More questions : chambres d'hôte, Dordogne
 

Hello!

So I am planning my trip to the Dordogne in May. We won't be renting a gîte so we are looking into chambres d'hôte.

We have found one we like near Figeac because we want to visit that area for 2 days (Pech Merle, Figeac, St-Cirq, etc.).

However, I am having trouble deciding for our other 4 days. Here are our options :

PLAN A
Stay 2 days near Sarlat or Vezac in one of these two places :
http://www.villa-mege.com/
http://www.lesfilolies.com/

And 2 days near Perigueux (found a chambre d'hôte we like already).

PLAN B
Stay 4 days in one of the two above.

According to viamichelin, Périgueux to Sarlat is 1 hour driving, so what we want to see is quite close. However, we don't want to be spending our days in the car!

For all you Dordogne specialists out there, what are your recommendations? Are we moving around too much or is this a good way to get a feel of different areas?

Much thanks and happy new year to all!

Merci!

I would spend 4 days near Sarlat. On the last day there, if you have run out of things to see & do (doubtful), take a day trip to Perigueux. Two days in Sarlat area is not enough.

Stu Dudley

Ditto, Stu

If you had 5 extra nights, I could almost see doing a 4/1 split if you're the up-and-at-'em types. However, with 4 nights, just stay near Sarlat. You certainly won't run out of things to do.

You're going to have a wonderful trip. Wow, I loved that part of France. Enjoy it; it's truly a pleasure.

Thanks. I think we will stay near Domme or Sarlat for 4 days. Seems like a better idea.

Anyone know of the 2 places I've linked in my original message?

might take a look at this one..I stayed there and found it to be very nice and convenient..

http://www.les-granges-hautes.fr/en/index.htm

Graciejoan--we are interested in Les Granges for our trip to the Dordogne. Which room did you select if you don't mind me asking? Also, is the pool heated?

Nini,

I chyecked the site and I had "Zorba" and my friends had "Reves". They were up above and I was on ground level. They had more room than I, but I was alone, so the space was fine. It had a nice large, tiled shower with automatic tempertature control.

I think all the rooms were nice. I looked into most of them.

It is a nice place, nice people.

I would also suggest that you spend 4 days in the Sarlat area - there's so much to do there, that 4 days won't be enough! (You'll have to return - we have).

I'm not familiar with either of the chambres d'hote you're considering. On our last trip, we stayed at Chambres du Glacier, right in the middle of Sarlat. The location worked well for us because we wanted to be able to walk around town in the morning and evening, and not have to drive to dinner each night. (We ended up having two dinners in Sarlat and two elsewhere, that we did need to drive to.) The owners were wonderfully helpful and nice, and the rooms huge and clean.

Anyway, in the two that you're considering, check out the locations, and consider how you'll feel about driving in the dark after dinner.

We are going to the Dordogne area Sept 08. We looked at les grange hautes-- they look nice but we are also concerned that they are too far out and how far we have to drive after dinner at night in the dark. They sound like they are really in the country. Anyone know of anything nice in Sarlat-Domme area where we could walk around the town(even if the town is small) and maybe a few restaurants within walking distance. 100 euro or less per night

Thanks

Lexma: Les Chambres du Glacier look nice to us. Was it very busy in that area on Markey days. Also how was the traffic when leaving and coming home after a day out. we will be there in Oct so it shouldn't be as busy anyway.

Thanks

nsalerno, we stayed at Villa des Consuls in Sarlat and liked it very much. The driving in and out of town was fine for me, but we went late-March/earl-April, so not high season. I'm not sure how busy Sarlat is in September, but it's indeed a beautiful town and we enjoyed staying in it.

http://www.villaconsuls.com/

Leely: OOPS !! We're going in October. I just got home from a busy day at work and my brain is fried. They look OK too. Thanks

We stayed at La Bard in Vitrac/Monfort, run by Steve et Bronwen Houghton, a British couple,
(La Barde, Montfort.
24200 Vitrac, France.
05 53 28 24 34
www.perigord-dordogne-sarlat.com. It was one of the nicest B&Bs I've stayed in & it was very convenient to Sarlat, Beynac, La Roque Gageac, Font de Gaume, etc...The room was huge with a large walk-in shower. The breakfast was great too. We spent several days there in November & could easily have spend many more.

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Mimmel: Are there any restaurants in this little town? It does look nice. Could we walk to dinner if we wanted to?

Hi NS,

If you mean Vitrac, yes.

Look it up at www.viamichelin.com.

You might also check Le Relais des Cinq Châteaux in Vezac.

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nsalerno:
I didn't see any restaurants within walking distance. I think there may have been 1 place to eat but not really for dinner. We ate in Sarlat most nights but there were restaurats closer that the owners recommended. Unfortunately, we waited until the night they were closed to try them. Traffic getting to Sarlat is always congested during the day - even in November & especially on Market Day (which is fun). But even when it was packed, we were always able to find a parking place. I wouldn't choose to stay in Sarlat because you can't park near the hotel at night. To me that's a concern with a rental. We ususlly ate as soon as the restaurants opened at 7PM & even in November enjoyed walking around the town after, especially in early Oct. If you spend the day in another area such as La Roque Gageac or Beyac you would probably want to stay there for dinner. You'll have a great time. It was one of my favorite trips.

Thanks for your comments Graciejoan. La Bard looks good too--especially the tariff. I noticed that B&B is approved by Rick Steves. We have had some bad luck on some of his recommendations. We don't mind the out in the country aspect of a B&B. Quiet is very important and the drive can't be more than a few miles from Sarlat.

Thanks everyone for your great suggestions We also don't mind the country feel--in fact we want it but also would like a few restaurants or shops nearby so we don't have to always drive at night. In Provence we stayed at Mas des romarins in Gordes and thought Gordes ideal-we walked to dinner at night.
Has anyone stayed at Le Relais des Cinq Chateaux in Vezac suggested by Ira? Or we have just found a nice B&B 6 km. from Sarlat [email protected]. Has anyone stayed there?

Thanks

Here is the link to the bories just outside Sarlat http://www.best-of-perigord.tm.fr/he...edannieuk.html. Sorry I didn't send it correctly. I am learning.