Jeffrey Klein’s
Boutique Style Bed & breakfast
Boutique Style Bed & breakfast
Les Cordeliers de Sarlat is an award-winning luxury boutique style bed and breakfast. Located in the historical center of enchanting Sarlat la-Caneda, this 1870s carved stone mansion is an upscale destination for a luxurious, comfortable, and tranquil stay with a warm personal touch.
Your host, a professor and avid cyclist, shares his passion for travelling and exploring and takes great pleasure in making sure you get the most out of your time in the Dordogne region. A superb breakfast with local produce, served in our cosy and elegant dining room, will have you out of bed and looking forward to the day.
Les Cordeliers is ideally situated to enjoy everything Sarlat has to offer, starting with the gourmet farmer’s markets, just steps away every Wednesday morning and all day Saturday.
You will savor the mornings at Les Cordeliers de Sarlat as you contemplate your day’s activities and getting to know the brilliant architecture, history, and landscape of Sarlat and its surroundings. And after a full day of sightseeing, why not take in a relaxing massage at the well-being center across the street that will set you up for an evening at one of the many fine restaurants.
Whether you are here to appreciate the renowned historical monuments, the Truffle Festival, Theatre Festival, Film Festival, Christmas Market, Walnut Festival, cycling the Dordogne Valley, or canoeing The Dordogne River, you will find great comfort and relaxation at Les Cordeliers de Sarlat.
Almost everything in the property is original, including the many marble fireplaces, the hardwood floors, the 12-foot ceilings, the louvered shutters, as well as the doors.
Les Cordeliers offers large guest rooms, each with its own ensuite bathroom, all of which feel very open, airy, and sunny. In addition to the dining room, there is a small galley kitchen on the first floor for the guests to share and is stocked daily with cold drinks, hot tea and expresso, and snacks.
The view from most rooms is of the elegant Place de la Petite Rigaudie gardens.
Les Cordeliers de Sarlat moment of fame came in 2009, with world famous travel writer Rick Steve’s visit. His review caught the attention of many global travellers:
“Les Cordeliers offers four-star comfort at two-star prices. Most of the seven cushy rooms are cavernous; all are air-conditioned and beautifully furnished, and a small kitchen is at your disposal with serve-yourself snacks and drinks. Best of all, the price is unbeatable.”
Les Cordeliers de Sarlat is a classic 1870 ‘Maison de Maitre’ house and showcases one-meter thick walls of golden ochre stone.
Translated as ‘master’s house’, the maison de maître is an elegant bourgeois mansion that served as the home of a squire (or minor landowner). Its symmetrical facade with central front door, tall sash-style windows, shutters, and gently pitched roof supporting chimneys make it instantly recognisable. Behind the stately facade, this maison de maître features evenly proportioned interiors with high ceilings.
There are three main rooms on each floor, the ground-floor reception room opening off a central entrance hall where the original gentleman owner would receive and entertain visitors.
The house extends approximately 5,000 square feet over the ground floor plus two upper floors with seven suites, each with a large en-suite bathroom.
Les Cordeliers de Sarlat has been consistently awarded the winner of TripAdvisor’s Travellers’ Choice and Booking.com’s Traveller Review Award for many years.
On a brief weekend trip to Sarlat la-Caneda, Jeffrey Klein fell in love with the town. He had been planning to leave his workplace and homes in Paris and London for a vibrant community with easy access to cycling, hiking, and skiing as well as music, art, film, and photography. Sarlat la-Caneda has it all.
He searched the town for a new home, admiring the stunning architecture as he explored and walked into Les Cordeliers de Sarlat, and immediately thought it would make the perfect home for work and pleasure.
Adopting a B & B was the perfect life choice. Jeff enjoys helping and being of service to people, and has a great deal of experience leading teams.
Having studied in Paris, Oxford, and the US, Jeff has cultivated an international lifestyle, outlook, and friendships.
Passionate about the human condition, he was an Associate Dean and Professor of Organizational Behavior at several universities in France, the UK, and Italy. While he still believes ‘organizational culture eats strategy for breakfast’, he is more interested in creating a breakfast that will linger in your memory. Convinced that life is for living, he found the best place to practice the art of living is in Sarlat la-Caneda and the Dordogne region, where an appreciation for village life is high, relationships are profound, art is a necessity, food is joyful, and living an active life is accessible.
Jeff endeavours to create a boutique style bed and breakfast offering. Over the last several years, he has re-done all of the floors on the ground floor as well as all of the bedrooms on the first and second floors. Using natural occurring stones such as travertine and marble and natural wood with a “baton rompu” design, he has worked tirelessly to create floors that are a treat for the eye. In fact, the elegant style of baton rompu can be traced as far back as 500 BC, when it was employed by the Romans in laying roads. The French heritage of such materials and design gives it the class desired by guests. Today, he continues to refurbish the overall decoration and aesthetics to bring out the true flavor of a maison de maitre.
Breakfast is served daily from 8:30AM to 10:30AM in the Dining Room which overlooks la Petite Rigaudie gardens.
In an intimate and warm atmosphere, conversations flow with the excitement of the day ahead as plans are made.
The breakfast menu is all locally sourced and fresh. Expresso and capuccino, orange juice, natural cereals, freshly cut fruit salad and organic yoghurt, local hams and cheeses, smoked fish, and marmalades. Of course, there are also plenty of pain au chocolat, pain aux raisons, croissants, and baguettes fresh-baked from our partner boulangerie, and the local specialty.
Ready and waiting. There is nothing more comforting than knowing that from the moment you wake up, your first and most important meal of the day is ready and waiting!
Looking for a venue for a special birthday, wedding gathering or anniversary, or perhaps a getaway with special friends?
Les Cordeliers de Sarlat could be exclusively yours! Love and romance are ancient traditions here since the 11th century as troubadours piped and sang in the chateaux of Sarlat and surrounding towns.
Sleeping up to 15 adults in our luxury rooms, with a minimum of 5 nights you can book all the available rooms for a special occasion. Pricing is just 895€ per night, including breakfast.
Sarlat is a terrific choice for a memorable wedding in a town that evokes the overwhelming feeling of being in a fairy tale. Planning a wedding from far away isn’t easy but Les Cordeliers is there to accommodate a small, intimate wedding gathering.
Destination weddings usually have a special atmosphere and because everyone travels from far away, there is an abundance of energy and enthusiasm for visiting the region.
In addition to staying at Les Cordeliers de Sarlat, we can tailor design a wedding gown and even write an original score for special wedding music to make your wedding a truly magical day. We have two internationally renowned artists that will work with you to fully design and create the wedding gown or music for an unforgettable experience! Please contact us for further information.
If you are interested to have us organize your wedding or special gathering, please contact us for further information. We can arrange for the florist, photographer, videographer, musicians, restaurants, wedding cake, decorations, and officiants.
While staying in Sarlat for the week, there are a myriad of things to do. The Dordogne region features no less than nine Michelin-starred restaurants and 15 UNESCO World Heritage Sites!
acekingqueenjack12 Octobre 2023Wonderful B & B My husband and I stayed here for a week in early October and it was a great choice. The owner, Jeffery Klein, is very hands on - he personally did much of the lovely renovation work on the hotel, and is a gracious host. The location of Les Cordeliers is excellent- being on the edge of the historic district and a very easy two minute walk to the beautiful, but busy, Place de la Liberte'. Our room was very comfortable, quiet, clean and attractively decorated. It was nice to be able to wander around Sarlat for awhile and come back to our room to take a break before going out again. Breakfasts were great- with lots of fresh fruit options, pastries, bread, yogurt, cereal, etc. And there is a wonderful coffee machine that brewed some fo the best coffee we had on the entire trip. Should our travels bring us back to Périgord Noir, we would definitely book a stay at Les Cordeliers again. Sarlat is the perfect base for exploring the many attractions in the area.Ben W29 Septembre 2023A Week at Les Cordeliers, in Sarlat, France My wife and I spent a week in Sarlat at the end of August 2023, staying at Les Cordeliers, a small, perfectly located B and B less than a 1 minute walk from the historic city center. This classicly renovated 19th Century stone mansion exudes the comforts enjoyed by nobility of a bygone era. Our room was comfortable and spacious. Jeffrey Klein, our host, was uncommongly attentative to detail, and more than available with suggestions designed to enhance our stay. Breakfast choices were plentiful and of high quality. We enthusiastically recommend Les Cordeliers, Sarlat and the Dordogne region to travelers interested in the world of a different era!Melissa G17 Septembre 2023Highly recommend Our host, Jeff, was magnificent. From our first encounter his passion for Sarlat and hosting was evident. Without a doubt the breakfast was the healthiest and best of our stays. The room was large and very comfortable and the town was a perfect jumping off point for our adventuresbraithwaite1228 Juin 2023Perfect Sarlat destination The perfect destination for a quality luxurious stay in a small environment. My third visit and even better this time. Our host is most welcoming and ensures he introduces all the guests to each other over breakfast. One could hardly be nearer to medieval Sarlat and the wealth of bars, cafes and bistros, let alone the interesting things to discover and see in the pld city and beautiful surrounding area.vs6824 Juin 2023Amazing property in the centre of Sarlat Absolutely beautiful hotel in Sarlat - just on the edge of the historic centre. The hotel is in a grand old building and has been painstakingly restored. Everything oozes charm, character and taste. Our room had a magnificent view over an historic square. We particularly enjoyed the really amazing breakfast. And the host was great at recommending which villages to visit. Would highly recommend this hotel to friends.fozwanderer10 Juin 2023Central location and excellent host We stayed at Les Cordeliers for 5 nights and could not have been more comfortable. Our room, Marzac, overlooked a pretty square and all the town was within easy access. Geoffrey was an excellent host, always available to ask for advice and keen to ensure our comfort. Breakfasts offered a range of options and it was lovely to be introduced to the other guests. After unloading our luggage Geoffrey advised us where to park the car for free and it was only a 5 minute walk away. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay here.Lynne J7 Juin 2023A highlight of our month in France Our stay at Les Cordeliers was a highlight of our month in France. The home is beautifully restored, and we were delighted with our spacious room, the splendid breakfast, and the hospitality of our charming host. Our few days there were an unforgettable introduction to the Dordogne. Thank you, Jeffrey, for all your help including spot-on recommendations. We look forward to returning!rebeccahB9312PF14 Mai 2023Excellent, affordable lodging We had a wonderful stay here in early May. The rooms are spacious, the breakfast was delicious and the location was convenient to the town center. Our host gave great recommendations for local activities and dining. This is a gem.DeeMac20 Octobre 2022Good Sarlat Choice This was a wonderful stay! The room was lovely. Jeff's breakfasts are outstanding. Beautiful attention to detail in every way. Clean and comfortable stay in a great location. Would definitely stay here again!Disserning14 Octobre 2022Excellent place to stay We thoroughly enjoyed a 3 night stay. Great room at a reasonable rate in a very convenient and central position. Our host's hospitality was warm and welcoming with good local advice on restaurants and sights. A first class experience overall.
