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From: Andy Bonwick on 12 Aug 2010 18:20 On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:11:23 +0000 (UTC), wessie <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote: >"BRC" <bikerrockchick(a)gmail.com> wrote in news:4c64427a$0$5428$ba4acef3 >@reader.news.orange.fr: > >Jen, check your tariff page - it does not make sense as you have "per >person" and "room only" in the grid. > >69 euros per person seems a bit steep for B&B but seems okay for the room >120 euros per person for the suite is bonkers I looked at the prices and thought they were a bit steep but not knowing what the local rates were I didn't bother commenting until now.
From: Champ on 12 Aug 2010 19:16 On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:14:40 +0000 (UTC), wessie <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote: >> Breakfast is almost always charged separately in France anyway, isn't >> it? >No. A demi-pension/half board rate is quite common in small hotels, as >TOG usually negotiates. The place I stayed in Alsace, north of Ace's >place, was in the middle of nowhere so choosing anything other than >demi-p would mean no booze with dinner as you wouldn't be walking. Ah. I don't think I've ever done that - whenever I've been travelling across France I've pitched up at a hotel (usually via the tourist office, who'll phone round for you), and got a room. If I've eaten at the hotel, then I've organised that separately. And I'm fairly sure that I've *always* been charged separately for brekkie. -- Champ We declare that the splendor of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk
From: wessie on 12 Aug 2010 19:30 Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote in news:r109665342erqgddesks2qnujfra54obb0@ 4ax.com: > On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:14:40 +0000 (UTC), wessie > <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote: > >>> Breakfast is almost always charged separately in France anyway, isn't >>> it? > >>No. A demi-pension/half board rate is quite common in small hotels, as >>TOG usually negotiates. The place I stayed in Alsace, north of Ace's >>place, was in the middle of nowhere so choosing anything other than >>demi-p would mean no booze with dinner as you wouldn't be walking. > > Ah. I don't think I've ever done that - whenever I've been travelling > across France I've pitched up at a hotel (usually via the tourist > office, who'll phone round for you), and got a room. If I've eaten at > the hotel, then I've organised that separately. And I'm fairly sure > that I've *always* been charged separately for brekkie. Well, most hotels only quote you the most expensive, rack rate when you turn up unannounced. I've only booked demi-p when planning ahead. Quite often, when using sites like http://www.booking.com/ you get offered room only or a meals option. The latter can work out quite good value, as long as you aren't a fussy eater: food tends to be no/limited choice menu like in the Enzian or buffet. -- wessie at tesco dot net BMW R1150GS
From: Colin Irvine on 12 Aug 2010 20:18 On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:14:40 +0000 (UTC), wessie squeezed out the following: >Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote in >news:u7s866lddtiqeu1ll06ft53r0edk712msh(a)4ax.com: > >> On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 22:23:55 +0100, Wicked Uncle Nigel >> <wun(a)wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote: >> >>>Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, wessie >>><putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> typed >>>>"BRC" <bikerrockchick(a)gmail.com> wrote in >>>>news:4c64427a$0$5428$ba4acef3 @reader.news.orange.fr: >>>> >>>>Jen, check your tariff page - it does not make sense as you have "per >>>>person" and "room only" in the grid. >>>> >>>>69 euros per person seems a bit steep for B&B but seems okay for the >>>>room 120 euros per person for the suite is bonkers >> >>>I must admit, the "per person" thing puzzles me. For a meal, for sure. >>>For a room? A small additional charge for the extra breakfast, by all >>>means. >> >> Breakfast is almost always charged separately in France anyway, isn't >> it? > >No. Yes. Almost invariably IME French hotels will quote either bed only, with extra charge for breakfast, or demi-pension. > demi-pension/half board rate is quite common in small hotels, as >TOG usually negotiates. Well yes. But B&B is rare. -- Colin Irvine ZZR1400 BOF#33 BONY#34 COFF#06 BHaLC#5 http://www.colinandpat.co.uk
From: Colin Irvine on 12 Aug 2010 20:21
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 21:25:18 +0000 (UTC), wessie squeezed out the following: >totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote in >news:1jn4twg.wwfkak5mau6lN%totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk: > >> wessie <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote: >> >>> 69 euros per person seems a bit steep for B&B but seems okay for the >>> room 120 euros per person for the suite is bonkers >> >> Agreed 100%. >> >> > >in Alsace recently, 60 euros got me a single room half board in a small >hotel. This seems to be a fairly standard rate across large parts of the EU >in auberges. Although, as the SW of France is cluttered up with the English >they may be a little more tolerant of higher prices... We generally use Logis, at around �60 per room per night or �60 per person per night demi-pension. -- Colin Irvine ZZR1400 BOF#33 BONY#34 COFF#06 BHaLC#5 http://www.colinandpat.co.uk |