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Hotels from the Alps to the Massif Central
Independent hotels in the uplands of southern France & Rhone valley
A
seriously selective directory
of nice quiet hotels, the
iHi France
independent hotel
guide
takes the difficulty out of finding small quiet hotels in France. iHi listings only
include hotels recommended by travellers for their friendly welcome,
character, calm location and/or excellent value. Many iHi-listed hotels
are located in small towns or villages off the beaten track, in deepest
France where time moves slowly and old traditions die hard. Others are
in areas popular with tourists, such as the Alps. Some are medium sized
hotels, others are very small. None are expensive for what they offer.
iHi welcomes recommendations from travellers and hotel owners. See below.
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►Click here for hotels in the Massif Central, Auvergne and Limousin regions.From
the borders of the Dordogne to the edge of Languedoc and the Cévennes, The Massif Central
covers the following departments (listed west to
east): Departments and main towns.
* The French hotel star ranking system. The French hotel star ranking system was updated in 2009. but it is still essentially an amenity-based system, rather than a quality based system. A hotel with all the required amenities can qualify for more stars, even when the services are quite basic. Conversely, a bijou hotel that lacks lacks certain amenities required for a given star level (such as shower or bath in all guest rooms) will have difficulty achieving the "points" required for the star level it really merits. As a result, while the star ranking is by and large a measure of quality, it is not always the case, and it is quite possible to find some really good two-star hotels, and some fairly tawdry three star ones. There are even some well established hotels that prefer to remain ** establishments because it costs less in taxes. |
► Click here for hotels in the French Alps - Savoy, and Rhone valley - Rhone-Alpes regionFrom
the mountains of the Forez to the shores of Lake Geneva and the
boundaries of Provence,
the Rhone-Alpes
region
covers the following departments (Alpine departments
first). Departments and main towns.
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