La Closerie de l'Autan

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La Closerie de l'Autan

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Scored 9.6
Rated exceptional

Free WiFi

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About this property

Historic Setting: La Closerie de l'Autan in Fenouillet offers a unique stay within a historic building. Guests enjoy a sun terrace and a beautiful garden, complemented by free WiFi throughout the property. Comfortable Accommodations: The bed and breakfast features family rooms with private bathrooms, including walk-in showers. Each room offers garden views, a work desk, and essential amenities such as a tea and coffee maker and free toiletries. Delicious Breakfast: A continental breakfast is served daily, featuring local specialities, warm dishes, juice, pancakes, cheese, and fruits. Guests appreciate the variety and quality of the morning meal. Leisure Facilities: The property includes a lounge, outdoor play area, coffee shop, outdoor seating, picnic area, games room, and bicycle parking. Free on-site private parking is available for guests. Nearby Attractions: Located 11 km from Toulouse-Blagnac Airport and attractions like Amphitheatre Purpan-Ancely and Place du Capitole, La Closerie de l'Autan provides easy access to local highlights.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.7 for a two-person trip.

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Most popular facilities

  • Free parking
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Free WiFi
  • Family rooms
  • Tea/coffee maker in all rooms

Property highlights

    • Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (9.6)

    • Breakfast info

    • Continental

    • Free private parking available on-site

Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 double bed
Bedroom 1
1 double bed
Bedroom 2
4 bunk beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • Peter
    France France
    “A very old and interesting house. The host was extremely friendly and helpful.”
  • Lecomte
    France France
    “Lovely host quiet location close to where we had to be. Beautiful breakfast, clean room with bathroom , merci Jean!”
  • Denis
    Australia Australia
    “Our host should be a national treasure. Friendly, considerate and perfect. The old world ambience. Relaxed occasion.”
  • Tom
    United States United States
    “The host was great. The location was very good for accessing the airport. Breakfast was very good. A beautiful property made us feel immediately relaxed.”
  • Jose
    Peru Peru
    “Joan and the house were perfect! and the breakfast amazing! The family suite was a bit small but for one night was pretty good.”
  • Peter
    France France
    “All was very good, we were looked after very well....thank-you !”
  • Dionisios
    Germany Germany
    “We had a perfect stay in the suburbs of Toulouse, great hospitality by the owner, excellent breakfast.”
  • Anonymous
    Norway Norway
    “Warm welcome, excellent breakfast, ver cosy, nice garden.”
  • Jean
    France France
    “Le lieu, laccueil de notre hôte et sa prévenance notamment dans la réalisation du petit déjeuner !”
  • Julien
    France France
    “Accueil, le propriétaire est vraiment très gentil, petit déjeuner maison exceptionnel”

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 3 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Hosted by Corinne et Jean Arlat

9.9
Host review score
Corinne et Jean Arlat
Formerly a traditional farm of the Toulouse region dating from the end of the 19th century, the Closerie de l'Autan offers its guests two accommodations for a simple and warm family welcome. It is located in the village of Fenouillet north-west of Toulouse (10 km). The two accommodations are spacious and each have a private bathroom and toilet. The first consists in a double bedroom (Côté Jardin) with en-suite bathroom and dressing room. The second has two bedrooms — one double (Côté Levant) and one (Coté Pitchouns) with 4 beds in bunk bed arrangement, for children and teenagers) and a small living room; it is therefore ideal for hosting a family. With its structure of bricks and Garonne pebbles, and its wooden shutters, the building is well protected to face the local wind: l’Autan! It is set in a large wooded garden: depending on the season, violets, daffodils, irises, old roses, peonies, borage, mauves, etc., bring colorful touches to the green setting made of ornamental trees and fruit trees. A few hens and roosters, as well as a cat, all docile, are the other residents of this privileged place.
It is with great pleasure that Corinne and Jean will welcome you at the Closerie de l’Autan — a family home for 4 generations — for a step of relaxing stopover and/or stay suitable for the discovery of the surroundings and the region of Occitanie. Back in their country, after several years spent abroad and strong of their worldwide experience, they are committed to giving a new life to this family home by welcoming guests from all horizons coming to our beautiful region. “Conviviality, exchange, tranquility, gourmet breakfast, are the pillars of the welcome that we strive to offer to our guests: our ambition for the Closerie de l’Autan is to cultivate the authenticity of a family home combining the charms of yesterday and today.” A windy period during the gestation of our project has “blown us” the name for the guest house ... from the Latin Altanus (wind of the high seas), l’Autan is a singular wind that runs through the Occitanie region from South to the North. Sometimes accused of being a turbulent wind “which can make one crazy”, its climatic virtues “Marine breeze extending to West of the Toulouse area” are nevertheless very popular in the summer season!
Located between the banks of the Garonne river and those of the Lateral Canal to the Garonne, Fenouillet is just 10 km from Toulouse center and 7 km from Toulouse Blagnac airport. The Latin etymology of its name remains uncertain; it would come from: either Fenoletum (hay, forage) or Foeniculum (small hay), giving Occitan fenolh and French fenouil. With suffix -etum (then, -et), Fenolhet designates a place where fennel abounds. Three highlights mark its history: - The Celtic presence: Third century goldsmith parts discovered while digging the Canal Lateral in the middle of the 19th century — Fenouillet torques, now preserved at the Saint Raymond Museum in Toulouse. - the floods of the Garonne: notably the 1875 one, immortalized by the formula “Que d’eau, Que d’eau ! (so much water)” pronounced then in Toulouse by the President Mac Mahon; Émile Zola reported the flood in his novel “L’Inondation”; but, a careful reading reveals that he makes the river flow to countercurrent. - Inspiration for Henri Matisse: at the end of the 19th century, the artist painted several canvases there. Today, a hiking trail follows its footsteps in the “Ramiers” located in the meanders of the river.
Languages spoken: English,Spanish,French

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House rules

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Check-in
From 16:00 to 20:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
From 09:00 to 11:00
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children of any age are welcome.

Children 18 years and above will be charged as adults at this property.

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Cot and extra bed policies

0 - 3 years
Cot upon request
Free
4 - 10 years
Extra bed upon request
€ 15 per child, per night

Prices for cots and extra beds are not included in the total price, and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

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All cots and extra beds are subject to availability.

No age restriction
There is no age requirement for check-in
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Payments by Booking.com
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Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed

The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please inform La Closerie de l'Autan in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

In response to Coronavirus (COVID-19), additional safety and sanitation measures are in effect at this property.

Due to Coronavirus (COVID-19), wearing a face mask is mandatory in all indoor common areas.

Legal information

This property is managed by a private host. EU consumer law relating to professional hosts might not apply.

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