The Rough guide to French Hotels & Restaurants, 2002

ABOUT THIS BOOK This is the fifth edition of the Rough Guide to French Hotels & Restaurants, a translation of the Routard guide, the best-selling French guide to good-value restaurants and accommodation in France. Revised every year, French Hotels & Restaurants is up-to-date, comprehensive and opens up the country in a way that no other guide does. Its listings include everything from simple hostels and family-run bistros to high-comfort rural retreats and city-centre three-stars. All selected are reviewed by Routard’s team of locally based writers, who re-assess the entries for each edition. The hotels and restaurants selected tend to be small, independent establishments – look out for the Routard stickers on their front doors. There may also be a Logis de France sticker, too – a fireplace symbol with one, two or three fires to indicate the level of facilities provided. This denotes membership of a scheme that promotes family-run hotels, often in rural locations well away from major towns.