The château façade with raspberry shutters, stone balustrades and a curved staircase leading down to the lawn
Montréjeau · Haute-Garonne

A Belle Époque château at the foot of the Pyrenees

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Unwind completely, or set out for adventure

A private 1890s château for up to fifteen guests, with a pool, sauna and jacuzzi, two resident staff, and the Pyrenees on the horizon.

To unwind

Wake late and take breakfast on the terrace. Spend the afternoon between the pool and the shade of the giant sequoia, then finish the day in the sauna and the heated jacuzzi before dinner on the terrace.

For adventure

Hike to the waterfall at Lac d’Oô, raft the Neste, ski at Peyragudes or paraglide over the valleys. Be home through the gates by evening for a swim and a barbecue.

The region

The château sits in the Comminges, a green, unhurried corner of southwest France where Romanesque villages, mountain lakes and spa towns lie within an hour of each other. Writers have long found inspiration here, from Victor Hugo to Paulo Coelho, author of The Alchemist, who kept a home in these mountains for many years and set part of By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept in a Pyrenean village. Our guests understand why.

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Aerial view of the château, its swimming pool, hot tub, sauna and lawns surrounded by mature trees
1890sBuilt in the Belle Époque
1,000 m²Of living space
8Bedrooms, 7 en suite
15Guests, comfortably
2Staff living on the estate
1 hectareOf private walled gardens
Pool & spaOutdoor pool, sauna & jacuzzi for eight
The château at dusk, its windows lit, beneath a deep blue sky with a giant sequoia and palm in the garden
What our guests say

Rated 4.9 out of 5 by forty-two guests

From 42 reviews left on Airbnb, as of October 2026.

“The most beautiful chateau and breathtaking surroundings!”

Iria · April 2024
★★★★★
“Beautiful house with excellent spacious accommodation! Our party of 13 had an exceedingly comfortable stay.”
Amabel · April 2025 · Stayed about a week
★★★★★
“The grounds are large and expertly maintained, leaving us more than enough room to entertain a variety of ages. The home's indoor and outdoor spaces are excellent.”
Jonathan · July 2024 · Stayed with children
★★★★★
“The château is just as it looks in the pictures - very grand, big garden, large pool and beautiful bedrooms.”
Michael · September 2023 · Stayed a few nights
★★★★★
“A superb property which was perfect for our family vacation. You couldn’t want for more.”
George · June 2023 · Stayed a few nights
★★★★★
“It's gorgeous and the photos, even though fantastic, do not do it justice. Would recommend anyone stay here, it's a true paradise away from home.”
Dan · July 2022 · Stayed a few nights
★★★★★
“This was our best AirBnB experience ever.”
John · September 2018 · Stayed about a week

Extracts from reviews left by our guests on Airbnb.

Your stay starts here

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The house

Belle Époque rooms, gardens of your own

Eight bedrooms, salons opening onto the terrace, and grounds made for long afternoons.

The château seen across the swimming pool, with its giant sequoia and green lawns
Salons & living spaces

Room to gather, room to retreat

High ceilings, parquet floors and marble fireplaces throughout the ground floor.

The grand salonTall windows, silk curtains and a Persian rug
The libraryFloor-to-ceiling shelves and a fireplace
The dining hallA long table beneath red damask walls
The kitchenChequered floors and a central island
The sitting roomStriped walls and a quiet corner to read
The games roomA pool table and sofas beneath twin chandeliers
The bedrooms

Eight bedrooms, each with its own character

Seven are en suite. Between them there are two king beds, five queens, singles and cots for children.

Bedroom oneDamask walls and an en suite bathroom
Bedroom twoSoft blue walls and a day bed
Bedroom threeA double and a single, ideal for families
Bedroom fourCoral walls and modern art
Bedroom fiveA freestanding bath beside the bed
Bedroom sixRose walls, a marble fireplace and a cot
Bedroom sevenFloral walls and tall windows
Bedroom eightThree beds and a fireplace, for families
The bathrooms

Roll-top baths & marble showers

Freestanding baths, walk-in showers and tiled walls, most of them opening straight off the bedrooms.

Roll-top bath & walk-in showerSlate tiles and a window over the garden
Black marbleA walk-in rain shower
Mosaic & roll-topUnder a high vaulted ceiling
Classic whiteMetro tiles and a claw-foot bath
Walk-in showerPatterned tiles and a raised shower
Coral mosaicWarm tiles and an exposed beam
View from an upper window across the garden to the Pyrenean foothills
The gardens

A walled garden for long afternoons

The estate sits behind electric gates in enclosed gardens, shaded by a giant sequoia, cedars and palms. Children can run freely, and adults can disappear with a book.

The pavilionShaded outdoor dining, looking over the lawn and pool
The terraceRaspberry shutters and deep chairs in the sun
The viewHammocks on the lawn and the hills beyond
The barrel saunaTucked among the oleanders by the pool
Games on the lawnA net and a trampoline beneath the trees

Water & warmth

  • Large outdoor swimming pool
  • Heated jacuzzi for eight
  • Wood-fired barrel sauna
  • Sun loungers & shaded pavilions

Play & leisure

  • Billiards table
  • Table football
  • Trampoline
  • Badminton net & equipment
  • Croquet equipment
  • Barbecue & pizza oven

Practical comforts

  • Electric gates, enclosed grounds
  • Three garage spaces
  • Wi-Fi & a dedicated workspace
  • Mountain views from the upper floors
Floor plans

The house, floor by floor

Ground floorLibrary, dining hall, lounge, TV room and kitchen

Floor plans are for illustrative purposes only and are not to scale. Furniture is shown as a guide and may not match the rooms exactly; the plans are intended to show the layout of the bedrooms and bathrooms.

Concierge

Your perfect itinerary, planned for you

Tell us what you love before you arrive, and we’ll plan your days around it: tables booked, guides arranged, transfers organised and the sauna lit for your return.

To relax

A day of doing very little

09:30
A slow breakfast on the terrace, with fresh bread and pastries from the village.
11:00
The pool and a lounger under the white pavilions.
13:00
A long lunch in the shade, with produce from the local market.
15:30
An afternoon in the thermal baths at Luchon, 40 minutes away.
18:30
The wood-fired sauna, then the heated jacuzzi as the sun goes down.
20:30
Dinner on the terrace with a bottle of Madiran.
For adventure

A day in the high mountains

07:30
An early breakfast on the terrace before setting off.
08:30
Drive into the Pyrenees and hike to the waterfall at Lac d’Oô.
12:30
Lunch at the lakeside mountain refuge.
15:00
White-water rafting on the Neste, or a tandem paraglide over the valley.
18:30
Home through the gates to the pool, sauna and jacuzzi.
20:30
A barbecue and pizzas from the oven, under the sequoia.

Skiing in winter, Spain for lunch, a cathedral concert in summer: whatever you have in mind, tell us when you enquire.

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Looked after, every day

Two resident staff, at your service

Two full-time members of staff live on the estate in their own separate house. They are close by when you need them and out of sight when you don’t.

  • Daily housekeepingRooms freshened, beds made and the house kept in order every day of your stay.
  • Breakfast arrangedFresh bread and pastries from the village, ready on the terrace.
  • The fire litA fire laid and lit in the living room on cooler evenings.
  • Pool, sauna & jacuzziThe pool cleaned, the sauna lit and the jacuzzi heated, ready when you want them.
  • A stocked fridgeOn request, the fridge filled and ready for your arrival, so there’s no shopping on your first evening.
  • Airport transfersCollection from the airport or station and a lift back at the end of your stay.
Meals during your stay

Apart from breakfast, our staff don’t prepare meals, so lunch and dinner are yours to enjoy as you like, with a fully equipped kitchen, a barbecue and a pizza oven. On request, we’re happy to help you find a private chef or caterer, who can come in for the day or stay at the hotel next door for the length of your stay.

The region

The Comminges, at the foot of the Pyrenees

Montréjeau stands above the Garonne valley, with the Pyrenees stretched across the southern horizon. Around it lie Romanesque churches, painted caves, green valleys and mountain lakes, and the Spanish border is about half an hour’s drive away.

A still mountain lake reflecting snow-capped Pyrenean peaks under a clear blue sky
Highlights

Four favourite days out

15 min

Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges

A hilltop cathedral village above Roman ruins, with a basilica in the fields below.

40 min

Bagnères-de-Luchon

The Belle Époque spa town, with thermal baths and the gateway to high mountain lakes.

45 min

The Val d’Aran, Spain

Stone villages, Romanesque chapels, tapas in Vielha and caviar tasting at Les.

45 min

The ski slopes

Peyragudes, Le Mourtis and Superbagnères for skiing in winter and walking in summer.

A field of sunflowers in bloom with the Pyrenees on the horizon A street of tall shuttered townhouses with a bakery sign, leading towards the Pyrenees in winter sunshine
The region in literature

A landscape writers keep returning to

For nearly two centuries, writers have come to these mountains to rest, to explore and to find their stories.

Portrait of Anne Lister by Joshua Horner
Joshua Horner · Public domain
1838

Anne Lister

Her diaries

The Yorkshire diarist known as “Gentleman Jack” made the first recorded ascent of the Vignemale, above Gavarnie. She climbed, she wrote, for her own pleasure.

Gavarnie · about 1 h 45
Early photograph of a Pyrenean valley leading to the Cirque de Gavarnie
View of the Cirque de Gavarnie, 19th century · CC0
1843

Victor Hugo

Alpes et Pyrénées

Hugo travelled through the mountains in the summer of 1843 and called the Cirque de Gavarnie “the Colosseum of nature”.

Gavarnie · about 1 h 45
Photograph of Edmond Rostand, 1898
Edmond Rostand, 1898 · Public domain
1880s

Edmond Rostand

Author of Cyrano de Bergerac

Rostand spent the summers of his youth in Bagnères-de-Luchon. He wrote his first plays there and met his future wife, the poet Rosemonde Gérard.

Bagnères-de-Luchon · about 40 min
Photograph of Paulo Coelho
Photo: nrkbeta · CC BY-SA 2.0
1994

Paulo Coelho

By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept

The author of The Alchemist kept a country house in the French Pyrenees near Lourdes for many years, and set this novel partly in a small Pyrenean village.

Near Lourdes · about 40 min
Kate Mosse standing on a bridge with the walls of Carcassonne behind her
Photo: APB11 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2005

Kate Mosse

Labyrinth

A bestselling mystery that moves between the present day and the Middle Ages, following an archaeologist’s discovery in a cave in the Pyrenees through the castles and valleys of the Ariège and Carcassonne.

Foix and the Ariège · about 1 h 20

Writing, painting or photographing something of your own? Host a retreat at the château.

A golf green lined with tall pines beneath a snow-capped peak A cobbled village square beside an old stone church, with a wooded hill behind
The sun setting in a band of red behind the Pyrenees, with pines in the foreground
Through the year

Something lovely in every season

Spring

  • Walk to the waterfall at Lac d’Oô 50 min
  • Saint-Bertrand & Valcabrère 15 min
  • A discovery flight over the mountains 10 min
  • The painted caves of Gargas 15 min
  • Thermal baths at Luchon 40 min

Summer

  • Swimming in the lakes 10 min
  • Rafting on the Neste 20 min
  • Cycling the Tour de France cols From the gate
  • The Pic du Midi observatory 1 h 15
  • Parc Animalier des Pyrénées 1 h 15

Autumn

  • Weekly markets in Montréjeau 5 min
  • Caviar tasting in the Val d’Aran 45 min
  • Golf beneath the peaks Nearby
  • The Ice Age paintings at Niaux 1 h 40
  • A day in Biarritz or San Sebastián 2 h+

Winter

  • Skiing at Peyragudes or Le Mourtis 45 min
  • Snowshoeing in the high valleys 45 min
  • Balnéa’s outdoor thermal pools 55 min
  • A day in Toulouse 1 h 15
  • Sauna, jacuzzi and the fire at home On the estate

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A wooded green valley with a lake, with Le Château Rouge among the houses on the hillside
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The whole château, for you alone

The château is let as a whole, for up to fifteen guests. Tell us a little about your stay and we’ll reply personally with availability and a quote.

Rates

Nightly rates, for the whole château

Prices are per night for exclusive use of the house and gardens, for up to fifteen guests. Each season has a range because the rate depends on your exact dates and the length of your stay. We’ll confirm the precise rate when you enquire.

Choose your dates to see an estimated price. Minimum stay three nights.
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Retreats, events & collaborations

A house built for gathering

We believe in small and newer businesses, and in giving people with a vision the chance to bring it to life. If you’re planning a retreat, workshop or gathering of your own, we’d love to hear from you.

Our offer to hosts

Hold your date, with no deposit

Filling a retreat takes time, and paying a deposit before you’ve sold a single place is a risk many new hosts can’t take. So for the right event, we may be able to hold your dates for a month without a deposit while you sell your spaces.

  1. 1

    Tell us your idea

    Share your event, the dates you have in mind and how many guests you hope to welcome.

  2. 2

    We hold your date

    If it’s a good fit, we reserve the château for you for one month, with no deposit, while you promote your event.

  3. 3

    Confirm or release

    Reach full capacity in the agreed time and we confirm your booking. If you don’t, we simply release the date at no charge.

Every proposal is considered individually. Tell us about your event.

For writers

Writers’ retreats

Eight bedrooms, quiet corners in every salon, a dedicated workspace, and breakfast and housekeeping taken care of so the day belongs to the page. Workshops in the salon and readings on the terrace.

For body & mind

Yoga & wellness

Morning practice on the lawn, the sauna and jacuzzi in the evening, and the thermal spas of Luchon nearby.

For makers

Painting & photography

The light over the Pyrenees, a Belle Époque façade and Romanesque villages to draw from. Room for easels in the garden.

For teams

Leadership offsites

A private estate for strategy days, with Wi-Fi and a workspace, then dinners on the terrace and days in the mountains.

For celebrations

Birthdays & anniversaries

Milestone birthdays, family reunions and anniversaries, with the whole house and gardens to yourselves.

For brands & creators

Shoots & collaborations

Photography, film and brand collaborations. We welcome proposals from creators whose work fits the house.

A writers’ retreat

A day at the château

An example of how a week-long writing retreat might run. Every group shapes its own days, and our staff fit around your schedule.

08:00
Coffee and breakfast on the terrace as the mist lifts off the garden.
09:00
Silent writing hours. Each writer takes a room, a corner of a salon or a lounger under the sequoia.
13:00
Lunch shared at the long table outside.
15:00
Workshop in the salon, a swim or a walk to Saint-Bertrand-de-Comminges.
19:00
The sauna and the jacuzzi as the light turns pink on the mountains.
20:30
Dinner, wine from the southwest and readings by lamplight.
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You can also email your idea to magnolia@lechateaurouge.com.

For our guests

The activities brochure

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16 Avenue de Mazères, 31210 Montréjeau, France
Email: magnolia@lechateaurouge.com
Telephone: +44 7377 928650

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Who is responsible for your data

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What we collect and why

When you use our enquiry, question or event forms, we collect the details you choose to give us: your name, email address, travel dates, number of guests, requests and message. We use them only to reply to you, prepare a quote and arrange your stay or event. When you ask for our activities brochure, we collect your email address and, if you give it, your name, so that we can give you the brochure and keep a record of who asked for it. If you tick the box to receive news and offers, we will also email you from time to time, on the basis of your consent (article 6(1)(a) GDPR); you can withdraw it at any time by replying to any of our emails or writing to magnolia@lechateaurouge.com. We do not use them for marketing unless you ask us to, and we never sell them.

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Your messages are stored only in that email account, held with our email provider, and in our host’s form records. Access is limited to the people who manage bookings for the château. We do not add your address to any mailing list.

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How long we keep it

We keep enquiries and emails for up to three years after our last contact with you, and booking records for as long as the law requires. You can ask us to delete your messages sooner at any time.

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