from €50 to €75 per night double occupancy;
5€ discount for mentionning Rainbow Gites upon reservation
Meals:
breakfast + evening table d'hôtes
Description:
Les Volets Bleus ("blue shutters” in English) is golden like the sun. You can not miss it. It’s right at the end of the road!
We opened in April 2008.
Come enjoy one of our three comfortable guest rooms with terrace, sitting in the shade beneath the trees in the vast garden where you can hear the gurgling of the river.
Come on, now! Choose the room that suits you. Sit on its terrace and take your breakfast house .....
Take the time to stop in and feel instantly at home.
Pool:
none but game room, gym, ping-pong, massage
Handicap accessibility:
none
Children:
not suitable for children
Pets:
enquire before reserving
20080320vb
Burgundy
Château Les Roches
City:
Mont-Saint-Jean, Côte d'Or (21)
Nearby attractions:
Beaune, Châteauneuf-en-Auxois, Dijon, Morvan National Park, Noyers, Alésia
Owners:
Tobias and Marco
Type:
B&B 6 guest bedrooms and
1 self-catering/furnished rental
Website:
E-mail:
Telephone:
+33 (0) 380 843 271
Cell phone :
n/a
Languages:
English, Deutsch, Svenska, français
Clientele:
all welcome, gay-friendly
Rates:
€125 to €165 per night double occupancy;
Cottage weekly rate: €950, daily €200
Meals:
breakfast and/or dinner
Description:
Château Les Roches offers the experience of staying in a private country residence where we have just 6 guest bedrooms and 1 luxury self-catering Gardener’s Cottage. Located in Mont-Saint-Jean, a medieval hilltop village with sweeping country views. A picturesque and tranquil setting where guests can unwind and relax completely.
Les Roches is a short drive to the famous Burgundy wine areas (Côte-de-Nuits, Côte-de-Beaune, Chablis, Côte Chalonnaise), historical sites and other places of interest (Abbaye de Fontenay, Châteauneuf-en-Auxois, Château de Commarin, Château de Bussy-Rabutin, Château du Clos de Vougeot, Château de la Rochepot, Flavigny-sur-Ozerain, and much more).
Single or double occupancy in either half or full pension. Smoke-free home.
Description:
2 quiet rooms, each with full-sized bed, private bathroom included hydro-massage shower, air conditioning and TV/DVD. The house is located close to Autun and Le Creusot, on a private 7-acre arboretum with two separate fishing ponds.
B&B, half-board and full-board available. Non smoking premises.
Strong points: peace and quiet. Bucolic atmosphere. Cultural and sports activities nearby. Parc Naturel Régional du Morvan.
double occupancy 75 to 110 € per night;
single occupancy 60 € breakfast included;
10% off for stays of 3 or more nights
Peace & calm:
a TV-free environment; no TV or video
Description :
Four elegant guest rooms in this charming 18th century country manor located in southwestern Burgundy, a region rich in tourist attractions.
Enjoy nearby tennis courts, hiking and biking trails through the Morvan national or enjoy leisure activities along the Canal Nivernais. Our wooded grounds are ideal for relaxation unless you prefer curling up in front of the fireplace with a good book...
Weekend cocktail served poolside or in the Louis XV drawing room. Summer Sunday barbecues are a real treat. Mountain bikes and 1 car available for rent.
Vier luxe chambres d'hotes in landhuis met 2 ha tuin en zwembad in Zuid-West Bourgondie. Een prima basis voor het bezichtigen van Vezelay en zijn basiliek, het kasteel van Vauban in bazoches, de thermen en het Romeinse theater van Autun, de kathedraal van Bourges, het palais ducal van Nevers, de wijnkelders van de Cote d’Or, of om te wandelen in het omringende coulissenlandschap of in de Morvan. Geniet van onze ruime (2ha) tuin of lees een goed boek aan de open haard in de Louis XV salon, die beide ter beschikking staan van onze gasten.
Aperitief op de zaterdagavond, BBQ aan het zwembad op zondagmiddagen in de zomer. Auto en fietsen te huur. Er zijn vier restaurants in de onmiddellijke omgeving. Traiteur aan huis.
10% korting bij een verblijf vn 3 nachten of meer.
Pool:
yes
Handicap accessibility:
none
Children:
please call first
Pets:
please call first
20041110mc
Franche-Comté
Gîte des 3 Hiboux
City:
Mondon, Doubs
Nearby attractions:
Besançon, Filain, Arc-et-Senans,
Montbéliard
Owners:
Sébastien & Thierry
Type:
1 holiday rental - sleeps 4-6 people
Website:
E-mail:
Telephone:
03 81 86 96 65
Mobile:
06 72 87 46 91
Languages:
français
Clientele:
all welcome
Rates:
open year-round; €75 per night ;
seasonal rates vary from €262 to €600 per week.
Strong points:
scenery, altitude, sports, museums, castels, gay scene in Beançon
Description:
Sébastien and Thierry offer a warm welcome in Mondon, in the Doubs a department of the France Compté region. Mondon is a picturesque little village built on side of a hill in what was once comprised in the Rougemont dominion. Old timers used to sit before crackling fires to tell tales of the legends of Mondon.
Your hosts moved to the region in the summer of 2004 and discovered a region brimming with cultural and historical treasures (old fountains, wash houses, chapels, ectc.) and stunning scenery.
This holiday flat is 86m² (over 860 sq. feet) and sleeps up to 6 people. It has all modern facilities. It’s perfect for a family or a group of friends.
Pool:
no
Handicap accessibility:
none
Children:
welcome
Pets:
welcome but please enquire
2007-10-10-3h
Île-de-France, Paris & greater metro area
La Maison Loft à Paris
City:
Paris (75)
Nearby
attractions:
Gambetta metro station, Père-Lachaise cemetery, theatres, cinemas, museums
Owners:
Alix et Marie-Hélène
Type:
1 self-catering/furnished 2 bedroom rental
E-mail:
Telephone:
+33 (0) 686 980 284
Cell phone:
+33 (0) 686 933 734
Clientele:
all welcome
Languages:
français, English, italiano
Rates:
€1,000 per week
Accommodates
up to 4 adults; ideal for 2 couples
Description:
Loft-style house. 120 m² (1291 sq. feet) of ground-floor space. Enclosed garden for breakfast amid the greenery. A surprising haven of peace in Paris, with the added bonus of off-street parking.
Two living rooms, one with an overhead pyramid ceiling, and one with fireplace. Fully-equipped, open-plan kitchen. Books, CDs, disks, and CD player.
Two bedrooms. The Zen room has a queen-size been (1.80 m. wide), and the Egyptian bedroom has a full-size bed. Each has its own flat-screen HD television. Two separate bathrooms with showers and two separate toilets.
€50 per night single occupancy
breakfast included; €65 per night double occupancy breakfast included; large extra bed (futon) add €20 per night for 1 person and €25 for 2 persons (breakfast included).
Strong points:
Peace and tranquility, pleasant grounds
Description:
Welcome to "La Coquillière," your guesthouse just 45 km outside Paris.
Enjoy the comfort of a newly refurbished large guestroom with double bed, private bathroom and toilet.
This stopover in the heart of a peaceful little Briard village is a good location for visiting Seine-et-Marne's outstanding historical sites. Paris and most excursions are a half-hour or less away.
Thierry and Didier will welcome you as friends in their village home set in a large garden.
Pool:
none
Handicap accessibility:
none
Children:
welcome but please enquire
Pets:
not admitted
2008-07-22-cq
Une chambre d'hôtes indépendante
City:
Paris
Nearby attractions:
Canals and Montmartre nearby. The whole city is your playground.
Owners:
Mario and Philippe
Type:
B&B : 1 bedroom + 1 suite
Website:
E-mail:
Telephone:
06 20 98 33 31
Languages:
French and Italian
Clientele:
all welcome, gay-owned and run
Rates:
€60 to €80 per night
Meals:
breakfast
Description:
Basement apartment (unusual for Paris), loads of charm and character, natural light; 35 square meters (377 sq. ft.).
Enjoy Mario’s warm hospitality and full independence (own bathroom with shower, separate toilet). Enjoy Paris’ trendy area, a walk away from the city center, strolls along the banks of the Saint-Martin canal and up to La Villette. Discover the “Cité des Sciences et de la Musique” (Science and Music museums).
Direct subway line to the Marais (gay district) in 15 minutes.
Pool:
nearby city pools
Handicap accessibility:
none
Children:
welcome
Pets:
enquire before reserving
20080509mp
Votre Nid à Paris
City:
Paris
Nearby attractions:
Centre Pompidou (Beaubourg), Marais, Notre-Dame-de-Paris, Louvre, gay venues.
Owners:
Domingo
Type:
1 guest room
Website:
E-mail:
Telephone:
01 48 78 13 80
Cell phone:
06 60 96 40 58
Languages:
français, español, English, portugues
Clientele:
all welcome
Rates:
€75 per night for single occupancy; €90 per night for double occupancy. Two-night minimum stay.
Meals:
Continental breakfast included
Description:
Lovely room for one or two people in the heart of Paris. Enjoy the balcony with its potted flowering plants and hammock. Located just 30 seconds from the Beaubourg Museum (Pompidou Center), 10 minutes to Notre Dame and 5 from the gay neighborhood, the Marais.
More central is hard to find!
Continental Breakfast. Wifi connection.
The guestroom has double bed, its own shower and sink. Separate toilette to be shared by your host.
Pool:
2 city pools nearby
Handicap accessibility:
no
Children:
not suitable for children
Pets:
not admitted
2007-01-26-np
Le Mas Cocoon
Sports
fine food
and relaxation
in an all gay
environment
just outside
Paris.
Very close to Paris, the Mas Cocoon gay guest house is located about 1 hour south of Paris. Open all year, the Mas Cocoon is the right place to relax in a friendly, gay atmosphere.
Weekend Wellness Packages start at 89€ per person including 2
nights in a shared room, 2 full days with half board (including wine
and coffee) and bathrobe. You'll have free access to the whole guest
house: large and heated indoor pool, sauna, naturism, solarium,
fitness, home cinema, mountain bikes, billard room, library with fire
place, sunbathing in a Provence style garden, etc...
Double room and full board also available. Free transfer from the train
station at Souppes-Château-Landon (located within zone 8 of the
Paris public transit system).
Pool:
yes, indoors, nudity allowed
Handicap accessibility:
none
Children:
not suitable for children
Pets:
please enquire first
2005-09-28mc
Chambre d’hôte Rivoli, Paris
Town:
Paris
Nearby attractions:
gay districts of Paris (Maris and Bastille), Notre-Dame, Centre Pompidou, etc.
Owner:
Nicolas
Type:
self-catering holdiay rentals (1 room)
Website:
E-mail:
Telephone:
06 19 91 58 28
Fax:
none
Languages:
français, English, español, italiano
Clientele:
all welcome
Rates:
Single €65 per night. Double €80 per night
Meals:
Parisian-style breakfast included
Description:
Bed
and Breakfast for one or two in a typical Parisian apartment located in
the center of the 4th arrondissement, in the heart of the Marais. High
ceilings, typical moldings, a marble fireplace and wooden floors, the
bedroom is furnished simply: a comfortable double bed, a large closet
and a desk. The apartment is located on the 4th floor with elevator
access.
Ideal conditions to discover Paris with a different angle: the Marais
will offer you one of the most animated neighborhood of the city, home
to most of Paris' gay life.
Place des Vosges, Bastille, Ile Saint Louis, Ile de la Cité,
Notre Dame, City Hall, Beaubourg, Les Halles, and so much more!
Located right in the heart of the gay district.
Pool:
several public pools nearby
Pets:
please call first
20050916rp
Gay Lodgings in Paris
City:
Paris
Districts
1st and 10th arrondissements
Owners:
Jean-Yves & Jean-Pierre
Type:
furnished studio apartment
Website:
E-mail :
Telephone
01.40.38.35.88
Cell Phone:
none
Languages:
français
Clientele:
all welcome
Rates:
from 40 to 80 euros per night
2-night minimum
Meals served:
none provided
Description :
Friends and Family
Welcome!
Center Paris near Louvre and Orsay musuems, Opéra Garnier,
Champs Elysées, Pompidou Center, Forum des Halles, The Gay
Marais. Great location!
Second apartment near Gare de l'Est.
Sleeps up to 3 people.
Wissant, Calais, Boulogne-sur-mer, The Opal Coastline
Owners:
David and Christophe
Type:
1 holiday rental (sleeps 2)
E-mail:
Cell phone:
06.82.90.76.23
Languages:
français, English, Español
Clientele:
gay
Rates:
from €50 to €65 per night double occupancy
2-night minimum stay
Meals:
B&B stays are possible
Description:
A warm welcome awaits you. The flat sleeps two. The large bedroom is equipped with a TV and tape player. The living room has a large-screen TV and DVD play. The kitchen is fully-equipped kitchen. The bathroom has a shower.
Enjoy sitting out or tanning on the terrace, a dip in the outdoor pool (unheated) and a sauna. If the beach is more your scene, Wissant’s beach is just a 10-minute drive away.
Located between Calais and Boulogne-sur-Mer beside the lovely 15-km stretch of sandy beaches on the Opal Coast. You’ll be close to Belgium, the Netherlands and England.
Montreuil-sur-Mer, Le Touquet,
Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Owners:
Johnny & Corentin
Type:
B&B with 3 guest rooms
Website:
E-mail:
Telephone:
03 21 84 86 71
Cell phone:
06 62 25 15 00
Languages:
Français, English, Español
Clientele:
all welcome
Rates:
de 65 € à 85€ la nuitée, petit déjeuner inclus, deux nuitées minimum.
Discount:
1 night free for a week's stay,
3 nights free for 2 weeks' stay,
1 week free for a month's stay.
Meals:
breakfast included
Strong points :
very gay-friendly town with well-known naturist beach
Description:
Le Pigeonnier is a guesthouse located in the city’s historic fishing district. It has 3 bedrooms (each with en suite bathrooms, single or double occupancy). All rooms were refurbished in May 2007. The beach is only 15 minutes away on foot.
Le Pigeonnier is French for “the pigeon house”. And, as we all know, pigeons are voyagers, messengers, representatives of hope. Our house is warm, open, convivial place for all you voyagers.
55 euros per night per room
based on double occupancy
Meals:
breakfast included ; €1 off breakfast for mentioning Rainbow Gites.
Description:
A
B&B with character! Come discover the charms of our 19th century
home located on the Côte Opale. Enjoy a relaxing stay in this
fine mansion fitted out marble fireplaces and elegant mirrors. It is
only a few steps away from the town centre, close to the train station,
and just beside the river. The nearby marsh offers escapades to
Nature-lovers and lovers in general.
Our enclosed garden is very quiet. Parking space guarantee (garage
available if requested during booking). Personalized breakfast with
homemade cakes and marmelade served -depending on the season, either in
the garden, in the winter garden or by the fireplace. Each room is Wifi
enabled.
Eurotunnel, also known as the "Chunnel" or "Channel Shuttle", is a mere thirty minutes away,
putting us closer to London than most would believe.
Pool:
no
Handicap accessibility:
none
Children:
welcome
Pets:
welcome
2005-08-04-co
Picardy & Champagne
Le Haras de la Marnière
Town:
Lalandelle, Oise
Nearby Towns & attractions:
St-Germer de Fly, Gerberoy, Gisors, Beauvais (tapetsry museum, cathedral)
Owners:
Kano & Silvia
Type:
furnished rental + B&B on request
E-mail:
none
Telephone:
03 44 81 98 31
Cell Phone:
06 86 43 21 91
Languages:
français, English
Clientele:
all welcome, gay-friendly
Rental Rate:
from €330 to €450 per week
B&B rate :
€60 per room per night
Strong Point:
laidback and friendly ambiance
Description:
Just an hour’s drive from Paris, and a 90-min. drive from Dieppe. Located on the edge of a forest.
Nature lovers will delight in this vacation rental unit.
Large living room with fireplace. Both bedrooms have bathrooms, and can accommodate up to 4 or 5.
A large private deck opens out onto the gardens and stables. The 180° panorama of the countryside offers spectacular sunsets.
B&B accommodations also possible as well as accommodations for horses.
Tennis courts and golf club nearby.
Pool:
no
Handicap accessibility:
partial
Children:
welcome
Pets:
admitted
20061025hm
Château de Barive
a four-star chateau
Town:
Sainte Preuve, Aisne
Nearby Towns & attractions:
Laon, Soissons, Abbaye de Vauclair, Reims (capital of the Champagne region)
Owners:
Nicolas and Pascal
Type:
luxury hotel (14 bedrooms)
Website:
E-mail:
Telephone:
03.23.22.15.15 -- fax 03.23.22.08.39
Languages:
français, English, español
Clientele:
all welcome
Rates:
from €120 to €350 per night
Discount:
10% off for mentioning Rainbow Gites upon reservation
Meals:
breakfast, restaurant on premises
Description:
A haven of peace in the heart of the country, ideal escapade for a
romantic weekend. You’ll be captivated by the quiet elegance and
the tranquil surroundings. Spacious, well-appointed rooms. Amenities
include: heated covered swimming pool, sauna, fitness room, mountain
bikes, quad, massages, horsemanship, riding, golf course, and numerous
pleasant outtings in the Picardy and Champagne areas.
The Domaine du Château de Barive lies deep in the country,
approximately halfway between Paris and Liège as the crow flies.