ABOUT THIS BOOK This is the fifth edition of the Rough Guide to French Hotels & Restaurants, a translation of the Routard guide, the best-selling French guide to good-value restaurants and accommodation in France. Revised every year, French Hotels & Restaurants is up-to-date, comprehensive and opens up the country in a way that no other guide does. Its listings include everything from simple hostels and family-run bistros to high-comfort rural retreats and city-centre three-stars. All selected are reviewed by Routards team of locally based writers, who re-assess the entries for each edition. The hotels and restaurants selected tend to be small, independent establishments look out for the Routard stickers on their front doors. There may also be a Logis de France sticker, too a fireplace symbol with one, two or three fires to indicate the level of facilities provided. This denotes membership of a scheme that promotes family-run hotels, often in rural locations well away from major towns.
