We’ve lived here since 2007, during which time we’ve slowly restored the house in order to create just the kind of peaceful, laid back maison d'hôtes that we’d love to find ourselves staying at: that means space; stylish, flexible and eco-friendly accommodation; furniture with character; good showers and beds; books and internet access; plenty of places outside to loll around and read in sun or shade … plus flexible arrival and departure days, peace and quiet, good food and of course a warm welcome. We’ve kept the spirit and atmosphere of the house along with all its original features, but have opened it up and added colour, joy, and all the comfort you would wish for. Grillou now offers stylish, comfortable and completely self-contained holiday accommodation for two couples. The house is completely non-smoking.

L'Atelier d'Artiste is a huge (110m2), spacious and light space with cooks’ kitchen, sitting and dining areas on the ground floor, sleeping plus further sitting areas on the first floor, a great bathroom with double-sized shower in the old grenier (grain store), and two terraces outside. Although L'Atelier is fully equipped for self-catering, we include breakfast so that you can start your day in relaxed fashion.
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Next door to L’Atelier and once a farm workers’ house, a separate chambre d’hôte suite (65 m2) on three levels with a large double bedroom, mezzanine chill out area and shower room upstairs, and its own sitting room downstairs. Breakfast is included.
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Grillou is in the region known as the Séronais, right in the middle of the Parc Régional Naturel des Pyrénées-Ariégeoises: 30 minutes from historic town of Foix, 15 minutes from St Girons, the capital of the Couserans.  Set at an altitude of 500 metres in a woodland clearing, with access via a kilometre of unpaved but perfectly driveable track, we’re just 3 kilometres from our nearest village, Rimont. In spite of its small population, Rimont has an boulangerie, an épicerie-bar, an artisanal distillery/bar which also stocks local produce, a post office and a small charcuterie. There's a twelfth century abbey, Combelongue, and the village is surrounded by beautiful scenery. Our central situation means that Grillou is a fantastic base for exploring the area: the high peaks of the Pyrénées are just half an hour away, the nearest prehistoric caves a 15 minute drive, while even the farthest flung bits of the department can be reached in little more than an hour.

The whole area is fantastic for walking, with endless well-marked paths for all levels, for birding, for photography and painting, or just for chilling with a picnic by a lake, a river or one of the mountain cols with
fantastic views right into Spain and Andorra.
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