"One of the great French dramatists, Pierre Corneille, regularly retreated from Paris to his sister’s home in the Norman countryside. The elegant 16th-century estate has since been converted into a luxurious boutique hotel, Les Manoirs des Portes de Deauville. Many of the property’s best assets remain intact: a collection of smartly renovated cottages frame the historic manor house with its original stone fireplace, and the surrounding park, with its pear and apple trees, is wildly picturesque." - Tablet Hotels