cookiemonster
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Hello
Dont know how widely they're known, so thought I'd give a little plug for Logis De France for anyone looking for places to stay in France. They're a network of independant hotels across France, usually family owned and run with high standards of food and comfort: they often make a big thing about using local produce and serving up local dishes and wines. I've stayed in Logis everytime I've been to France for years and years, and, from the Alps to the Ardenne, and the Dordogne to the gorge DU tarn (sorry...
) have yet to find a duffer.
I've only stayed in the more "rural" and villagey places: so i cant speak for the more modern hotels or city locations. But there's a great range of hotels. Also, the web site as them listed on a map so you can have a look at the rough area you're aiming for and choose something that looks good. Costs are moderate: maybe €35 a night for B&B; so you're not camping, but its not 5-star prices by any means.
There are a couple of pics below of places i stayed during my last run through France a few weeks back. The top two pics are of the place in the Dordogne, 400 miles and one day from St Malo. Sitting outside and having a swift post-ride, pre-shower, "pression" was a highlight The view was of the 13C Roman fort thing, and you can see the GS at the petrol pump across the road which was outside of a slightly mad old womans house that would sit in her front room doing the knitting and then wander out when you pulled up Also the owner of the place had a 650 Dakar, so the GS was immdiately dispatched off to the garage for safe keeping over night. This place was also used by various UK classic car clubs apparently.
The bottom pic was of the place in the gorge du tarn: the hotel comprised the three buildings to the right of the chruch. You had to turn off the main Gorge road, come down and then cross over the bridge to get to the village. Again the owner was into his motocross, so the GS went off to the garage, and it was a stunning place for a post ride beer and the food was excellent
Hope this helps
Jon
Dont know how widely they're known, so thought I'd give a little plug for Logis De France for anyone looking for places to stay in France. They're a network of independant hotels across France, usually family owned and run with high standards of food and comfort: they often make a big thing about using local produce and serving up local dishes and wines. I've stayed in Logis everytime I've been to France for years and years, and, from the Alps to the Ardenne, and the Dordogne to the gorge DU tarn (sorry...
) have yet to find a duffer. I've only stayed in the more "rural" and villagey places: so i cant speak for the more modern hotels or city locations. But there's a great range of hotels. Also, the web site as them listed on a map so you can have a look at the rough area you're aiming for and choose something that looks good. Costs are moderate: maybe €35 a night for B&B; so you're not camping, but its not 5-star prices by any means.
There are a couple of pics below of places i stayed during my last run through France a few weeks back. The top two pics are of the place in the Dordogne, 400 miles and one day from St Malo. Sitting outside and having a swift post-ride, pre-shower, "pression" was a highlight
The view was of the 13C Roman fort thing, and you can see the GS at the petrol pump across the road which was outside of a slightly mad old womans house that would sit in her front room doing the knitting and then wander out when you pulled up Also the owner of the place had a 650 Dakar, so the GS was immdiately dispatched off to the garage for safe keeping over night. This place was also used by various UK classic car clubs apparently.The bottom pic was of the place in the gorge du tarn: the hotel comprised the three buildings to the right of the chruch. You had to turn off the main Gorge road, come down and then cross over the bridge to get to the village. Again the owner was into his motocross, so the GS went off to the garage, and it was a stunning place for a post ride beer and the food was excellent
Hope this helps
Jon
