Saint-Amand Treehouse - Hérault, France
Le Clos Saint-Amand
- Treehouse for 2 from €270 per night (read our low price promise)
- 1 double
Not suitable for children
Not suitable for pets
Overview
A wooden walkway takes you right to the cabin, which is beautifully lit, with an elegant bed strewn with petals - very romantic. It’s open plan, so your bedroom blends into your salon and shower area, and huge sliding doors give lots of light and let you live half inside, half out. The glass-topped table is made from the root of a eucalyptus tree and the rest of the furniture is equally well-chosen and original.
Some would say it’s more of a cabin-on-stilts than a true treehouse - but one that lifts you up into the almond trees, eye-level with the squirrels. You may catch a glimpse of them over breakfast, which you hoist up in an overflowing basket each morning (careful you don’t eat today’s newspaper.) A pulley is the least of the tech: other gadgets include a coffee machine and even climate control...It’s not exactly the simple life, but if you’re after something swish, this is how to do it. Fire up the hot tub and enjoy a glass of wine as the sun goes down...
There are some good dinner options a short drive away, or you can order from a local chef and stay put. Tailor your break by ordering Champagne, chocolates, fresh flowers, or even massage and beauty treatments. Here in the south of France you’re near Béziers, Agde and Montpellier, and the beach is reachable via mountain bike trail if you’re quick on two wheels, or a short drive if you prefer four.
Essentials
The important stuff
- Check in is between 5pm-7pm
- Check out is by 12 noon
- Sleeping arrangements
- 1 double
Cooking
- ‘Honesty fridge’ stocked with drinks - mineral water and a chilled bottle of wine are complimentary
- Coffee machine for tea, coffee, hot choc
- Continental breakfast (included in your stay) is delivered in a hamper via an ingenious pulley system
- Dinner can be ordered for around €50
Washing
- Twin sinks and twin showers in the open plan cabin
- Separate WC
- No washing up facilities, but a handy box to hide away any dishes
Heating, lighting & bedding
- The treehouse has climate control, so it suitable for summer and winter!
Entertainment
- Wifi throughout
- Flat screen TV
- The hot tub spa on the terrace
Getting there
Le Clos Saint-Amand, Chemin rural no.144, 34500 Béziers, France
By car
From the A9 motorway, take the No. 36 exit for 'Béziers Ouest'. Follow the signs to Domaine le Clos Saint-Amand (past the theatre and houses, along a farm track) until you get to the treehouse. Parking is near the start of the treehouse walkway, very close by.
By train
The nearest train station is ten minutes away in Béziers. Rent a car in Béziers or ask your hosts to arrange a lift.
By plane
The airports of Beziers, Montpellier and Carcassonne are all within an hour's drive which all have regular and reasonable flights from the UK.
Food & Drink
At Saint-Amand Treehouse
Breakfast is delivered via an ingenious pulley system. It includes continental breakfast of bread, pastries, juice, and fresh coffee from your machine. Dinner can be ordered from a local chef and delivered via the same hamper system - cost is approx. €50 but must be arranged in advance.
Local shops and restaurants
The nearest shop for basics is at Vendres or Sauvian, 5min away.
There are several good restaurants in the area, including:
Au Lavoir in Colombier, 8km
Ma Ferme in Sérignan, 9km
L'Ambassade in Béziers, 10km
La maison de Petit Pierre in Béziers, 11km
Activities
Your hosts can arrange golf, visits to caves, wine tastings and more.
Mountain bike trails lead straight to the beach!
Meet your hosts
Tony and Béatrice's enterprise is very much a family one. They strive to make each guest feel totally welcome and relaxed, and love sharing their beautiful part of the world with guests. They will go out of their way to provide you with information about the south of France they love, and its many wonderful features: the best restaurants, the most beautiful beaches, the most picturesque villages...
They originally bought Domaine le Clos Saint-Amand and its park of one and a half hectares of pines and almond trees as a country retreat, but loved it so much they stayed put, and left their stresses behind. They decided their new project would have to reflect their own values: their cabin in the midst of nature would be somewhere that could be shared with others in a spirit of conviviality, a place that would combine the simple pleasures of life with real luxury. What they have created is a space that takes you far away from the everyday....
Created in collaboration with Rémi Becherel, a master of treehouse making and a true craftsman, the treehouse cabin-on-stilts took shape. Many happy guests have since come and gone, enjoying the tranquility and comfort of this magical destination.
Our guests say...
It was fantastic! Had a bit of trouble finding the location, but were given directions after a phone call. Hosts were extremely helpful, and welcoming. The design of the treehouse is excellent, and it was very comfortable, and surprisingly large.
13/06/2018Steve
Lovely tree house, fantastic facilities. Food was great and people lovely and very helpful.
09/08/2016Alison
It was fantastic, the tree house was beautiful and exceeded all expectations. It was perfect for what we wanted being situated in such a tranquil setting. The evening meal was delicious, as was breakfast. The owner Tony was lovely and couldn't have done any more to make it a perfect experience which we hope to repeat.
27/06/2016Kim
Beautiful setting. The treehouse is luxurious, relaxing, great place to completely unwind and switch off. Having said that, you have the beach ten minutes drive away and Bezier Town ten minutes the other way. The host Tony was very welcoming and was always available if we had any questions, but without being intrusive. Breakfast was great. There aren't any facilities to cook but we were happy to eat out. We took advantage of the chef delivery a beautiful 4 course dinner, which was to a high standard. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would love to return! Thank you for the warm welcome Beatrice & Tony!
17/05/2016Yas
We had an amazing stay at the Treehouse as part of our honeymoon. Everything about the place was perfect and our hosts were really friendly. I'd highly recommend ordering dinner, it's superb!
08/10/2015Stuart
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Booking Terms
Canopy & Stars low price promise
Book with us in confidence knowing you won’t find that place cheaper elsewhere. All of the prices we display are set and matched by our Owners. (In this world of foreign currency, we do have to say 'subject to exchange rates' for some of our European places.)
What does ‘from price’ mean?
Our ‘from price’ is based on a four night stay in low season and designed to help you to compare different prices across our collection. Some of our Owners vary their nightly rates and check in days throughout the year, so it may differ from the rate quoted below the calendar. It is quite common (although by no means universal) for places to charge a little more in peak season or for shorter stays, to cover changeover costs. Consider booking longer stays during the cooler months if you’re looking for the lowest nightly rates.
Agency Terms & Conditions
Except where otherwise specified, we Sawday’s Canopy & Stars Ltd Company No 09088366 of Merchants House, Wapping Road, Bristol, BS1 4RW act only as an Agent in respect of all bookings we take and/or make on your behalf. Sawday’s Canopy & Stars is part of the Alastair Sawday’s Group of Companies. We accept no liability in relation to any contract you enter into or for any services or arrangements you purchase (“Booking(s)”) or for the acts or omissions of any supplier(s) or other person(s) or party(ies) connected with any Booking. For all Bookings, your contract will be with the supplier of the Booking in question, and in most cases this will be the owner of the property you’ll be staying at (“Owner(s)”). When making your Booking we will arrange for you to enter into a contract with the Owner of the Booking. Your Booking with us is subject to these Agency Terms & Conditions and any specific booking conditions of the relevant Owner(s) you contract with. The Owner’s booking conditions may limit and/or exclude the Owner’s liability to you.
You may decide to make more than one Booking with us at the same time. The price charged in total for more than one Booking will always equal the prices charged separately for each individual Booking. All Bookings are available to be purchased separately at the same price as they are when more than one Booking is made. This means that any multiple Bookings do not constitute a package as defined in the Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992.
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1. Booking and payments
1.1 In order to confirm your chosen Booking, you must pay a non-refundable deposit as required by the Owner of the Booking in question (or full payment if booking within 10 weeks of the date of your check-in).
1.2 Your Booking is confirmed and a contract between you and the Owner will exist when we receive payment of the deposit and send you a booking confirmation on the Owner’s behalf. This booking confirmation will normally be sent out within 24 hours in the case of email and seven working days in the case of post, and will contain the details of your Booking and of payments made and due. If you have not received your booking confirmation within the specified time, please notify us as soon as possible by email (bookings@canopyandstars.co.uk). Please check your confirmation carefully and report any incorrect or incomplete information to us immediately. As we act only as booking Agent, we have no responsibility for any errors in any documentation except where an error is made by us.
1.3 Where a deposit has been paid, full balance payment will be due 10 weeks in advance of your check in date and a reminder will be sent to you two weeks prior to this date, where applicable, by email. We automatically take the balance payment using the same card as used to make the deposit payment. It is your reponsibility to advise us if we should use a different card and to contact us by telephone (0117 204 7830) to arrange for alternative payment method. If the balance payment does not successfully go through as there is a problem with your card, such as it expiring, then we will contact you to try and take alternative payment. If we have been unable to take payment after two weeks of the balance due date, then with regret, we will notify the Owner who may cancel your Booking.
1.4 Except where otherwise advised or stated in the booking conditions of the Owner concerned, all monies you pay to us for a Booking will be held on behalf of the Owner(s) concerned.
1.5 Credit Card payments are processed via Alastair Sawday’s Publishing Co. Ltd who provide merchants services facilities to Sawday’s Canopy & Stars Ltd.
2. Cancellation and Amendment by You
2.1 Any cancellation or amendment request must be sent to us by email (bookings@canopyandstars.co.uk) and will be considered and responded to within one working day of receipt. You are also advised to confirm all changes to our Customer Services Department by calling 0117 204 7830. Please ensure that you have received written confirmation of any changes to your Booking prior to travel. Whilst we will always try to help, we cannot guarantee that such requests will be met.
2.2 Amendments and cancellations can only be accepted in accordance with the booking conditions of the Owner of your Arrangements. The Owner may charge the cancellation or amendment charges shown in their booking conditions (which may be as much as 100% of the cost of the Arrangements and will normally increase closer to the date of departure). The Owner may charge cancellation or amendment charges in accordance with its own booking conditions, however for the sake of convenience only, we have outlined the Owner’s charges at clause 2.3 and 2.4 below. Please note that these are the Owner’s own cancellation and amendments charges, not Canopy & Stars’, and therefore the Owner may vary their charges as they wish, without notice to us. The correct charges will be notified to you at the time of your cancellation or amendments.
2.3 Owner’s General Cancellation Charges:
2.3.1 Cancellation by you at any time will result in your deposit being forfeited, as all deposits are non-refundable.
2.3.2 All monies paid for a holiday (deposit and balance) are non-refundable within 10 weeks before check in date.
2.3.3 Cancellation of any holiday after it has been paid in full and at a date 10 weeks or more in advance of your check in date, will result in forfeiture of your deposit (or an amount equivalent where one was not paid as the holiday was paid in full) and the balance being returned to you.
2.3.4 Cancellation insurance is available but will be a third party arrangement and not involve Canopy & Stars or the Owner in any way.
2.4 Owner’s General Amendment Charges:
2.4.1 Alterations to your Booking can only be made more than 10 weeks prior to the check in date, after which time alterations will be treated as cancellation. All alterations are subject to availability and may incur a £30 adminstration fee.
2.4.2 Differences in the total amount payable resulting from alterations will be refunded to you in the case of a decrease in price and paid by you in the case of increases in price.
Special note: Generally Owners will charge the above cancellation and amendment charges, however we must stress that these are a guide only and charges may differ from those shown here depending on the Owner. The exact charges will be notified to you by the Owner at the time of cancellation and/or can be found in the Owner’s own booking conditions which are available from the Owner on request.
3. Changes and Cancellations by the Owner
We will inform you as soon as reasonably possible if the Owner needs to make a significant change to your confirmed Arrangements or to cancel them. We will also liaise between you and the Owner in relation to any alternative Booking offered by the Owner but we will have no further liability to you.
4. Complaints
Because the contract for your Booking is between you and the Owner, any queries or concerns should be addressed to them. In the event that you have any complaint about your stay, please notify the Owner as soon as possible. If you don’t follow this procedure there will be less opportunity for the Owner to investigate and resolve your complaint and so make your stay as enjoyable as possible. Delays may also mean that amount of compensation you may be entitled to may be reduced. Whether or not your complaint is dealt with satisfactorily, please also contact us as we appreciate all feedback. It’s important to us and the Owner to know that you’ve enjoyed your stay or if anything could have been improved.
5. Pricing
Canopy & Stars reserve the right to amend advertised prices at any time on behalf of the Owner. We also reserve the right to correct errors in both advertised and confirmed prices.Special note: changes and errors sometimes occur.
6. Information & Accuracy
The information and prices shown on this website are varied from time to time and may change between the time you first view a property and make a Booking. You should check that all the details are as you expect prior to making a Booking. It is always possible that, despite our best efforts, some of the properties (including the features and extras available) may be incorrectly described and/or priced. If we discover this is the case after you have made a Booking, we reserve the right to contact you with details of the correct information and/or pricing and will give you the option to:
(1) proceed with the Booking based on the correct information and/or pricing, which may require the payment of an additional amount by you;
OR
(2) subject to availability, change your booking dates to dates when the pricing can be honoured ad so no additional charge to you. In the event that a lower price can be offered for alternative dates then the difference would be refunded;
OR
(3) cancel the Booking. If we do not receive your instructions within 5 days of contacting you, we reserve the right to cancel your Booking without liability to you.
7. Our Responsibility for your Booking
Your contract is with the Owner and its booking conditions apply. As Agent, we accept no responsibility for the actual provision of the Booking. Our responsibilities are limited to making the Booking in accordance with your instructions and acting properly in accordance with our legal duties as an Agent. We accept no responsibility for any information about the Booking that we pass on to you in good faith. However, in the event that we are found liable to you on any basis whatsoever, our maximum liability to you is limited to twice the cost of your Booking (or the appropriate proportion of this if not everyone on the Booking is affected). We do not exclude or limit any liability for death or personal injury that arises as a result of our negligence or that of any of our employees whilst acting in the course of their employment.
8. Pets
Not all properties accept pets. If you wish to take your pet on holiday, please advise us before booking and we can check whether pets are accepted at the property. You must obtain the prior consent of the Owner before taking any pets to the property. A nightly charge may be made by the Owner for each pet and additional terms may apply.
9. VAT
Many of the Owners of properties in the Canopy & Stars portfolio are not registered for VAT in which case no tax is payable. Where VAT is payable, the tax is included in the advertised holiday rental price.
10. Visa, passport and health requirements.
Unless you tell us otherwise, we assume that all members of your party are British citizens who hold or will hold full British passports valid for the entire duration of the Arrangements you chose to purchase. Information on visa, passport and health requirements, where given and applicable, is so given on this basis. Requirements may change and you are therefore strongly recommended to check the up to date position with the Owner of the Booking, Passport Office, appropriate embassy or consulate or your doctor as applicable in good time before the commencement of your holiday.
11. Insurance
You are strongly recommended to take out personal travel insurance for all members of your party. It is your responsibility to ensure that the insurance you purchase is adequate and appropriate for your particular needs. Please read your policy details and take them with you on holiday.
12. Special requests
If you have any special requests (for example dietary requirements, cots or room location), please let us know at the time of booking. We will pass on all such requests to the Owner, but unfortunately, we can't guarantee that they will be met and we will have no liability to you if they are not.
13. Group Bookings
Not all Owners accept Bookings for a single sex group (for example, a stag or hen party). Guests wanting to make such a Booking should check with us beforehand to enable us to check whether the Owner is prepared to accept the Booking. We will then advise you accordingly. In event that an Owner does not accept this type of Booking then it is with regret, that the Booking may be cancelled and cancellation fees may apply. It is the Guest’s responsibility to enquire with Canopy & Stars and/or check on our website beforehand to make sure that this type of booking is permitted.
14. Maximum Numbers
Please note that except by prior arrangement confirmed in writing, only the number of persons specified on a booking confirmation may occupy a property. Most owners reserve the right to refuse admittance or revoke a booking if this condition is not observed and you are unlikely to receive any refund.
15. Your Responsibilities
Please note that you have a contract with the Owner of the property. As such you are under a responsibility to behave in a proper, appropriate and legal manner whilst staying at the property with due respect to the Owner, the Property and other guests and their property. You are responsible for informing the Owner of any losses or damage to the property as soon as possible. Please note that you will be liable to pay the Owner for any losses or damage to the property caused by you or a member of your party (except reasonable wear and tear). Some Owners will also require damage deposits. You must also leave the property by the check-out time specified on your booking. If any guest behaves inappropriately or improperly (of which the Owner will be the final judge on their Property), or illegally, the Owner reserves the right to ask the guest and their party (at their discretion) to leave the Property before the end of the holiday period and/or refuse any future bookings from you. Any refund for so doing will be at the entire discretion of the Owner. In addition, the Owner reserves the right to sue the guest for any loss, damage or injury caused to the Owner, the Property or to other guests and/or their property. As agent, we will have no liability to you in these circumstances.
16. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These terms and conditions have been drafted in accordance with and are governed by English law and the courts of England and Wales have exclusive jurisdiction in relation to any and all disputes arising out of these Agency Terms & Conditions.
17. Discrepancies
In case of a discrepancy between these Agency Terms & Conditions and any other Canopy & Stars literature, these Agency Terms & Conditions shall prevail.
18. Validity clause
In the event that a court finds that a condition in these Agency Terms & Conditions is illegal or void, the illegal or void provision will be severed from the remainder of the Agency Terms & Conditions, which will continue to be valid and have full force and effect.
It was fantastic! Had a bit of trouble finding the location, but were given directions after a phone call. Hosts were extremely helpful, and welcoming. The design of the treehouse is excellent, and it was very comfortable, and surprisingly large.
13/06/2018