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La Beauficiere is a 4-bedroom B&B near Hembye (50 Manche, Normandie) – see map.
 B&B midway between Mont St Michel and D-Day beaches,
near Hambye in Manche Normandy.
9 La Beauficerie Bed and Breakfast welcomes
families, couples, single travellers and small groups.
With two spacious family rooms, a double and a ground floor twin room, all ensuite.
Motorbike friendly with secured garage parking for bikes,
storage for bicycles and plenty of private parking for cars.
The bed and breakfast offers two spacious family bedrooms and a double bedroom on the first floor. These rooms overlook the orchard.
We have a twin bedroom on the ground floor to the rear of the B&B. All bedrooms have ensuite shower, toilet and hand basin.
The accommodation offers a kitchen/dining room and lounge.
The B&B has plenty of free private parking and storage for bicycles.
 Hembaye The bedrooms are designed to incorporate the original features of the buildings whilst combining this with modern features such as the original oak beams which have being restored to provide a central feature in a number of the rooms. All bedrooms feature views over a cider apple orchard.
English owners Liz and Alan offer a warm welcome and plenty of advice on places to visit in the area. Ideally situated within an hour of Caen and 80 minutes of Cherbourg, it makes an ideal stop within reach of the ferry ports. With all the attractions of Normandy (butter, cream, cheese, cider, calvados etc) there are the Normandy beaches, Mont St Michel all within reach.
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South of the main Champagne producing area lies the area of Cotes des Bars – still officially Champagne (producing up to 25% of the while Champagne harvest) and more attractive and less busy – around the Aube and Seine Rivers east of Troyes. The vineyards of the Côte des Bar are planted almost exclusively with Pinot Noir grapes and tend to be somewehat lighter and fresher than those from further north.
 The Moulin de Landion at Dolancourt is a stylish Hotel and Restaurant which proved to be an ideal base for exploring the vineyards and Champagne houses of this less-known region. The old water mill (moulin = watermill) remains a central feature with 16 en-suite bedrooms and an elegant restaurant and wine list. An excellent selection of Champagnes to taste in the bar or on the riverside terrace. Local food is an important feature of the restaurant. Part of Relais de Silence group the surroundings are peaceful.
Moulin de Landion. 5 rue St Leger, 10200 Dolancourt (Aube, Champagne)
  
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The small south-west appellation of Madiran (64, Aquitaine) is home to the Tannat grape, producing rich, sometimes tannic red wines.
This is a rural area – no large towns. rolling countryside heavy with vines.
The village of Madiran is not busy metropolis – just quiet and peaceful.
Here you will find the Prieuré Hotel Restaurant with comfortable rooms and elegant Restaurant
Le Prieuré at Madiran
 Paris has a mystique and splendour that no other European city, perhaps no city in the world, can equal. It is home to the Louvre, the Notre Dame cathedral, the Eiffel Tower, the finest cuisine, the chicest cafes, and many other delights however; not all of us can afford the luxury and indulgences of an extravagant trip. That is the greatest part of Paris, many of its famous inhabitants: artists, novelists, adventurers, lived and thrived in the city with hardly a penny to their name. We all can enjoy Paris whatever our budget and here is a list of cheap Paris hotels, that have quality, atmosphere and provide a great place to stay without breaking the bank:
Hotel Parc Saint Charles
Situated perfectly to serve as a home base to the sites of Paris, the Hotel Parc Saint Charles is not far from the Eiffel Tower. This recently renovated hotel has all the modern amenities and comforts, including internet and TV.
Hotel Ambassadeur
Large and comfortable, it has both a classical and contemporary atmosphere. The soft lighting and soundproofed rooms will serve as a relaxing break from the hustle and bustle of the thriving city outside. Also has an 8th floor terrace with a beautiful view of Paris.
Hotel des Arts
A small yet cozy hotel bursting with vivid reds and yellows give this property the air of a modern art gallery. Hotel des Arts is the perfect choice for those interested in Paris’s nightlife and bars.
Hotel Mon Reve
Located in a terrific spot in the heart of Paris, the Hotel Mon Reve is an affordable, simple lodging. There are a number of shops, restaurants and subway stations nearby.
Hotel de Maubeuge
A colourful hotel located near the Canal Saint Martin, which is a lovely place to walk. Reviews of de Maubeuge rate the staff as especially friendly and helpful. It was refurbished only a few years ago so everything seems fresh and sleek.
Hotel Cecil
If you prefer to be a little outside the city centre, but within walking distance of quick transportation, here is your best bet. Simple, clean and a favourite of Romantics this property has all you need at a bargain price.
A life without experiencing Paris is a life not fully realized. Travelling to Paris as this list from Hostelbookers.com has shown above can be affordable even to the budget-minded and still be fully absorbed.
Ideally situated in the Languedoc town of Beziers(11, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon) there is a stylish B&B (Chambres d’Hote) with 5 double bedrooms with en-suite facilities
Beziers is situated at the junction of the A9 autoroute towards Spain and the A62 from Bordeaux and is an excellent spingboard for visits to the vineyards of the Languedoc, the beaches of the Mediterranean and the Canal du Midi.
Our guests have informed us of the ambience and the homely atmosphere that simply allows their imagination to go back into the past. The house also harnesses all the up to date modern technology such as WI-FI and full office services for the business traveller on the move. We are open all year so ideal for those who fancy a spring or autumabal getaway break when out of season. The bedrooms are simple with all facilities such as a proper hospitality tray with real milk. We use fruit from the garden when making our breakfast jams and preserves. Our garden overlooks Pont Vieux and is the best place to catch the sunset whilst enjoying a preamble drink. Dinner can also be prepared and cooked using local produce.
Our guests stay awhile, read, chat and sleep well, and we watch their tension drop away. That makes us happy and that is why our guests return two or three times a year. We don’t pretend Maison De L’Orb is a hip boutique, nor are we a middle of the road boring hotel…but you will discover your own charm when you’ve arrived.
We try and keep a balance between modern facilities and good old fashioned hospitality. The bedrooms have a warm old fashioned character with lighting to suit the mood. We cater for the professional and executive looking for a standard of quality services to enhance their working environment and relaxing stay in the area.
This is a place for relaxation situated by a tranquil river and is steeped in historic events and photographs showing the many activities to be found in the surrounding areas . Guests come to relax, unwind and to explore the exciting city of Béziers, the Canal Du Midi and its boating holidays and its beautiful lush open countryside is within minutes from our property. There are also many good local wines that attract many to the region to sample all the surrounding vineyards throughout the area in Languedoc.”
In the small and lesser-known appellation of Minervois-La Laviniere (34 Herault, Languedoc-Roussillon) -almost on the border between the Herault and Aude departements - a vineyard gite awaits.The wines here tend to be more intense than those further south near the banks of the Aude River – this area is higher and in many ways more beautiful!:
 Your gite, here amongst the vineyards is for either for those who wish to hide away or for those who wish to base themselves in the heart of a beautiful wine region for the discovery of its many unknown secrets.
The wines of the Chateau have won awards in the Guide Hachette des vins 2012
The Minervois la Lavinière appellation in the heart of the Minervois, is a natural area known as the Petit Causse on the lower slopes of the foothills of the Montagne Noire, it covers six villages : Azillanet, Azille, Cesseras, Felines Minervois, La Livinière and Siran.
 At Lagrave (81 Tarn, Midi-Pyrenees) you can stay either B&B (Chambres d’Hote) in an 18th Century chateau or self-catering cottage (Gite) on a wine-making domaine producing Gaillac AC wines – on the banks of the river Tarn and within easy reach of both Albi and Gaillac!
There are 3 Chambres d’Hote (one is a suite of rooms for 2 couples or a family!) – each stylishly furnished in elegant settings, whilst the two gites accommodate either 2 or 4 persons.
“For our wines, red and rosé,we mainly use 2 native varieties, Duras and Braucol, and a little Syrah. You will be able to discover our parcels surrounding the property.”
“Access to a large swimming pool, table tennis, free use of bicycles, badminton, fishing on the river Tarn, , bowling, and relaxing on our gardens and terraces”
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On then east of the Bordeaux Wine region, the Chateau de Claribes offers holiday accommodation on a vineyard.
 With views over our valley and vines, the newly renovated self catering holiday house is available throughout the year.
There are woodlands, caves and a stream to explore; quiet places to sit and read a book; private spots for picnicing by the babbling stream or amongst the vines; and a shady flower filled garden from which you can enjoy the views of our valley and vines. Or just curl up with a book on chilly winter evenings in front of the wood burner.
The two large double bedrooms on the first floor, each have their own shower or bathroom. Unbleached cotton bed linen, lots of plump feather pillows and large, soft, fluffy towels help to ensure a peaceful nights sleep.
The chateau is situated near Ste-Foy la Grande to the east of St Emilion.
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A mix of old and new – modern renovated facilities with the charm of 1920s art-deco finishes – located on the Blvd Haussman close to the Opera and Galeries Lafayette.
The Radisson Blu Ambassador Hotel is very centrally situated and is ideal for a Paris weekend. Some of the rooms have spectacular views over towards the Eiffel Tower.
Good hotels in central Paris are seldom cheap but this looks to be great value.
Click here for best rates
Spend the night in a tree-house in the woods – a childhood dream you haven’t satisfied yet? Now is the moment and you can treat your kids as well - In Normandy(14 Calvados, Normandie) close to ferries (Caen & Le Havre) Honfleur and Deauville.
Tree-houses – an ecologic and unusual B+B perfect for a night or a short break for couples, families, and small groups – 2 tree-houses for 4 to 5 people and a cosy nest for 2 at St Pierre Azif, part of the Ecodomaine of Bouquetôt. These look to be well-designed and comfortable and will really allow you to feel close to nature.
 Our most spacious tree-houses are 6 to 8 metres from the ground. They comprise a living/bedroom, a separate second bedroom, composting toilets and a water supply (just what is necessary for basic hygiene).The smaller tree-house is 10 metres from the ground. You’ll find all you need for a pleasant stay.
Each tree-house has its own secure terrace and lockable access. They are insulated and heated and of course smoke alarms and fire extinguishers are installed in all of them.
You’ll find your breakfast suspended at the base of your tree, you simply hoist it up with a pulley.
Why not spend a night in the trees with only birdsong to wake you, and the splendid view over the wild woods!
You can stay for one night or more read full article – Stay in a Normandy Treehouse
 Gite at Domaine de Maubet The Floc de Gascogne remains one of the lesser known alcoholic delights of Gascony. Essentially a blend of unfermented grape juice and Armagnac. it makes a delightful, sweetish drink in red (rosé) or white – the grapes otherwise being used to produce the local Côtes de Gascogne wines – often Ugni Blanc and Colombard. A similar beverage is produced in Poitou-Charentes using Cognac rather than Armagnac = Pineau des Charentes AC) read full article – Vineyard Gite in the Floc de Gascogne region
In the heart of th e renown vineyard of St Emilion, east of Bordeaux (33 Gironde, Aquitaine) Chateau Toinet-Fombrauge at St-Christophe des Bardes makes St Emilion Grand Cru wines – and offers a vineyard Gite surrounded by those prized vines.
A restored 18th Century house with its own grounds and sleeping up to 8 people is available – great for an onsite wine tasting and visiting the pretty and historic town of St Emilion and the surrounding wine lands.
read full article – St Emilion Vineyard Gite
 There are plenty of fine Chateaux around Bordeaux, but few of them offer B&B (Chambres d’Hote) accommodation, and even fewer are as impressive as the Chateau de la Rivière at la Rivière near Fronsac (33 Gironde, Aquitaine) which produces Bordeaux AC and Fronsac AC wines on the northern bank of the River Dordogne about 25 miles east of Bordeaux city.
read full article – B&B at a Bordeaux Chateau
 Pineau des Charentes is a delicious blend of unfermented grape juice and Cognac brandy from the Charentes region of western France. Many Cognac producers will also make a Pineau des Charentes such as Domaine de Birius at Biron(17 Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes)
So get the best of both worlds by staying in a gite on the vineyard – so you can taste and imbibe a selection of their Cognacs and Pineaus (white and red) without having to delegate anyone to drive aferwards. This delightful drink served chilled as an aperitif or as a dessert wines (or just by itself) is worth discovering! As are the differing qualities and ages of Cognacs!
read full article – Pineau des Charentes Gite?
 Mention Provence and thoughts turn to sunshine, wine and olives, so why not indulge the senses with a stay at Domaine de Garbelle’s B&B, at Garéoult (32 Var, Provence) north of Toulon.
The wines produced here belong to the Coteaux-Varois-en-Provence appellation producing mainly red and rosé wines from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre and Cinsaut grapes on the rugged hillsides back from the coast. The Domaine offers 2 B&B rooms with breakast being served by “Maman” in the main restored country farmhouse.
read full article – Vineyard B&B in Provence
Heading south down the A7 autoroute I often turn off at Bollene (84 Vaucluse, Provence) which allows you to dawdle through the southern Rhône vineyards towards Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Cairanne, Rasteau and the other named villages along the valley of the Rhône.
Just a few kilometres off the autoroute you could enjoy the wines and the gites of Chateau de la Croix Chabrieres. The 3 gites can accommodate 2-6 people
 At the foot of Saint Restitut hills, the estate offers an enchanting setting, typically Provençal.
From the main entrance you go alongside a 14 hectares vineyard, on either side of a long and magnificent plane trees path leading to the castle…..In the middle of a yard four imposing plane trees shade the «big house», a 19th century residence in Florentine style.
On its left side the «Magnanerie» is hidden by privets. Both gîtes take place in the old silkworm nursery, a building separate from the castle…..In the shade of bicentenary plane trees you will appreciate peace and quiet and the cool of the grounds. A wide view offers a beautiful panorama where the Giant of Provence and the Mount Ventoux dominate.
read full article – Rhone Valley vineyard gites
A few kilometres east of Chinon (37 Indre-et-Loire, Centre) the Domaine Charles Pain produces highly-regarded Loire Valley wines (his Cuvée Prestige is especially recommended) – Cabernet Franc reds and rosés, Chenin Blac whites.
His Domaine at Panzoult also offers a vineyard gite, sleeping up to 7 people in a well-restored wine-village house made from the local Tuffeau stone along the valley of the River Vienne.
 read full article – Vineyard Gite near Chinon
 In the deepest south west of France lies the wine region of Madiran – renown for producing big red wines from the Tannat grape – and white wines under the Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh appellation. Here you will find the wines of Domaine Sergent at Maumusson-Laguian (32 Gers, Midi-Pyrenees).
The Gers is a wonderful tranquil region of rolling hills and few large towns or thundering autoroutes. Thus it is a deserved favourite for visitors from the north.
read full article – Vineyard Gite in Madiran
Deep south of France, almost into Spain is Argeles-sur-Mer (66 Pyrenees-Orientales, Languedoc-Roussillon) , the home of Chateau Valmy which overlooks the town, the sea and the Pyrenees mountains and its own vineyard producing the delicious dessert wine Muscat de Rivesaltes, dry whites, reds and rosé from the Côtes du Roussillon appellation.
The Chateau looks like a proper Chateau, scintillating white stone in the bright mediterranean sunshine. Everything is very very stylish from the website, to the wines, to the rooms and elegant surroundings. This feels more like a 5* hotel than a B&B or Chambres d’Hotes – and it is not in the budget range of pricing. But treat yourself to a night or so of luxury and great views and good wines.
 With its luxury rooms and its wines of character VALMY lives and will continue to enchant…The chateau, built against the foothills of the Albères, offers an unbroken 360° view over the vineyard, the sea, the Roussillon plain and the Pyrenean chain…Woodland of 100-year old beech trees greets you beyond the gates to the chateau’s park and invites you to stroll…
The majestic and contemporary 25 m swimming pool was conceived in granite and perfectly blends into the authentic chateau setting.
The splendid view, calm and serene, is an invitation to relaxation.
read full article – Sun, vines, sea and mountains at Argeles-sur-Mer
The Chateau de Chavanes at Montigny-les-Arsures (39 Jura, Franche-Comté) produces some of the best Jura wines from the Arbois AOC appellation, especially with the local Savignin grapes – note this is not Sauvignon – which produces dry white wines and the spectacular local Vin Jaune (yellow wine) and Vin de Paille (straw wine – as the process involves drying the grapes on beds of straw!
 You will be welcomed in our suite or in one of our four guestrooms, all tastefully decorated.
Spacious and comfortable, all the rooms have separate bathrooms with either a shower or bath and toilet.
As part of your stay we will be very pleased to invite you to taste the estate’s wines, visit our cellars and share our passion for cultivating vines and for winemaking with you.
Situated just north of the attractive village of Arbois(where Louis Pasteur was born) and to the east of Dole, the Chateau is surrounded by vineyards and rolling hills and offers 4 stylish bedrooms all with modern facilities. read full article – B&B on a Wine Domaine in Arbois
Whilst not exactly “on a vineyard” you can stay in the heart of the pretty wine vilage of Chablis(89 Yonne, Bourgogne) in a 2- or 4-person flat above Jean-Marc Brocard’s wine shop and cellars:
 Chablis is set amongst the vineyards and is a vibrant winemakers’ town with tasting caves, fine restaurants, cafes, home also to the famous Andouilette and a wonderful Sunday market.
You will be looked welcomed by the person in charge of the boutique (Pierre or Sebastien) which will offer you a welcome tasting with our Chablis wines (and its neighbourhoods) . They will be at your disponibility during your stay. They both fluent in English.
Jean-Marc Brocard does make excellent Chablis and we visited the shop several years ago – the staff were so helpful in explaining the different styles and quality of the wines – and inevitably we spent more than we intended.
These dry, minerally Chardonnay wines are distinctively different and highly rated.
There are numerous places to eat and shop in the village including the Michelin-starred Hostellerie des Clos
For more info on the apartments see http://brocard.fr
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