Images represent proposed final design
WELCOME TO VIVE SAINT-FELIX
VIVE Saint-Felix, in collaboration with Gite Guru, is a new high-end commercial ‘Holiday and Retreat’ redevelopment in the highly popular and accessible Charente region of southern France.
The VIVE-Gite Guru relationship brings together over 40 years of building experience and 15 years of running a successful gite business in France.
VIVE Saint-Felix aspires to create a boutique holiday and retreat complex purpose-built for the future of the luxury tourism market in France.
Currently being followed by Channel Four programme 'We Bought A Village'.
A LUXURY HOLIDAY AND RETREAT COMPLEX FOR THE FUTURE TOURISM MARKET
THE PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED THE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE
According to travel experts, over the coming decade the tourism industry will be driven by the following trends:
• The “experience economy” – People are looking to buy experiences and personalised holidays, not hotel packages.
• “Workation” – The concept of being locationindependent, traveling and workingremotely will become more popular.
• Accessible travel – Due to the rising cost of travel, destinations that are accessible by low-cost and sustainable transport routes will be more sought after.
• “Travel Less, Travel Better” – People are looking to perfect their holidays and will seek the best locations and holidays which offer the best services
MORE IMPORTANTLY, SOCIAL MEDIA HAS CHANGED PEOPLE’S PRIORITIES AND THEIR PASSION POINTS.
• Creating limitless “Instagram Moments” - VIVE Saint Felix will be re-developed to provide limitless “Instagram moments through French-style “rustic and luxury” designs that visitors won’t find anywhere else in the area.
• My wellbeing: People are a lot more self-aware that the benefits of travelling are shifting more toward emotional health and wellness, as well as spending valuable time with family and friends.
LOCATION
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THE LUXURY FRENCH TOURISM MARKET
The luxury tourism market is projected to see substantial growth in the coming years due to a rise in inclination of people toward unique and exotic holiday experiences, a rise in the middle- and upper-class expenditure, greater interest of people to spend more time with family and friends, and growing aspiration of luxury travel through social media.
VIVE SAINT-FELIX:
THE HEART OF LUXURY FRANCE
VIVE Saint-Felix is situated in the small commune of Saint-Felix, next door to an 11th century church. VIVE Saint-Felix is highly accessible: by plane (1hr drive from Bordeaux airport); by train (45 mins drive to Angouleme station), or car (7 hours from Calais). The town of Chalais is 10 min drive with a large market every Monday, as well as a supermarket and restaurants. Many sought-after tourist attractions are within one hour’s drive: Cognac, Bordeaux (and Saint Emillion), the Dordogne. You can even visit Paris for the day: Saint-Felix is 45 mins from Angouleme, with a 2hr fast-train service to Paris.
From St Felix
VIVE SAINT-FELIX LUXURY TRAVEL & WELLBEING RETREAT
Luxury travel to VIVE Saint-Felix will provide customers with a hybrid experiences of unique, personal & attentive services, daily deliverers of French cuisine and an optional chef, lavish accommodation & amenities, and informative guides.
T H E V I V E M E T H O D
Personalisation
Nothing says high-end like an experience that has been tailored for our clients and only them.
Exclusivity
An exclusive experience will make our clients feel special which is what justifies the price of luxury
Authenticity
Our clients are looking for authenticity from the brand selling their experience.
W E L L B E I N G I N D E S I G N
Studies demonstrate a connection between design and physical health and wellbeing, inspiring a trend for architecture and design that takes its emotional impact into account. Every design aspect of VIVE Saint-Felix has considered wellbeing factors such as daylight, colour, acoustics, outdoor spaces, and scents. VIVE Saint-Felix will set a new frontier of luxury travel between wellness, activity and reset.
: THE VISION
VIVE SAINT-FELIX will be built to a high design specification, based on natural themes of the landscape with organic textures and locally-made material. Think of the vision as a "French-style “Soho Farmhouse” but more Mediterranean, authentic and private!
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