La Girouardière in La Flèche: guest house & wellness center, an alternative to a hotel near the Zoo. Swimming pool, spa, table d'hôtes, adult stays and overnight packages.
La Girouardière in La Flèche
4-star guesthouse • Family & wellness home
Welcome to La Girouardière, your unexpected wellness oasis in Sarthe.
In La Flèche, in the heart of southern Sarthe, between Le Mans and Angers, near Baugé-en-Anjou and on the route to Saumur , discover a human-sized guest house where you come to sleep, breathe, slow down… and leave rested.
This location makes La Girouardière an ideal address for discovering the Sarthe, the Loir Valley and Anjou, but also for business travelers travelling between La Flèche, Le Mans, Baugé-en-Anjou, Angers and Saumur .
Whether you are on a weekend getaway as a couple , on a business trip, cycling, on the road to your holidays or passing through La Flèche for the Zoo, the Prytanée, an event at the Circuit du Mans, a wedding or a sporting event, we welcome you in the warm spirit of a family home.
Here, we love the simple and precious things: excellent bedding, calm, a warm welcome, a generous homemade buffet breakfast, a friendly table d'hôtes and the pleasure of taking your time.
Welcome to La Girouardière. Welcome to La Flèche.
What brings you to La Flèche?
Each stay begins with a different reason.
A day at the Zoo? A child's first day back at the Prytanée? A race at the Le Mans Circuit? A wedding? A business trip? A bike ride? A stop on the holiday route?
Whatever the reason that brings you to La Flèche, La Girouardière can become your drop-off point… and sometimes a nice surprise in the middle of the journey.
🦁 La Flèche Zoo
Are you planning a visit to the famous La Flèche Zoo ?
Stay at La Girouardière and transform your visit into a true getaway: a good night's sleep, a delicious breakfast and a relaxing moment before or after your day at the Zoo.
La Girouardière is also an address to remember for a night before or after a stay in the lodges of La Flèche Zoo .
→ Discover our accommodation near La Flèche Zoo
🎓 The National Military Academy of La Flèche
Is your child starting at the Prytanée National Militaire ?
Are you coming to attend a flag presentation, a ceremony, a competition, or simply to visit your child?
We welcome families from Paris and all regions of France who wish to stay in La Flèche before or after these important moments.
Arriving the day before allows you to avoid several hours of driving in the morning of a day already full of emotions.
→ Where to sleep near the Prytanée National Militaire de La Flèche?
🏁 The 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit
Are you coming to Sarthe for the 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 24 Hours of Le Mans Motorcycle Race, the 24 Hours of Le Mans Truck Race, Le Mans Classic or another event organized on the circuit?
After the atmosphere and intensity of your day in Le Mans, find the calm of La Girouardière in La Flèche.
A good night's sleep, a homemade breakfast… and you're ready to start a new day.
→ Discover our accommodation options for events at the Circuit du Mans
💍 A wedding or a reception
Are you invited to a wedding at Château d'Oyré or to a reception in the vicinity of La Flèche?
Stay close to your reception venue and the next morning enjoy the comfort of a guest house and our homemade buffet breakfast.
A particularly pleasant solution for guests coming from afar and wishing to extend their weekend in Sarthe.
→ Where to stay for a wedding at Château d'Oyré?
🚴 Cycling, running & the lakes of La Monnerie
Are you coming to La Flèche for a race, a trail run, a cycling event, gravel riding, or simply to enjoy the lakes of La Monnerie ?
La Girouardière welcomes participants to the various sporting events organised in La Flèche.
Arrive the day before, rest up and approach your event after a real night's sleep rather than after several hours of driving.
→ Discover our accommodation near the Monnerie lakes
🚗 A stop on the holiday route
Are you travelling across France towards Brittany, Vendée, La Rochelle, Île de Ré, Île d'Oléron, Bordeaux, Arcachon Basin or the Atlantic coast ?
Why try to see everything in just one day?
Make a stop in La Flèche.
Put down your suitcases, enjoy the house and the pool in season, dine according to our available packages, sleep… then hit the road again after a proper breakfast.
Transform a step into a parenthesis.
→ Stop in La Flèche on your holiday route
🎢 On the road to Puy du Fou
Are you heading to Puy du Fou or hitting the road again after your stay at the park?
La Girouardière can be a comfortable stopover before continuing your journey.
Rather than adding several hours of driving after an already busy day, treat yourself to a night in La Flèche.
→ Stop in La Flèche before or after Puy du Fou
🚴 La Flèche by bike – Accueil Vélo & Vélobuissonnière®
Are you travelling by bike, exploring the Sarthe and the Loir Valley or stopping in La Flèche during a cycle touring route?
La Girouardière is certified Accueil Vélo and welcomes cyclists for an overnight stopover as well as for a stay of several days.
La Flèche is notably crossed by La Vélobuissonnière® , a cycle route linking Alençon to Saumurand allowing you to discover the Sarthe and the Loir Valley in a different way, at the pace of a bicycle.
After several kilometers in the saddle, rediscover what really matters: a good shower, excellent bedding, the possibility of dinner on reservation and a generous breakfast the next day before hitting the road again.
La Girouardière is also an interesting location for participants in cycling, gravel, running and other sporting events around the Monnerie lakes .
A cycling stage where you take the time to slow down
Whether you are a cycle tourist, a touring traveler or simply a lover of beautiful rides, make La Girouardière your cycling stop in La Flèche .
Bike-friendly accommodation • Table d'hôtes (meals available upon reservation) • Breakfast • Comfortable bedding • Seasonal swimming pool • Wellness facilities (by reservation)
→ Discover our cyclist-friendly facilities and cycling holidays in La Flèche
💼 Are you travelling for work?
La Girouardière welcomes sales representatives, salespeople, technicians, consultants, craftsmen and professionals traveling to La Flèche and southern Sarthe from Monday to Friday.
Our location also allows us to accommodate professionals working occasionally in the areas of Baugé-en-Anjou, Le Mans, Angers, Saumur and the Loir Valley , who are looking for a comfortable place to rest in the evening.
Our business overnight packages in La Flèche are designed for those who are on the road all week: single room, excellent bedding, dinner according to the chosen package and breakfast.
For those who need to leave early, breakfast can be offered from 6:45 am , subject to our conditions.
In the evening, put the keys away.
We'll take care of the rest.
We take care of those who take to the road.
→ Discover our professional overnight packages in La Flèche
Sleep. Slow down. Breathe.
La Girouardière is not just a place to spend the night.
We have envisioned a family & wellness home where the stay truly begins when you put down your suitcases.
Our rooms offer different themes and levels of comfort to meet the needs of travelers passing through, professionals and couples coming to spend a few days in La Flèche.
Particular attention is paid to the quality of bedding and sleep .
Because here, a good night's sleep is part of the journey.
→ Discover our rooms and accommodations in La Flèche
Swimming pool & wellness in La Flèche
In fine weather, enjoy our 5 x 10 meter outdoor swimming pool , in the heart of a garden with exotic touches.
Palm trees, banana trees and vegetation create an unexpected atmosphere in Sarthe and naturally invite you to slow down.
To extend this moment, our wellness area also offers the following services by reservation:
♨️ Nordic hot tub
🔥 Sauna
💧 Sensory shower
After a day at the Zoo, several kilometers by bike, a day at the Le Mans Circuit or simply to celebrate a weekend for two, give yourself a moment for yourself.
→ Discover the wellness area of La Girouardière
In the morning, take your time
At La Girouardière, the homemade buffet breakfast is an integral part of the stay.
Each morning, enjoy a generous buffet featuring hot drinks, breads and treats, as well as various options to start the day off right.
Breakfast is served from 7am to 10am .
For our business travelers, an earlier service may be offered from 6:45 am , subject to our conditions.
Because a good day often starts around a good table.
Table d'hôtes in La Flèche: the pleasure of dining without getting back in the car
After a day at La Flèche ZooWhether you're on the road, cycling, on a business trip, or simply after enjoying the pool and garden, you may not feel like going out again to look for a restaurant.
At La Girouardière, we also like to host gatherings around the table .
Our table d'hôtes in La Flèche , offered from Monday to Friday by reservation, gives pride of place to generous, convivial and homemade cuisine.
Depending on the day and the season, you will find slow-cooked dishes and recipes that smell like home: beef bourguignon, blanquette, paella, sauerkraut, pâté lorrain , but also in the summer our tarte flambée and brazier evenings .
And because a good dinner deserves a touch of indulgence, our homemade desserts also accompany the evening: tiramisu, tarte Tatin, crumble, chocolate mousse, profiteroles, raspberry charlotte, chocolate fondant…
Table d'hôtes, charcuterie boards & overnight stays
Depending on your stay and our availability, several options allow you to dine at La Girouardière.
🍽️ Table d'hôtes
A real home-cooked meal to enjoy your evening without having to get back in the car.
🧀 Appetizer and dinner platters
A more relaxed and convivial formula to be enjoyed at a leisurely pace in La Girouardière.
💼 Professional milestone evening
A package designed for professionals combining accommodation, dinner and breakfast .
Our communal dining table and various other meal options are available by reservation and subject to availability.
→ Discover our table d'hôtes and dinner packages in La Flèche
A romantic getaway in La Flèche
Do you want to reconnect, slow down, and finally spend time together?
La Girouardière is gradually evolving into a house more dedicated to couples, wellness stays and adult travelers .
Swimming pool, garden, Nordic bath, sauna, good food and comfortable rooms make up a getaway where the goal can sometimes simply be to do nothing.
And that's perfectly fine.
→ Discover our couples' getaways and our wellness center in La Flèche
Discover La Flèche, the Sarthe, the Loir Valley & Anjou
The location of La Girouardière makes it easy to travel between Sarthe, the Loir Valley and Anjou .
Take advantage of your stay to discover, among other things:
🦁 La Flèche Zoo
🌿 The Monnerie Lakes
🏰 The Château du Lude
🏰 Baugé Castle
🏰 Angers Castle
🌳 The Loir Valley
🚴 La Vélobuissonnière®
🏁 Le Mans and its famous circuit
The location of La Flèche also makes it easy to continue your explorations towards Baugé-en-Anjou, Angers and Saumur..
A single night can thus become the starting point of a real weekend in Sarthe and Anjou .
→ What to do and see around La Flèche?
A house on a human scale
La Girouardière deliberately cultivates a peaceful and welcoming atmosphere.
There are no large hotel complexes here.
A house, a garden with exotic touches, a few bedrooms and the pleasure of hosting.
Our establishment is gradually shifting towards a clientele of couples and business travelers , with particular attention paid to peace and quiet and respect for everyone's rest.
That is also our definition of well-being.
Are you looking for a place to stay in La Flèche?
Are you looking for a hotel in La Flèche , a bed and breakfast with a pool , accommodation near La Flèche Zoo , the Prytanée National Militaire , the Monnerie lakes , or a room for an event?24 Hours of Le Mans circuit, wedding accommodation at Château d'Oyré , a table d'hôtes in La Flèche , a business overnight stay , Accueil Vélo accommodation on La Vélobuissonnière® or simply a beautiful place to break up the journey?
Welcome to La Girouardière.
4-star guesthouse • Table d'hôtes (set menu) • Bike-friendly • Swimming pool • Wellness center • Homemade buffet breakfast • Overnight stays for business travelers
📍 La Flèche – South Sarthe
Between Le Mans and Angers • Near Baugé-en-Anjou • Route to Saumur
La Girouardière
An unexpected oasis of well-being in Sarthe.
The art of slowing down.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is La Girouardière a hotel in La Flèche?
La Girouardière is a guesthouse and wellness center in La FlècheOffering an experience similar to that of a small boutique hotel: independent rooms, excellent bedding, buffet breakfast, Wi-Fi, parking, seasonal swimming pool, communal dining, and wellness services. Its small size allows it to maintain a more personal and welcoming atmosphere.
Is La Girouardière Adults Only?
La Girouardière is gradually evolving towards an experience dedicated to adults , couples, friends, and business travelers. Several accommodations are designed for an adult clientele. During this transition, the Suite des Retrouvailles also remains accessible to families with teenagers aged 12 and up.
Where to stay near La Flèche Zoo?
La Girouardière is located a few minutes from La Flèche Zoo and offers rooms, suites and unusual accommodation with buffet breakfast, seasonal swimming pool and wellness services.
Where to sleep and eat in La Flèche?
La Girouardière offers its guests a table d'hôtes from Monday to Friday by reservation . It allows you to dine directly on site after a day at La Flèche Zoo, a long journey, a tourist stopover or a business trip.
Is there a bed and breakfast with a spa in La Flèche?
La Girouardière features a wellness area with a Nordic whirlpool bath and sauna , accessible by reservation. Some couples' packages may include accommodation, breakfast, and wellness services.
Where to host a business overnight stay in La Flèche?
La Girouardière welcomes business travelers and offers overnight packages in La Flèche combining a private room, dinner, and breakfast. For business departures, breakfast can be served from 6:45 am upon request.
Is it possible to stay in La Girouardière during a cycling stopover?
Yes. La Girouardière is certified Accueil Vélo and welcomes cyclists alone, as a couple or with friends stopping over in La Flèche and the Loir Valley.
Is it possible to stop at La Girouardière during a long journey?
Yes. Its location in La Flèche, between Le Mans and Angers , makes it a convenient stop for travelers crossing France towards the Atlantic coast, Brittany, or heading north towards Northern France and Northern Europe. The weekday dinner service allows guests to enjoy a meal without having to drive again.
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