Client and Objective
Creation of a website for the Au Pied du Frêne gîte, which offers unusual accommodation in the heart of nature in Herzeele.
Deliverables
- Models and prototypes
- WordPress training
- Web maintenance
Website
On-line
2025
Project details
Client presentation
The Au Pied du Frêne lodge is located in Herzeele, in the heart of the Flemish countryside in Hauts-de-France. It offers three unusual cabins providing a rustic, warm, and environmentally friendly experience. The atmosphere is cozy and authentic, in a preserved natural setting, with little extras (playgrounds, animals, local delicacies) that surprise and delight visitors.
Objectives
The main objective entrusted to the web agency Dawa was to create an attractive, intuitive, and functional website to showcase the accommodations and encourage bookings. The site must:
- Highlight the eco-friendly, unique, and welcoming character of the lodge in a modern and vibrant way.
- Enable simple, fast, and reliable online booking, integrating secure payments.
- Ensure seamless availability management by synchronizing calendars with platforms such as Airbnb and Booking.com to avoid duplicate bookings and ensure real-time updates.
- Offer a pleasant interface, accessible to all types of visitors, free from technical jargon, and reflecting the conviviality of the place.
Solution
To meet these needs, the Dawa agency implemented a comprehensive solution:
- WordPress Technology
The site was designed using the WordPress CMS, offering an easy-to-administer interface and plugin options to manage online bookings and payments, while allowing the lodge team to effortlessly update content. - Integrated Online Booking and Payment System
A simple and intuitive module allows visitors to check availability, book their cabin, and pay directly on the site. All of this is seamless for the guest, without having to use other platforms. - Calendar Synchronization
The site’s calendars are connected in real time to platforms such as Airbnb, Booking.com, and others. This ensures availability is always up-to-date, simplifying management for the owner and avoiding booking conflicts. For the user, this ensures a smooth and reliable experience. - Modern, vibrant, and intuitive design
- The design is resolutely modern and welcoming: large-format images of welcoming cabins, natural colors, and legible and elegant typography.
- Navigation is simple: immediate access to the reception, cabins, reservations, and contact information from the main menu.
- The sections are well balanced between visuals and text, which emphasizes the ecological and family atmosphere while remaining simple and practical.
- Content accessible to all
The descriptions are clear: the natural setting, accommodations, and available services (homemade breakfasts, children’s playground) are presented in an engaging and easy-to-understand manner.
Results
Thanks to this achievement, the Au Pied du Frêne gîte now has a modern, aesthetically pleasing, and user-friendly website, perfectly reflecting the warm and eco-friendly spirit of the accommodations. The online booking tool is reliable, intuitive for visitors, and efficient for the owner. Automatic calendar synchronization with external platforms ensures duplicate-free management and significant time savings.
A WordPress-based website meets the gîte’s needs: attracting, informing, attracting, and converting visitors into customers, while simplifying internal management.
