Hello everybody!<BR><BR>I was wondering if anyone has heard about Hotel de Blauvac in Avignon. I think I am going to spend about four days in the city. Does anyone know whether it is a good idea to be in Avignon during the International Theater Festival in July?<BR>Also, can anyone suggest some good and cheap restaurants/cafes to go to there?<BR><BR>Thank you so much,<BR>Valeria.

We stayed at Blauvac 4/2000. Nice hotel - nice rooms - tiny side street and hard as HECK to find. But only a couple blocks from the parking deck under the palace and the centre ville.<BR><BR>Can't remember any of the resturants except one run by a young Belgian - I think it was Chevalier or sopmething like that. Anyway - it was good food and they spoke English.

.&lt;&lt; Does anyone know whether it is a good idea to be in Avignon during the International Theater Festival in July?&gt;&gt;<BR><BR>If you love theatre, you'll love Avignon during the festival. If you can get a room in the city, be sure to try and get a room that's not overlooking the street.... there will be masses of people. If you prefer a bit more quiet, try to find a room in a hotel in Villeneuve lez Avignon, just across the river. And yes, Avignon is fun during the festival.<BR><BR>PB

Hotel d'Atelier in Villeneuve les Avignon is a great little budget hotel; just across the river from Avignon. Charming little village, some upscale restaurants.

I stayed there and like danb, I thought it was a liiiittle hard to find, but otherwise not bad. I liked the room we stayed in and the staff was pleasant. <BR><BR>Why would it be a bad idea to be there during the Theater Festival? We were there during the Medieval Festival + some big art show around town and it was so fun!

we were there in 2000 in July, stayed at Hotel Meridien, nice central location ($400/night), pricey, across from Pope's Palace. Tried to get Hotel d'Europe, was booked.<BR><BR>Lots of theatre folks all around (theatre shows spoken in French, though). Live, free performances in square behind palace.

PBProvence spells "les" as "lez"? Methinks he/she lives elsewhere.

jeez spellcheck, have you ever heard of typos???I make way too many because I have very bad arthritis in my hands, but mainly, <BR>I am posting to say I know PB and she has lived many years and still does in Provence. Why are those like you so suspicious of the real posters on this board. We all give our true emails, lets talk spellcheck, what's yours????

Vous avez raison; je regrette les mots.

BTW, it's noteworthy that Blauvic and a bath ensuite (huge tub) and cost like $67 a nite for two. can't remember whethere that included petit dejunier.

To Spellcheck:<BR>And me thinks you are wrong. PBProvence is right!

I have a reservation at the Hotel de Blauvac next month (counting the days...). In case you haven't seen it, here is their web site:<BR><BR>http://www.avignon-et-provence.com/hotels/blauvac/gb/index.html<BR><BR>There is a map and directions link at the bottom of the page. You can also search for the address on mappy.com for a more detailed map.<BR><BR>I'll be sure the report my experience with the hotel when I get back at the end of May

Spellcheck: the word "lez" in Villeneuve-lez-Avignon means "close to". Hundreds of smaller town names are followed by "lez-city X".<BR>Nothing to do with "les", the plural of "le".