Stay ideas
Birthday celebrations and weekends with friends in the Ardèche
A private estate for 16, a big room, a terrace and a heated pool
The occasion
Celebrate your 30th, 40th, 50th or 60th with the people who matter
Instead of a restaurant where everyone leaves at midnight, a place of your own for a whole weekend: that is what Le petit Vialto offers, an enclosed 4,600 m² estate in Grospierres with three gîtes for 16 guests.
No neighbours over the hedge: the estate borders a natural area, surrounded by vineyards and garrigue scrubland. The hamlet is quiet, and we simply ask you to respect that after 10 pm.
Le petit Vialto welcomes birthdays, class reunions, weekends between couples or friends. Stag and hen parties are not accepted.
The spaces
Where the party happens
- The big room in Gîte Horizon, with two long tables for 16: the birthday dinner, the cake, the speeches.
- The terrace of Gîte Agora, huge, in the shade of the pergola, with tables and chairs for 16: drinks and summer meals, next to the barbecue and plancha.
- The heated pool and its loungers, reserved for your group, May to late September.
- The grounds: pétanque court with boules, table tennis, badminton, volleyball, and lawn for an improvised tournament.
The programme
A typical weekend
- Friday: arrive late afternoon, settle into the three gîtes (8 bedrooms, 6 bathrooms), drinks on the terrace.
- Saturday: canoe down the Ardèche from Vallon-Pont-d'Arc (15 min), visit the Chauvet 2 cave, or just enjoy the pool. In the evening, the birthday dinner in the big room.
- Sunday: lie-in, brunch, pétanque, leave late morning. An extra night can be added for long weekends.
- All our ideas for outings are on the things to do page.
Practical details
What to know before booking
- Weekend rate (Friday → Sunday): €1,200 to €1,900 for the whole estate and 16 guests, bed linen included. Weeks from €2,300 to €4,000. See the rates.
- July and August: weekly rentals only, Saturday to Saturday.
- Fitted kitchens in all three gîtes, dishwashers, barbecues and plancha. A caterer can deliver on site.
- For group stays, consider the beds-made-up option (€6 per person) and towels (€8), so nobody has to bring anything.
- End-of-stay cleaning: €200 extra.
- House rules: 16 guests maximum, children included; no smoking indoors; no pets; no stag or hen parties.