The Stay Well

Sensitively designed and revived by founders of The Stay-Well, the architect and sustainable fashion designer couple Harry Dobbs and Bernice Pan, The StayWell is a peaceful heaven welcoming you to come for rest, rejuvenation, reflection, review and reunion, whether with family or with team.

Built in 1732 by the Duke of Boulogne, The Stay-Well's Hôtel de Fiennes site is a classic 'Grande Townhouse’ of the Enlightenment Era, offering the authentic qualities of a genteel lifestyle. Set within its own private courtyard between the Mediaeval Chateau de Boulogne and the landmark cathedral of Basilica de Notre Dame, this bijou boutique accommodation is quietly nestled in the Roman fortified hill town of Boulogne sur Mer with its fully intact ramparts, parks, old town square. Restaurants and boulangeries just a few steps away and the sandy beaches and seafood markets of Côte d’Opale within walking distance.

Boulogne sur Mer is ideally located at the central point of Côte d’Opale and the surrounding nature reserves. A living city with the largest fishing distribution port in France, it boasts the largest aquarium and sealife research centre, Nausicaá, in Europe and the imposing Basilica de Notre Dame as a key pilgrimage stop en-route to Santa Maria de Compostela. On the nature front, the long stretches of soft and sandy beaches between Boulogne and Wimereux, the sand-dunes and forests of Hardelot and Condette to the south, the capes and cliffs Cap Gris Nez and Cap Blanc Nez to the north, and the countryside and marshland around River Liane and River Slack, the opportunities for serenity and sporting are endless — all within 1/2hr. drive away. Commanding a strategic position sought-after by the English, French, Belge, Flemish and Germans, this region is rich of its significant war history and subtle fusion culture, dating back from the Roman times through the Norman and Mediaeval periods to Napoleonic era and C20th World Wars.