Le Tresor
Sonnac-sur-l'Hers, nr Carcassonne, France
London meets Languedoc at this hip hideaway in the hills south of Carcassonne
From the outside, Le Trésor has quintessentially southern
French good looks; a triple-storied maison de maître
with green shuttered windows looking out onto the sleepy village
square of Sonnac-sur-l'Hers. But once you step inside Will and
Tilly's occitan bolthole, languid Languedoc takes second seat to
spare, urbane chic, with a decorative accent which is resolutely
Noughties.
The house's original features - an elegant bannistered staircase,
pannelling and marble fireplaces - are still in place, but they
have been pepped up with a racy cocktail of contemporary prints and
fabrics, jazzy chandeliers, angular lamps and whirly art. But if
the decorative attitude is edgy, that of your hosts is engagingly
laid-back and you're encouraged to treat Le Trésor as you
would your own home. Grab a glass of rouge from the honesty
bar, slip on a CD and slump into one of the battered leather
armchairs: this is boutique B&B where R&R comes guaranteed.

Reviewed by Guy Hunter Watts
Last updated
03 September 2010
Highs
- Rooms and food are exceptionally good value
- You couldn't hope to meet more friendly, more helpful hosts: nothing is too much trouble for Will and Tilly
- Sonnac is well off the tourist trail yet is an easy drive from some of Languedoc's prettiest villages
- Le Trésor is ideal for families with young kids
Lows
- There's little to see or do in this workaday little village - but that's half the attraction, and the surrounding hills are beautiful, with views of distant Pyrenees
- Expect to hear passing traffic as well as the comings and goings of the other guests
- Some of the spare, rough-cut furnishing balances a fine line between interesting-looking and piecemeal
A boutique bed and breakfast with just five elegant rooms...
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