We are 4 Aussies who are renting a 2 bedroom apartment in Sarlat-la-Caneda in the Dordogne. We got the address off fodors and it is very cheap for the week : www.villaconsuls.com We will be there in early June. Bonne Chance!

here's another great site for budget chain hotels. http://www.eurapart.com/budget.html

As mentioned above, don't underestimate the importance in many cities of hotel location.

I agree. With that in mind, if you choose Ibis, make sure you go for the city centre hotels (you can check location on-line). Ibis tend to have pretty good locations. Etap and F1 don't.