A Sanctuary for Creativity and Well Being
What started as a dream seven years ago is beginning to take shape.
At La Belle Eco, our mission transcends hospitality—it’s about nurturing a sustainable, artistic, and community centered sanctuary in the South of France.
Nestled in 10 acres of ancient woodland near Carcassonne, La Belle Eco is a luxury boutique retreat that seamlessly blends Art Deco elegance with nature's tranquility. More than a place to stay, it’s a haven for wellness focused and creative gatherings, where time slows down, and the soul finds its rhythm.
Designed for Retreats and Renewal
Whether you’re hosting an art making workshop in our dedicated studios, practicing yoga in the forest glade, or relaxing in our eco spa spaces—the natural pool, wood fired hot tub, sauna, and massage room—every element is crafted to nurture restoration and inspiration.
Our “feel good feasting” retreats further deepen nourishment, combining regenerative permaculture cuisine with mindful rituals like sound baths and botanical workshops.
Sustainability at the Core
Every design choice reflects our deep commitment to environmental stewardship. From eco refits featuring solar energy, composting toilets, hemp insulation, and natural swimming pools, to chemical free gardens and biodiverse plantings—La Belle Eco is built around thoughtful, regenerative systems that restore as much as they inspire.
Accommodation That Embraces Comfort and Ecology
With our individually curated rooms featuring organic mattresses and linens, each stay feels intimate, thoughtfully appointed, and restorative.
Guests consistently praise the serene atmosphere, authentic charm, and sense of timeless charm —a peaceful escape grounded in luxury and ecological harmony.
A Guilt Free Escape
Nestled within ancient woodlands and set in a beautifully restored Art Deco manor, La Belle Eco offers nine uniquely crafted guest rooms. Our amenities include natural pools, forest cabins, and spaces designed for inclusive retreats—art, wellness, family, or corporate. Minimal impact living is part of the experience, from compost toilets and zero waste systems to locally sourced food from our gardens, prepared by our in house chef.
Looking Ahead: Cultivating Creative Connection and Craft
As part of our evolving vision, La Belle Eco is beginning to shape a small scale cottage industry across the estate—handcrafted natural candles and soaps rooted in the same sustainability values that define our retreats. This initiative will offer sensorial companions to our wellness and creative programs, inviting guests and community to touch, smell, and live the circular ethos we champion.
Hi, welcome to La Belle Eco
What exactly is La Belle Eco you might be asking
The driving force behind La Belle Eco is not profit. While we have to participate in commercial ventures in order to make the project sustainable the association is a not for profit.
Money made by La Belle Eco is used for La Belle Eco. It is a cross financing project ensuring that the money that is brought into the region by tourism is used to help and support the region that you are visiting.
fair share
EMPOWER
we consider the impact our project has on both our guests and the people that are involved in it.
It is essential that La Belle Eco provides not only for the people we employ but for the local community. As well as outreach days and local events we are establishing art studios which will be made available to local artists and our guests allowing for an even richer cultural exchange.
people care
Nourish
Every decision considers the impact on the planet. We did an eco refit to ensure energy efficiency including solar panels, a pomp a chaleur, compost toilets and lots of hemp insulation
All animals have a right to be in the garden so we never spray. To encourage bio-diversity we have planted lots of endeginous plants and a food forest, and converted the pool to a natural swimming pool,
earth care
eco A.F.
A commitment to kindness and to beauty.
Permaculture
Although we are no experts upon attending an introduction to permaculture course, we had an immediate connection as it pulls together all of the ideas we had been exploring.
We can understand the principles and and try to apply them in everything here.
At a Glance
✨ Beautiful and unique boutique Manor House hotel
✨ Surrounded by an ancient, enchanted woodland
✨ A haven of tranquility moments from Carcasonne
✨ Offering just nine luxurious bedrooms
✨ Natural swimming pool & Wood fired hot tub
✨ Organic home-grown food lovingly prepared by our in-house chef
✨ Animal Friendly (very)
✨ Massages and spa treatments
✨ Luxurious organic bedding to float away on and truly
get the rest you need
The comfort of our guests is always at the forefront of our minds, we are also always aware that we don’t want to loose the magic & charm of the place, which we originally fell in love with.
We believe we have managed to strike the perfect balance between installing all the modern luxuries one would expect and the wonderful relaxed feeling you get being in someone’s actual home.
Creating a comfortable home
With all the beautiful original features we knew preservation had to be the number one priority. Feeling the duty of being the guardians of this beautiful place and in particular the ancient woodland we were always aware of ensuring we completed a truly sympathetic refurbishment.
Protecting the Original
Can You Spot the Difference?
We prioritized the use of materials that were already here, followed by up-cycling of antiques. This approach produced many challenges often it is slower and more expensive than just buying a new “repro” version. In terms of resource usage it is more efficient, and the result, we believe far more beautiful.
There are some antiques in the house that were originally made with the building in the 1800’s, there are others we have bought.
Our guests struggle to say which is which. This is the greatest compliment and makes us feel like it was worth all the hard work.
The Refurbishment
A Labour Of Love
Armed with these principles and little else we took on the mamoth task of renovating this expansive property
Alison UK
We loved the concept and its singularity. Chic sophisticated and simple at the same time. Cool and warm welcome, everything we like!
Marianne France
Jeppe Denmark
Getting Here
By Car
By Air
- Carcassonne – 13 mins
- Toulouse – 50 Mins (multiple trains a day from Toulouse)
- Beziers – 1 hr 13
- Perpignan – 1 hr 35
By Train
- Bram station – 5 mins
- Carcassonne – 20 Mins
