France Guide
The Loire
Accommodation
1 Des Arts 40 rue de la Préfecture 
02.47.05.05.00 
hoteldesartstours@orange.fr Warmly decorated hotel with a choice of rooms, including inexpensive ones in the garret, and larger rooms on the lower floors. All are en suite. Price: €41–65
2 Central 21 rue Berthelot 02.47.05.46.44 
www.bestwesterncentralhoteltours.com It's overpriced and part of a business-oriented chain (Best Western), but the rooms are large and high-ceilinged, and there's a small garden and garage parking for €9 a night. Price: €101-120
3 Colbert 78 rue Colbert 02.47.66.61.56, hotel-colbert@club-internet.fr. Pleasant, well-furnished hotel in a good location near the cathedral. Rooms overlooking the small back garden are a little more expensive. Price: €51-65
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Du Cygne 6 rue du Cygne 02.47.66.66.41 www.hotel-cygne-tours.com Pleasantly old-fashioned and well-run hotel on a quiet street. The rooms are dated but comfortable and preserve the flavour of the house. Garage parking available. Price: €66-80
5 HI Hostel 5 rue Bretonneau 02.47.37.81.58 tours@fuaj.org Large, modern youth hostel with an excellent central location near place Plumereau. Singles or twin-bed rooms available. Bicycles are hired out inexpensively, too. Reception 8am– noon & 6–11pm.
6 Du Manoir 2 rue Traversière 02.47.05.37.37 site.voila.fr/hotel.manoir.tours Set in an over-modernized nineteenth-century town house, but friendly, comfortable and in a peaceful location between the cathedral and train station. Price: €51-65
7 Regina 2 rue Pimbert 02.47.05.25.36 
02.47.66.08.72 Friendly and well-run budget place right in the town centre. Popular with backpackers, with a range of room prices. Price: Up to €40
8 St-Éloi 79 bd Béranger 02.47.37.67.34 Excellent-value, intimate hotel run by a friendly young couple. Price: €41-50
9 Du Théâtre 57 rue de la Scellerie 02.47.05.31.29 www.hotel-du-theatre37.com . Charming, friendly hotel set in a tastefully restored medieval town house in the cathedral quarter. Price: €66-80
10 De l'Univers 5 bd Heurteloup 02.47.05.37.12 www.hotel-univers-loirevalley.com The grandest and most historic hotel in town, with an enviable list of past guests including Churchill, Georges Sand and Pete Townshend, this was once great but now considerably down at heel and catering mainly to tour groups. It is believed that a forthcoming renovation should re-establish its former glory. Price: €201 and over
11 Val de Loire 33 bd Heurteloup 02.47.05.37.86 Charming, antiques-laden town house hotel close to the station, and a real bargain at the price. Noisy, but double glazing does help. Price: €51-65