Exclusive hire of a private estate for your retreat
“Exclusive use” means different things in different places. Here it means one thing only: you rent the whole estate, and there is nobody else but you. No second group in a neighbouring wing, no rooms sold alongside yours, no staff walking through during your sessions. From the first day to the last, the 30 hectares belong to your group.
Le Domaine de La Planésié is a restored farmhouse rated 4 stars, at Roquecourbe in the Tarn — 1 hour from Toulouse, 15 minutes from Castres, with the airport and the mainline station both about an hour away.
Exactly what you are hiring
- A 60 m² practice room — clear floor under a timber roof, wooden floor, natural light, heating, up to 24 mats or seated places
- A 140 m² flexible room for workshops, breakout groups, celebrations or movement work
- A sitting room with an open fire and a large dining room — over 300 m² of indoor space in total
- 8 bedrooms, 18 beds, every room with its own shower room
- A professional kitchen: induction hob, oven, dishwasher, two fridges, two freezers
- 22 hectares of private woodland with its own paths, a private lake, grounds, an orchard and a swimming pool
Self-catering, and why that works in your favour
Most retreat venues impose their own board. We do the opposite: the estate is let self-catering, and you decide about food. You can bring your own cook — vegetarian, ayurvedic, gluten-free, whatever your programme calls for — work with a local caterer, or have the group organise itself. The professional kitchen is sized for exactly that.
On a retreat this changes two things: the cost per participant, and above all your control over the content of the stay. No menu you have to accept, no surcharge for every dietary requirement, no table service breaking the rhythm you have built. We can point you towards producers and caterers in the area.
The formats the place serves well
We host organisers, not participants: you build the programme and fill the group, we provide the place. Four formats find particularly good conditions here:
- Yoga retreats and workshops — the 60 m² room takes up to 24 mats, and sessions can be held outdoors in the warmer months
- Fasting and hiking retreats — the paths start at the door, with no minibus and no meeting point
- Silent retreats — no neighbours, no passing traffic, enough separate spaces for everyone to withdraw
- Yoga teacher training — long formats, the room held continuously, dates blocked out for the year
Writing retreats, dance or singing workshops, sound healing, women’s circles, therapist training: the place lends itself just as well. Tell us about your format.
Beyond 18 people
Our second house — Le Verger de l’Espargne, 3 km away — adds 15 beds and its own 300 m² living space. Booked together, the two properties take 33 people, each keeping its independence: two houses, two pools, two kitchens.
Options, on request
These are options: tell us at the time of booking which ones you would like and we will price them in your quote.
- The cook or caterer of your choice — vegetarian, ayurvedic, gluten-free, fasting. No board imposed, no commission taken by us.
- An introduction to local producers and caterers, if you would rather not go looking yourself.
- Practice equipment: mats, blocks, straps and blankets for the whole group — your participants arrive empty-handed.
- The rooms set up before you arrive, to a plan you send us: circle, rows, tables, clear perimeter.
- An arrival basket: the shopping for the first meal done before you get here.
- Transfers from Castres station or Toulouse-Blagnac airport.
- End-of-stay cleaning, €150, so your group leaves without having to clean.
- Inflatable paddleboard and canoe on the private lake.
- A visit before booking, which we offer as a matter of course.
A practitioner for treatments, a guest teacher, particular equipment? Ask us: if we don’t have it, we usually know someone who does.
Rates
Whole estate, self-catering, up to 18 people, rooms included. All utilities covered (heating, firewood, electricity, water), bed and bath linen provided, tourist tax included.
| Duration | Low season (November → April) | Mid season (May–June, Sept → early Nov) | High season (July–August) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekend (2 nights) | €1,650 | €2,100 | — |
| 3 nights | €2,300 | €2,900 | — |
| 4 nights | €2,700 | €3,400 | — |
| Week (7 nights) | €3,200 | €4,100 | €5,200 |
Checking your dates
bonjour@la-plana.fr or +33 6 73 69 10 88 — we reply within 24 hours, in English or French.
We strongly recommend visiting before you book, and we offer it as a matter of course: you don’t choose a retreat venue from photographs.