Hi there, my wife, 1 year old son and I are travelling to France in September. I am a WWII buff and am looking formward to seeing the many sites of the Normandy region. We have not booked any accomodation at this stage and would like feedback from people out there. We are looking at at least 3 star accomodation. Can anyone recommend any particular hotel not too far from the sites of interest. Thanks, John
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Can I ask if you are looking for a Hotel by a beach or in town and will you have transport? narrows the search down a little.
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I%26#39;d suggest you buy the Michelin Green Guide to Normandy and make a start at deciding what you%26#39;ll want to see in the time available. Normandy is quite a large region; it would take at least a week to just see some of the many highlights. It%26#39;s difficult to recommend hotels without knowing just what you plan to visit.
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We plan on staying for 3 nights and 4 days. I have looked at hotels in the Caen area. We will be mobile via a rent a car and would like to see the major D-Day landing beaches, point du hoc, Pegasas bridge and some allied war cemetaries. I have looked at the Novotel, Caen and it looks pretty good. Anyone stayd there? Thanks.
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We stayed at the Novotel last Saturday night. Although they are a chain hotel and others prefer places with more character, we use them because they are always child friendly and there is plenty of space in the rooms, we have two kids and they sleep and get breakfast free.We stayed in four Novotels last week and they were all pretty similar.
The Caen Novotel is fine, our room had been refurbished and it has an outdoor pool and childrens play area. It is right next to the ring road so there is some traffic noise. Have you looked at the Bayeux Novotel? Also the Mercure Omaha Beach if you can get a good deal.
Check the website regularly for early and late booking deals.You can book a room at full price and then cancel and re-book when a deal comes up.
We have visited most of the D-Day sights over the years so I will try to answer any questions youb have.
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Thanks for your replies. Boysmum, we are fans of Novotel hotels as we have stayed in several and even had our wedding reception at the Novotel in Homebush Bay, Sydney. We are staying at the Novotel in Brussels when we leave France. I will check the rates for the other hotels you mentioned. Also, any recommendations for a hire car company in Caen. We are catching the train from Paris to Caen and hiring a car from there to check out the sites. Thanks.
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Sorry Tals123 but we are from the UK and take our own car on the ferry or through the tunnel.
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You might also consider staying in Bayeux, which is nearer the landing beaches and a charming town in its own right. There you can see the Bayeux Tapestry (actually, an embroidery) and enjoy the restaurants in the evening. Le Petit Bistro gets high recommendations, but it was closed the night we were there. Instead we ate at the Italian restaurant across the street and had a terrific meal--especially the pizza bolognaise, a kind we had never seen before.
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