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(More customer reviews)Do you dream of renting a car and roaming France wherever a tree-lined road takes you? Of being able to be captivated by the flowers and stones of a quiet town and wish you could stay one night? This book is the English translation of the Guide Routard, relied upon by the French for their vacations with dead-on descriptions of hotels and restaurants most of us can afford. With this book you can confidently soujourn so far off the beaten path that you may well be the only American that hotel will see this year -- or at least maybe this week.
The hotels listed are the best of the two stars, meaning that you'll find character if not always the firmest of mattresses. The restaurants are truly the best that France has to offer for the local night out and the family Sunday lunch. I wouldn't hesitate to stop at any of their suggestions and I know I won't break the vacation budget.
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INTRODUCTIONThis is the sixth edition of the Rough Guide to French Hotels & Restaurants, a translation of the Routard guide, the best-selling French guide to good-value restaurants and accommodation in France. Revised every year, French Hotels & Restaurants is up-to-date, comprehensive and opens up the country in a way that no other guide does. Its listings include everything from simple hostels and family-run bistros to high-comfort rural retreats and city-centre three-stars. All selected are reviewed by Routard's team of locally based writers, who re-assess the entries for each edition.The hotels and restaurants selected tend to be small, independent establishments – look out for the Routard stickers on their front doors. There may also be a Logis de France sticker, too – a fireplace symbol with one, two or three fires to indicate the level of facilities provided. This denotes membership of a scheme that promotes family-run hotels, often in rural locations well away from major towns.THE GUIDE'S LAYOUTThe Routard/Rough Guide is divided into twenty-two chapter regions, each with a regional map. The regions are listed alphabetically and within each chapter the main towns (marked by black circles on the maps) are listed in alphabetical order, their names appearing in a dark heading that also shows the postcode:QUIBERON57170Small towns and villages within a radius of 30km of a larger town are included after the entries for that town (and marked by white circles on regional maps); these places are listed in the order of their distance from the main town, and their names are displayed in a light heading:NEARBY LEVERNOIS 21200 (4km SE)Within each town hotels are listed first, followed by restaurants, and both are listed in ascending order of price. Note that stars indicated are the official ratings of the French hotel industry and not of this guide. After the address of the establishments, tips on how to get there are given wherever possible, plus phone number, fax number, email address, closing times and a summary of facilities where relevant.In addition to regional maps, certain key cities are covered by detailed city maps. Hotels and restaurants in these places are given a two-part map code (eg MAP B2-13) comprised of a grid reference and the establishment's number in the map key. Sometimes city establishments are located outside the area covered by the map; these are marked Off map and correspond to an arrow pointing in the direction you'll need to travel in order to get there.SYMBOLSThe following symbols have been used: Hhotelkrestaurant%discountThe discount symbol indicates that an establishment offers some sort of benefit to readers of this guide. In the case of hotels, it's usually a discount (generally 10%) on the price of the room. You are usually obliged to stay for a minimum of two nights to qualify but sometimes the period or the amount of the discount can be different. The benefit can also be limited to certain periods of the year. Where possible these conditions have been indicated in the text. In some instances, the concession consists of a free breakfast or free garage space; many restaurants in this guide offer a free coffee, house apéritif or house digestif, but you qualify only when you order a complete meal and, more often than not, the choice of drink will not be up to you.All establishments will insist that you are entitled to the benefit only if you are carrying the current year's edition of this guidebook. In all cases, show your copy when you check in at the hotel or before you order your meal in a restaurant. Hotels and restaurants are familiar with the French Routard guide, and should you have any difficulties claiming the benefits with this translation, point to the front cover where the Routard logo is clearly displayed.
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