Hôtel du Bellay 12 rue des Minimes tel 02.54.78.23.62, hoteldubellay.free.fr/. Comfortable budget option with twelve well-worn but clean little rooms, much cheered up by floral wallpaper, pictures of local sights and the odd wooden beam. Good location at the top of the hill, above the town centre. Under €30.Hôtel de France et de Guise tel 02.54.78.00.53, [email protected]. Grand old hotel on a busy road just below the Château. Formerly the Guise's town house, though modernization largely hides the evidence. Some rooms have balconies with views of the château's loggia. €40–55 Mercure 28 quai St-Jean tel 02.54.56.66.66, www.mercure.com. No character whatsoever, but it certainly offers tout confort – all mod cons, including a pool. Overlooks the river to the east of the town centre. €100–125 Le Pavillon 2 avenue Wilson tel 02.54.74.23.27. Classic time-worn one-star above a bar, at the far end of Pont Jacques Gabriel. The less expensive rooms are badly in need of redecoration, but you won't find lower prices. Under €30. St-Jacques 7 rue Ducoux tel 02.54.78.04.15, fax 02.54.78.33.05. Plain and institutional, but also inexpensive, well-maintained and near the train station. €30–40 Le Savoie 6 rue du Ducoux tel 02.54.74.32.21, [email protected]. Unexceptional but appealing hotel near the train station, with pretty little rooms. Run by a friendly young couple. €40–55 À la Ville de Tours 2 place de la Grève tel 02.54.78.07.86, fax 02.54.56.87.33. Small family hotel set in a quiet quarter of town, with eight rooms. Restaurant below serves homely cuisine. €30–40
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