La Manufacture Royale: tranquility, elegance, and design in the French countryside, a small hotel that stands as a destination in its own right.
Location: Lectoure, Occitanie, France
Our services: Creative direction, styling and photography
Need sensory storytelling for your hotel?
The Challenge
In the quiet village of Lectoure in Occitanie, France, the brief for La Manufacture Royale was clear: make rest and self-care the promise. The hotel needed a story that conveyed calm and authenticity—beyond its amenities—and a versatile image library for web, social media, email, and press.
Our Approach
Our Content Studio developed a sensory narrative instead of a feature list. Soft daylight, genuine materials, and inviting rooms that encourage guests to slow down were photographed across different times of day, forming a unified image collection that evokes calm and self-care from morning to night.
The Results
A coherent promise travelers can feel before arrival, expressing the hotel’s quiet, design-led character to attract the right guests. Through content strategy, creative direction, and photography, we delivered editorial galleries and sensory, lived-in room imagery that supports direct bookings and turns concepts into tangible experiences.
Team:
Ester | Sensory Travel founder | Creative direction, set styling, and photography
TESTIMONIAL
“Ester translated our house into feelings—light, calm, and care—rather than just rooms. The images provided us with a clear, design-led narrative across all our channels, making our story feel more cohesive and tangible to future travelers. Because the visuals set accurate expectations, they naturally filter for the right audience; guests arrive already aligned with who we are. Working with her was effortless and deeply respectful of our place.”