La Maison Verte is a venue for residential courses of any variety, and there are also three apartments in the courtyard which are available for weekly rent. The main house sleeps up to 22, and the three apartments between 2 and 5 people each.

Set in the hub of the working village of Roujan, La Maison Verte remains totally secluded, with a vast courtyard and an acre or so of fragrant and colourful gardens. The swimming pool is surrounded by mulberry, fig and almond trees, and pomegranates, oranges and lemons all thrive.

La Maison Verte was built in the 1830's, and started life as a wine producer's mansion.  Nothing much has changed, except now the gardens grow oleanders, irises, mimosa, tamarisk, lilac and almonds as well as vines.

It belongs to English singer Francis Steele, arts administrator Anne Roberts and their four-year-old daughter Eliza. They live there all year round, and are always on hand to give help, information or advice to enable guests to make the most of their stay.

A word from Anne and Fran

La Maison Verte is a rambling, shambling house high on quirkiness and low on mod cons.  The plumbing is old and eccentric and the crockery, like the decor and the bed-linen, doesn't match.  You'll need a jumper if it's cold and patience if it rains. You may have to share a bathroom, you may even have to share a bedroom. Some people have described this house as a youth hostel.  Others describe it as an enchanted castle.

To us, La Maison Verte is a place of dreams and projects and communal inspiration.  It is beautiful, breath-taking, hospitable and kind and our guests return again and again because their lives, they tell us, have been changed here. 

If your mind and soul need a place to breathe out and re-charge, you may find yourself in heaven. If you need 5 star luxury this is not the place for you. 

La Maison Verte is not a hotel, it is our home.  We hope you'll feel at home here too. 

Volunteering at La Maison Verte

We have a lovely garden and a huge house.  There's always work to be done, and mostly the sun shines.  If you would like to volunteer at La Maison Verte (gardening, painting, raking, plastering etc) we have an apartment you can use for free, and we'll feed you - in more ways than one!  Volunteer week dates this year are 18-24 May and 5-11 October.  Contact us via this website for more information.