Close to the Canal du Midi and within easy reach of everywhere we wanted to visit, La Marelle more than met our expectations.
The (Blue) room was large by French standards and exactly as the website picture. We slept very well. The ensuite was large and well modernised. The house is dark, cool, and has an atmosphere of calm enhanced by the soft modern jazz that was often in the background. Meals were taken in the walled garden. Freshly squeezed juice and good coffee with breakfast. Plenty of helpful itinerary advice from Philippe. Dinner, though, was the high spot. Philippe is a wonderful cook and a tremendously accomplished, mutilingual host. The meals, company, conversation and ambience could not have been bettered. Not to be missed.
Not much on the minus side. There was not enough outdoor seating when we got back in the afternoon - not what is shown in the photo. Maybe we should have asked. The bedroom doors cannot be locked when you are out of the room. I found this unsettling and think it might cause problems with any insurance claim. But there was no problem.
Don't miss La Marelle.