Hotel between Le Mans and Calais

[cs174]

Can anyone recommend a hotel between Le Mans and Calais for the Sunday night?

Thanks,
cs174

[VETTE_1978]

We stayed at the Novotel near Rouen. There were a good few places in the same complex which came in at about 50e per room. Think this was the place....

www.novotel.com/novotel/fichehotel/gb/nov/0432/fiche_chambre.shtml

Note for this year - get own room as sharing a bed with a mate who snores whilst you suffer stomach cramps and have to drive to Sheffield the next day aint good!

[mel]

This year we're going dover - calais and saving a couple of hundred quid on the crossing so the money will be blown by going up market on the sunday night then a leasurly trip back monday.

posh pad half way back

It's even got a carting track if you still need to get more out your system and is an even better location if yor crossing is Le Harve or Cain.

[amazon]

We usually stop in Rouen on the Sunday night too. It's very doable, there's loads of hotels to chose from and a great atmosphere.

[williamp]

Try here:

www.logisdefrance.com

[vette_1978]

mel said:

This year we're going dover - calais and saving a couple of hundred quid on the crossing so the money will be blown by going up market on the sunday night then a leasurly trip back monday.

My word! Quite a palace you've found here!

Not sure what they'll make of a group of Brits rolling in not having washed for 5 days, reeking of petrol fumes and uttering the question "where's the bar guv" to the dude in the Tommy Cooper fez. Enjoy.

[Pied Piper]

mel said:

This year we're going dover - calais and saving a couple of hundred quid on the crossing so the money will be blown by going up market on the sunday night then a leasurly trip back monday.

posh pad half way back

It's even got a carting track if you still need to get more out your system and is an even better location if yor crossing is Le Harve or Cain.

Nice might stay myself.

[purple haze]

Top recommendation is to head up to Honfleur. If you leave soon after the race you'll get there between 7 and 8. Its about half way to Calais. Lots of hotels all around the old harbour, smashing french seafood nosh in all the restaurants lining the waterfront and a great atmoshere. Lots of Brits stay there on the way back inc many PHers.

[thunderace]

This is about halfway back going cross-country.

[url]www.hotel-la-rapee.com/htgb/frameset2.htm[/url]

We've stayed there on Sunday night the last few years. Beer by the pool is especially welcome after the drive, and the restaurant is excellent.

Not going this year as the wifebeast is having a 'special' birthday

[copilot]

This is a good thread lads. Any more suggestions?

[the leaper]

Dave, me again! Rouen is the obvious place. On the south side of town aside the main route there's a Campanile, Formula 1, Ibis etc., all OK for 1 stop. See their websites. You can get into Rouen town centre easily too, maybe 15 minutes. Honfleur sounds great too, I may try that one year. This would involve a longer journey but the northern route does avoid Rouen town centre. R.

[cooperlola]

See
www.bookings.net/searchresults.html?aid=305278;sid=4c8d82bdfa3d5922836ec72ea1a7fd9b;class_interval=1;offset=0;si=la%2Cai%2Cco%2Cci%2Cre;ss_all=0;city=-1478306;radius=33

[cobra andy]

Depending what you are looking for but we stayed at the Hotel de la Licorne, just outside of Rouen on the way back from the classic last year, first page on the above link near the bottom.
Very nice period hotel and village in the middle of the forest.
It also has some covered parking spaces, but the complete car park is at the rear of the hotel with large double gates & is secured at night, no one can see or get in.

[dobbomk1]

purple haze said:

Top recommendation is to head up to Honfleur. If you leave soon after the race you'll get there between 7 and 8. Its about half way to Calais. Lots of hotels all around the old harbour, smashing french seafood nosh in all the restaurants lining the waterfront and a great atmoshere. Lots of Brits stay there on the way back inc many PHers.

I'm going to be staying in Honfleur. Can you recommend a particular hotel?

[dicky]

have stayed at the Ibis at Rouen on the sunday night, pretty reasonable but thinking about it there are about 3 Ibis hotels in Rouen!!! Not much help but if anyone knows Rouen, sometimes no help is better that any help............ I think that makes sense

[Buster44]

Campaniles are pretty good value too.

We also used Rouen as our stop over on the way down & back.

Last year we left Sunday mid-day before the end of the race but were contemplating waiting till the end this year.

Is this advisable or are we in for 3 hours of queueing to get out of the circuit?

[phlap]

Slightly different location to those mentioned but we return up round Paris and stop in Arras about 90 mins south of Calais. The Ibis is cheap and has a fantastic location next to the main square. A Leffe pub is 20m away and is just the job on Sunday night .

[purple haze]

dobbomk1 said:

purple haze said:

Top recommendation is to head up to Honfleur. If you leave soon after the race you'll get there between 7 and 8. Its about half way to Calais. Lots of hotels all around the old harbour, smashing french seafood nosh in all the restaurants lining the waterfront and a great atmoshere. Lots of Brits stay there on the way back inc many PHers.

I'm going to be staying in Honfleur. Can you recommend a particular hotel?

Hi dobbomk1 - We're booked in at the Hotel du Dauphin in Place Pierre-Berthelot just opposite the old wooden church of St Catherine. Its just behind the old port Go to 'www.hoteldudauphin.com' for more info. Great location and reasonable cost. We've stayed there before so know its OK. If you get booked in let me know if you want to meet up for a beer or three.

Edited by purple haze on Monday 26th March 14:00