Honfleur. Stayed at Cour. Ste-Catherine, as kja mentioned above and highly recommend. www.giaglis.com

Sorry; just tried the site I posted above, and it no longer works. They must have changed it to www.coursaintecatherine.com Family name is Giaglis, and that used to be the site.

@ grandmere: :-)

NewHere, I don't believe you even said how you were getting around the area. If you are driving, there are many more possibilities.

Another one for Honfleur! A charming town, beautifully sited -- just a great place to wander and spend some time.

And I also loved and highly recommend the Cour Ste-Catherine, which kja and grandmere mention. Very comfortable B&B, wonderful service -- only negative is that there's no A/C/

Another vote for Honfleur.

Someone on this board eons ago gave us a tip to look at the accommodation part of the restaurant L'Absinthe, and has the same owners as Restaurant La Grenouille and Le Bistro du Port.

My husband and I had this unbelievable attic suite, and our kids shared a really nice double there. We loved the location, too.

Their website that includes all is here: http://www.absinthe.fr/en/intro.php#/hotel.php


but it's one of those websites that makes you dig for info.

The following URL can give you a better overview and pics before you try to book directly with the hotel:
http://www.cybevasion.fr/hotels/fran...121327_en.html

Happy planning!
AZ

It's been 8 1/2 years since we were there, but I still remember our meal at Au P'tit Mareyeur, a wonderful small and classy restaurant. I had a bouillabaisse that was, hands down, the best I ever had. And service was topnotch.

Highly recommend!

In Honfleur, that is!

Std double beds are 140 cm in France, if it only says double that's probably what it is. It isn't too small, it's pretty much the exact same size as a double bed in the US. IN fact, it's about an inch more across (55 inches vs 54 as a std double in the US). Now if you really want a queen, that's a different story, but it isn't small for a double bed.

hi everyone,
thank you so much for your input on the two cities. sorry, i didn't get the chance to response earlier as we were stuck in the snow in the northeast and the kids were home all the time.
it sounds like honfleur is highly recommended by almost everyone. the reason why i thought of deauville is that we are actually spending the night at rennes. the following morning, we will go to mont st. michel hopefully we will leave there and drive to the d-day beach area early afternoon. i thought by the time we are done with the beach, deauville is probably the larger city to stop by overnight. i kinda want to spend the night where we can still walk around 8p or 9p at night. rather than trying to get the kids over w the jet lag, i think most likely they will still be on a US east coast time. are there places or restaurants that we can still go to in honfleur around 8p or so? i just don't want my room next door complaining my kids are too noisy.
as for the bed size, i'll double check w the hotel. we have little kids travelling w us, so king size bed are a lot easier for us. 2 single beds will work as long as i can move them side-to-side. are most beds moveable?
thank you all again.

>> are there places or restaurants that we can still go to in honfleur around 8p or so?<<

Sure - there are dozens of restaurants around the port in Honfleur that will serve dinner that early.

There are 9 "recommended" restaurants listed in my Michelin Red Guide in Honfleur. Only 7 in Deauville.


Stu Dudley

The yacht/small fishing boat port is a great walk around, plus you can walk out along the beach front or down towards the fishing positions. Lots to look at and plenty of fresh air

Your kids might enjoy the Satie museum in Honfleur. Especially the pedal-powered merry go round at the end!

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractio..._Normandy.html