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Advantages: Unspoilt, beautiful, different Disadvantages: Isolated, limited public transport
Clermont-Ferrand, in the Auvergne region of central France, is known as the home of Michelin tyres, but the city has much more too offer. Its history stretches back centuries, and it is located in the midst of some of the most beautiful and overlooked countryside in the whole of France. If you?ve ever looked at the picture of green volcanoes on the side of a Volvic bottle - that?s what you can see from any decent viewpoint in Clermont-Ferrand.
Clermont is fairly easy to get to, either by Eurostar (change to a French national train in Paris) or air (flights from Heathrow, but again, you will have to change in Paris). Both routes will probably cost about £100 per person. You can drive but be warned ? it is a long way, probably 9 or 10 hours from Calais. There are plenty of hotels and guesthouses to stay in, and all the usual tourist ...
Advantages: cheap, clean, friendly staff Disadvantages: quite a walk from town centre
Etap Hotels are another budget hotel chain created by Accor, the creators of hotel giants Ibis. This 250 room complex is situtaed in the centre of Birmingham and all rooms cost £35, whether its a weekday or the weekend. But for this price, don't expect luxury acommodation, as luxury is probably the worst word to describe this hotel.
The rooms are clean and modern and sleep up to 3 people. In most cases, this is either a double or twin beds with a single bunk on top - not very glamourous but good for the money. You do get a television (complete with an array of English and European channels), but I can't guarantee that you'll get coffee and tea making facilities, as some rooms seem to be missing these. There is also no hairdryer or anything like that, but you can get one if pay a £10 deposit at reception - you will get this returned to ...
Advantages: favourable, useful, city centre near Disadvantages: ---
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The Etap hotels can be compared with Mc Donald or Burger King very well. One gets off, one can be sure, what expects one and natural the other way round also, what one mustn't expect from Aix-la-Chapelle to Zwickau -- identical where.
As a Low budget hotel the Etap confines itself to the essential. The rooms dispose a basin, shower, toilet, desk, television set and alarm clock, of a big French bed, another sleep possibility for a third person in form of a bunk bed.
The Etap in Munich stands out due to the separation from shower and toilet and the available air conditioner in comparison with other Etaps.
Despite proximity to the main street many driven on the rooms are quietly and well isolated for closed window.
One has increased the offered number of TV transmitters from 7 to 16 in between so that all ...
