Centre Patrick Varangot 37 av du Père-Umbricht, Paramé tel 02.99.40.29.80, www.centrevarangot.com. Dominated as a rule by lively young travellers, this is one of France's busiest hostels, 2km northeast of the gare SNCF in the suburb of Paramé (bus #2 or #5), not far from the beach. Dorm bed €10.98, private doubles €25.90; hostelling association membership required. Rates include breakfast, and there's also a cut-price cafeteria, as well as kitchen facilities and tennis courts. No curfew, open all year.La Cité d'Aleth St-Servan tel 02.99.81.60.91. The nearest campsite to the citadelle, overlooking the city from within the wartime German stronghold on the headland to the southwest. Reachable in summer on bus #1from the gare SNCF and the gare routière. Open all year. Les Ilôts av de la Guimorais, Rothéneuf tel 02.99.56.98.72. Green little site, located five minutes' walk from either of two crescent beaches, 5km east of the citadelle. Closed mid-Sept to April. Le Nicet av de la Varde, Rothéneuf tel 02.99.40.26.32. Right on the coast, just beyond the headland that marks the eastern limit of Paramé. Reservations essential. Closed mid-Sept to late June. Les Nielles av John Kennedy, Paramé tel 02.99.40.26.35. On Paramé's smaller beach, the plage du Minhic, just a short walk from the town's facilities. Closed Sept to late June.
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