Hoosta Magazine

This summer, holidays on the Atlantic coast appear to be in-style. If the Bobo atmosphere of Cap Ferret doesn’t exactly thrill you, try and stay in Saint-Martin-de-Ré where the alleys in bloom hold a taste of liberty. In this town listed as World Heritage by the UNESCO, the Villa Clarisse, annex of the Hotel [...]

Summer is just around the corner and with it come family weekends and vacation. One of the most popular destinations this summer will definitely be the Ile-de-Ré with its fine sand beaches, verdant forests, salt marshes and authentic villages. In the East of the island, the village of Ars-en-Ré is the home of the [...]

“C’est le silence qui se remarque le plus, Les volets roulants tous descendus, De l’herbe ancienne dans les bacs à fleurs, sur les balcons, On doit être hors saison”* – Francis Cabrel For fear of being bored and finding yourself all alone, you don’t want to risk choosing a coastal city off-season for [...]

We always think of big cities such as Lille, Bordeaux or Toulouse to take a trip time for a weekend. We totally forgot the romantic attraction of Niort ! With its many evocative footbridges (le pont des arts, les eaux vives ( in English : the Arts bridge, the living waters )), its mill, its [...]

Like the prow of a ship standing proudly overlooking the sea, recalling the oyster fishermen’s huts on stilts, the hotel La Maison des Mouettes with its feminine curves and its wooden skeleton seem to merge with the horizon. Designed by Stéphanie and Johan Leclerre, this charming hotel of 12 rooms is an excuse to [...]

In the early morning, the small and full of flowers alleyways of this small island in the Atlantic welcomes passersby and many bicycles, the traditional mean of transportation of the island. The low whites houses are located right between the village and the beach. Welcome to the Ile de Ré, in a charming guesthouse, Les [...]

When an inspiring (and well surrounded) couple of architects decides to move in a small village in the middle of Saintonge, in Charente-Maritime, between Cognac and Saintes, what you get is a trendy and classy hotel, a jewel full of elegance and humour, an unexpected stop, offering an exciting alternative to big european cities.

With the [...]