owner’s residence within the champagne house’s industrial estate.
1904
The château is completed for Melchior de Polignac, grandson of Madame Pommery.
1908
Henri Farman lands nearby at the end of what is described as the first city-to-city flight.
1914 – 1920
Partly destroyed during the First World War, the château is rebuilt identically in 1920.
1939 – 1945
It successively houses an RAF command centre, a Luftwaffe radio centre and a US Army rest centre.
1947 – 1980
The château serves as the private residence of the de Polignac family, at the head of the Pommery house.
1983
The Gardinier family, who had lived there after the de Polignacs, converts the château into a hotel and haute cuisine restaurant; it later joins Relais & Châteaux.