The best youth hostels Loire

Inspired by a New Zealand concept, La Maison Rouge, created at the initiative of Carole Timstit, is a hostel backpacker, i.e. a hostel for hikers at a low price. A human-sized house, renovated with natural materials, this Crêt de Roch house is in line with sustainable development. On the ground floor, collective premises: a kitchen, a lounge, a library allow people from different backgrounds to meet and exchange. A great state of mind! On the first floor, a 14-bed dormitory is available for single people or small groups of people passing through the region for a short period of time.

In the heart of the Pilat Regional Nature Park, located in an old barn built by the Carthusian monks of Sainte-Croix, the Auberge de la Jasserie features a curious bell tower that the monks used to ring to guide potential travellers lost in the fog. Jean-Jacques Rousseau stayed there to herbify. Today, it is an institution in the region. The inn, located in the huge building of the old farmhouse, far from any habitation within a radius, is a real mountain lodge. The hostel's terrace offers a very pleasant break for hikers. And in winter, it is the perfect refuge, after a walk in the middle of the snowfields.