Four if us stayed with Valerie for a week in Feb as a base to ski in La Mongie - some 20 mins up the road. Valerie is a truly excellent host, with fine food all locally sourced, plenty of wine and engaging conversation! She took the trouble to check what we liked to eat (easy, as we tried anything)... More

Stayed from 3rd - 10th January 2013 and couldn't have been more impressed. We were welcomed with a beer after an episode at Toulouse airport waiting for skiis that didn't arrive. After showing us around her lovely old town-house Valerie then fed us the most wonderful 4 course meal. Like others, we had intended to eat out some evenings, but... More

I had four days cycling the Pyrenees and watching the Tour de France, for which Valerie's is perfectly located in the pretty town of Bagnères de bigorre. The Tourmalet is only half an hour ride away, and most other famous climbs of the Pyrenees are within reach within a day Our intention had been to eat out after a day... More

Valerie provides a very welcome oasis for the weary traveller at her beautiful authenic French residence, in the centre of Bagneres d'Bigorre. My wife and I were greeted to a cool beer on arrival, which was very welcome after a long days drive.We were also fully briefed with what the local area has to offer, before being shown to our... More

We werent sure what to expect as we had not organised to stay at Valeries. We were warmly greeted by Valerie with some refreshing cold beers after our trip along the coast. The plan was to meet my brother and mate and ride some of the Pyrenean cols of the tour. The town is well located to many of the... More

The is the second time we have stayed at Valerie's and as always she provided a fantastic atmosphere with good food and excellent company. We were pointed in the direction of the slopes and local walks which were all highly recommended and did not fail to impress! The local food she provided was fantastic and we will most definitely be... More

We were lucky enough to stay with Valerie over Christmas in December 2011 and to say we had a wonderful stay would be an understatement. We were collected from the airport in Lourdes by a smiley Valerie who instantly put the group at ease and. Upon arrival at the B&B we were very impressed with the lovingly restored French townhouse... More

We took a leap of faith and landed safely in Valerie's lap. Let me explain. From 7,000 miles away, I was looking for a place to stay as a base for some hiking in the French Pyrenees. I am generally not a fan of B&Bs (too cloying), but the reviews of Valerie's intrigued me because they were so consistently good.... More

As others have said, we'd really like to keep Valerie's a secret but we owe it to her to spread the word! We had a really relaxing time staying in Bagneres de Bigorre as a base for skiing/boarding in the Pyrenees. The trip between Bagneres and La Mongie only takes about 30 mins, and after a day on the slopes... More