Zone bleue

ZONE BLEUE is a remarkable Maison de Maître from the 17th hundred. Build with high quality materials and the renovation of the building that was necessary to provide guests with new windows, luxurious and modern bathroom and kitchen facilities has been completed with respect for and in harmony with the original features of the building. The blend of fascinating old architecture and new modern amenities complements each other in perfect harmony. The house has been decorated in classical Farrow & Ball colors using Hauge Blue, Treron, India Yellow and Lime White as the base. The guest rooms in the main building has been named after these colors. The main building host two spacious Double rooms and two equally spacious Family rooms one with a charming alcove that always ends up as a kids favorite. All rooms have open fireplaces. On the ground floor of the main building you find Salon Bleue which functions as a shared living room for relaxing and where also breakfast and dinner is served with many guest visiting ZONE BLEUE, with less guests the hosts often choose using the spacious and elegant kitchen for breakfast and dinner. The ground floor also features a shared room called Bacchus where you can relax reading, playing games, watching television or enjoying a glass of wine or great coffee. In connection with the main building the ancient bakery and kitchen of the house has been converted to a separate Gite named La Boulangerie with a spacious bathroom and kitchen following the design line from the main building. La Boulangerie have its own private entrance. The hosts are a Danish/Dutch couple Peter and Edith. Originally, they decided to move from the Netherlands to France leaving behind corporate and modern life stress to share their passion for people and cycling with others by creating a healthy oasis with ZONE BLEUE as the basis for road cycling trips in the area. Getting to know the area better the idea quickly grew to include mountain biking and hiking in the beautiful nature in Auvergne that facilitate almost all kind of cycling and hiking activities. Peter and Edith are both fueled by meeting and interacting with other people sharing stories and experience in the family atmosphere around ZONE BLEUE connecting hosts and guests and in between guests of all kinds. After moving to France, they decided to expand the crew with a Jack Russel terrier named Saartje. Saartje is spreading her positive energy with all guests charming and playing with guests of all ages - but specially kids. ZONE BLEUE welcomes kids and the garden surrounding the house is a great playground to explore. Guests are also welcome to bring their pets though we prefer to know in advance and are asking an additional fee of 15€ per stay for a pet. Hyds is a small village situated in the center of France and Auvergne in the Allier department. ZONE BLEUE is located at the edge of the village with a view to the fields and hills and the Charolaise cows grassing at the neighbor fields. It's a beautiful countryside nature with the fields separated by natural hedges with plenty of opportunities to hike or cycle directly from ZONE BLEUE. Heading North East towards Moulins (60km) which is a cozy city to visit the landscape is gently rolling hills while if you are heading South towards Puy de Dome (90km) and Clermont-Ferrand (80km) you will experience more challenging hills. Puy de Dome is the first natural site in France to be included on the UNESCO World Heritage list, it's the main volcano of a total of 80 volcanos in the Chaine des Puys (a must to see). Clermont-Ferrand just 10km from Puy de Dome is another fantastic city to visit and Clermont-Ferrand also has the closest major airport (CFE) with connections to many European cities. Heading South East, you will find the old Spa city Vichy (70km) that offers interesting architecture and history from the time of Napoleon as well as the 2nd World War.