Le Mas de la Grenouillère

Welcome to Mas de la Grenouillère. A village of 17 independent, air-conditioned holiday homes in the southern Ardèche where you can meet up with family or friends. It will be our pleasure to help you discover the riches of our Ardèche region. We will do our utmost to make your holiday unforgettable, all in a warm atmosphere with a real family spirit.

Our domain

The gite village covers more than 3 hectares of wooded land where the holiday rentals are spread over different faïsses (plots of land supported by dry stone walls). In a family and friendly atmosphere, you will enjoy a free heated swimming pool (from mid-April to the end of September depending on the weather), a gym (bicycle, treadmill, body-building equipment...), a common room with billiards and table football. Outdoor games for children (slide, swing, trampolines, inflatable structure), ping-pong tables are at your disposal. A mini-farm with goats, ducks, chickens and horses is a delight for children.
Free activities are organised for adults and children such as petanque competitions, archery, rifle shooting, Kholant'Ardèche...
A beauty institute offering various services (massages, nails...) is present on the estate.
We offer a traditional restaurant every evening during the summer season and every week a themed meal is organised.
A bread and pastry shop is also available every day, even out of season.

Our accommodation

All our accommodations can sleep up to 6 people, they have all been completely renovated inside and out between 2020 and 2021. Our gites consist of 2 bedrooms with a double bed and two single beds, 1 sofa bed in the main room opening onto a lovely covered terrace with garden furniture and deckchairs. All our holiday rentals are air-conditioned or heated depending on the season; they are all equipped with a kitchenette (induction hob, microwave, dishwasher, fridge with freezer section...), flat screen TV (for rent). You have free wifi access directly in the gite and throughout the estate. Each gite is surrounded by a green area which you can enjoy.
New for 2022, we have fitted out one of our gites with a large terrace of 30m², we have installed a private outdoor spa and a gas barbecue. You will be able to enjoy this new feature in the shade of the oak trees and in complete serenity during your stay.

Our story

Our names are Valerie and Olivier, and we have been living in the Ardèche for 15 years: Valerie, from the Paris region, working in the medical field, and Olivier, from Lozère (the neighbouring department), a chef by trade.
We left the Paris region in 2007 to launch ourselves in the Ardèche tourism industry by becoming owners of a Logis de France Hotel Bar Restaurant for 5 years. In 2012, we acquired the gite village, Le Mas de la Grenouillère. Since then, we have continued to improve our estate by making changes and improvements every year.
In this adventure, we are supported by our two daughters, Pauline and Marion.
We have become Ardéchois de Coeur and we take great pleasure in guiding our guests in the discovery of this marvellous region which is the Southern Ardèche, rich in heritage and taste.
We are committed to providing each family with a personalised welcome and a friendly, family atmosphere. If you are not a fan of large rental structures, then you have chosen the right establishment.

Tourist activities

Our estate is located in the commune of Joyeuse, 10 minutes walk from the town centre, a small medieval village where you will find all the shops you need for a pleasant stay.
Less than 25 kms from the Mas de la Grenouillère, you can visit the Gorges de l'Ardèche, Vallon Pont d'Arc, and walk in the Monts d'Ardèche Regional Natural Park. You will also have the opportunity to admire our exceptional caves such as the Grotte Chauvet (listed by Unesco), the Aven d'Orgnac.... Not forgetting the numerous villages of character (Balazuc, Labeaume...) where you can stroll.
The Ardèche is particularly rich in outdoor activities with, in particular, the practice of water sports such as canoeing, rafting, fishing... You can also bask and swim in the rivers. You can also go hiking, mountain biking or horse riding.
Every day, you have the opportunity to stroll through the many local markets where you can taste and buy regional specialities such as picodon, charcuterie and all the derivatives around the chestnut. The craft industry is also very developed.