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katie4 Jul 29th, 2007 12:28 PM

Hotels in Quiberon?
 
Hey guys and gals....I'm going to be getting into Quiberon on a train from CDG around 9:45pm....

Are there hotels that will be open then? I'm taking the ferry over to Belle Ile the next morning.

Thanks!

GeoffHamer Jul 29th, 2007 02:39 PM

Quiberon is very much a summer resort. Hotels will be heavily booked in July and August, and most will be closed in the winter. You'd certainly need to book a hotel in advance and not try to find a room in the evening.

katie4 Jul 29th, 2007 03:01 PM

Yeah...I'm finding that out. Plus, what is available requires more than one night.

My issue is, I'm trying to get over to Belle Ile to meet a friend who's singing in an opera festival.

I arrive CDG on August 15th at 11:35pm. The only train direct from the airport to Quiberon leaves at 3:45 and arrives Quiberon at 9:30 pm via Auray. I don't think the ferries will be running that late, so I either need to stay in Paris and leave the next morning- losing another whole day...or get to Quiberon or even Auray and stay the night and take a morning ferry.

This has been challenging and frustrating!

GeoffHamer Jul 30th, 2007 12:25 AM

The ferry schedule is on
www.smn-navigation.fr.
15 August is a public holiday and everywhere is likely to be busy. The last sailing from Quiberon to Belle-Ile on that date is at 2200. If the train were late, of course, you'd miss the ship and be stuck with nowhere to sleep.
I'd suggest stopping for a night in Vannes or Rennes and continuing to Belle-Ile in the morning. Auray is a small town and the railway station is a long way from the town centre, but Vannes and Rennes both have hotels close to the railway stations.
There is also a direct boat from Vannes to Belle-Ile, though you'd need to take a taxi or local bus to the departure point which is outside the town (www.navix.fr).

katie4 Jul 30th, 2007 05:28 AM

Thank you Geoff...I'll be checking on accomodations in those places. Staying somewhere after flying from Orlando to Paris, taking trains to whereever (another 4-5 hrs), I'll probably be glad to crash somewhere before continuing on!


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