Admin Michelle Young Posted 5 February , 2015 Admin Share Posted 5 February , 2015 Not a villa but a B&B with kitchen area and child friendly with a massive garden with lots of play equipment, Le Clos Du Clocher in Gueudecourt. URL will be a few pages back Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackblue Posted 6 February , 2015 Share Posted 6 February , 2015 Thanks Michelle, Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bennett Posted 7 February , 2015 Share Posted 7 February , 2015 Not a villa but a B&B with kitchen area and child friendly with a massive garden with lots of play equipment, Le Clos Du Clocher in Gueudecourt. URL will be a few pages back Michelle Michelle was kind enough to recommend this place to me. It is first class ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wesley Wright Posted 11 February , 2015 Share Posted 11 February , 2015 Big thumbs-up from me for the Ibis Styles Hotel at Bruay-la-Buissiere. Not the kind of place I normally seek for a battlefield tour as I like being in a town centre where I can have an explore and find a bar and restaurant or two - but I have to say this was great. Bruay is handily placed for Loos, Neuve Chapelle, Vimy and that kind of area. It is only about 5 minutes off the motorway (J6 on the A26 at Fouquieres-les-Bethune). A very modern budget hotel, but possibly the best bed I have ever slept on in a hotel. It has a bar but no restaurant - but is on a commercial/shopping complex that has lots. Next door is "Les 3 Brasseurs" which brews its own (very good) beer and has a great menu. Well worth considering if you are in that area. Would this hotel be suitable for coach party?? Have used Ibis hotels for past 15 years. Wesley Wright Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 2 April , 2015 Admin Share Posted 2 April , 2015 http://www.ferme-montecouvez.com/ Ideal for touring Cambrai and the Hindenburg Line around St Quentin, also good for Le Cateau. We stayed in the gite which was very comfortable. The Chambre d'Hotes next door is also excellent. http://www.largania.com/visite-des-lieux/ Although not on the battlefields proper,this place is 10 minutes from Cassel and made an ideal overnight stop. The owners, Olivier and Isabelle are very friendly and hospitable. Excellent breakfast too Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo@47 Posted 2 April , 2015 Share Posted 2 April , 2015 Le Goutdes Hotes 68, rue Lancino - 62153 Ablain Saint Nazaire +33 03 21 72 56 18 +33 06 77 13 48 43 contact@legoutdeshotes.eu www.legoutdeshotes.eu Aurelie et Thierry BAILLEUL Good location for Arras, Loos, Lens area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 3 April , 2015 Share Posted 3 April , 2015 Accommodation Name: THE GALLIPOLI HOUSESPostal address: The Gallipoli Houses, PO Box 10, 17900, Eceabat, Canakkale, TURKEYPhone number if known: +90-286-814 26 50 Fax number if known: +90-286-814 16 17 Email address if known: talk2us (at) thegallipolihouses.com Website URL if known: http://www.thegallipolihouses.com/index.htmlName of proprietor(s) if known: Eric & Ozlem Goossens see also at http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g816988-d633884-Reviews-The_Gallipoli_Houses-Eceabat_Canakkale_Province_Turkish_Aegean_Coast.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trenchtrotter Posted 6 April , 2015 Share Posted 6 April , 2015 Highly recommend "The Dugout" at Ypres. Google it (will add link / details). Excellent value, WW1 artefacts everywhere, Central to all areas especially the Square and Menin Gate. But most of all a perfect host! Secure parking too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Holstein Posted 13 April , 2015 Share Posted 13 April , 2015 Another one closed - the Coq Hardi, the only 3 star hotel in the centre of Verdun closed two weeks ago. While I didn't like it much it was the only hotel in the city centre which had a lift. Apparently, no one is interested in taking it over, so it joins the long list of hotels in the area that have closed down. Christina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 14 April , 2015 Share Posted 14 April , 2015 Another one closed - the Coq Hardi, the only 3 star hotel in the centre of Verdun closed two weeks ago. While I didn't like it much it was the only hotel in the city centre which had a lift. Apparently, no one is interested in taking it over, so it joins the long list of hotels in the area that have closed down. Christina Hi Christina, You are a Verdun expert and I wonder if the hotel I stayed at in 2008 is still open? It overlooked the schul (synagogue) and was on the main road from the Gare to town centre. As I left the station I saw a small (one star?) place on the right hand side, then in a small back road (Jail Street?) I stayed at a nice cheap place 1987. Ryanair supposed to be opening an airport at Vitry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christina Holstein Posted 14 April , 2015 Share Posted 14 April , 2015 Hi KGB,That sounds like the Hotel st Paul. It certainly overlooks the synagogue and I think I remember that it is in the Rue du Prison. As far as I know it's still going strong although like all the Verdun hotels it will have difficulty meeting the new norms, which require disabled access to restaurants and rooms.I haven't heard anything about Ryanair landing at Vitry but if that's Vitry le Francois it's quite some distance from Verdun.Christina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 15 April , 2015 Share Posted 15 April , 2015 Hi KGB, That sounds like the Hotel st Paul. It certainly overlooks the synagogue and I think I remember that it is in the Rue du Prison. As far as I know it's still going strong although like all the Verdun hotels it will have difficulty meeting the new norms, which require disabled access to restaurants and rooms. I haven't heard anything about Ryanair landing at Vitry but if that's Vitry le Francois it's quite some distance from Verdun. Christina Hi Christina, As with all Ryanair it is "near" Vitry, in other words Varennes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce Posted 7 May , 2015 Share Posted 7 May , 2015 Any B&Bs recommended in Verdun? Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 8 May , 2015 Share Posted 8 May , 2015 Any B&Bs recommended in Verdun? Bruce It is not really B&B country. I was on foot so leaving the train station there are 2 cheap hotels, as you get into the town a nice place on the left, overlooking the schul (synagogue), then behind the supermarket a nice little hotel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anita68 Posted 20 May , 2015 Share Posted 20 May , 2015 Pals Following a recent discussion on the merits of having a section on the Forum that would-be travellers might find useful for finding battlefield accommodation, I have instead proposed setting up a special section on the Long, Long Trail. This would be an accommodation database that woudl provide basic details, with a facility for those who have stayed there to add comments and opinions. In order to expedite this, would you please post as replies to this thread the basic details of any accommodation that you know of. It could be a hotel, B&B, guest house, camp site, room above a pub, etc. Please in the first instance stick to France and Flanders. We can go further afield later on. If someone else has already given details of an accommodation, no need to repeat it unless the details are wrong. All I need is: Accommodation Name Postal address Phone number if known Email address if known Website URL if known Name of proprietor(s) if known No comments other than that in this thread, please. Let it remain a simple data-gathering exercise. I'll develop the first release this / next week and will let you know when it is available. Is this just for battlefields or would you be interested in the details of a campsite we stayed at while visiting Mont Huon Cemetery near Dieppe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted 1 June , 2015 Share Posted 1 June , 2015 A very nice place if you want somewhere to stop off to or from somewhere else further afield. The Hotel le Close de la Prairie in Gouy St Andre between Montreuil and Hesdin. Small converted farmhouse, 8 rooms, but very well appointed. Short but excellent dinner menu and wine list. All food lovingly prepared by the owner who has trained with Michelin-starred chefs. Speaks some English and very pleasant, friendly and hard-working as is his wife. Very highly rated on Tripadvisor and Booking.com. We will go back for more than the one night we stayed this time. Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 1 June , 2015 Admin Share Posted 1 June , 2015 Looks very nice but a bit rich for me! Will be posting my thoughts on two places that I have booked for a forthcoming battlefield visit. Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Trim Posted 10 June , 2015 Share Posted 10 June , 2015 Stayed in La Jolimessine in Jolimetz as recommended by Michelle Young. Very Good. Ideal for Mons and Le Cateau. www.la-Jolimessine.eu Local restuarant Le Mormal highly recommended. Also stayed in La Maison pres de la foret in Silly la Poterie. Excellent. Superb food, comfortable room. Hill top village but central for Aisne to Villers Cotterets. www.lamaisonpresdelaforet.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 10 June , 2015 Admin Share Posted 10 June , 2015 http://en.gites-de-france.com/holiday-rentals-Vailly-sur-aisne-Cottage-Au-14-Saint-vincent-02G189.html Very nice gite well appointed, and very handy for the Aisne and Marne Michelle http://en.gites-de-france.com/holiday-rentals-Beaucamps-ligny-Bed-and-breakfast-Chez-Julie-59G2150.html Nice bed and breakfast handy for the 1915 sector and Fromelles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 21 July , 2015 Admin Share Posted 21 July , 2015 http://www.a-laferme.fr/eng/ Not a gites de France place but pretty good, handy for Villres Brettoneaux and the southern Somme but don't book for the middle of a heatwave as you won't be able to use the bedroom, we had to sleep on a fold out bed downstairs Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 21 July , 2015 Admin Share Posted 21 July , 2015 http://www.leclosxavianne.fr Near Cambrai, a very hospitable helpful owner. We had room 1 on the ground floor Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sapper D. Posted 26 August , 2015 Share Posted 26 August , 2015 Just back from a four day stop at Varlet Farm, Poelkapelle. Will defenitely go there again! Our group (6) all were very happy with all VF has to offer: good sized rooms, comfy beds with very good en suites, great places (landing & outside) to relax and soak up the chilled Belgium beers the family provide you with at very little cost, excellent breakfast and the oppurtunity to make your own lunch. After settling the bill, all were also very impressed by the cost. Thanx, Barbara & Dirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angelab Posted 12 September , 2015 Share Posted 12 September , 2015 I haven't trawled far back through this thread, but I can thoroughly recommend the Hotel de la Paix in Bapaume, where I am currently staying! Handy for the motorway, and for many battlefield areas; spanking new decor and bathrooms; excellent restaurant; charming young staff; good wifi. Angela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 13 October , 2015 Admin Share Posted 13 October , 2015 http://www.leclosdesch.fr/?lang=en Handy for an overnight stopover, not too far from the ferry or tunnel and excellent for visiting Boulogne Eastern and Etaples. Good value and an very good breakfast Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 25 April , 2016 Admin Share Posted 25 April , 2016 http://en.gites-de-france.com/holiday-rentals-Fontaine-les-croisilles-Cottage-62G7622.html Stayed here last week, very handy for the battlefields east of Bapaume. Very comfortable place and delightful owners who are friendly, and also speak English Michelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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