St-Jean's gare SNCF is on the southern edge of the town centre, 500m from the beach. The somewhat harried tourist office is close by on place Maréchal-Foch, behind the Hôtel de Ville (July & Aug 9am–8pm, Sun 10am–1pm & 3–7pm; Sept–June Mon–Sat 9am–12.30pm & 2–6pm & Sun 10am–1pm; tel 05.59.26.03.16, www.saint-jean-de-luz.com). On Friday and Tuesday there's a market in the adjacent boulevard Victor-Hugo. Bikes can be rented at Luz Evasion on place Maurice-Ravel and ADO on avenue Labrouche, as well as at the gare SNCF. Pelota matches take place throughout the summer in both St-Jean and nearby Ciboure; ask in the tourist office for details.Opposite the train station, on and around avenue Verdun, are a few inexpensive (for St-Jean) if uninspiringly located hotels, among them the en-suite, well-kept Hôtel de Paris, 1 bd du Comandant-Passicot, on the corner of av Labrouche (tel 05.59.85.20.20, fax 05.59.85.20.25; €30–40). Slightly more expensive are the English-run Agur, 96 rue Gambetta (tel 05.59.51.91.11, [email protected]; €40–55; closed Nov to mid-March), and the Ohartzia (tel 05.59.26.00.06, [email protected]; €40–55), just inland from the beach, with a huge garden where breakfast is served. A more upmarket choice overlooking the Grande Plage, the Hôtel de la Plage (tel 05.59.51.03.44, www.hoteldelaplage.com; €70–85; closed mid-Nov to mid-Feb & part March & April), has its own (paying) car park and ground-floor brasserie. Finally, if you want to splurge, the stately Hotel du Parc Victoria (tel 05.59.26.04.53, [email protected]; closed mid-Nov to mid-Mar; €125–150) offers four-star luxury and excellent service. There are numerous campsites, all grouped in the so-called zone des campings to the left of the N10 between St-Jean and Guéthary.
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