The tourist office is situated on place Foch, just off boulevard Gambetta and the place d'Armes, near the cathedral (July & Aug Mon–Sat 9am–1pm & 2–7pm, Sun 10am–noon; Sept–June Mon–Fri 9am–noon & 2–6pm, Sat 10am–12.30pm & 3–5pm; tel 05.65.68.02.27). The gare routière is on avenue V.-Hugo (tel 05.65.68.11.13), and the gare SNCF on boulevard Joffre, on the northern edge of town.For reasonable, if somewhat charmless, hotel accommodation, try the Hôtel des Voyageurs at 22 av Maréchal-Joffre (tel 05.65.42.08.41; fax 05.65.78.90.23; under €30), or the better Hôtel du Clocher to the left, off the east end of the cathedral at 4 rue Séguy (tel 05.65.68.10.16, fax 05.65.68.64.27; €30–40). More upmarket is La Tour Maje, in boulevard Gally, behind the tourist office (tel 05.65.68.34.68, www.hotel-tour-maje.fr; €40–55), a modern building tacked onto a medieval tower. Budget accommodation is available at the Foyer Ste-Thérèse, 21 rue Bonald, parallel to rue Séguy (tel 05.65.77.14.00, fax 05.65.77.14.10), and at the HI hostel in ONET-LE-CHÂTEAU, 3km to the north, at 26 bd des Capucines, Quatre-Saisons (tel 05.65.77.51.05, fax 05.65.67.37.97; bus #1 or #3, direction "Quatre Saisons", stop "Marché d'Oc/Les Rosiers/Capucine"), with a good canteen serving local specialities for around €27. Rodez' municipal campsite (tel 05.65.67.09.52; closed Oct–May) is on the riverbank in the quartier Layoule, about 1km from the centre. As for eating, one of the best places to sample local cuisine is La Taverne, 23 rue de l'Embergue (closed Sun; menus from €14.50), with an attractive terrace at the back, while the place to go for more gourmet food is the classy Goûts et Couleurs, 38 rue Bonald (closed Sun & Mon), where menus range from €23 to €57. Le Bistroquet, 17 rue du Bal, off place d'Olmet (closed Sun & Mon), does good salads and grills for around €14.50. For a drink, head for the Café de la Paix, on place Jean-Jaurès, or au Bureau, in the Tour Maje.
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