Inter Hotel Des Puys
The exterior has all the charm of a municipal car park, but inside you'll find cool, minimalist rooms, most with a balcony over trafficky place Delille.
The exterior has all the charm of a municipal car park, but inside you'll find cool, minimalist rooms, most with a balcony over trafficky place Delille.
One of several hotels in a quiet street near the train station, the 20 rooms of Hôtel de la Gare (four are in a rear annexe) have been recently and comprehensively renovated.
In a quiet, central street, the Volcan's rooms are a fairly straightforward take on midprice modernism (despite the subtle adherence to the themes of 'volcanoes', 'town', 'sport' and 'nature'), and some have a mezzanine with old-city views.
Comprehensively renovated in 2005, this is a very enticing option. A full four of the five floors are nonsmoking and all rooms are attractively furnished, their dark furniture contrasting with the light-coloured, snug duvets.
Above a corner bar near the Friday morning St-Joseph market, this cheerful little hotel offers the best budget value in Clermont, with decent, double-glazed rooms done out in sunny or stripy colour schemes.
Rooms at this central alley hotel are plainer than the strawberry-and-orange-adorned reception area, but they're well equipped and you can kick-start the day on the generous buffet (€10) in the bright lime-and-mulberry-coloured breakfast room.
With its eccentric mosaic façade and pleasant old-fashioned rooms, the Ravel (which recently celebrated its first centenary) is a good bet if you like your accommodation with character - something the lady housekeeper also has, in spades! Rooms v.
Behind Hôtel Lafayette's brash lavender-blue façade lies a very comfortable, welcoming option where staff speak good English. Its 49 double-glazed rooms, all with bathtub, are light and bright, decorated with prints of Clermont by a local artist.
You'll glimpse Vercingétorix from your window at this ultracentral pad. Despite its classic exterior, soundproofed rooms are motel-modern (pine furniture, country prints), with the best city views in town.
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