Nice to hear the traditional B&Bs are still alive and well on the
other side of the pond.
Anyone else remember the "Europe on $5 a day" guidebooks? They're now
filed under 'Jokebooks'. :-?
ScottGee1
On 8/9/05, Peter Leyssens <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> > Some of them certainly still are, certainly in France. The one we've booked
> > in Germany, where shared facilities is (and has been in West Germany since
> > the 80s) well and truly a thing of the past, costs 130 DM for two.
>
> The hotels I stayed in in France were usually more expensive and lower
> value than Germany. Particularly Paris, but that's exceptional.
>
>
> > Prices are very cheap compared with England. In France you can still find
> > hotels for 300-odd FF a night for a room for 2, and in (West) Germany it's
> > a bit more but still 100-odd DM a night is not impossible. In England it's
> > invariably above £60 a night, per person!
>
> Schotland, on the other hand, is great if you avoid the 2 main cities.
> I stayed in a B&B that's as close to a luxury hotel as it gets (toilet
> down the hall but that's compensated by incredible breakfast + very
> personal service) for £17. Double that for decent B&Bs in cities.
>
>
> Peter.
>
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