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France is fully open for
tourism, and hotels are operating normally. There are no restrictions on people entering
France, but older visitors are advised to be up to date with their
vaccinations. The situation may change at any time .
The risks are mathematically smaller in
smaller hotels, with less rooms and less guests, than they are in big
hotels. Besides, independent establishments, particularly those that
are family-run, have a huge interest in making sure they remain
virus-free, as their very survival could depend on it.
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Hotels
in the Charentes,
Dordogne, & Aquitaine
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Cheapest rooms generally at least 150 € per
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travellers
looking for budget accommodation.
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to season.
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Hotel with swimming pool.
Hotel in
a rural location.
Environment-friendly green hotel -
hôtel vert
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Hotel at the seaside.
Hotels in the Charentes
- St
Preuil, near Cognac (16 Charente)
Le
relais de Saint Preuil
***
€€€
Small, quality hotel on the edge of the vineyards, 20 minutes from
Cognac. Outdoor pool, fitness centre, sauna, tennis court . 9
rooms, and a restaurant serving local produce. Free bicycle hire;
Cognac distillery tours organised.
- Jarnac
Champagne (17 Charente Maritime)
Hôtel
le Relais
€
A small village hotel in a quiet location. Seven rooms; restaurant just
across the road. Very friendly welcome, and good value for money. 17 km
from A10 motorway
- La
Rochelle (17 Charente Maritime)
Hotel
Saint Nicolas
Located
in
the heart of
the old town, close to the old port and in a quiet side street. The
rooms are reasonably spacious though not vast, and the the hotel is
very clean and welcoming. There is internal parking if reserved in
advance.
- Ile
de Ré (17 Charente Maritime)
Hotel
La Marée
***
Guests have little but praise for this independent three star
hotel with pool, beside the sea on the island of
Ré. Clean
rooms,
friendly and attentive staff, good restaurant, good location, and much
appreciated on account of its good value for money.
- Trizay,
near Rochefort (17 Charente Maritime)
Silence
hotel les Jardins du Lac ***
Three
miles from Rochefort with its maritime museum and royal ropeworks, this
hotel is a haven of peace, overlooking lakes. Simple but good sized and
comfortable rooms, a good restaurant, and friendly and helpful staff.
Hotels in the Dordogne
- Brantôme,
(
24 Dordogne)
The Moulin
de l'Abbaye
****
The Abbey Mill Hotel is a charming and reasonably priced four-star
hotel with 20 rooms, on the banks of the River Dronne. It boasts a
Michelin starred restaurant and two other restaurants close by. Hotel
and restaurant get great reviews. ,
- Le
Bugue, ( 24 Dordogne)
The
Logis le Cygne
** €
The "Swan inn" is a charming two-star hotel, beside the river
Vezère
in the village of Le Bugue, a short distance from the river
Dordogne and the prehistoric sites of the Dordogne. Eleven rooms,
excellent restaurant with terrace; helpful staff -
the
manager speaks good English. ,
- Near
Aubeterre sur Dronne, ( 24 Dordogne)
The Château
Le Mas de Montet **** €€€
A
beautiful typical Dordogne château, set in its own grounds,
near
the "most beautiful village" of Aubeterre sur Dronne. Ten rooms,
restaurant, swimming pool. Friendly welcoming staff, beautiful gardens,
restaurant using local produce.
- Meyrals,
( 24 Dordogne)
The Hotel
de la Ferme Lamy
***
about 30 miles from Bergerac; 12-room three star hotel with a
good restaurant offering local cuisine; heated outdoor pool,
bar
and air- conditioning. Located on a hill with views over the
surrounding countryside. Very peaceful location near main Dordogne
tourist attractions.
- Sorges
(24 Dordogne)
:
Logis
Auberge de la Truffe -
located in the
world's truffles capital, this is a small attractive three star hotel
with 23 rooms. Its restuarant offers superb cuisine, in the best
Perigord style. There is a garden, a sauna and pool
Hotels in Bordeaux area and south
- Bordeaux
- centre
(33 Gironde)
:
Hotel
Acanthe -
Two-star hotel near the river in the old part of Bordeaux,
ideal for visitors without a car. Friendly welcome, good breakfasts.
Rooms quite small, but for the price you can't expect big rooms in a
city-centre location. Tram stop nearby.
- Pauillac,
near Bordeaux -
(33 Gironde)
:
Hotel
le Vignoble -
***
Ideal base for discovering the Bordeaux vineyards, this
modern
but traditional hotel with restaurant is quietly located beside the
Gironde estaury at Pauillac, 50 km north of Bordeaux. This is the heart
of the Médoc, the area where many of the finest wines are
produced.
- Saint
Emilion -
(33 Gironde)
:
Chateau
Grand Barrail - €€€
****
Four-star château hôtel, surrounded by vineyards in
the heart of the
Saint Emilion wine area. Renovated in 2009. Restaurant, spa, fitness
room, outdoor pool, grounds, close to historic St. Emilion, and a good
base for
exploring the area between Bordeaux and the Dordogne.
- Biscarosse
- (40 - Landes)
Logis
les Vagues
- good clean ** hotel, with bikes for hire. In a quiet location in this
small seaside resort in the heart of the Landes department, between the
pine forests and the large sandy beaches, this 27 bedroom hotel gets
lots of good reviews. Restaurant, landscaped gardens, minigolf,
friendly and welcoming atmosphere.
- Saint
Cricq Chalosse
(40 Landes)
Hôtel
la Petite Couronne
A small recently-built environmentally certified
hotel with 10 clean spacious rooms, standing in its own
grounds in a rural
location. Dutch owners. Outdoor pool, restaurants nearby. The hotel is
located near Orthez, an hour from the coast and 40 minutes from the
Pyrenees. Higly recommended.
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Hotel star
ranking
in France:
Stars
are usually a guide to quality, but not always, since in France they
are
attributed in function of amenities and services provided, but not
necessarily the
quality of those amenities. The system was revised in 2009, and though
it is now more flexible than before, the classification still
remains amenity based , rather than quality based.
This
directory includes several
hotels which, in terms of quality, do not have as many stars as one
might expect.