Unusual night in the hortillonnages
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Unique: a cabin-house and its private jetty hidden in the Hortillonnages of Amiens.
Do you know the Hortillonnages of Amiens?
In the heart of nature, a maze of "rieux" - the small canals in Picard - crisscross 300 hectares of gardens and ponds.
On one of these former market gardening estates, three friends from Amiens, Laure, Aude, and Emmanuel, are working on the rehabilitation of five truly unique house-cabins and offer you the only opportunity to discover the Hortillonnages from the inside, which are too rarely open to the public.
For this eco-responsible domain, they have embraced solar energy for electricity, a wood stove for heating, and a natural filtration garden for wastewater.
The first two house-cabins welcomed visitors in April 2014. Since April 2016, there are now five, and the 6th will soon follow. These Hortillonnages houses, which fill us with happiness in the middle of a secret garden, are arranged as holiday cottages, each with a kitchen, living room, and bathroom, hosting 2 to 6 people.
All can also function as guest rooms if we wish: Laure brings us baskets of local products and Picard specialties for breakfast and dinner. A delight, according to everyone!!
Private fishing dock and boat, fishing or observation gear, bikes—everything is at our disposal to make our visit to the floating gardens of Amiens a moment of relaxation and discovery, just steps away from the cathedral and city center.
Good to know, every year in June, the water market is held to relive the atmosphere of the hortillons of yesteryear. Visit the Amiens Tourist Office website to plan your Picard getaway.
..:: April 2016 ::.. Hôtels Insolites goes green for 3 days to experience it. In our house-cabin "Au Marais," we are at peace and surrounded by nature, ducks, and squirrels passing by. From our lovely rooms overlooking the marsh, we feel like adventurers aboard a boat. Although the true adventure may have been our first outing by boat in the Hortillonnages... Racket games, exploring the "rieux" by boat, fishing sessions, bike rides, barbecue in the garden—time flows happily here.
Relive this beautiful experience here.
..:: New for 2017 ::.. European eco-label awarded to the domain for its environmental approach, congratulations!
✯ Open all year round ✯
Do you know the Hortillonnages of Amiens?
In the heart of nature, a maze of "rieux" - the small canals in Picard - crisscross 300 hectares of gardens and ponds.
On one of these former market gardening estates, three friends from Amiens, Laure, Aude, and Emmanuel, are working on the rehabilitation of five truly unique house-cabins and offer you the only opportunity to discover the Hortillonnages from the inside, which are too rarely open to the public.
For this eco-responsible domain, they have embraced solar energy for electricity, a wood stove for heating, and a natural filtration garden for wastewater.
The first two house-cabins welcomed visitors in April 2014. Since April 2016, there are now five, and the 6th will soon follow. These Hortillonnages houses, which fill us with happiness in the middle of a secret garden, are arranged as holiday cottages, each with a kitchen, living room, and bathroom, hosting 2 to 6 people.
All can also function as guest rooms if we wish: Laure brings us baskets of local products and Picard specialties for breakfast and dinner. A delight, according to everyone!!
Private fishing dock and boat, fishing or observation gear, bikes—everything is at our disposal to make our visit to the floating gardens of Amiens a moment of relaxation and discovery, just steps away from the cathedral and city center.
Good to know, every year in June, the water market is held to relive the atmosphere of the hortillons of yesteryear. Visit the Amiens Tourist Office website to plan your Picard getaway.
..:: April 2016 ::.. Hôtels Insolites goes green for 3 days to experience it. In our house-cabin "Au Marais," we are at peace and surrounded by nature, ducks, and squirrels passing by. From our lovely rooms overlooking the marsh, we feel like adventurers aboard a boat. Although the true adventure may have been our first outing by boat in the Hortillonnages... Racket games, exploring the "rieux" by boat, fishing sessions, bike rides, barbecue in the garden—time flows happily here.
Relive this beautiful experience here.
..:: New for 2017 ::.. European eco-label awarded to the domain for its environmental approach, congratulations!
✯ Open all year round ✯
D'une île à l'autre
137 bis, chemin de Halage
80000 Amiens, France
Tel : +33 (0)6 16 89 19 87
From 120 EUR137 bis, chemin de Halage
80000 Amiens, France
Tel : +33 (0)6 16 89 19 87
Pricing details
Rates 2021, from €120 per night on weekdays for two adults in one of the 6 cabins.Low season, from November 1st to March 31st:
2 people, €120 per night
3 people, €160 per night
4 people, €200 per night
High season, from April 1st to October 31st.
⊹ on weekdays,
2 people, €130
3 people, €180
4 people, €230
⊹ on weekends and public holidays minimum stay of two nights
2 people, €300
3 people, €400
4 people, €540
The price includes beds made upon arrival, household and bath linen, a kitchen grocery kit, a barbecue, binoculars, bicycles, and end-of-stay cleaning.
Optional, delicious baskets for every moment of the day: breakfast (€12 per person), snack, aperitif, dinner (€25 per adult).
Each house-cabin is fully equipped and features a kitchen grocery kit (salt, pepper, oil, vinegar, sugar), as well as all the essentials for dishwashing and cleaning.
Our friends from Amiens lend you boats and bikes to fully enjoy nature in the hortillonnages or to ride along the towpath.
Note: All prices are provided for informational purposes only and must be confirmed directly with the establishment.
Comments
A 15-minute walk from the cathedral and the Saint-Leu district. Did you know that from Lille it takes only 1h30 to reach Amiens?
And just a little more from Reims (1h40)! From Paris, 1h30 as well.
