DORDOGNE – PERIGORD Other hotel recommendations
From gites to chateaux, chambres d´hotes to hotel chains, there are many accommodation options in France. Hotel chains were not in mind, we had chosen to experience the relaxed life of the countryside, small towns and medieval villages.
Gites and chambres d´hotes are usually set in the rural area, and are a quite inexpensive option. Chambres d´hotes are bed and breakfast, -some luxury bed and breakfast-, and some hosts offer table d´hotes, which provide full or half board. And believe me, it’s worth to try, for a meal in the Dordogne is a pleasure that cannot be missed. Chateaux hotels are not as expensive as one may think and you do not need to be a millionaire to be an overnight guest. Great castles and manor houses, once mansions of kings and noblemen, have been converted into lodging.
GITES
http://www.gites-du-perigord.com A holiday village built up from ruined farm buildings not far from Sarlat. Preferably for groups or families.
http://www.gites-de-france.com/gites/fr/gites_ruraux
http://www.bienvenue-a-la-ferme.com/en/accueil.htm
CHAMBRES D´HOTES
http://www.auberge-charmilles.com A romantic country house in the middle of the medieval market town of Beaulieu Sur Dordogne on the banks of the Dordogne River.
http://www.domainedelapiale.com The ancient residence, built at the end of the 18th century, is now a beautiful maison d´hote, situated between vineyards, forests and meadows. Located 30km off Rocamadour.
http://www.chateau-chabroulie.com 4km Limoges. This castle in the Limousin region is a family property that offers both bed and breakfast rooms in the castle (chambres d´hotes in the chateau) and a gite – La Metairie- for groups or families, besides the service of table d´hotes for lunch.
CHATEAUX & HOTELS
http://www.vieux-logis.com/ In the heart of the Perigord Noir, 50km form Sarlat la Caneda and 110 km from Rocamadour, an ideal starting point for a journey into the Dordogne valley and villages. Gourmet meals in different but spectacular dining rooms or in the terrace in summer.
http://www.moulinabbaye.com/ 80km Limoges A Relais & Chateaux recommendation, Le Moulin de l´Ábbaye offers three outstanding properties, the main house, La Maison du Meunier and La Maison de l’Abbé. Prices range from €290 to €300 for room only. Wonderful setting.
http://www.chateau-hotel-perigord.com/ The Domaine des Reynats is located in Chancelade, in the outskirts of Perigueaux. Book a room in the charming Orangerie, in the intimate gardens next to the château or the Dordogne Room in the main building.
http://www.ferme-lamy.com Meyrals, just outside Sarlat.
http://www.closlaboetie-sarlat.com/index.html Sarlat
http://www.lepontdelouysse.fr Lacave, 11km away from Rocamadour in the Lot region, this Hotel de Charme in the middle of the countryside also offers gourmet cuisine and bedrooms with a magic touch.
