Before the war when the Domaine
du Foulon was still a farm the Soubrier Luxury Room was presumably
used for storing hay and tall farm equipment. In reality
it didn't exist at all as the whole first floor wasn't installed
- it formed part of a large double height space underneath
the house built on columns. We have retained the same layout
as the original room and bathroom, except our bathroom is
a little larger.
The room is named after the hotelier who ran Le Foulon from
the early seventies through to the end of the eighties. Monsieur
Soubrier soon had modern coach tours stopping here for
lunch parties of 80 or more and whilst the business had clearly
changed it continued to boom (click
here for the whole story).
Sadly he was also the last hotelier before the Foulon sat
unloved for over 15 years until we arrived and started the
difficult process of bringing it back to life. |