Maison d'Hôte de Myon

Myon is a 17th century mansion with character that has been restored and decorated with style, precision and according to the rules of the art, and presents itself as a stately dwelling of 800 sqm where the classic and the contemporary perfectly match. To the connoisseur of beautiful simplicity, this tasteful villa offers a peaceful place amid the city as well as comfortable casualness... richly faceted spaces for a first-rate time-out.

Need to stop over? Feeling like to sojourn in an exceptional and hospitable setting that offers calm, comfort and conviviality?
The Myon guesthouse just suits these needs! This amazing place is tucked away in the middle of a quarter once devoted to canonical life in the heart of 18th century Nancy. At that very time the city went through the most distinguished period of its urban development. The Place Stanislas, it's choicest part, is just a few steps away.

Martine Quénot transformed this private residence into a guesthouse, furnishing and decorating it with exquisite taste. Ever since, the lady of the house has been extending a warm and genuine welcome to her guests. She offers her guests a choice of rooms, lofts, reception rooms, transformed barns and a library. The main building opens to an inner courtyard, often bathed in light which gives access to the outbuildings. Stonework and wrought iron work mix together in the ancestral cellars which provide both the professional connoisseur and the oenologist with a magnificent setting for their wine-tastings.

This part of the house can serve a multitude of purposes. Several services – individual or combined – can be recommended: sight-seeing stays, VIP receptions, meal organising, festive dinners, business lunches, meals with friends or within the family. It is also very much suited for holding seminars and courses, performing tastings of wine and of the region’s specialties or cooking courses.

In 2006 Martine Quenot acquired, in it’s original condition, a vast property on rue de Mably which had served a noble family as a residence. She demolished partition walls, had needless details removed and cleared out several tons of rubble. A year later the building had turned into a guesthouse with a fresh appearance. After having been restored, then refurnished and decorated by Martine, it has regained splendour for a new purpose.

This house with character is part of Lorraine’s 18th century heritage. Some of the street’s buildings still even date back to the 16th century. This historical and certainly underestimated quarter of Nancy was in those days dedicated to religious life. Together with the nearby cathedral it constituted a cohesive ensemble within which lived the servants of the Church. The architectural ensemble has seen many changes in purpose and posession since this period, but has never suffered any major destruction. Lining the narrow streets of the quarter, the opaque façades could shield the inner courtyards and thus keep their secrets.

As a matter of fact, the number 7, rue de Mably housed a canonical community in the 18th century. Some centuries later the place still shows the traits of monachal life that once filled its cubbies and prayer rooms.

“I wished to renovate this house in order to restore its original purity. I made an effort to make the traces of later additions and modifications disappear. Then, I was keen to turn it into one of Nancy’s places of reference. Nancy is undervalued in many respects, although it holds a large number of treasures!” says Martine.