The Hôtel de Toiras has just been awarded the prestigious 5 Star classification by Hervé Novelli, the National Secretary of Tourism, making it the first 5 Star Hotel on the Ile de Ré and in the Poitou Charente region.
"Obtaining the 5th star is the result of tireless, conscientious and attentive team work since the opening in 2004 but especially in
2009” explains Olivia Le Calvez.
Everyone at the Hôtel de Toiras would like to sincerely thank all our guests for accompanying us on this journey and for their continued support.
THE GABARET'S TOWER
The Gabarets were a family of Lords on the Ile de Ré whose birthplace was where the Hotel de Toiras can now be found.
The acquistion of the Gabaret's Tower in 2008 allowed the creation of 3 new bedrooms and suites, making a total of 20;
Today, the hotel offers the most spacious bedrooms on the Ile de Ré with a minimum size of 23m2 for a superior double room.
PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON
Born in Pope’s Creek, George Washington, the first President of the United States, was an ancestor of Nicolas Martiau, a "Huguenot" ancestor from Isle de Ré who was the first French immigrant in Virginia, America. This ingenious militant, justice of peace, Member of Parliament and Jameston local war welcomed by "York town" in 1631 to the land of George Washington, where he fought in 1781 against the English troops.
As a result of his involvement during the seven year war 1754-1763, and his involvement in the American Revolution, George Washington became a victorious captain of his American troops. After the conflict, he was involved in both the writing of the American Constitution and the two first presidential elections.
AZIYADE
The historical focal point of this room is the passionate yet tragic tale of Pierre Loti, a young lieutenant from the English Navy, who was stationed in Salonique. While wandering through the village, behind the window of a harem, he saw the face of Aziyadé, a beautiful young woman with green eyes. He fell in love with the Turkish woman and with their customs and culture. Pierre Loti followed his young love to Istambul where he offered his services to the Turkish Tsar. It is trough this story of "condemned" love, tainted by melancholy and tragic fate that we experience the emotion and torment of this writer.
EVANGELINE
In honor of his heroine, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow created a symbolic yet mythical character to illustrate the excellence of l’Acadie. This poem relates to the cruel separation from her love Gabriel Lajeunesse, a result of the hash deportation from "Grand Pré", New Scotland in 1755. After many long turbulent years of searching for him, amongst the conflict of the French & English, Evangeline found Gabriel in Philadelphia where he tragically died in her arms. Through Evangeline, the writer allows us to honor the relationship between l’Acadie and Poitou Charentes, more specifically "Brouage", a small old port renowned for its salt and for the war.
This explains the relationship created by "Samuel de Champlain", the father of this new French world, who established the first colony in Canada specifically in Acadie, with the French population who immigrated to Canada in the XVII century with the vast majority coming from Poitou, l’Aunis and Saintonge. In the XX century, half of the Canadian population have heritage dating back to the Poitevine-saintongeaise.
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