Cathedrale St-Pierre, Rennes, Brittany

Advantages: Close to town, close to Safeways, Close to beer on the beach!
Disadvantages: Guernsey can be quite boring, slow way of life!

...I travel an awful lot to Guernsey and this seems to be the only hotel we use as a company and put up in . It is pretty decent and I am headstrong about giving it a good review. Guernsey I find pretty dull and boring, the St Pierre Park is no exception- home to lots of elderly people who are on regular visits. The rooms are very nice and bathrooms are lovely- shower and bath. The layout of the hotel is pretty simple, 4 levels with Gym,Pool, Sauna, Cosmetics, Computer room and also the dining area on the lower floor, middle floor is reception and bar and also the breakfast lounge and higher tiers are rooms - about 140 I believe.Most with balconys. The hotel is quite well situated - 10 minute walk to St Peter Port ( the capital ) and 2 minutes to Safeways. I would recommend hiring a car, you will end up most likely with a Ford... Read review

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Advantages: Very historic
Disadvantages: Spire dosen't seem to match & can never get a good picture

...after construction began in 1160 the St Pierre Cathedral has been changing ever since. When it was first built it had a sort of Romanesque-Gothic look, but then when it converted to Protestantism in 1536 the Cathedral was stripped of altars, statues, paintings and furniture, only the stained glass windows were allowed to stay. The Cathedral was famous for John Calvins sermons, that he delivered for 18 years since the Cathedral converted to protestantism, and his chair still remains, situated in the front row. Many of the visitors go for the spectacular views which ypu can see from the spire, after climbing a narrow and winding staircase consisting of 157 or 8 steps, i can't remember which, you end up seeing the entire of Geneva and beyond, from the Lake and the fountain to the mountains. Although i never saw it, archaeologists... Read review

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Advantages: Dramatic location, characterful old town, colourful past
Disadvantages: A bit of a tourist trap

...June would be good. Winter might be rather too bleak. * Where to stay * Need I say that St-Malo - the most visited tourist attraction in Brittany - is teeming with places to stay of all types and price-brackets? We were tempted by two of the hotels in the old town: the classy-looking but not excessively-priced Chateaubriand fronting onto the square of the same name, and the Porte St Pierre, which faces the ramparts with sea-views from the upper rooms. But, perhaps in a rather craven way, we were deterred by the difficulty of parking in the centre and settled for the Hotel La Grassinais on the outskirts. This has been converted from an attractive old farmhouse, has an outstanding restaurant and is good value for money. The catch is that an ugly retail park has recently sprung up around the hotel, so compared... Read review

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