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Planning your Holiday - Bed and Breakfast or Self Catering in France
As a potential holiday destination France has it all: glorious beaches, historic villages, towns and cities, dramatic gorges, meandering rivers and canals, the mountainous Alps and Pyrenees, rolling countryside dotted with lakes, palaces, chateaux and, of course, great food and fine wines.
There is such a timeless quality about rural France, and yet there are great cities and bustling port towns that just buzz with excitement.
Whether you are thinking of a family break in a luxury villa, a rural romantic getaway in a cosy B&B, self catering in a French farmhouse, or even heading for the mountains for a ski-ing break, getting to your destination - or simply travelling through France - is so easy these days, with so many budget flights to the many different regional airports; several good ferry crossings and, of course, the Channel Tunnel linked by the excellent autoroutes and the super-fast TGV train services, which criss cross the landscape. Indeed if you do decide to travel by road or rail, getting there can be just as much part of your holiday as the stay itself.
If your planned destination is more than a comfortable day's journey, why not stop off for a night or two in a welcoming B&B - or Chambre d'Hote - as they are known in France. You will find some excellent B&B's in our listings, from pretty and intimate village locations, to larger country houses set in their own grounds, some even with pools, and at prices for all budgets.
If a self catering in France holiday is for you, search our listings and choose from gites and cottages, to forest cabins and ski chalets, city apartments to rural farm houses.
Haven't yet decided where to stay? For a quick introduction to the varied regions that make up France, take a look at our Regional Mini-Guides. Then, when you have an idea where you are heading, use the regional map to simply browse through all available holiday properties in an area, or try the search form where you can narrow your search by selecting the region, choosing between different accommodation types - ie bed and breakfast; self catering farmhouses, villas, cottages, apartments etc, and if you want to narrow your search further there is an advanced property search option as well as a clever "specified date period" search option which will find you all the properties that are available within your time frame and at your budget.
When you find some potential properties which match with your holiday plans, click the "Availability/Booking" link - some properties may have a detailed booking calendar with which you can select your chosen holiday dates and request a booking, and others provide a booking enquiry form for you to complete and send to the holiday property owner.
When making a holiday booking please remember to check the price with the holiday property owner as currency fluctuations may affect the price shown. You should also make sure that you understand what is included in your French holiday property price, (for example, in the case of a self catering holiday property, are linens, towels, electricity and heating included? In the case of bed and breakfast , are evening meals an option and is the breakfast included or charged as an extra.
Finally, before setting pff to your French holiday property, make certain that you know what documents are required for driving in, or travelling to, France. Ensure also that you have valid medical, travel and cancellation insurance if required, and of course, check, in good time, that you have an up to date passport!
Why register? User registration is free and registered users have access to additional features when using this site, which will make the process of choosing and booking your self catering or B&B holiday accommodation in France much easier.
For example, you will be able to: keep a list of your favourite French holiday gites, B&B's, self catering cottages etc; view booking details and follow the progress of bookings made through the system; receive occasional newsletters and site feature updates.
After completing the simple form you will then receive an email which will ask you to confirm your email address and registration request. You will then be able to use the "Membership" link on the French holiday property listings pages to login to your account, and access the additional facilities by clicking on "CPanel" |
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