By Christy
September 11 2002

With the Saints v Olympique Biarritz game just five short weeks away, Christy brings you her not so Rough Guide to transport and accomadation for all those who have not booked yet. Go on you know you want to.......... BIARRITZ – TRAVEL AND HOTELS

TRAVEL
By plane - www.ryanair.com (midweek flights are usually the cheapest)

By train – www.raileurope.co.uk (Telephone: 08705 848 848 for European tickets, 08702 41 42 43 for French Travel Service – extremely efficient and helpful) or www.sncf.com (French Railways website available in English, extremely comprehensive)

HOTELS
Biarritz Tourist Office - www.biarritz.tm.fr (or tel. 0033 559 22 37 00)
Hotel booking on line - biarritz-hotels.org

Two star hotels which are either central or near the seafront.
Prices given are per room per night:

Rocher de la Vierge – 13 rue du Port Vieux - 0033 559 24 11 74 (no fax) [Euro 30 to €48]

Le Baron de Biarritz – 13 avenue Marechal Joffre - 0033 0559 22 08 22 (fax 0559 22 14 65) [€26 to 44]

Saint James – 15 rue Gambetta – 0033 559 24 06 36 (fax 0033 559 24 87 25) email: hotel.saintjames@wanadoo.fr [ €26 to 58]

Palym - 7 rue du Port Vieux - 0033 559 24 16 56 (fax 00 33 0559 24 96 12) [€29 to 50]

Beaulieu – 3 esplanade du Port Vieux - 0033 559 24 23 59 (fax 0033 559 24 93 69) [€45 to 64]

Bellevue – 5 avenue Edouard VII - 0033 559 24 17 07 (fax 0033 559 24 13 61) [€45 to 73]

Malouthea – 3 avenue du Jardin Public – 0033 559 24 06 00 (fax) 0033 559 24 87 26) [€30 to 64)

You will find a good map on the Biarritz Tourist Office site which shows where all the above are and you can book on line on this site – in English. They've also got good photos of Biarritz - I have one as a screen saver - and lots of information.



Three star Hotels:

Tulip Inn Biarritz Louisiane, 1 rue Guy Petit, tel. 0033 0559 22 20 20 (fax: 0033 559 24 95 77) ( €43 to 91 per room) – www.louisiane-biarritz.com

Windsor – Grande Plage tel 0033 559 24 08 52 (fax 0033 559 24 98 90)
www.hotelwindsor-biarritz@wanadoo.fr ( €55 to 135)

Plaza – 10 avenue Edouard VII – tel 0033 559 24 70 00 (fax: 00 33 559 22 22 01)
www.hotel.plaza.biarritz@wanadoo.fr (€ 67 to 150)

Tonic Hotel – 58 Avenue Edouard VII – tel. 0033 559 24 58 58 (fax 0033 559 24 86 14) http://TonicHotelBiarritz.com or tonic.iarritz@wanadoo.fr (for €65 to 165)

Hotels with their own websites, so you can find more information yourselves:

Anjou – http://hotel-anjou.free.fr

Argi Eder – www.hotel-argieder.fr

Barnetche – www.hotel-barnetche.fr

Bellevue – www.biarritz-thalasso.com

Gardenia – www.hotelgardenia.com

Maitagaria – www.hotel-maitagaria.com

Palacito – www.hotel-palacito.com

Saint Julien – www.hotel-saint-julien.com


There are even more hotels on the Biarritz Tourist Office website if you don’t fancy any of the above.

The poshest - Du Palais - has its own website with videos of inside and outside the hotel, so you can see what Biarritz seafront looks like (www.hotel-du-palais.com)

If you've got any more questions, just ask - the more supporters we have there the better. Its also a lovely place, cheap off season, so an extra day or two on holiday will do you all the world of good.

Christy