The L'etoile Residence

carcassonne, southwest france
2 bedroom - 1 bath
(2 reviews)
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€143 - €180 per night (EUR)
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Perks for the Parents

This pretty cottage with a shared pool, 30 minutes outside Carcassonne is surrounded by beautiful French countryside with views of the vines and fields from the living room. There are plenty of perks for parents, including meals cooked on request on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings, and early meals for little ones on those days, and meal delivery at other times. Breakfast can be delivered on Sundays. The hosts can make reservations for local activities. There is a barn bar stocked with local wines, artisanal beers and soft drinks.

Why Kids Love it

The area is great for kids under the age of 12, with a shared 20m swimming pool, ping pong and pool tables in the barn and a shared play area with trampoline, swings and kids caravan hide out in one area. Family friendly movies are sometimes shown in the barn bar. There are tennis courts in the neighboring village. There are chateaux to visit nearby and the River Aude and 2 swimming lakes within a 40-minute drive. The canal du Midi is nearby - great for day trips on the canal boats - and there are nearby farms to visit.

Things to Know

Minimum stay: 7 nights in July and August, ideally Saturday to Saturday. Please enquire if you would like a different length of stay as it may be accommodated. The residence is in a hectare of grounds shared with 3 rental cottages plus the owners’ home. Their 2-bedroom home on the same site, The Jasmine Residence, is also available to book. This cottage is spread over 3 floors, with fairly steep stairs. Stair gates can be provided. Children must be supervised in the pool area. There is a free laundry service - just provide soap. A high chair, baby bath, toddler bed and travel cot can be provided on request. A wood-fired pizza night is available once a week (contact host for details and price) and on the first morning, guests receive a complimentary basket of french croissants, pain au chocolate, baguettes and homemade jam from the local boulangerie.

About the Location

The residence is in a quiet rural area with views of the countryside, surrounded by vineyards. It is a 30-minute drive from Carcassonne and 1 hour 20 minutes from Toulouse. Car hire is essential. The residence is an hour’s drive from the Mediterranean and a 10-minute drive from Limoux, a famous wine area. Wine tours can be arranged. While the residence is relatively remote, there are supermarkets a short drive away and a visiting boulangerie, 3 nights a week, that sells fresh baguettes, croissants and pain au chocolat. In cooler months it is easy to go skiing for the day at Aix-les-Thermes or Mont d’Olmes; the Pyrenees are an hour’s drive away.

Accommodation Details

This cottage is set over 3 levels and has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. On the top floor there is a bedroom with a double bed and a shower room with walk-in shower. The middle floor has a twin bedroom and the ground floor has an open plan kitchen/diner with a pine eat-in table seating 4, a larger dining table and arm chairs. There is a BBQ area in the garden. For larger parties, the property can be booked with other cottages in the group.

Style Notes

The cottage is part of an old 18th century building, with a barn one side and the main house on the other. It is made of beautiful Languedoc stone and lime mortar. Inside it is cool and modern, whilst maintaining the character with the original oak beams and high ceilings. The shower room is all white with metro tiles on the wall and a white wooden floor.

  • Air Conditioning
  • Baby Bath
  • Baby Monitor
  • Babysitter / Nanny
  • Backyard / Garden
  • Balcony
  • Bathtub
  • Bed Rails
  • Bicycles
  • Cabinet Locks
  • Changing Table
  • Chef / Catering
  • Children's Dinnerware
  • Corner Guards
  • DVD Library
  • DVD Player
  • Dishwasher
  • Elevator
  • Fireplace Guards
  • Game Console
  • High Chair
  • Housekeeper
  • Outlet Plugs
  • Parking
  • Pet-friendly
  • Pool
  • Pool Gate
  • Stair Gates
  • Television
  • Toys / Children's Books
  • Washer / Dryer
  • Wifi
  • Window Guards
SLEEPS 4
1 full / double
2 twin / single
sleeps 1
1 travel crib
Payment policy
When a host accepts your booking, we will automatically charge your card 30% of the total cost of the stay on acceptance if the check in date is more than 6 weeks away. We will send you a balance payment reminder at 6 weeks before check in and you will be required to submit your payment to finalise your reservation. If a host accepts your booking and the check in date is 6 weeks away or less, we will charge your card 100% of the total cost of the stay on acceptance.
Cancellation policy
For cancellations notified up to 6 weeks before the check in date, guests will receive a refund of any amount paid less 10% of the total cost of the booking. For cancellations notified at 6 weeks or less before the check in date, no refunds are given unless the host agrees. If a host does agree to a full or partial refund, this amount will be returned to the guest less 10% of the total cost of the booking. Some hosts will also allow a stay to be rescheduled. Guests should contact their host for further information regarding any request to change the dates of a stay.
tilly h.
Member since May 17, 2015
Contact Host
Will and I moved to France from London in 2005 after enjoyable careers in magazine publishing and travel. We bought and ran a successful chambres and table d'hotes for nine years, whilst growing our family from two to four along the way! In 2015 we sold our business and bought Domaine de Capiès where we continue to welcome people to this stunning corner of Southern France. Will enjoys creating the spaces, up cycling furniture and working with wood and I love cooking. We serve wood fired menu in our Barn Bar on Wednesdays and Saturdays. We have a 20m pool, play area with football goals, a basketball hoop, trampoline and little swing. We are hoping to build a tree house this summer, for everyone to enjoy.

Carcassonne, Southwest France

Castles, cobblestones and canals

This fairytale town in southern France is like a medieval pageant come to life, all drawbridges, cobblestones and Disney-esque turrets. Spaghetti-thin streets wind past basilicas covered in gargoyles and ramparts rolling out panoramic views. Watch falconry shows and knights on horseback or splash about at Carcassonne Plage, just outside the city.

2 reviews

Patricia M.
Visited in April 2017
We loved our stay in Tilly's place! Tilly and her family were really nice with us, we had a warm welcome, enjoyed their pizza and their recommendations. The location is perfect: quiet, relaxing and with great views.
Rik S.
Visited in August 2015
Superb view from the two top floors and the swimming pool. Clean bathroom, clean linen sheets on the beds; kitchen lacked some equipment, although the basics were there. The hosts are very kind and helpful, and the domaine is pretty big, full of corners with nice surprises: hammocks, trampoline, etc. Lots of spices in the garden as well.