Stay, and play, in The French Ardennes

As you would expect of any popular holiday destination, The French

Ardennes offers its visitors a wide choice of accommodation.

What it is just as keen to highlight now, however, is how easy it is to
combine a stay at a guest house, B&B, small hotel, boutique hotel, art
hotel, luxury hotel and campsite with a different activity.

A little north of regional capital Charleville-Mzires, guest house Le
Temps des Cerises in Nouzonville for example, is not only located on
the Trans-Ardennes Path, but is also a Les Ardennes Vlo
registered accommodation - meaning it is also possible to rent, or fix,
bicycles here. Further details can be found at
http://gb.ardennes.com/die-denis-le-temps-des-cerises-
ch107c/nouzonville/tabid/22644/offreid/d0443d80-1aff-428e-9ceb-
0a5f8a581f5a/detail.aspx. Rooms start from 70 per night.

Further north still, B&B Le Repos du Berger, meanwhile, is ideally
placed to explore Hierges - widely recognized as one of the most
attractive villages in The French Ardennes, as well as the legend-filled
Meuse Valley. Full details are at http://gb.ardennes.com/chambres-d-
hotes-le-repos-du-berger-ch-
067/hierges/tabid/22644/offreid/39b0b938-4232-471d-b4a9-
20dcad2f802e/detail.aspx; and rooms start from 60 a night.

Hotel Ferme-Auberge du Malgr-Tout, in the middle of the Ardennes
Forest is a centre for eco-tourism, with a dining room in a renovated
stable block, and hiking and mountain biking available from the
doorstep. Further details are at http://gb.ardennes.com/auberge-du-
mont-malgre-tout/revin/tabid/22642/offreid/5031f036-55d7-49ab-bc1a-
a038cc36e506/detail.aspx; with prices starting from 55 per room per
night.

The village of Williers, in the far north east of the region and on the
border with Belgium is a now a destination in its own right for anyone
in search of a luxury accommodation and fine dining. Chez Odette is
featured in the Mr & Mrs Smith line-up, while the equally boutique O
Sixime Sens helps to bring a sixth sense to any short break. Full
detail are at http://www.osixiemesens.com, and rooms are priced
between 150 to 195 per night.

As art hotels go, Le Dormeur du Val Hotel in Charleville-Mzires
offers high-design and poetry in equal measure. Doffing its cap to
one of Frances best known and much loved poets, Arthur Rimbaud, it
is named after one of his most famous poems, The Sleeper in the
Forest. For further details, visit http://hotel-dormeur-du-val.com/.
Rooms here cost between 124 and 150 a night, with a 13
supplement for breakfast.

And for anyone looking to combine some authentic history with a night
or two in a luxury hotel with a notable restaurant, there are few places
in Europe which can match the sheer scale on offer at the Htel
Chteau Fort, in Sedan. Self-guided trails around the largest fortress

in the Northern Europe are available, as is accommodation in the four
star luxury hotel within the walls of the castle itself. Prices range from
105 to 165 a night with a 13 supplement for breakfast.

Finally, the camp site Domaine de la Motte is ideally placed for
anyone in search of one of the most authentic experiences in the
whole of France - hiring, and driving a Citroen 2CV through the quiet
country lanes of The French Ardennes, courtesy of nearby
Retroscapde (http://www.retroscapade.com/en/). Full details of the
campsite can be found at www.domainedelamotte.eu/, and the value-
for-money cost of staying here is 4 a day for adults per night, 2 a
day for children, and 15 a day for a motorhome. Electricity is 4
extra per day. For those staying in the on-site caravans, sheets and
pillows are provided; and there is unlimited access to the swimming-
pool and the leisure centre.

Further details of all accommodation in the region is featured in the
2014 edition of the Discovery Guide to The French Ardennes which
can be ordered by emailing info@ardennes.com, or by telephoning
+33 324 56 06 08.

For further information, visit http://gb.ardennes.com.
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For press information, contact:
Djamila Daoud T: +33 3 24 56 67 77 E: daoud@ardennes.com
or,
Ian Weightman T: 01782-680963 E: ian.iwms@virgin.net