Bordeaux Travel Guide

Considering the size and prestige of the city, Bordeaux needs to have a large number of hotels and other accommodations to match to the constant influx of tourists coming from all over the world. In Bordeaux, people live at night and the impressive number of restaurants, bars and cinemas will make you choose a hotel in the city centre or in the nearby suburbs. You will always find a place corresponding to your own personality.

If you arrive in town by train, take advantage of the hotels near the train station. Choose the Hôtel Ibis Saint-Jean, the Climat de France Saint-Jean, the Soretel Saint-Jean if you like big chain of hotels. If you want to spend only one night in town, many other inexpensive establishments will allow you to remain close to the train station.

For those of you who feel like being in the city centre, Bordeaux has many different solutions: there are luxurious places such as the Holiday Inn Meriadeck, or the Best Western Grand Hôtel Français, which are three-star hotels, or more affordable ones such as the Hôtel des Quatre-Soeurs, the Hôtel de l'Opéra, the Hôtel Bristol, or the Hôtel d''Aquitaine.

Of course, those with a tight budget will also find numerous small family hotels with comfortable rooms: La Belle au Bois Dormant, Hôtel de la Boétie, the Lafaurie or Hôtel Studio.

Nevertheless, you do not need to stay in the heart of Bordeaux; those with a car may choose the outskirts of the town at Hôtel de la Cité, the Hôtel Alton, or La Pelouse—all have many services and varied prices. For lower prices, try Les Cèdres, or the Walien Chanterel in Bordeaux Bastide.

If you arrive in Bordeaux by plane, you will certainly need to find a nice place near the Bordeaux-Mérignac airport. A few minutes away from the airport itself, you will find a large number of hotels, with varied services and prices, including Aérogril, Hôtel Ibis Bordeaux Aéroport, Novotel, or the Travel'Inn.

Among these numerous hotels you will surely find the one that suits any budget and personality.

Hotels are also very useful for people working in the region, who need to find a place to spend one night near Bordeaux, or for those of you who are in Bordeaux for a Congress, a meeting or an exhibition and who want to gather with colleagues. For these purposes, choose from Mercure Bordeaux Cité Mondiale Centre de Congrès, Relais Mercure Lac, or Libertel Claret, if you want a three-star hotel, or La Méridienne, Le Provençal, or Balladins (Les), for more modest choices. These are all excellent choices to reconcile work and relaxation.

In fact, you do not need to go to the city centre of Bordeaux in order to find a place to spend a night when you are travelling by car. Many nice and comfortable hotels are available and we advise you to choose between one of those chain hotels, including Hôtel Campanile, Formule 1, or B and B.

Moreover, we shall not forget the residential hotels which can be found a little bit everywhere in Bordeaux and the suburbs: Les Citadines, Les Symphoniales or the Victoria Garden Hôtel , which are a good solution for people who want to spend a long time in town.

Finally, the cream of the crop in Bordeaux are Hôtel Burdigala, the Hôtel Sofitel Aquitania, the Hostellerie des Criquets, and the Château St-James...just to make you dream!

We hope you will enjoy your stay in Bordeaux, should it be for one night, a few days, or longer. You will certainly find the right place to suit your needs. Enjoy this very beautiful town that is Bordeaux.2008-08-02T07:29:22.000 21