elizabethG

Hi
I need a stop off between Paris and Sarlat Dordogne region for a night
I would like a picturesque village / the name of a budget friendly Inn/ room for a night.
Many thanks

jamikins

What about this place

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_R...et_Centre.html

PalenQ

With all due respect to jamikins and her (his?) usually great advice:

Olivet is in suburban Orleans and have been there many times - would not call it the proverbial picturesque french village though it has an old center to it and is on the Loiret River, a tributary of the Loire and this river is cute - nice walks along it.

But it is in a big conglomeration with lots of traffic on the main road that goes over the Loiret right in the center.

Would be an OK pick if it were anywhere near half-way...

But it is only about an hour from Paris so not anywhere half way to Sarlat - look more IMO around Angouleme - a nice old city but not a picturesque village.

jamikins

Palenq to be honest I was just looking for a place that was 2 ish hours from the airport on the route to Sarlat! According to google maps it us just over two hours from the airport...

jamikins

And I am a she

jamikins

And what is your suggestion??

janisj

>>But it is only about an hour from Paris so not anywhere half way to Sarlat - look more IMO around Angouleme - a nice old city but not a picturesque village.<<

Actually -- ElizabethG probably needs a place only a couple of hours from CDG at most. She is arriving after a long overnight flight w/ 2 kids and it won't be til late afternoon when she gets the car sorted out an on the road. IMO - if she drives half or more the way to Sarlat she's in for problems. (IMO really - she should take the train or stay the night in Paris -- but she's already nixed those on another thread)

PalenQ

I did not see any mention of CDG so made the comments I did - if coming from CDG yes it makes perfect sense though not at all a picturesque village OP is dreaming of.

jamikins

She is coming from an airport so I assume CDG...perhaps she could give more info.

Can you recommend a picturesque village that she is dreaming of that can look in about two hours from Paris on the way to Sarlat? I don't know the area but that would likely be helpful...

janisj

The OP is stuck w/ this because she made some (admittedly) boo boos when booking flight/car/gite. I think at this point I personally think "picturesque village" loses out to "practical stop over"

StCirq

She was planning to get off an all-night flight, arriving at 3 pm, pick up a car, and drive to Sarlat. Sheer madness. So now she wants a place no farther than an hour and a half or two from CDG.

elizabethG

I looked up Angouleme I never heard of it but I saw a few cute b&b to stay - that is a good choice has anyone heard of
Saint-Benoît-du-Sault, France ?It is off the A20 whereas Angouleme is off the A 10
do you know what road I take to Sarlat that might determine my stop ?

jamikins

Well Angouleme us about 5 hours from CDG airport...that's a long way jet lagged - where are you coming from?

jamikins

Surely there is a nice village or B&b around Orleans? Palenq if you know the area can you help?

elizabethG

I am taking an overnight from NYC arriving at 1pm to CDG
I have done this and driven to Azay le Rideau before but
I really dont know if I can get all the way to Sarlat.

You are right picturesque might be too much to ask for
I figure I can maybe get 1/2 to Sarlat 2 -3 hours out of CDG
I think by 6pm I will be burned out
Thanks everyone I am VERY grateful
If it was just me I would wing this tiny portion of my trip but when traveling with
two little boys alone I can chance it

jamikins

Are you arriving on a weekday - if so don't forget that you will likely be hitting rush hour around the ring road around Paris which will slow you down.

Why not just drive an hour or so and stop just outside Paris, relax and have a meal, sleep then get to Sarlat the next day?

elizabethG

We get in on a Saturday at 1pm - so now that you mention that it is definitely
better than a weekday
I am fine with any of that I would just need a town or place to look for an inn
many thanks

jamikins

Well the above should get you going!

I plugged your route into google maps then went to trip advisor and looked up towns along the route. Orleans was 2+ hours so I started there...perhaps you could start looking there...

Michael

Look at http://en.gites-de-france.com/ and look for accommodations within a département between Paris and Sarlat.

Check out Angle-sur-l'Anglin, a <i>plus beau village</i>.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/mksfca...7623276890499/

Carlux

Have a look at Loches in the Loire valley. We stayed there on our first trip to the Dordogne and loved it. Stayed in the Hotel George Sand, but it was a long time ago.

Or Fontainebleau. Not so far, but a good place to recover from a flight and prepare for the next day' drive.

Certainly not Angouleme, too far from Paris and Sarlat, and mostly fairly ugly.