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Fabulous!October 10, 2007 This Alastair Sawday book is absolutely fabulous. Mya husband and I never use anyone other than 'Sawdays'. You will never be disappointed and the accommodation you will never fault. It really is a super book and well worth a buy.
Stay WITH the FrenchOctober 10, 2007 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book allowed us to travel through France safe in the knowledge that a "friend" had recommended good places to stay.
We wanted to find places where we could travel for several hours and find a place for an overnight stay where we could also eat rather than jump in the car again and seek out a restaurant. We found some real gems and even came home with some now trusty recipe's (Mme Poope's chicken in cider is delicious!).
If the other guides are anything like this I will certainly ensure that I have one to hand when I travel through other countries.
Indispensable guide for FrancophileDecember 12, 2006 6 out of 6 found this review helpful
I strongly recommend you take this guide with you if you are planning to tour France. We have enjoyed travelling in France for many years and have used different guides to find small privately owned and family managed hotels and auberges, often in out of the way places. Others we have chanced upon in our travels. However, Alastair Sawday's French Bed & Breakfast has introduced us to some delightful bed and breakfast establishments, which of course are not to be found in any hotel guide. We were not aware that bed & breakfast is such an established part of French culture and it has been delightful to be effectively invited into French homes. In some dinner is also offered with the opportunity to enjoy a relaxed meal - almost as part of the family, and usually with wine! I will mention only two of the entries, which we have liked so much that we visited them both twice in 2006 and which we plan to stay at again next year. They both have the further distinction of being attached to vineyards - another reason to return to them! Entry number 67 is a delightful old house in the champagne area run by the English wife of the French champagne maker. The room we stayed in was very comfortable with a large comfortable bed, not always available in France, with armchairs and a large bathroom. It is then lovely to sit outside on the terrace enjoying an excellent dinner - with champagne and good Bordeaux wine! Entry number 85 is also a delightful old house, but in Alsace run by the fluent English speaking wife of the French winemaker. It is in a beautiful old walled town with a good choice of restaurants within walking distance. As a nice welcome you are offered a glass of wine (or two!) on arrival! The rooms are a little old fashioned. but the owner has promised that over the winter she is planning to build new en suite shower/toilets - to enable her to remain in the Alastair Sawday guide! We will be back in 2007. We plan to use the guide again next year in France, with trips planned to explore Alsace further and also to south west France, where Alastair Sawday lists a number of interesting looking overnight stops and bed & breakfast places to try!
Classic French homes from homeDecember 6, 2006 3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I can't speak highly enough of this great new guide!
This latest edition brings together the finest bed and breakfasts that France has to offer. Just leafing through the guide is inspiring! Each of the seven hundred homes gets a decent sized write up and because this is a Sawday guide you know that wherever you stay will be really special. Definitely recommend it and all the Sawday titles!
Special Places for a special treatNovember 28, 2006 2 out of 2 found this review helpful
A new Special Places from Alastair Sawday is always a special treat to read and to savour the anticipation of Special Places to Stay. This new edition is fully refreshed with new discoveries plus old favourites and has a green/eco tinge, consistent with Sawday's beliefs. Great to hear that his company has won a Queen's Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable Development category.
