L’Echappée Belle

Toulouse, Gers & Vallée du Tarn


This hotel combines urban style with a rural village location. Photographic murals of industrial scenes dominate the small, well-kept rooms, while the attached restaurant serves well-executed dishes like beef tartare and roasted lamb (menus from €19).

The hotel is in the village of L’Isle-Jourdain, 37km west of Toulouse along the N124.


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