Astoria 9 rue Traverse tel 02.98.80.19.10, fax 02.98.80.52.41. Peaceful central hotel with a cheerful ambience and decor, not far up from the port. Closed 3 wks Dec–Jan. €30–40Comoedia 21 rue d'Aguillon tel 02.98.46.54.82. Simple but very cheap rooms in a quiet street just up from the port – none of them en suite – with an equally no-frills restaurant downstairs. Under €30. De la Gare 4 bd Gambetta tel 02.98.44.47.01, fax 02.98.43.34.07. En-suite rooms opposite the stations; you can pay a little extra for an uninterrupted view of the Rade de Brest, from the upper storeys. €40–55 Mercure Continental square de la Tour d'Auvergne tel 02.98.80.50.40, fax 02.98.43.17.47. Grand, recently refurbished luxury hotel, not far from the tourist office, with helpful staff and spotlessly clean rooms, several of them with fine Art Deco features. €125–150 Pasteur 29 rue Louis-Pasteur tel 02.98.46.08.73, fax 02.98.43.46.80. Clean, good-value hotel, offering plain en-suite rooms above a bar near the St-Louis church. €30–40
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