The Coiron truffles
In January, Louise's phone rings early. It's Michel — he's found something under the oak trees. We leave within the hour.
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Stories · Mas de Louise
The Journal
What the Mas
gives us to see
Stories of seasons, light and silence. Encounters with the valley producers, the Coiron craftsmen, the starlit nights of August. The Mas Journal is the reverse side of a stay — what happens when no one is watching.
Just the right amount of time,
no more, no less
Some places you arrive at with a plan — and others where the plan disappears within two hours of arrival. The Mas is the second kind. Not because nothing happens. Because exactly what should happen does happen, at the pace you choose without quite choosing it.
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Seasons & Stories
Behind
Behind
the scenes
The table that tells a story
Five metres of oak, twenty place settings with no head of the table. When the cabinetmaker delivered it, Louise understood the house was finished.
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The light of June
In June, the sun strikes due south from seven in the morning. The pool becomes a mirror. The olive trees cast short shadows. It's the favourite moment of guests who come back.
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What Louise puts in the fridge
Before your arrival, you send your list. Louise prepares it with everything you ask for, swapping items for their Ardèche equivalents when a local producer does it better.
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Some guests stay outside until two in the morning
The sky above rural Ardèche is protected. On a clear night, the Milky Way is visible to the naked eye — an experience many of our guests had never had before.
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Thinking three steps ahead
The chef does his shopping at dawn. Breakfast is ready before you wake. The towels are folded. This isn't service — it's attention.
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Stays & Private Hire
Come and write
Come and write
your own story
Mas de Louise is available for full private hire throughout the year. Every stay becomes a story of its own.