What are those hotels named after?

la clairière:
a clearing or glade

les myrtilles:
blueberries

les oussaillès:
patois for "montreur d'ours", men who travel with performing bears

l'isard:
a pyreneen mountain goat (chamois)

le gypaète barbu
Bearded Vulture
(raptor of the Pyrenees)

la flamme rouge
the red triangle indicating 1 km to go till the finish of a Tour de France stage

le Valier
the mountain peak seen from nearly all points in the Couserans

Hotels in the Ariège Pyrénées

The hotels on a Google map | Hotels with pools

3 STARS

Name Rooms Commune / AREA Description
Hotel-restaurant Eychenne 35 St Girons / COUSERANS An elegant former coach house owned by the same family for 6 generations. Pool. English spoken
Hôtel-restaurant
La Clairière
10 St Girons / COUSERANS Large chalet with modern decor on the edge of town in wooded park; has room on ground floor adapted for disabled person. Pool. English spoken
Le Château de Beauregard 10 St Girons / COUSERANS A beautifully restored, 19th century chateau in a 2,5 hectar wooded park on the edge of town. Pool. English spoken
Hostellerie de la Terrasse 17 Aulus-les-Bains / COUSERANS Hotel-restaurant in village centre, alongside river; open May to October
Les Remparts 7 Mirepoix / PAYS D'OLMES-PYRENEES CATHARES Hotel-restaurant in a 14th century building in the middle of this historic medieval town. English & Spanish spoken

2 STARS - in town

Name Rooms Commune / AREA Description
Hotel Le Valier 10 St Girons / COUSERANS Simple, comfortable hotel near the town centre.
Hôtel-restaurant
La Flamme Rouge
23 St Girons / COUSERANS Medium-sized hotel near the centre of town, especially appreciated by cyclists. Pool.
Hôtel-restaurant de la Tour 9 St Lizier / COUSERANS Riverside hotel with restaurant overlooking the Salat, located at the foot of the beautiful town of St Lizier, renowned for its romanesque art and architecture.
Hostellerie de la Poste 25 Tarascon / PAYS TARASCON-VICDESSOS

Hotel-restaurant in the centre of town, overlooking the Ariège river.

Hôtel Confort 14 Tarascon / PAYS TARASCON-VICDESSOS A small, quiet hotel in the center of town on the banks of the Ariège river.

2 STARS- in a village

Hotel-restaurant
de la Poste

Logis de France 3 cheminées

25 Oust / COUSERANS Former coach house run by the same family for 5 generations. Pool.
Hôtel Le Globe 7 + appart. pour 6 pers. Massat / COUSERANS Small hotel on the village square with café-bar on ground floor.
Hôtel Les Oussaillès 10 Aulus-les-Bains / COUSERANS Hotel-restaurant in village centre; ski station 10 km away; open all year. Some English spoken
Auberge de l'Isard 7 Saint Lary / COUSERANS Hotel-restaurant in village centre, on road leading to the Col du Portet d'Aspet. Some English spoken
Hotel-restaurant Gardel 20 Le Mas d'Azil / VALLEES LEZE-ARIZE A family-run hotel on the central square with a popular restaurant. Open from 15 March to 15 November.
La Pierre Blanche 15 Luzenac / VALLEES D'AX Hotel-restaurant 8 kms from Ax-les-Thermes, 20 kms from the Plateau de Beille and 15 kms from the largest talc quarry in the world. The hotel takes its name from this soft, white stone

2 ETOILES - in the countryside

Auberge du Balestié 15 Mirepoix / PAYS D'OLMES-PYRENEES CATHARES Hotel-restaurant 4 kms from Mirepoix in the countryside opposite the Balestié lake. English spoken.
Hôtel-restaurant
La Tour du Loup
25 La Bastide de Sérou / SERONAIS Located in the countryside on the road between Foix and St Girons. Pool. Some English spoken
Hôtel-restaurant
Horizon 117
20 Lorp / COUSERANS Located near the entrance to the Couserans area; good base for exploring both Ariège and the Comminges area of the Haute Garonne. Pool.
Auberge Les Myrtilles 7 Le Bosc (Col des Marrous) / SERONAIS Small hotel-restaurant on the col des Marous with a nice view of the mountains. Indoor pool. English spoken.

NO CLASSIFICATION - in a village

Name Rooms Commune / AREA Description
Auberge de l'Arac 6 + 2 gîtes & 1 studio Castet d'Aleu / COUSERANS Small hotel with terrace overlooking the Arac river. Evening meal available for guests. Cyclists especially welcome. English spoken.
Auberge du Gypaète Barbu 4 Biert / COUSERANS Small hotel-restaurant near the river on the village square.
Hôtel de l'Oustalet 15 Aulus-les-Bains / COUSERANS Hotel-restaurant alongside river, 100 m from thermal station; open all year. Some English spoken
Auberge du Haut Salat 7 Seix / COUSERANS Small hotel-restaurant on the village square. English spoken
Auberge des 2 Rivières Seix Seix (Pont de la Taule) / COUSERANS Hotel-restaurant along the Salat river, near many mountain walks; closed 12/11 to 1/2. English spoken

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