"Mike Lane" wrote in message
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> When we drive through France we rarely book hotels in advance, normally
> relying on the Logis de France handbook to find suitable accommodation
> where
> ever we happen to find ourselves at the end of a day. We find that large
> towns are normally quite difficult to drive into (and park) and so we tend
> to
> pick hotels near smaller towns or villages when we can. We find the Logis
> organization excellent for this as the guide gives exactly the right kind
> of
> information to choose a place to stay. (For anyone who doesn't know, the
> Logis guide is a free publication from the French Tourism Department
> published annually).
>
> In May we are planning a trip to Venice (and beyond) and I was wondering
> if
> anyone knows of a similar guide or handbook that will give this kind of
> information about accommodation in Italy and/or Switzerland. What I am
> trying
> to find is definitely *not* the "100 Charming Places to Stay in Italy"
> type
> of guide. These are just too picky and don't have nearly enough entries.
> What
> we like to be able to do on our travels is at around 3 pm wherever we find
> ourselves, to be able to look up 2 or 3 hotels within 20 or 30 miles that
> we
> can try. So I am looking for something with a large number of entries (the
> Logis has around 3000 for France).
>
>
Most towns except the smallest have Tourism Offices that can help you find a
place to stay.
Marianne
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