No Calais. Harry Potter fans, we have found the perfect cottage for you!
Through Florian Brassart
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UN magical place opened its doors in December 2021 in the small village ofAttin (Pas-de-Calais)located a few kilometers from the beaches of the Opal Coast. Juliette and Thibaut created a Harry Potter themed cottage. The weekends are already full until June! We’ll give you a guided tour.
A storage room transformed into a gîte
The young couple was not, however, predestined to this. “It was not at all a lodging at the base. It was a space to store tools, equipment…”, confides Juliette. “But we thought we could make it a nice place to welcome the family and the children. »
Little by little, the Attinois realized that they had a jewel in their hands. The Harry Potter theme came later, thanks to Thibaut. “My husband is a big fan. He removed objects that were in our room, there was not too much room. Why not dedicate a piece to that? He dreamed of it, ”she says.
Welcome to The Marauders Shack!
The room that was used as a tote has therefore become The Marauders Hut. “We put all the comforts into it and we focused on the little details. Finally, especially Thibaut, a great admirer of the saga imagined by JK Rowling. “It’s a trait of his personality. He is clueless on this subject. Some travelers find details not found in the movies but only in books”, she assures.
So much so that if you’re curious, you’ll find a secret passage which will lead to a “cocooning” room. “We have developed a small wooden hiding place. It has become the main attraction of the lodge. Children, teenagers, adults… Everyone falls under its spell. »
Juliette and Thibaut have even invested in disguises to push the experience to its climax. “We are very thorough. We didn’t go into this to do things by halves. Inevitably, this atypical lodging is a great success. But first a local success, to the great surprise of the owners.
Discover the gite’s secret hideout
“We added that we were going to reach a lot of Lille and Parisians, but we mainly host people from the sector, from the countryside next door. Even residents of our village have booked nights. We are really surprised, ”she explains.
The couple still received Germans recently and could have welcomed English people if the health situation allows it. Fans of the universe are the target of this accommodation but some come for its original side.
“Some customers did not know Harry Potter but they were appreciated. It’s the atypical side of the accommodation that they liked, they felt good there,” says Juliette.
If you plan to go there, prefer the week… “We were taken by storm for the February holidays. All our Saturday evenings are taken until June. The Attinois are even starting to have reservations for the month of July!
This success could lead the couple to consider creating a second gîte. “Why not? This is one of the lines of thought.” Ready for a magical night?
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