Yoga and Wellness Retreat Venue in the Upper Beaujolais

The house is a 330 m² character property with six bedrooms and fifteen beds, sleeping 10 to 15 people. The centre of it for a yoga group is the 49 m² multi-purpose room: flat floor, plenty of natural light, calm, and big enough for fifteen mats. It works for vinyasa, hatha, yin, Pilates or seated meditation. When the weather is good, sessions move outside to the 1,000 m² enclosed lawn, which is also where sunrise yoga and breathwork tend to happen.

There are four bathrooms, some with bathtubs, plus a 60 m² living room with a Bluetooth sound system and views over the countryside, and a wood-burning fireplace for the evenings. The kitchen is fully equipped — oven, hob, dishwasher, large fridge-freezer and crockery for fifteen — so groups cook for themselves. Outside there is a barbecue, a large private car park and the seven-seat jacuzzi, which is an optional add-on at €170 per stay.

What separates this from a purpose-built retreat centre is that you have the whole house to yourselves and no one else's timetable to follow. There is no set programme and no in-house teacher: the venue has hosted retreats led by Coralie (@heyocoyoco), @yeahga_lyon and Sarah (@sarahmagnoli.coaching), but guests book the space, not a course. Yoga mats and props are not provided, so everyone brings their own.

The setting is the Upper Beaujolais, a hilly, forested area about an hour from Lyon. Waymarked trails start nearby for meditative walking and forest bathing. The Beaujolais wine estates are close enough for tastings of the ten crus — Brouilly, Morgon, Fleurie, Saint-Amour among them. Lac des Sapins, about 20 minutes away, has a biological swimming lake. The Pierres Dorées villages — Oingt, Bagnols, Theizé — are built from local golden stone and make an easy half-day out. Local producers' markets supply the kitchen.

Minimum stay is two nights, with longer minimums over set periods (three nights over some spring, summer and autumn dates, four nights around Christmas and New Year). A 50% deposit confirms the booking.

What's included

- Exclusive use of the whole 330 m² house - 6 bedrooms and 15 beds for 10 to 15 guests - 49 m² yoga studio with space for 15 mats - 1,000 m² enclosed garden for outdoor practice - Fully equipped kitchen (oven, hob, dishwasher, large fridge-freezer, crockery for 15) - 60 m² living room with Bluetooth sound system - Wood-burning fireplace - 4 bathrooms - Fibre Wi-Fi - Free private parking - Barbecue - Board games and table tennis - Bed-linen and towel packages available as add-ons

What's not included

- End-of-stay cleaning (€160, compulsory) - Jacuzzi spa (€170 per stay) - Bed-linen package (€150 per booking) - Towel package (€75 per booking) - Tourist tax (€1.50 per adult per night) - Early check-in (€60) and late check-out (€60) - Pets (€50 per stay) - Yoga mats and props - Meals and food - Travel to and from the venue - Travel insurance