L'ESCAPADE

Name

L'ESCAPADE

Legal name

SAS L'ESCAPADE

Website

https://lescapade.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mountain vacation chalet rentals and leisure property sales

NAICS

Traveler Accommodation (7211)

SIC

Hotels, Rooming Houses, Camps & Other Lodging Places (7000)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTHAMAEAD

Luxury Chalets & Ski-In/Ski-Out Homes

Travel & Hospitality/Vacation Rentals & Short-Term Stays/Luxury Villas & Premium Rentals

SECONDARYBPAJAFAI

Vacation & Short-Term Rental Management

Business & Public Services/Real Estate Services (Brokerage, Property Management)/Residential Property Management

SECONDARYTHAMAKAI

Owner Services, Reporting & Portfolio Administration

Travel & Hospitality/Vacation Rentals & Short-Term Stays/Vacation Rental Property Management & Co-Hosting

Keywords

• Vacation rental park
• Mountain chalet rentals
• Leisure residential park
• Holiday cottage rentals
• Chalet property sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Estavar

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Chalet Vacation Rental: Rental of wooden chalets/bungalows for vacation stays. The park manages 57 emplacements of 200m² and 300m² under hotel regime. Chalets accommodate 4-6 persons with nightly rates ranging from €58-202 depending on season and chalet type.
2. Chalet Ownership/Property Sales: Sale of Habitations Légères de Loisirs (HLL) - lightweight leisure accommodations. Customers can purchase chalets on the 6.788 hectare park. The company manages plot rentals and facilitates property transactions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

L'Escapade operates a Parc Résidentiel de Loisirs (Residential Leisure Park) in Estavar, French Catalan Pyrenees, offering year-round rental of seven distinct wooden chalet models (28–44 m², accommodating 4–6 persons) on 57 emplacements. The company also sells Habitations Légères de Loisirs (HLL) chalets to individual buyers under a hotel management regime, with plots of 200 m² and 300 m². Operations combine direct-to-consumer nightly rentals, multi-night stays, and one-time property sales.

Product overview

L'Escapade is a Parc Résidentiel de Loisirs (Residential Leisure Park) offering vacation cottage rentals in the French Catalan Pyrenees. The company provides seven distinct wooden cottage models for seasonal rental: Bleuet (28 m², 4 persons), Perce-Neige (4 persons), Rossignol (33 m², 4/6 persons), Bouton d'Or 1 (35 m² with mezzanine, 6 persons), Bouton d'Or 2 (6 persons with mezzanine), Reine des Prés (44 m² with mezzanine, 6 persons, PMR accessible), and Fauvette (35 m² with mezzanine, 6 persons). Additionally, the company offers three chalet models for purchase under the Habitation Légère de Loisirs (HLL) ownership program: Rossignol, Fauvette, and Roitelet, with plots of 200 m² and 300 m² managed under hotel regime. The park operates 57 emplacements and is open year-round.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• Ciela Village: French operator of small-to-mid sized vacation parks (camping + chalets) in regional/nature destinations. Comparable business model in terms of scale, customer type and direct-to-consumer distribution.
• Huttopia: French operator of nature-based cabin and canvas vacation parks across France and Europe. Closest direct comparable to L'Escapade's model of wooden chalet accommodations in natural settings with on-site amenities and year-round operations.
• Les Castels: French network of independent campsites and chalet parks. Operates a similar mid-scale French vacation park model with wooden chalet rentals and seasonal leisure offerings in regional destinations.
• Sunêlia: French network of independent 4- and 5-star campsites with chalet offerings in nature destinations. Similar position to L'Escapade in terms of mid-scale regional park model and family-oriented mountain/leisure positioning.
• Terres de France: French vacation park operator offering chalet and mobile-home rentals across regional French destinations. Directly comparable in product type (wooden chalets), customer base (families) and operating model.
• Yelloh! Village: Network of upscale French campsites and chalet parks. Comparable in offering premium chalet rentals in regional destinations with multilingual direct booking infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Odalys Vacances: French vacation rental operator with a large portfolio of apartments and chalets across mountain and regional destinations. Overlaps with L'Escapade in mountain destination lodging and French family/seasonal customer base.
• Pierre & Vacances / Center Parcs: Leading European vacation residence operator with both Pierre & Vacances (urban/regional residences) and Center Parcs (forest/village resorts). Broader scale and brand, but overlaps with L'Escapade in offering managed chalet-style accommodations in nature destinations.
• Tohapi / Vacanceselect: European operator of vacation parks (camping/chalets) across France and neighboring countries. Comparable at the product level (chalet rentals) but at significantly greater scale and with broader geographic reach.

Regional players

• Lodges & Spas de France / Madame Vacances: French operator specializing in alpine and mountain chalet rentals, particularly in the French Alps. Same customer base (mountain/seasonal leisure travelers) but focused on the Alps rather than the Pyrenees, so geographically distinct rather than directly competitive.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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