If you arrive at the gare SNCF or gare routière (tel 04.71.09.25.60), facing each other in place Maréchal-Leclerc, you'll find yourself barely a ten-minute walk from the central place du Breuil and the tourist office (April–June, Sept & Oct daily 8.30–noon & 1.30–6.15pm; July & Aug daily 8.30am–7.30pm; Nov–March Mon–Sat 8.30am–noon & 1.30–6.15pm, Sun 10am–noon; tel 04.71.09.38.41, www.ot-lepuyenvelay.fr), with the Comité Départemental du Tourisme at 12 bd Philippe-Jourde (June–Aug Mon–Sat 8.30am–7.30pm, Sun 9am–noon & 2–6pm; Sept–May Mon–Sat 8.30am–noon & 2–6pm; tel 04.71.09.38.41).Le Puy doesn't have a superabundance of hotels, so it's wise to book ahead in peak season. Three to try on boulevard Maréchal-Fayolle, the main boulevard connecting the station and place Breuil, are the clean and pleasant Dyke Hôtel, at no. 37 (tel 04.71.09.05.03, fax 04.71.02.58.66; €30–40), the basic Régional, at no. 36 (tel 04.71.09.37.74; under €30), and the rather handsome old Régina, at no. 34 (tel 04.71.09.14.71, www.hotelrestregina.com; €40–55; restaurant €13–30). Alternatively, there's the Bristol, at 7 av Foch (tel 04.71.09.13.38, [email protected]; €40–55), with a restaurant offering an excellent regional set menu from €10. For those watching the pennies, there's a good HI hostel at the attractive Centre Pierre-Cardinal, 9 rue Jules-Vallès (tel 04.71.05.52.40, fax 04.71.05.61.80), just off rue Lafayette, in the heart of the old town. Campers should head for the municipal Camping d'Audinet, near the River Loire in the northeast corner of town.
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