Weddings, family gatherings, christenings, birthdays and other private receptions can be organized here for up to 50 guests. Le Jardin des Plumes is a hotel and gastronomic restaurant run by chef David Gallienne in Giverny, in the Eure department of Normandy, set in a large wooded park a short distance from the Claude Monet house.
Weddings and receptions
The house limits events to small groups, with a stated maximum of 50 guests. That makes it a fit for a wedding dinner with close family, a milestone birthday or a christening lunch rather than a large party. The chef designs a tailored tasting menu for each event, built on Normandy produce with spices and flavors from further away. The team handles the organization with the hosts step by step and adapts the format to the request.
The park has mature trees, flower beds and a small pond, and works as a setting for drinks and photos in good weather. The site describes events as country gatherings in a garden setting rather than formal banquets.
Business events are not presented on the official site. A team dinner, a client lunch or a small leadership gathering within the 50-guest limit is worth raising with the team, but no meeting room or seminar package is listed.
Accommodation
The hotel has eight rooms in two buildings. La Maison, the main house, has old wooden floors and charcoal drawings on the walls. L'Atelier, the annex, takes a brighter Art Deco direction. Each building holds two rooms and two suites, and each room is named after a breed of hen, a nod to the history of the estate.
The four superior rooms measure 20 to 30 m², with a double bed, a desk, a coffee machine, a minibar with complimentary drinks, a flat screen TV and free Wi-Fi; some are accessible to guests with reduced mobility. The four suites measure about 40 m², some on two levels, and sleep up to four, with a sofa and a bathroom with both shower and bath. Breakfast arrives as a picnic basket left at the door, with local bread, pastries, farm yogurt, honey and fresh juice.
Six more rooms are available at Ô Plum'Art, a house with blue shutters at 12 rue Claude Monet run by the same team. It includes a family room and an apartment-style room with its own outside entrance, and five rooms look over the garden. The building is air-conditioned.
Catering
David Gallienne leads the kitchen and works with local growers. For events, he writes a custom menu. The restaurant also offers a Chef's Table for up to six guests, seated next to the kitchen for a tasting built on the day. Picorette, the chef's blue food truck serving wraps and local drinks, can be booked for informal receptions, and the house also runs an off-site catering service.
History and setting
In the early 20th century, the Parisian engineer Armand Picard bought land in Giverny to build a second home near Claude Monet's house. The neo-Norman house, with exposed stone and half-timbering, was finished in 1913. Picard later added a large henhouse for his wife, who kept collection breeds. The house became a restaurant under later owners, then reopened as Le Jardin des Plumes in 2012, a century after its first stone, under Éric Guérin. David Gallienne joined the kitchen in 2017 and took over the hotel and restaurant two years later.
Getting there
Vernon-Giverny station is served from Paris Saint-Lazare several times a day, in about 45 minutes to 1 hour; in season, shuttles run from the station to the village. By car, Giverny is about one hour from Paris via the A14 and A13, about 55 minutes from Rouen and 45 minutes from Évreux. Paris-Beauvais airport is 72 km away, Paris-Orly 88 km and Paris-Charles de Gaulle 97 km.
