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This is the most charming hotel I've ever stayed at. It is an old mill which was there in Monet's days, and today it houses tourists who want somewhere to stay during their visit to the village Giverny and Monet's house and garden with that famous pond and Japanese bridge. I've painted Monet's pond and the bridge covered in blossoming Wisteria before, but I knew that one day I would paint the hotel too. I rarely paint on velour paper, but this time I chose it as it gives an old fashioned feel that goes well with the motif. Maybe I'll paint another one, with a wide view, it sort of "itches" in the back of my brain, asking to be painted.

I certainly recommend the hotel for you who like it both cleanly comfortable and romantically rustic. It is run by a charming couple (she speaks English), and has an extended garden with some exotic animals. A small stream is running through and under the house, for the mill wheel. Breakfast in the garden was delicious.

Click the link to see a larger image of Moulin des Chennevières, Giverny.