L I V E Complex Hotel
Monestiès, Tarn, France
Live the Epicurean idyll at this fabulous Tarn manor house and cottages, where glorious food rules supreme
When Orlando and Peter came to the Tarn on a bastide-to-bastide
walking holiday, they were swept off their feet by the region and
its gastronomy. A long search for their own Tarn idyll soon began
in earnest and on the 35th visit they struck gold. At the edge of a
diminutive hamlet of just 14 souls, they found an elegant
Quercy-style manor and outbuildings, surrounded by a dozen acres of
meadow and woodlands with distant views of the Pyrenees.
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They welcomed their first guests to the manor in 2003, and since
then have won many a laurel for their
superlative
food and guest rooms and apartments. BBC food writer
Orlando Murrin’s ‘modern French rustic’
gastronomic creations are outstanding, and Peter, as front of
house, is his perfect foil: courteous and caring, he helps make any
stay here doubly memorable. You can read the full story of their
love affair with south west France in a signed copy of A Year in
the Tarn, the latest cookbook to have been penned by Orlando.
Reviewed by Guy Hunter Watts
Last updated 01 May 2012
Highs
- This is a very finely tuned operation: much thought and oodles of care has been lavished on every last corner
- The food at Raynaudes is, tout simplement, in a class of its own
- A deeply bucolic setting with endless walks on your doorstep
- Fabulous herb, vegetable, flower and fruit gardens with any number of beautiful spots for reading and dozing
- The sweet little apartments offer the best of both worlds: self-catering when you want, Orlando's feasts when you feel like a splurge
Lows
- There’s a degree of formality, especially when it comes to dinner arrangements, but this is exactly what makes it different
- When apartment as well as B&B guests are dining there’s limited space in the drawing room; some guests can expect to stand at apéritif time
- Not suitable for children
