What future for the Lassus hotel-restaurant created 113 years ago?

What will become of the Lassus hotel-restaurant after 113 years of good and loyal service? In 2023, the site was sold to a new owner, with a clause for continuity of services until December 15, 2024. The deadline is approaching and uncertainty remains. The Lassus hotel-restaurant is an institution in the village. Memories. In 1911, Sébastien and Marguerite Lassus bought a small house on the village square. The Lassus café is born, Sébastien becomes a lemonade maker. Son Pierre Lassus and his wife Rose take over and open 5 rooms only during the summer season. In 1960-1963, room for modernization, with one more floor on the menu, a restaurant room, 7 new rooms, central heating for the winter season. A particularity, every Sunday afternoon, the site offers a free dance for customers and villagers in the hotel garage, with a mechanical piano which was quickly replaced by a 78 rpm record player. Another tradition that has lasted for decades, in the middle of August, is the Cargolade at the Etang du Ticou. The restaurant was closed, all the customers and locals came to Ticou for a huge grill with 5,000 snails. The hotel-restaurant is reaching cruising speed.

1972, a drama, Michel Lassus, the son dies accidentally stuck in a snowdrift. In homage, the Bolquère stadium bears his name. In 1984, Jacqueline (née Lassus) and Gérard Chancel took over and built customer loyalty. Then, a new step, in 2006, Maryline and Philippe Vallero bought the hotel and renovated it, keeping a family spirit. After 18 years and the Covid pandemic, they sold in 2023 and took over a restaurant in a nearby town. Since this summer, guests have been welcomed at the hotel without catering. On December 15, Maryline will definitely turn the page. What future does the new owner propose? Despite several requests, he did not wish to respond to our requests.