30 May 2007

France - The Lotus Tree - General Information



The Lotus Tree gay bed and breakfast in the South of France is set on a hillside overlooking the village of Montclus, about a mile away. This gay hotel has large secluded (and clothing-optional) grounds and very comfortable and stylish rooms and self-catering studios - all in traditional stone buildings that have been refurbished to a very high standard.



The guesthouse is in eight acres (four hectares) of its own grounds. The guest rooms are in three separate buildings housing four studios and two double rooms. The guesthouse has an off road car park to keep your vehicle secure.

The oldest of the buildings dates from the French revolution. The newest, the garden studio and adjoining summer kitchen installed in 2006, uses the same traditional local stone that helps keep all our rooms cool.



Unlike a lot of places you may see advertised, this is an exclusively gay hotel in the South of France. The guests are gay men of all ages and all nationalities, although the owners are very happy to welcome lesbian couples too. People have a habit of making good friends from all over the world while staying with here. But it is not a gay ghetto. There’s nothing particularly ‘gay’ about the rooms or anything else. The guesthouse offers style and simplicity totally in keeping with the traditional stone buildings of the South of France and that’s what the guests seem to prefer.



This gay bed and breakfast in the South of France is the perfect place to escape to - whether you just want to lounge by the pool or explore the sights nearby.



The swimming pool is large for a guesthouse of this size. Twelve metres long, six metres wide and three metres deep at the diving end. There are solid teak sun loungers, hammocks, and plenty of parasols for when the sun gets really hot.

The daytime air temperature in summer is generally in the low 30s centigrade, so the pool is one of the most popular features of this gay bed and breakfast in the South of France.

The summer kitchen area is where the English owners serve breakfast and other light meals. There’s free tea and coffee all day and fridge with cold drinks, wines and beers. The owners hold regular evening meals up here too.



What's unusual: this 'gay hotel' offers both bed and breakfast accommodation AND self-contained studios. A few home cooked meals can make a nice change however tempting the local restaurants may be. The owners provide a generous spread for breakfast including fresh fruit, yoghurts, croissants and pastries. You can breakfast late – it’s a holiday after all – and it’s always a sociable way to start the day. The owners offer light lunches on request and when there’s the demand they hold regular evening meals that are like a big dinner party under the stars. The chances are you’ll know most people by then and as nobody has to drive these are usually very popular, fun nights. Skinny dipping after coffee is not unheard of!

Overlooking the pool is a ‘chill out’ area with comfortable chairs and loungers in the shade. There’s a good selection of books and magazines to borrow as well as a video collection.



Around the grounds of this gay bed and breakfast are other tables and chairs under the trees where the only thing to disturb you is the sounds of the crickets and the singing of the birds.

At night the garden areas are lit by solar lamps and candles.



In spring the gardens are full of wild flowers, including orchids. By June the lavender is coming into flower. The wild herbs give off an aroma at all times of the year and there’s an olive grove and some young truffle oaks among the huge variety of trees.

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1 comment:

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