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From: ogden on 12 Aug 2010 20:53 Colin Irvine wrote: > 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: > > > >> 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. I never make breakfast anyway. Given the choice between an extra 45 minutes in bed or something to soak up the dregs of thee previous night's binge-drinking, I'll go with the sleep every time. -- ogden | gsxr 1000 | ktm duke 2
From: The Older Gentleman on 13 Aug 2010 02:16 Colin Irvine <look(a)bottom.of.home.page> wrote: > 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. Which, when you think about it, is about the rate paid on a French Run. Incidentally, are you going to DFV it from now on? (He said, hopefully). -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: The Older Gentleman on 13 Aug 2010 02:16 Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > 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. > Yes, you invariably are under those circumstances. Book in for dp[1], and you won't be, although few people (I think) do that. [1] *No*, Darsy, not that sort. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Colin Irvine on 13 Aug 2010 03:09 On Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:16:45 +0100, The Older Gentleman squeezed out the following: >Colin Irvine <look(a)bottom.of.home.page> wrote: > >> 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. > >Which, when you think about it, is about the rate paid on a French Run. >Incidentally, are you going to DFV it from now on? (He said, hopefully). Sure. And I'll take up Cab's offer to help with the hotel side. Starting next year, or are you doing a TOG farewell tour? -- Colin Irvine ZZR1400 BOF#33 BONY#34 COFF#06 BHaLC#5 http://www.colinandpat.co.uk
From: Champ on 13 Aug 2010 04:20
On Thu, 12 Aug 2010 23:30:09 +0000 (UTC), wessie <putmynamehere(a)tesco.net> wrote: >Well, most hotels only quote you the most expensive, rack rate ... I've often wondered - where does the phrase 'rack rate' originate from? -- Champ We declare that the splendour of the world has been enriched by a new beauty: the beauty of speed. ZX10R | Hayabusa | GPz750turbo neal at champ dot org dot uk |