Location. The Hotel de France is housed in a magnificent period property from the 18th ... more
century and is located on a pedestrianised shopping street in central Nantes. The Theatre Graslin, built in 1783, is next door and the Château des Ducs de Bretagne i...
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Location. The Hotel de France is housed in a magnificent period property from the 18th ... more
century and is located on a pedestrianised shopping street in central Nantes. The Theatre Graslin, built in 1783, is next door and the Château des Ducs de Bretagne i...
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Price is per double room per night and may vary depending on date booked...
Hotel - Lotissement, Centre d'Activities du Pin, Beaucouze, 49070 Angers, Centre d'activité du Pin, 49070 Beaucouzé, Pays de la Loire, France - 2 Stars - 42 Rooms
Advantages: Near London by train, cosmopolitan feel, excellent transport connections, eating out, plenty to see Disadvantages: Dog poo
arrived. Despite what the guidebook said about Sunday opening, it was closed for lunch!
Distance-wise for me, it?s not much further than Birmingham, and time-wise, it?s even nearer.
I know where I?d rather spend a weekend.
Incidentally, the return journey, door to door, was just 3 hours, including two tube trains from Waterloo to Hounslow Central, and a 1 mile walk rather than wait 30 mins for the next availible mini-cab - not bad eh?
Useful reading at a price to suit weekenders.
AA Essential Lille - ISBN 0-7495-2423-5 @ £ 3.99. The hotel's free map wasn't bad either!
At least now I know what I've missed, including the Bois De Boulogne (yes, Lille's got one too) a remarkable polygonal citadel dating back over 300 years, The Museum of Modern Art and The Fine Arts Museum. Oh well, it's not far, let's go again when the weather ...
BNibbles 07.12.2004 (09.12.2004)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Lille (France)
Advantages: Pretty city, some good attractions, good places to eat out, transport links Disadvantages: Everything comes to a standstill on Sundays
I have been living in Nantes for the past six months as part of my university Year Abroad, so I thought I might as well write a review on the city itself!
**General Info**
Nantes is situated in western France, on the Loire River. It's the 'prefecture' of the Pays de la Loire region, which is sort of like the 'capital' of the area. It's the eighth largest city in France, and is only a short journey away from the coast.
**The Town Centre**
The city centre of Nantes has a very French feel to it - there are cafes and bars with pavement tables everywhere; old cobbled roads and little narrow streets with traditional French architecture.
The main part of the city centre isn't very big at all; you could take a walking tour of it in one afternoon.
There are several squares, or "places" in the city centre, the biggest being ...
Advantages: Fantastic rooms, friendly staff, great location Disadvantages: some of the other guests seem to think their a bit special!
be booked over the hotel groups website, by calling a central reservations number, by calling the hotel directly and most likely through your locale travel agents alothough i wouldn't recommend this as it will work out much more expensive that contacting the hotel directly.
I would definatly recommend a visit to this hotel especially for a special occassion, the staff are always friendly, helpful and willing to go the extra mile, for example several times they've made food for me not on the menu just because i enquired as to whether they did do it or not. Also if you have an american express card you can often get deals on buy one get one night free in de vere hotels, and sometimes a free upgrade (the reason i got junior suites both time!) ...
