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lists only small hotels
offering a calm, friendly and relaxing environment. Hotels, which range
from
four-star to
two-star, and even unclassified hotels and upscale B&Bs, are hand-picked
for their location, qualities and amenities. The IHI directory
gives
priority to country hotels, hotels beside the sea, or town
hotels
in quiet locations away from the noise of busy streets, and offering
good value for money.
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Upper
Normandy
Yport
- west of Fécamp
(76 Seine Maritime) Hotel-Pub
Sirène ** or the Mermaid, (not
the Siren !) in English. Small seaside hotel with good size rooms in
the quiet fishing port of Yport. Very friendly
welcome and the
restaurant gets plenty of praise from French travellers, though seems
to be comparatively unknown by visitors from elsewhere. Book directly
with the hotel.
Near
Dieppe (76 Seine Maritime) Hotel
Manoir de Graincourt. *** Five
miles east of Dieppe, a couple of miles inland, this is a traditional
style manor in the heart of the Normandy countryside, built
in the 19th century. More an upscale
B&B
than a hotel, the Manoir offers high quality accommodation, and has a
biliards room and a games room. Highly recommended by people who have
stayed there.
Saint
Marcel, near Giverny and Vernon (27 Eure)
The ** Hotel
Baryton
is
conveniently located ten minutes from Monet's garden and house and the
Impressionist museum at Giverny, and a few minutes' walk from
the
banks of the Seine. The rooms are small but clean and comfortable, and
the hotel is reasonably priced .
Lower
Normandy
Bayeux
- west of Caen
(14 - Calvados).
Hotel Lion d'Or
Classic traditional three-star hotel in a quiet location in
central Bayeux. Comfortable rooms. Lots of good reviews. Conveniently
located
for D-Day tours and for the Bayeux tapestry museum. The lounge area has
memorabilia of people who have stayed here, including one French
president and two British prime ministers.
Bayeux
(14 - Calvados).
Hotel Reine Mathilde
** Excellent value two star hotel in quiet central location
in historic Bayeux, just a few yards from the
cathedral, the
tapestry museum and the D-Day tours pick-up point. Rooms small but
adequate and clean. Staff friendly and welcoming . Both the hotel and
the restaurant get excellent reviews.
Near Bayeux
(14 - Calvados).
Chateau de Goville Easy
access to the D-Day beaches, Cotentin and
Mont Saint Michel. The 18th century Chateau de Goville has been in the
same family for 200 years; today it is a quality three star boutique
hotel, with rooms decorated with antique furniture, an authentic
château experience. Dinner is available if booked in advance.
Honfleur
- south of le Havre
(14 Calvados)
the Hotel
Monet
** is located five minutes walk from the centre and
harbour
of this popular small seaside resort. At the top end of the two-star
bracket, it is good value by seaside resort standards, and gets plenty
of good reviews as a clean, calm and welcoming hotel. Rooms with
private terraces, bar, free parking.
Courseulles-sur-Mer - north of Caen (14 Calvados) The ** Hotel la Pêcherie
is a charming ** seaside hotel located 100 yards from Juno Beach, in
this small Normandy seaside town. Six rooms, restaurant with views to
the sea. Both hotel and restaurant get very good reviews, as does the
friendliness of the staff and the welcome. Excellent base for
discovering the sites of the Normandy landings. Free car parking
Cormeilles - Pays de Caux between Rouen and Caen (27 - Eure) The Auberge du Président
- a good quality two star hotel - is a typical Norman country inn, and
has been recently renovated. It has a spa and a sauna, and a garden,
and provides free parking. A clean, comfortable and friendly hotel,
with a good quality restaurant serving Norman specialities.
Visiting
Normandy in the summer months?
Hotels can book up fast in busy periods, so book early to avoid
disappointment.
Near
Avranches (50, Manche) Le
Moulin de Ducey *** Fifteen minutes from Mont Saint Michel,
quiet boutique hotel in a peaceful environment, beside the river in the
small Norman town of Ducey. A very friendly welcome is assured in this
old converted watermill. The hotel provides good breakfasts, and there
is a bar but no restaurant. However there are restaurants within
walking distance. This hotel gets excellent reviews. Very good
value.
St.
Germain sur Ay, Cotentin (50, Manche) La
Ferme des Mares.*** On the west coast
of the Cotentin peninsula, less than two miles from a great sandy
beach, Ferme des Mares is a delightful and refined guesthouse in a
peaceful rural location. It has 10 guest rooms, gardens and a
well recommended and reasonably priced restaurant.
Near
Valognes (50, Manche) Manoir
de Savigny.***
this 500-year old Normandy manor house is set in its own grounds in the
middle of the Cotentin peninsula, south of Cherbourg. Very favourable
reviews. Restaurants in nearby Valognes, 3 km away. An ideal base for
visiting the area from the Normandy beaches to Mont Saint Michel.
Le
Mont Saint Michel (50, Manche) Auberge
Saint Pierre.***
Clean and generally comfortable hotel half way up the Mont. A place to
choose for the charm of a night actually on the Mount. Fairly small
rooms, but clean and comfortable. And don't forget that you'll need to
walk to the hotel from the car park, which is outside the walls.
Restaurant gets reasonable reviews.
Le
Mont Saint Michel (50, Manche) Hotel
le Mouton Blanc.** This is all about
location. Staying on the rock overnight, after the day visitors have
gone, is a special experience. Le Mouton is cheaper than other hotels,
and adequate for most visitors . Rooms are simple and not large, but
you don't expect big rooms in the restricted area of the Mount. The
restaurant gets mixed reviews - not surprising considering the tourist
trap location.
Bagnoles
de l'Orne - south of Flers (61 Orne)
The ** Bagnoles
hotel certainly
deserves more than its two stars. Located in Bagnoles de l'Orne, in the
very south of Normandy, and in the heart of the Normandy-Maine nature
reserve, this is a clean attractive modern 20-room hotel, with
garden terrace and restaurant. Both the hotel and the
restaurant
score top marks in user reviews for cleanliness, comfort, staff and
value.
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Normandy
is divided into two regions, lower Normandy, capital Caen, and upper
Normandy, capital Rouen. The Normandy Beaches, the region's most widely
visited site, are on the north-facing coast of lower Normandy, in the
department of Calvados, no 14 on the map. The centre from which tours
depart for the Normandy Beaches is the small town of Bayeux, equally
famous for its magnificent medieval tapestry depicting the conquest of
England by William the Conqueror in 1066.
Other
big attractions in Normandy include Monet's house and Garden
at
Giverny, in the Seine valley between Rouen and Paris (in department
27), and the historic city of Rouen, with its mediaeval cathedral and
old clock tower. The Normandy countryside is famed for its
half-timbered houses, its fields and paddocks, its cider orchards, and
its most famous cheese Camembert.
Tourist
information for the regions of northern France
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