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puter, free Wi-Fi, includes parking, 18 Rue Camille Saint-Saëns, tel. 04 68 11 92 82,
Close to La Cité on Rue Trivalle
These places are 10 minutes below La Cité and 20 minutes from the train station on foot.
$$ Hôtel l'Octroi***
delivers colorful, contemporary comfort, efficient service, and
a young vibe (Db-€90, several family suites for up to 6-€190, extra person-€10, air-con,
Wi-Fi, small stylish pool, 143 Rue Trivalle, tel. 04 68 25 29 08,
www.hoteloctroi.com
)
.
$$ Hôtel Espace Cité**,
two blocks downhill from Hôtel le Montmorency (de-
scribed earlier), is a good value, with 48 small but sharp rooms (Db-€65-93, Tb-€75-115,
Qb-€85-130, air-con, pay guest computer, free Wi-Fi, 132 Rue Trivalle, tel. 04 68 25 24
$$ Chambres les Florentines
is a good-value bed-and-breakfast run by welcoming
Madame Mistler. The five rooms are spacious, homey, and affordable. One room comes
with a big deck and million-dollar views of La Cité (Db-€75-90, view Db-€110, Tb-€110,
Qb-€130, includes breakfast, Wi-Fi, parking-€4, 71 Rue Trivalle, tel. 04 68 71 51 07, mo-
bile 06 88 89 33 42,
www.lesflorentines.net
,
lesflorentines11@gmail.com
)
.
Between La Cité and the Train Station
These hotels are close to Pont Vieux, skirting La Cité. See the map on
here
for locations.
$$$ Hôtel les Trois Couronnes***
offers 44 rooms with terrific views up to La Cité
(and 26 non-view rooms that you don't want), housed in a modern shell. It's a 15-minute
walk below La Cité, and 20 minutes on foot from the train station (Db with view-
€130-155, €20 less for no view, air-con, elevator, Wi-Fi, indoor pool with views, garage-
€9, 2 Rue des Trois Couronnes, tel. 04 68 25 36 10,
www.hotel-destroiscouronnes.com
,
hotel3couronnes@wanadoo.fr
)
. Their reasonably priced restaurant also has a good view
(see “Eating in Carcassonne,” later).
$$ Hôtel Ibis**,
onSquareGambetta,deliversreliabletwo-starcomfortatfairprices
(Db-€75-95,requestaroomoffthesquare,air-con,guestcomputer,Wi-Fi,5SquareGam-
betta, tel. 04 68 72 37 37,
www.ibishotel.com
,
ibiscentre.carcassonne@wanadoo.fr
)
.
Near the Train Station
$$$ Hôtel du Soleil le Terminus***,
across from the train station, is turn-of-the-century
faded-grand. The lobby reminds me of a train-station waiting hall. Rooms are big and
comfortable, withhighceilings andprices (Db-€120-145,pricier roomshavebetter views,
check website for more reasonable rates, air-con, elevator, guest computer, Wi-Fi, base-
