dijon hotels - where to rest your weary head

You're happy to be in Dijon, or traveling to Dijon and you need a hotel. Dijon offers a wide variety of accomodations. Which is good news for you! Whatever your budget, you'll find a bed with a roof over it. I'll tell you all about your options.

Really tiny budget:

Formule 1 Hotel (3 rue des Ardennes 03 80 74 44 21). Prices around 145f/night. Breakfast 22f. Animals OK, and they are open year-round. Bathrooms are shared and you'll only get an itty-bitty towel. But at least you'll get one!

l'Hotel du Lycee (rue du Lycee 03 80 67 12 35). Prices around 100f/night.

Foyer International des Etudiants (4-6 rue du Marechal Leclerc 03 80 71 70 00). 130f for individual room, 90f to share. This is an international dorm where most students studying French through the CIEF program stay. Nice cafeteria and lounge.

le Centre de Rencontres internationales (1, blvd Champollion 03 80 72 95 20). 52-144f/night with breakfast included.

Medium budget (two-star):

Central Ibis (3, place Grangier 03 80 30 44 00). Superb location, suberb price. Right in the heart of downtown, rooms from 300-480f. Buffet breakfast 43f. Animals OK for 45f.

Hotel de la Poste (5, rue du Chateau 03 80 30 51 64). Excellent location downtown across from Galeries Lafayette. Rooms from 195f to 370f. Less expensive rooms do not include in-room bathroom. Breakfast 36f. Animals OK. Jeff and I stayed here two nights and slept well even though the mattress wasn't terribly comfortable. Rooms have satellite TV, and our room with a shower was huge and very clean. If you want quiet, request a room that doesn't face the street.

Jacquemart (32, rue Verrerie 03 80 60 09 60). Located in a 17th century building in the antique district of Dijon on a fairly quiet, calm street. 170-380f, breakfast 32f in salle, 35f in your room. Animals OK, and they are open all year-round.

Bigger budget (three-star)

Hotel du Nord (place Darcy 03 80 50 80 50). Jeff and I stayed here on our arrival in Dijon. Nice hotel, courteous staff. Restaurant, De la Porte Guillaume, open 6:30 to 23:00. Two lounges including a wine bar - try 17 wines by the glass. Elevator. Air-conditioning controlled in your room. Hair dryers (the funny French kind) also in each room. Satellite TV, and internet via TV. Request shower or bath. 68-105 Euros. Animals OK. Parking underground available. hotel website

Hotel Wilson (place Wilson 03 80 66 82 50). Have heard nice things about this hotel. On the southern edge of Centre Ville across from a beautiful parc with fountain. Rooms 63-80 Euros. Breakfast 11 Euros. Amimals OK for 8 Euros. Garage 9 Euros. One of the best restaurants, restaurant Stéphane Derbord, is here. hotel website

Really big budget (four-star)

Hostellerie du Chapeau Rouge (5, rue Michelet, 03 80 30 28 10). I have checked this place out for visiting family, and can recommend room 232 as its nicest room. The windows are sound proofed, the decor nice, the bathroom is awesome with a huge shower and jacuzzi. Of course other rooms are available, but I haven't seen them. Prices from 122-250 Euros. Pets allowed; Valet/porter Home to a superb, and expensive, restaurant with menus ranging from 35 to 100 Euros. hotel website

Private Apartment Rentals

Dijon Rent-a-home: Dijon, Burgundy, France - Click here to go to their website Three rental apartments owned by the Captain and wife team of the famous Hotel Barge "La Reine Pedauque" which cruises on the Burgundy canal. These beautiful Dijon rentals are in the heart of the old city center, "centre ville", and are within strolling distance of the Palais des Ducs, Place de la Libération, antique shops, restaurants, boutiques and the local market. They compare favorably with hotel rooms, however they offer more space for you and your family (or a second couple). They include fully equipped kitchens, therefore you can "cook in" to save costs whenever you wish.

City Loft - Click here to visit their website (in French) This newly built loft is right downtown. Perfect for people looking for simple and affordable "apartment-like" accomodation. The studio apartments include things like a refrigerator, cooking burners, TV w/satellite, hair dryers, microwave and air-conditioning.

Bed & Breakfasts

Chez Mme. Petithuguenin (19, rue Dom-Edmon-Martene 03 80 63 84 63). Capacity: 3 people. 180f/one person 200f/two people. Breakfast included. Meals possible with reservation. Animals not accepted.

Chez M & Mme Perrot (5, rue de Bois Villot 03 80 33 67 48). Capacity: 4 people. 450F and 550F, breakfast included. Kitchen, tennis, pool. Animals not accepted.

Chez Elisabeth Remond (3, rue Camille-Chatot 03 80 33 60 77). Capacity 2 people. 230f/one person, 280f/two people. Breakfast included. Extra bed 80f. Animals OK.