Caring
Our hosts and merchants support one another and combine their know-how to make the region and its local players shine.
Network of independent hosts and local professionals Stop being at the mercy
Stop being at the mercy
of the platforms.
Build your own future.
You've created a unique place. Yet your clients, your data and part of your margins still sit in the hands of intermediaries. Happy House brings together hosts who chose to take back control: sell better, keep their margins, secure their business over time and contribute to the local economy.
- 0% commission
- Direct bookings
- Powerful tools
What are our collective ambitions? We dream of a network
Discover our story and values
We dream of a network
where we rise together.
Happy House was born from the dream of giving independent hosts access to the same weapons as the major groups: tools, network, sales support, visibility, without suffering the harmful effects of the commissions that eat away at their margins.
We believe a successful stay starts with a confident, well-supported host, free to focus on what they do best: welcoming people.
We dream of a demanding and responsible system, where every villa, every guest house, every chalet becomes a link in a fairer hospitality chain.
What brings us together
Our values
Fair
We favour a form of tourism that benefits everyone, with respect for merchants, residents and travellers.
Welcoming
Our merchants welcome travellers like locals.
Convivial
At Happy House, every encounter is a chance to share a warm and genuine moment.
What we bring The tools and support
The tools and support
a host really needs.
Happy House is not yet another middleman. It is a partner network that invests in the success of every host.
Happy Link platform
Our included tool: quotes in two clicks, prospecting, loyalty card and enrichment of your customer base. Designed for independent hosts.
Support
A Happy House contact who knows your project, invites you to the right video calls and connects you with the right people.
Local partnerships
A network of craftspeople, producers and partner professionals around your establishment. Enough to enrich your travellers' stay.
Training & network
A continuous training path and a community of hosts and local professionals committed to their region's economy.
The network, beyond hosts
Not a host?
Happy House also opens up to those who bring a region to life.
You're a merchant or activity provider
Restaurant, bar, shop, bike, boat, ski and kayak rentals, tree-climbing park, zoo, museum: join the network's recommendation logic.
DiscoverYou represent your company's works council
Offer employees quality stays, at better value, in independent places.
DiscoverThey speak
The floor to thehosts of the network.
Every published testimonial is collected with explicit written consent. Section under construction: your partner hosts will soon be featured here.
Space reserved for a testimonial from a host in the network. Target format: 2–3 authentic sentences about the Happy House experience.
Second slot: a complementary testimonial, ideally from another type of accommodation (guest house, campsite, villa) to show the network's diversity.
The Happy House team Four artisans, one single commitment:
Four artisans, one single commitment:
your success as a host.
A team based in Toulouse, directly reachable, who knows each of its partner hosts personally. No anonymous service desk, no subcontracting.
Patrice Kermarrec
CEO
Julien Florence
Sales Director
Younes Khoujanes
Sales
Ruddy Marie-Luce
Growth Hacker
GDPR note: the photos and information about the team will only be published after written consent has been collected from each member (right of image + nominative publication).
Happy House Journal The network's view
All articles The network's view
ontomorrow's hospitality.
Analysis
Travel differently: why choose Happy House over Airbnb, Booking or VRBO?
In the age of the big faceless platforms, Happy House defends an alternative hospitality — more human, fairer, more authentic.
Host story
From family guest house to engaged network: a Happy House host's journey
Journey, motivations, network's impact on their business: a partner host looks back on their path.
Methodology
How Happy House recruits its eco-responsible hosts
Selection process, required environmental standards, path to the label: a behind-the-scenes look at the network.
Let's act Interested in the network?
Interested in the network?
Let's talk about it.
A few minutes are enough to figure out if we're a fit to work together. A member of our team calls you back within 48 hours.