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€165; breakfast-€15, check in at their restaurant, but book through Hôtel St. Pierre, listed
above).
$$ Hôtel du Guesclin**
has the cheapest and best-value rooms I list on the island
and is the only family-run hotel left there. Rooms have traditional decor and are perfectly
comfortable. Check in at reception one floor up; if no one's there, try the bar on the
main-street level (Db-€78-93, Tb-€93-103, breakfast-€9, Wi-Fi, tel. 02 33 60 14 10,
On the Mainland
Modern hotels gather in La Caserne on the mainland. These have soulless but cheaper
rooms with easy parking and many tour groups. Remember to call at least a day ahead to
get the code allowing you to skip the parking lot and drive to your hotel's front door.
$$$ Hôtel le Relais du Roy***
houses tight but well-configured and plush rooms
with small balconies allowing “lean-out” views to the abbey. Most rooms are on the river
side and have nice countryside views (Db-€92-105, Wi-Fi, bar, restaurant, tel. 02 33 60 14
$$ Hôtel Vert**
and
Hôtel Formule Verte**,
located across the street from each
other, are run by the same company. Both provide motel-esque rooms with Wi-Fi at good
rates.
Hôtel Vert
isastepupincomfort(Db-€64-82,Tb-€78-90,Qb-€95-115,tel.023360
09 33);
Hôtel Formule Verte
is modern and simple (Db-€50-66, Tb-€64-82, Qb-€80-99,
tel. 02 33 60 14 13). The hotels share the same website and email address (
www.le-mont-
Chambres d'Hôtes
Simply great values, these converted farmhouses are a few minutes' drive from the island.
$$ Les Vieilles Digues,
where charming, English-speaking Danielle and Kim will
pamper you, is two miles toward Pontorson on the main road (on the left if you're coming
fromMontSt-Michel).Ithasalovelygardenandsevennicelyfurnishedandhomeyrooms
with subtle Asian touches, all with showers (but no Mont St-Michel views). Ground-
floor rooms have patios on the garden (D-€75, Db-€80, Tb-€100, includes good break-
fast, easy parking—and you can walk to the free shuttle at the main parking lot, Wi-
Fi, 68 Route du Mont St-Michel, tel. 02 33 58 55 30,
www.bnb-normandy.com
,
dani-
$$ La Jacotière
is closest to Mont St-Michel and within walking distance of the re-
gional bus stop and the shuttle (allowing you to avoid the €12 fee to park). This place
may be sold by 2014, so expect some changes to the information I've given here. There
are six immaculate rooms and views of the island from the backyard (Db-€70, studio with
