Beaune's gare SNCF is outside the old walls to the east of town in avenue du 8-Septembre. If you arrive by bus, you're likely to be dropped at the main gare routière on the southwest side of town, just outside the walls at the end of rue Maufoux, a five-minute walk from the town's highlights. The slick tourist office, 1 rue de l'Hôtel-Dieu (mid-June to Sept Mon–Sat 9.30am–8pm, Sun 10am–12.30pm & 2–6pm; April to mid-June, Oct to mid-Nov Mon–Sat 9.30am–7pm, Sun 10am–12.30pm & 2–5pm; mid-Nov to March Mon–Sat 10am–6pm, Sun 10am–12.30 & 2–5pm; tel 03.80.26.21.30, www.ot-beaune.fr), is right opposite the Hôtel-Dieu, and has plenty of information on touring the region and tasting its wines. You can also rent bikes from the tourist office. There's an Internet point at 28 rue de Lorraine (Mon–Sat 11am–9pm; €5.50 per hour).If you're going to stay in Beaune, you'll have to be prepared to book well in advance and pay at least €40 a night, probably more. There are only five hotels within the town walls. Two of the less extravagantly priced are the pleasant Central, right in the middle of things at 2 rue Victor-Millot (tel 03.80.24.69.70, [email protected]; €70–85), with a good restaurant; and the more secluded Hôtel des Remparts, at 48 rue Thiers (tel 03.80.24.94.94, www.webstore.fr/hotel-remparts; €70–85), which has some lovely wooden-beamed rooms set around a small cobbled courtyard. Most of Beaune's hotels are found just outside the town walls to the southeast, around rue du Faubourg Madeleine and place Madeleine; La Cloche, at 40 place de la Madeleine (tel 03.80.24.66.33; [email protected]; €55–70) is pleasant and reliable. Further out, Hôtel Grillon, 21 route de Seurre, (tel 03.80.22.44.25, www.hotel-grillon.fr; €40–55) is set in pleasant gardens about 1km east of town, and has a small swimming pool. The pretty Les Cent Vignes campsite, 10 rue Dubois (tel 03.80.22.03.91; mid-March to Oct), is about 1km out of town, off rue du Faubourg-St-Nicolas (the N74 to Dijon), before the bridge over the autoroute; booking is advisable. Eating out is an expensive business here, although Le Carnot, 18 rue Carnot, is a decent brasserie with reasonable prices, and there are simple but excellent plats such as steaks and salads to be had at the Bistrot Bouguignon, 8 rue Monge, as well as a good range of wines by the glass – and live jazz on Saturday nights. Both have outside seating. For something more sophisticated, try Le Gourmandin, 8 place Carnot (tel 03.80.24.07.88), with good menus at €26 and €38 (and three rooms at €55–70), or the decidedly upscale Bernard Morillon, 31 rue Maufoux (tel 03.80.24.12.06; closed Mon & Tues lunch), where menus start at €29 and soar to €76. Just outside the town walls, Les Tontons, at 22 rue du Faubourg Madeleine (tel 03.80.24.19.64; closed Sun & Mon lunch) is stylish and unpretentious, with menus from €17.50–35).
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