The story behind "Gîte Dézéry"

Gîte Dézéry is a bed & breakfast that’s been around forever in my neighborhood, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie.

It’s a family business, and if there’s one thing about me, it’s that I LOVE helping my people.

This site is super simple—just some info about the Gîte, its rooms, and a contact form to book a stay. The owner really didn’t want a transactional site. He actually cares about every guest and prefers talking to them directly. For him, it’s about building a connection so people keep coming back, year after year.

Using Astro.js

These days, everyone and their dog is using Next.js for everything.

Me? Astro just makes sense. I can use whatever framework I want for any component. Most of the time, I stick to vanilla JS or Svelte for reusable components (unless I’m using Shadcn, since that’s React). For CMS, there’s a ton of options, but I usually go with Strapi.

Design

Black foreground on a white background.

Images with a small border radius.

Hover layout animations.

Less is more: keep it clean, keep it simple.