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Villa Rainbow - Saint Martin


clothing optional pool



City: Saint Martin
Nearby attractions: Pic Paradis, Marigot, Orient Bay, Grand Case
Owners: Jean-Louis and Chris
Type: 3 guest rooms
Website: visit the website
E-mail:  send a message
Strong points: Quiet, luxurious, exceptional location
Cell phone: 06 90 76 62 35
Languages: français, English
Clientele: all welcome
Rates: from 80 to 100 € nightly, double occupancy
Meals: breakfast included
Description: Villa Rainbow is the new gay guest house on St Martin. Located on top of Pic Paradise, and offering stunning views in a tropical environment.

Intimate holidays guaranteed, in spacious and luxurious rooms facing a superb mosaic tiled swimming pool (clothing optional).

The stone villa has a huge terrace to enjoy breakfast and sunset with 180 degrees view on the Caribbean sea and nearby islands.

All rooms are independent, unique, tastefully decorated and equipped with high level of comfort: Flat screen DVD player, air conditioned, individual fridge, and of course a large king size bed and a superb en-suite bathroom and natural stone shower room! Close to gay beaches and fabulous restaurants.
Pool:  yes, clothing optional
Handicap accessibility: partial
Children: not suitable for children
Pets: not admitted
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Habitation Séverin

Habitation Séverin: affordable, exotic, delicious, relaxing French West Indies

Habitation Séverin

Habitation Séverin

Habitation Séverin
Town: Sainte-Rose, Guadeloupe
Nearby Towns & attractions: Sainte Rose, Deshaies
Owner: Éric & Philippe
Type: 1 guest room; 3 self-catering units
Website: visit the website
E-mail:  send a message
Telephone: 0590 235 066; fax: 0590 283 666
Languages: français, Creole, English, Deutsch, Español, Italiano
Clientele: all welcome
Apartment
Rates:
€440 to 550 per week
Room Rates: €88 to €98 per night
Strong Point: calm, nature excursions
Description: poolCome discover the French-Creole art of living in a former mansion house, close to the mountain, in a very quiet setting.

Spend a restful vacation in a room or a fully equiped apartment.
Pool:  yes, naturism permited
Handicap accessibility: partial
Children: enquire before reserving
Pets: enquire before reserving
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Residence Deshroses

Résidence Deshroses

Guadeloupe is
a great get-away
any time!
Town: Deshaies, Guadeloupe, West Indies
Owners:  Thierry & Stéphane
Type: holiday rentals 5 villas for up to 8 people
Web site:  visit the website
E-mail:  send e-mail
Telephone:  05.90.28.41.72
Mind the time difference!

  • Subtract 4 hours for London
  • Subtract 5 hours for Paris
  • Add 1 hour for New York
The best time to reach us by phone
is between 8 AM and 9 PM our time.
Languages:  français, Deutsch, English
Clientele:  all welcome
Rates : from €275 to €499 per week
depending on season and rental unit
Specials: accomodations + rental car at airport
€450 per week, double occupancy,
free airport pickup
Description:  Come discover Guadeloupe!

Furnished flats in a tropical garden and a pretty pool.

All inclusive rate : gîte + rental car + airport pick-up and drop-off. Rates start as low as €450 per week (double occupancy),
includes 1 compact car (unlimited milage)
and free airport pick-up and drop-off
Pool:  yes
Children: yes
Handicap
accessibility:
partial
Pets : yes, but please call first
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Le Palmaretum

Le Palmaretum

Le Palmaretum

Le Palmaretum

Le Palmaretum


Town: Petit-Bourg, Guadeloupe
Nearby Towns & attractions: Deshaies, Trois-Rivières, Le Gosier, islands,
Le Carbet waterfalls, volcano, beaches
Owners: Jean-Luc and Serge
Type: 4 self-contained rental units
Website: visit the website
E-mail:  send a message
Telephone: 05 90 38 78 12
Cell Phone: 06 90 42 18 78
Languages: français, a little English
Clientele: all welcome
Rates: €315 to €525 per week
Discount: 10% per week for mentionning Rainbow Gîtes upon reservation.
Description: Le Palmaretum is located on Petit-Bourg mountain, just 50 meters from the famed Saut-de-la-Lézarde waterfalls. Few vacation spots have this ideal a strategic position for exploring all Guadeloupe. The island’s most beautiful tourist spots are a mere 10- to 90-minute drive.

You’ll find us just 19 km from the airport in a very peaceful setting, easy to reach even at night (important here).

The property includes splendid tropical grounds. Palm trees dominate the landscape and grow among various 100-year-old trees. Located on the edge of the National Forest, this property occupies a privileged location.

Choose between four different and very colorful studios. Each includes a wide patio with direct access into the tropical park.
Pool:  no
Handicap accessibility: partial
Children: please enquire when reserving
Pets: please enquire when reserving
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Casa Corsa

a savvy mix of contemporary and modern

spacious accommodations on the island of Corsica

nicely furnished
Town: Corbara, Haute-Corse (Corsica)
Nearby Towns
& attractions:
Port d'île Rousse, Calvi
Owner: Anne-Marie
Type: 1 self-catering apartment
E-mail: send a message
Telephone: 04 95 60 15 44
Cell phone: 06 22 93 36 72
Languages: French, Nederlands
Clientele: all welcome
Rates: from €300 to €500 weekly 
from Saturday to Saturday
Bedding: open bedroom area on mezzanine
Meals: fully equiped kitchen
Description: Come discover the village of Corbara nestled in a  beautiful location on the north side of the island. Rent this 16th century house for your holiday. This small flat (35 sq. meters) is ideal for 2 persons. It has an open kitchen, bed on a mezzanine, shower, toilet.

Just a few kilometers from beautiful sandy beaches, mountain rivers. A lot of outdoors activities: fishing, biking, mountain climbing, trekking, shipping, diving, kayac, horsing, tennis, etc. Numerous excellent nearby restaurants serving delicious Corsican cuisine.

Airports: Calvi 20 km, Bastia 80 km. Ports: Ile-Rousse, Bastia, Calvi. Boats arriving from Marseille, Nice, Toulon and Italy. Numerous local festivals, beaches, sites for naturists and nudists.

Pool:  no, beaches nearby
Handicap accessibility: none
Children: welcome, accommodates 2 people max.
Pets: welcome
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Au Souffle d'Alizés

Beach Paradise Bungalows

laze on your verandah


sublime beaches

Welcome to Guadalupe in the French Caribbean
Town: Sainte Anne, Guadeloupe
Nearby Towns
& attractions:
Club Med, Pointe-à-Pitre, Le Gosier,
Saint François, Le Moule, Port Louis
Owners: Fédérique and Valérie
Type: 4 furnished, self-catering rentals
Website: visit the website
E-mail:  send a message
Telephone: 06 90 42 51 56
Mind the time difference!
  • Subtract 4 hours for London
  • Subtract 5 hours for Paris
  • Add 1 hour for New York
Languages: French
Clientele: all welcome
Rates: from €250 to €380 weekly per bungalow
Other services: car rentals
Meals: fully equiped kitchen; tv; linens and towels provided weekly
Description: Located in Sainte Anne, just 200 yards from one of the most beautiful beaches in Guadeloupe, our group of 4 self-catering studios sparkle like Creole jewels in a tropical garden. You’ll feel right at home the moment you set your luggage down.

Take a short walk down the beach and you learn parasailing, rent surfboards, kayacs. There’s fun for everyone!

Pool:  no, but beach just 200 yards (meters) away
Handicap accessibility: partial
Children: welcome
Pets: welcome
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Résidence Madikéra

Résidence Madikera

Town: Rivière-Pilote, Martinique
Nearby towns: Fort-de-France, Sainte-Luce
Owners: Édouard & Jessy
Type: 6 furnished rentals
Website: visiter le site web
E-mail :  send a message
Telephone : 05 96 62 63 44
Mind the time difference!
  • Subtract 4 hours for London
  • Subtract 5 hours for Paris
  • Add 1 hour for New York
Fax: 05 96 62 74 13
Languages:  français, English
Clientele:  all welcome
Rate: from 230 to 375 euros per week
Discounts:  10% off for mentionning Rainbow Gites
Description :  Residential complex offering 6 fully equipped apartments.

A peaceful place nestled in the heart of a Caribbean tropical paradise.

Located in the southern portion of the island. Enjoy a warm welcom in the French Antilles anytime, year-round.

Gay beaches 40 minutes away.

Pool:  yes
Handicap accessibility: none
Children:
welcome
Pets: no
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Carib Gîtes

Carib Gîtes


Town: Durivage Sainte-Anne (Guadeloupe)
Nearby towns: Pointe-à-Pitre, Club Med, Plage Caravelle
Owners: Michel & Dominique
Type: guest house (5 guest rooms)
Website: visit the site
E-mail :  send a message
Telephone : 05 90 88 05 08
Mind the time difference!
  • Subtract 4 hours for London
  • Subtract 5 hours for Paris
  • Add 1 hour for New York
Cell phone:  06 90 57 01 18
Languages:  français, English
Clientele:  GLBT, all welcome, particularly naturists
Rate: from 190 to 300 euros per week, rates may vary depending on season and length of stay (low season from May to Nov.)
Discounts:  -10% for nudists
reserving from Rainbow Gites
Description :  In the heart of the Caribbean, "CaribGites" is a friendly nudist-owned clothing optional complex.

Welcomes to the village of Sainte-Anne, the most beautiful beach in Guadeloupe, famous for its superb lagoon of turquoise waters, its white sandy beach and coral reef.

3 studios and 2 bungalows in a tropical garden where you can experience the peace and quiet on your terrace sipping our special homemade ti-punch drink.

Pool:  8-person hot tub
Handicap accessibility: partial
Children: welcome
Pets: not admitted
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 Mediterranean Coast

Villa la Pinède


Living room







City: Maussane-les-Alpilles, Bouches-du-Rhône
Nearby attractions: Arles, les Baux-de-Provence, Camargue
Owners: David & Nick
Type: self-catering and B&B
Website: visit the website
E-mail:  send a message
Telephone: 04 90 43 30 59
Mobile: 06 19 32 11 29
Languages: français, English
Clientele: all welcome
Rates: €45 to €65 per person per night B&B
Strong points: secluded setting
Description: Villa la Pinède is gay-owned and operated. There are 5 en-suite bedrooms with twin/double beds, UK satellite TV/DVD with balcony overlooking the large well-heated swimming-pool.

One of the bedrooms has a kitchen area that serve for self-catering. B&B, half-board or even all-inclusive stays are available.

Snooker room with gym area, table-tennis and boules pitch available. Set in 2 acres of private woodlands. Great secluded location with wonderful Provençal countryside views, but only a few minutes walk from Maussane village centre.

Close to gay naturist beaches of the Camargue such as Piemanson/Arles and l'Espiguette near Aigues Mortes. Convenient for Nimes and Marseille gay venues
Pool:  yes, heated and chlorine-free
Handicap accessibility: partial
Children: welcome but please enquire
Pets: not admitted
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Maison Les Pins


the house

living room

bedroom

Canal du Midi

City: Grau d´Agde ( Hérault)
Nearby attractions: Cap d'Agde, Aqualand, Fort Brescou, Sète, Béziers, Pézenas, Plage de la Corniche
Owner: Christine
Type: 1 bedroom self-contained flat sleeps 4 max
Website: visit the website
E-mail:  send a message
Telephone: 04.67.31.63.68
Strong points: on Europe's most frequented beaches
Languages: Français, Deutch, Español, English
Clientele: all welcome
Rental Rates: from €250 to €400 per week
depending on season
Other offer: 2 bikes at your disposal
Description: Ground floor apartment in area with Mediterranean charm and historic church. Sleeps 2 – 4 persons. Fully equipped kitchen. Living room with television. Separate bedroom.

Mediterranean beach funSunshine. Broad beautiful sandy beaches that you can bicycle to as well as the Grau d’Agde harbor and Canal du Midi. Short distance to étangs, historic towns, villages and countryside.

Daily open-air market, a 10-minute bicycle ride from the apartment.
Pool:  no but beaches nearby
Handicap accessibility: Disabled persons are welcome.
No steps or stairs, but check with us first
Children: welcome
Pets: please enquire before reserving, no garden
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Château des Fontaines


Gates to the chateau

Lovely interior design

Serenity

Our dining room



City: Canet d'Aude, Aude
Nearby attractions: Narbonne, Carcassonne, Canal du Midi,
Abbaye de Fontfroide, Abbaye de La Grasse
Owners: Jacky & Patrice
Type: 7 guest rooms, 1 suite
Website: visit the website
E-mail:  send a message
Telephone: 01 46 47 75 66
Strong points: luxurious accomodations, warm welcome,
peaceful, 30-minute drive to beaches.
Languages: français, English
Clientele: all welcome
Rates: from €80 to €150 nightly. 10% of for mentioning RainbowGites for stays +1 week
Meals: breakfast included
Description: The "Château des Fontaines" in Languedoc-Roussillon welcomes you. In this historical residence, you will spend an unforgettable stay in our luxurious air conditioned prestige guest rooms.

Peaceful landscaped grounds. Greenery and water. Close to Narbonne and Mediterranean beaches.
Pool:  no, but jacuzzi, ponds, fountain
Handicap accessibility: none
Children: please enquire before reserving
Pets: please enquire before reserving
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L'appart des Anges a B&B Barge


L'appart des Anges - the B&B Barge

a guest room berth

After a good night's sleep, you're ready to paint the town red!

All decked out for breakfast

Town: Cers, Hérault -- right on the Canal du Midi
Nearby Towns
& attractions:
Béziers, Sète, Cap d'Agde, Marseillan, Montpellier, Pézenas, Narbonne
Owners: Christophe & Jean-Philippe
Type: B&B barge featuring 3 guest rooms
Website: visit the website
E-mail:  send a message
Telephone: 04 67 26 05 57
Cell phone: 06 11 11 05 87
Languages: français, English, Deutsch
Clientele: all welcome
Rates: €95 - €125 per night double occupancy
Meals: Breakfast brunch-buffet included
Description: Happy as a gold fish!Why not spend a few days on a lovely barge moored on the Canal du Midi in southern France?

You'll be as happy as a gold fish in a bowl when Christophe and Jean-Philippe welcome you on board.

Swimming pool on the deckCome share a floating adventure on their fully renovated 40-meter (131 ft.) barge.

3 double guest rooms each with en suite bathroom. The barge offers a swimming pool, a flat-screen TV, and Internet with WIFI access.
Pool:  yes, on the deck; + patio
Handicap accessibility: none
Children: not suitable for children
Pets: not admitted
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La Villa Littoral

Villa Littoral

very gay !

Town: Grau d'Agde (Hérault)
Nearby towns: Cap d'Agde, Béiers, , Sète, Montpellier
Owners: Jean & Laurent
Type: guest house (5 guest rooms)
Website: visit the site
E-mail :  send a message
Telephone : 04 67 21 46 69
Fax:  04 67 21 46 69
Languages:  français, English, Deutsch
Clientele:  gay, lesbian
Rate: from 60 to 100 euros per night
based on double occupancy
Meals:  Continental breakfast included
Description :  A calm, relaxing atmosphere.
French Mediterranean hospitality.
nudist beaches nearby.

each room: private bath, fridge, TV & DVD
sun deck
swimming pool
outdoors hot tub
gym
tanning bed
nude sun bathing & swimming
Pool:  yes
Handicap accessibility: none
Children:
no
Pets: please call first
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Les Quatre Saisons

Les Quatre Saisons

located between
Marseille & Toulon
Town: Le Castellet, Var
Owners:  Patrice & Didier
Type: guest house with one furnished apartment
Web site:  visit the website
E-mail:  send a message
Telephone:  04.94 25 24 90 ; portable : 06 84 20 81 83
Languages:  français, English, Deutch, Nederlands
Clientele:  toutes clientèles bienvenues
Rates : from 70 to 110 euros per night for double occupancy ; breakfast included
Discounts: 5% in low season
Description:  Charming guest rooms and apartments in a lovely old home in Provence. Located just a short distance from the medieval village of Castellet.

Excursions; all terrain bikes; Mediterranean beaches; vinyard tours.
Pool:  yes
Children: no
Handicap
accessibility:
partial
Pets : welcome
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Atlantic Coast

Villae du Tertre


Les Embruns

Les Embruns


Les Embruns

Les Embruns



City: Saint-Brieuc Côtes d'Amor
Nearby attractions: Binic, Painpol, Erquy, Dinan, Saint-Malo
Owners: Dominique et Marie
Type: 1 B&B guest room with kitchen
E-mail:  send a message
Cell phone: 06.31.80.32.95
Languages: français, English, Español
Clientele: all welcome, gay-owned and run
Rates: from €55 to €75 per night double occupancy;
Meals: breakfast + evening table d'hôtes
Description: Enjoy a stay in a lovely, 1930s, Breton home located in a quiet residential area, a mere 5-minute walk from Saint-Brieuc’s pedestrian streets and historical centre!

It is the ideal place to relax in a fully-equipped guest room, with a living room corner, TV, kitchen bar overlooking the garden, and wireless internet access (Wi-Fi).

An ideal starting point to discover the Saint-Brieuc Bay Nature Reserve, the newly-built port, plus all the activities and fun to be had at sea resorts up and down the coast (Erquy, Dinard, Binic, Painpol, Saint-Malo, etc.). Or travel inland to typical Breton villages like Rostronen, Pontivy, Guinguanp, and Dinan.

Gay venues in Saint-Brieuc.
Pool:  no, beaches and nudist beach 5 km away
Handicap accessibility: none
Children: welcome
Pets: enquire before reserving
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Domaine de Moulin Mer


Domaine de Moulin Mer

Domaine de Moulin Mer

Domaine de Moulin Mer
City: Logonna-Daoulas, Finistère
Nearby attractions: Brest, Quimper, Landerneau, Daoulas, Locronan
Owners: Stéphane et Fabrice
Type: B&B with 5 guest rooms
Website: visit the website
E-mail:  send a message
Telephone: 02 98 07 24 45
Strong point: Sea is only 50 yards away
Languages: français, English
Clientele: gay & lesbian
B&B Rates: from €60 to €80 per night
5% for over 2 nights
Meals: breakfast included
Description: The domain is set in a peaceful and quiet park surrounded by verdure and a palm grove, just a few steps away from 18 km (11 miles) of coastal pathways.

Domaine de Moulin MerOur main concern is the quality of your stay. Our rooms are very cosy, well looked after and full of character.

The dinners we serve are authentic and generous.
Pool:  none,
Handicap accessibility: none
Children: welcome but please enquire
Pets: not admitted
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Studio à La Rochelle

the Vieux Port in La Rochelle

a high quality building

a sunny studio

a very pleasant balcony
Town: La Rochelle, Charente-Maritime
Nearby Towns & attractions: Chatelallion Plage, Ile de Ré, Ile d'Oléron, St. Jean d'Angély, Angoulême, Royan...
Owners: Chris and Martin
Type: 1 self-catering studio
Website: visit the website
E-mail:  send a message
Telephone: 05 46 49 46 00
Fax: 05 46 49 46 00
Languages: English, français
Clientele: all welcome ; gay-owned
Rates: from €410 to €630 per week per property
Discounts: 10% discount for guests mentionning Rainbow Gites upon reservation
Description: Large studio apartment with balcony, offering privacy and independence and about 15 minutes walk of the centre of gay-friendly La Rochelle ("the most beautiful and unspoilt sea-side town in France") and its Old Port.

The apartment is on the second floor of a high quality residence, set in a quiet and relaxed neighbourhood in the prestigious La Genette/Mail area of