I'm cycling from St Malo to various towns and plan to stay at budget hotels. The [url= http://www.hotelformule1.com/formule1/ ]Formula 1[/url] site seems an easy way to sort my bookings out but am unsure what to do about my bike - ideally keep it in my room! Anypone got experience of staying in similar hotels? I mean they're pretty bike-friendly in France right?!
Yes I have used F1 hotels in the past and I have used there rooms with me the wife, 3 bikes and 2 dogs not much space left but still comfortable
Just ask the recieption (in french)they are realy helpfull.
Yes france is VERY bike friendly
In 2005 I went on a weeks bmx road trip round France and stayed in F1 hotels, there were 15 of us 3 per room and we all kept our bikes with us.
Think it was about 21 euros per night, bang on!
Was the best week. The French were sound, we turned up to a track and there was a bmx race in full flow with a huge turnout. We spoke to a few locals and watched the racing for a while, then the commentator told all the French riders to clear the track as it was closing for lunch and then said that the English riders were going to ride it (no pressure).
My mates go every year and always have good tales to tell about the French folks.
All sounds good, thanks!
i've done a few road trips in france without any bookings, just find a b+b or the like in a town and ask. usually very bike friendly, good value with great food and old / quirky decor.. and will let you lock the bike up somewhere. really helps if you ask in french tho, worth the effort. private b+b's can be nicer than chain hotels and you get to see a more geniune picture of france.
Well I did think about that but is it really easy to find B+Bs? Also my Francais est not great.
Never had a problem finding some where to have my bike locked in an hotel abroad (Greece, spain, Tunisia, New Zealand)
My only worry was in Tunisia when after a night in a cave we decided to blow all our remaining budget on the best hotel in town. We bottled walking through reception of a 5 star hotel with bike etc, covered in dust. But the second poshest hotel was sound. They whisked the bikes away to a secure lock up in seconds