Anne d'Anjou 32 quai Mayaud tel 02.41.67.30.30, www.hotel-anneanjou.com. Comfortable hotel, with excellent service and a wide range of attractively decorated rooms in an eighteenth-century listed building. Over €70.La Bouère-Salée rue Grange-Couronne tel 02.41.67.38.85, www.ifrance.com/labouere. Delightful bed and breakfast in a handsome nineteenth-century town house, though it's two blocks north of the train station, on the far side of the river from the historic centre. €40–55 Cristal Hôtel 10–12 place de la République tel 02.41.51.09.54, www.cristal-hotel.fr. One of the nicest hotels in town, with river or Château views from most rooms and very friendly proprietors. Offers bike rental and Internet access. €40–55 De Londres tel 02.41.51.23.98, www.lelondres.com. Grand old town-centre hotel spotlessly done up in pale lemon and terracotta. €40–55 St-Pierre 3 rue Haute-St-Pierre tel 02.41.50.33.00, www.saintpierresaumur.com. Aims at a hushed, prestigious atmosphere with its ancient beams and stone spiral staircase, but the rooms are a little fussy and overpriced. €100–125 Le Volney 1 rue Volney tel 02.41.51.25.41, www.le-volney.com. Simple hotel with friendly management on the south side of town. Newly redecorated throughout, with inexpensive but cosy little rooms under the roof. Under €55.
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