🎉 Welcome to L’Escale de Fontaine-Simon, your private group gîte at the gateway to the Perche!
A former hotel-restaurant fully redesigned as a warm and welcoming place to stay, L’Escale is ideal for weekends with friends, family gatherings, birthdays, cousinades, bachelor/bachelorette weekends, family stays and group holidays.
🏡 Up to 22 sleeps across two gîtes: 15 sleeps in the main gîte + 7 additional sleeps in the annex on request.
⚠️ The displayed price applies only to the main gîte, meaning 15 sleeps on site.
📍 Located in Fontaine-Simon, around 1h30 from Paris by car and close to La Loupe train station, the gîte makes it easy to gather in an unusual, comfortable and fully private venue.
✨ The main advantages of L’Escale
🏠 100% private rental
The house is rented exclusively: the entire property is yours throughout your stay.
🛏️ Bed linen provided & beds made on arrival
Everything is ready when you arrive: no need to bring sheets or make the beds.
⏰ Late check-out possible
Make the most of your weekend without having to leave too early on Sunday morning.
🔥 Utilities included
Heating, electricity, internet and water are included in the price.
🍻 A real former hotel-restaurant bar
A large authentic bar with ice machine, professional glass washer, beer tap and everything you need for aperitifs and convivial moments.
🕺 A festive and cosy space
The ground floor offers a great atmosphere for your evenings, with a dance floor, sound system, lights and spacious living areas where everyone can gather together.
🎱 A games room for all ages
Pool table, table football, arcade machine, ping-pong, darts… everyone can enjoy the place at their own pace.
👨🍳 A fully equipped professional kitchen
Cooking range, steam oven, pizza oven, dishwasher, bean-to-cup coffee machine… everything is provided to cook easily for a large group.
🍽️ A large dining room
Share your meals around a large table in the former restaurant room — 70 m² — ideal for long lunches, lively dinners or next-day brunches.
🛌 6 comfortable bedrooms with private bathrooms and toilets
The main gîte offers 15 sleeps on site, spread across 6 bedrooms, each with its own shower room and toilet for real group comfort.
🌿 An inner courtyard to enjoy the outdoors
At the rear of the gîte, you have access to a furnished courtyard with tables, high tables, parasols and a gas plancha for outdoor meals or drinks.
📽️ Also suitable for professional stays
Video projector, motorised screen, Wi-Fi and a large modular room: L’Escale is also suitable for seminars, team meetings, workshops and small professional events.
👥 Capacity
🏠 The main gîte offers 15 sleeps on site.
➕ For larger groups, an annex located around 100 metres away can be offered on request, with up to 7 additional sleeps.
⚠️ The displayed price does not include the 7 additional sleeps in the annex, which are available only on request.
🎊 The ground-floor spaces can also comfortably host larger convivial gatherings of up to 40 people, depending on the format of your stay.
🧹 End-of-stay cleaning
End-of-stay cleaning is charged at €300, based on the house being returned tidy.
🎄 Special periods
For stays during Christmas week, New Year’s Eve, public holidays and long weekends, please contact us.
A minimum number of nights may apply depending on the period, calendar and format of your stay.
🍽️ Additional services available
On request, we can guide you towards or offer certain additional services to make organising your stay easier:
🍻 Drinks provision
🥘 Local caterers
🚚 Food truck
🎂 Group meal, birthday or private event solutions
These services must be arranged in advance and are subject to availability.
🐶 Pets, parties & events
🐾 Pets: possible subject to prior approval.
🎊 Parties / events: possible only on request and after approval.
🌙 Important for everyone’s comfort
L’Escale is a convivial place, ideal for getting together and enjoying time as a group.
To preserve the peace and quiet of the neighbourhood, we simply ask that doors and windows remain closed in the evening when music is being played, and that everyone keeps noise to a minimum outside at night.
🚆 Access
🚗 Around 1h30 from Paris by car
🚆 La Loupe train station nearby, accessible by direct train from Paris-Montparnasse
🌳 At the gateway to the Perche Regional Natural Park, ideal for combining festive moments, relaxation, activities and countryside walks
🛒 Shops nearby
🥕 In the village
You will find a market gardener and a butcher-charcutier, practical for preparing group meals with local products.
🥖 3 km away, in La Loupe
All useful shops are quickly accessible: bakery, bar-tabac, supermarket, food shops and everyday services.
🚴 Activities nearby
L’Escale is also an excellent base for enjoying the Perche and organising an active, nature-focused or discovery-filled stay.
🏊 Water park 500 m away
Indoor swimming pool, water skiing, wakeboarding and water activities just a few minutes away on foot.
🌳 Tree-top adventure, paintball and outdoor activities
No Limit Adventure park in Digny is located around 10 minutes away by car.
🐴 Equestrian centre nearby
An equestrian centre is accessible around 5 minutes away by car, in Manou.
🌲 Walks and forest strolls
Senonches Forest and the Tourbières des Froux in Manou are around 5 minutes away by car, ideal for walks, nature outings or peaceful moments.
🎣 Fishing
Fishing is possible at the Manou pond or on Lake Arthur Rémy in Senonches.
🏰 Visits and heritage
Places to discover around the gîte include La Ferté-Vidame, Thiron-Gardais, Chartres, Nogent-le-Rotrou and several historic houses, castles and character villages.
🪑 Antique dealers of the Perche
For lovers of antiques, decoration and vintage finds, the area offers some great antique shops.
⛳ Golf
9-hole and 18-hole golf courses around 30 minutes away.
🛶 Canoeing and kayaking
Canoe-kayak trips along the winding course of the Huisne valley, around 30 minutes away.
💛 Why guests love L’Escale
✅ Fully private gîte
✅ Up to 22 sleeps possible with the annex
✅ 15 sleeps included in the main gîte
✅ Entire property at your disposal
✅ Bed linen provided and beds made on arrival
✅ Late check-out possible to enjoy Sunday
✅ Heating, electricity and water included
✅ Former hotel-restaurant full of character
✅ Real bar with ice machine and beer tap
✅ Professional kitchen, rare in a gîte
✅ Large dining room for group meals
✅ Games room on site
✅ 6 bedrooms with private bathrooms and toilets
✅ Inner courtyard with plancha
✅ Many activities nearby
✅ Shops easily accessible
✅ Convenient location from Paris
✅ Perfect for birthdays, cousinades, bachelor/bachelorette weekends, weekends with friends, family stays and seminars
L’Escale is more than just accommodation: it is a place for reunions, large shared meals, drinks at the bar, games of pool, shared cooking, nearby activities and collective memories.