Staying in Paris with a 2 day side trip to Normandy in early May. Planning on renting a car. Want to see the D-Day Beaches and Mont St. Michel.Need a nice place to stay and use as a base of operations Suggestions??? Thanks for the help!!!!

I suggest Bayeux. <BR>Churchill Hotel <BR>14, rue St Jean <BR>14400 Bayeux<BR>France<BR>Tel: 02 31 21 31 80 <BR>Fax: 02 31 21 41 66 <BR>For Paris information e-mail me: [email protected]

If you have a few hours to spare, you might want to consider visiting the D-Day Museum in Caen. It is extremely interesting and has a great WWII mesuem.

I did a similar trip from Paris a couple of years ago to Normandy, staying one night in Bayeux at the Churchill Hotel. I had initially wanted to visit Mont St. Michel while in Normandy but opted not to try and squeeze it in with only 2 days. There is so much to see in and around Bayeux and Caen. The invasion beaches, American Cemetary, Point du Hoc, Memorial Museum, Bayeux cathedral and tapestry, and the mulberries in Arromaches can easily fill 2 days. Have a wonderful trip!

Two years ago we made trip. Took train from Paris to Bayeux. Picked up rental car. We stayed at Colonel Chilcotts B&B. It is a lovely Chateau. He is a <BR>retired British Colonel. Also a Historian

dean,<BR><BR>we rented a car at the train station in paris because we spent considerable time there and brugges belgium back to paris. <BR><BR>the suggestion to take a train to caen or bayeau and rent a car is a good one. we stayed at an omnitell in caen for about $100.00 per night in sept of 1999. it is easy to get around. parking was easy. the memorial museum is in caen.<BR><BR>bayeau is lovely. it may be a better location for mont st. michel. caen is bigger and has better services available for your brief stay. the people are great in the normandy area. i am looking forward to going back.<BR><BR>jim

Recommend the Chateau d'Argouges in Bayeux and the town of Bayeux itself. About $75 a night for a double room in November 2001. Very charming, comfortable and quiet. (See Karen Brown book "Inns and Itineraries - France" for lots of good suggestions for this area.) Strongly recommend you see the Peace Museum in Caen on your way from Paris.