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by Alastair Sawday (Author)
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  • Paperback: 464 pages
  • Publisher: Alastair Sawday's; 10th edition (2 Nov 2006)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1901970760
  • ISBN-13: 978-1901970760
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 6,424 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The first of the Special Places series, this established guide is a bestseller. With its huge variety and range of good value places to stay, it’s an indispensable guide for those travelling round France – it is as much about making good friends as staying in really beautiful homes. Fresh, informative write-ups are backed up by excellent maps and directions, symbols and quick reference indices. Our approach is unusual. There are no set rules, no interminable checklists and no hard-and-fast criteria for inclusion. We look for what we like, and celebrate the unusual, the beautiful and the individual.

About the Author
Alastair has been publishing the Special Places to Stay guides since 1994. His travel publishing company was born of a successful tour company that took groups on off-the-beaten-track trips across Europe. An avid environmentalist (founding Avon Friends of the Earth and previously a trustee of the Soil Association), he is keen to celebrate B&B and hotel owners who provide organic and local food. Alastair Sawday Publishing has just been awarded a Queen’s Award for Enterprise in the Sustainable Development category. Emma Carey has worked on five editions of French Bed & Breakfast, a guide that goes from strength-to-strength. She lives in Leeds, visits France frequently and produces the largest of our guides with flair and skill.

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Indispensable guide for Francophile, 12 Dec 2006
I strongly recommend you take this guide with you if you are planning to tour France.
We have enjoyed travelling in France for many years and have used different guides to find small privately owned and family managed hotels and auberges, often in out of the way places. Others we have chanced upon in our travels.
However, Alastair Sawday's French Bed & Breakfast has introduced us to some delightful bed and breakfast establishments, which of course are not to be found in any hotel guide. We were not aware that bed & breakfast is such an established part of French culture and it has been delightful to be effectively invited into French homes. In some dinner is also offered with the opportunity to enjoy a relaxed meal - almost as part of the family, and usually with wine!
I will mention only two of the entries, which we have liked so much that we visited them both twice in 2006 and which we plan to stay at again next year. They both have the further distinction of being attached to vineyards - another reason to return to them!
Entry number 67 is a delightful old house in the champagne area run by the English wife of the French champagne maker. The room we stayed in was very comfortable with a large comfortable bed, not always available in France, with armchairs and a large bathroom. It is then lovely to sit outside on the terrace enjoying an excellent dinner - with champagne and good Bordeaux wine!
Entry number 85 is also a delightful old house, but in Alsace run by the fluent English speaking wife of the French winemaker. It is in a beautiful old walled town with a good choice of restaurants within walking distance. As a nice welcome you are offered a glass of wine (or two!) on arrival! The rooms are a little old fashioned. but the owner has promised that over the winter she is planning to build new en suite shower/toilets - to enable her to remain in the Alastair Sawday guide! We will be back in 2007.
We plan to use the guide again next year in France, with trips planned to explore Alsace further and also to south west France, where Alastair Sawday lists a number of interesting looking overnight stops and bed & breakfast places to try!


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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars French Bed and Breakfast, 25 Nov 2006
By Marie Forsyth (Malvern,UK) - See all my reviews
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Alastair Sawday is on record as saying that he does not believe in ratings. But to be in an Alastair Sawday guide is a rating in itself. French Bed and Breakfast is indispensable for travellers who enjoy rambling round the French countryside. We have stayed at a wide variety of "Special Places" in the last five years and never been disappointed. The descriptions are accurate, the prices are clearly indicated, and you can be sure of a welcome and an excellent breakfast everywhere. Some establishments re-appear every year but it's worth getting a new version regularly to enjoy new places and to keep up to date with inevitable price increases.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic French homes from home, 5 Dec 2006
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I can't speak highly enough of this great new guide!

This latest edition brings together the finest bed and breakfasts that France has to offer. Just leafing through the guide is inspiring! Each of the seven hundred homes gets a decent sized write up and because this is a Sawday guide you know that wherever you stay will be really special. Definitely recommend it and all the Sawday titles!
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4.0 out of 5 stars special indeed
We have used French B&B for the first time this year, having heard many positive comments on Sawdays guides from discerning friends. It is easy to use and very personal. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Variety with conviviality is the spice of touring in France
My wife and if Have used Alistair Sawday's "French Bed & Breakfast" in his "Special Places to Stay" series for our annual visits to France for more than 10 years. Read more
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My wife and I have used these guides for several years and have found some excellent B&B's. Don't think that 'Special' necessarily means expensive as there's a good cross-section... Read more
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