The daringly named French hotel promises to excite all your five senses: sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing, in ways you haven't experienced before.
The hotel's six distinctively different accommodations would each be worthy of a trip to the outskirts of Bordeaux, but there is more. Whichever unique lodging you book, the public spaces all welcome you to explore art, indulge in gastronomy, and relax in style.
The mastermind behind this extraordinary project is a Brazilian-Italian-Portuguese woman, Naf Pinto Duares, whose vision was to bring luxury and art to nature.
Her hospitality philosophy is personalizing guests' experiences based on their desires and providing them with an "anything, anytime" service. This even extends to the size of the bathrobes, which will be tailored for each guest instead of a regular M or L size.
The journey to get lost in sensations starts from the moment of entering the gates of this unique hotel. The artistic encounters extend outdoors, where some of the artworks come to life at night.
The five hectares of woodland with only five lodgings has plenty of surrounding greenery, from tall palm trees to lush forests. The 800 m2 (8,611 ft2) indoor space is shared by a maximum of 15 people, so your privacy is protected.
From time to time, the hotel turns into a temporary exhibition of talented photographers, painters, and sculptors.
The Sound
A sanctuary for musical minds, this creative space is dedicated to sounds and new ideas. And to make this process faster, a curated wine and liquor tasting will come to your help.
The Dining Room
The on-site restaurant offers a gastronomical experience in a unique setting. The food is served in jars and accompanied by some of the highest-rated fine wines by Parker, Wine Spectator, and J. Suckling, as well as rare spirits.
Bubble Tents - Sleep with HAL
The bubble tents' soaring popularity produces new iterations of this unique accommodation type. Here, the inspiration for the design comes from Stanley Kubrick's classic movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Don't worry! While HAL 9000 (the artificial intelligence character) is present in the tents, but only as an artwork.
The three "bubbles" are interconnected with spaceship-imitating pocket doors, where you can get from the seethrough lounge to the privacy-protected bedroom on one side and the bathroom on the other.
The space-age design continues outside, with retro-futuristic plastic furniture and a blue-lit Jacuzzi - a perfect way to relax under the starry night!
The Lodge - Safari Experience
The lodge's mysteriously dark interior is filled with wild animal motifs.
All the rhino, monkey, and parrot decorations inside the cottage are cruelty-free alternatives to animal stuffing.
The Yurt - Mongolian Chic
The circular dwelling with a hole in its ceiling served Central Asian people (especially in Mongolia) for thousands of years. These well-isolated, sturdy yet portable structures have a lot of charm but traditionally only serve basic human needs.
As you would expect from a hotel trying to impress all your senses, this yurt is an upgrade to the original idea. While there is a central wood-burning stove, everything around it screams luxury - from the white clawfoot bathtub and large canopy bed to the private spa on its terrace.
Gatsby Suite - 1920s New York Style
With swam-shaped golden taps and the La dormouse (the sleeper) painting on the wall (by Polish Art Deco painter Tamara de Lempicka), the Gatsby Suite pushes Art Deco to its limits.
The wallpapers, tiles, and even the curtains are decorated with zigzag and triangle motifs typical for the French Arts Décoratifs style.
The Riviera - Belle Époque
Mirroring the outdoor greenery on the bedroom walls, The Riviera's sophisticated design plays with Art Deco elements from the 1930s with black and gold accents but manages to keep the space warm and welcoming.
La Garçonnière - The Love Nest
Inspired by the 19th-century love hotels, this small room is decorated by a large Gustav Klimt painting, setting an erotic tone for this cozy love nest.
The old stables for horses were transformed into treatment rooms offering massage therapy, body care, and facials.
The hotel promises to deliver on wild requests. Do you desire to jump on a hot sauna session at 4 AM instead of sleeping? No problem!
The barrel sauna has glass fronts on both sides and is accompanied by a half-barrel hammock.
Just like the sauna, the heated pool is available 24/7 between April and the end of October/mid-November (depending on the weather).
2 Les Vieilles Maisons, 33620 Marcenais, France
