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Practicalities
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The
information centre
at 1457 rue Notre Dame (late June to early Sept daily 9am-5pm; early Sept to late June Mon-Fri 9am-5pm), has pamphlets on all the town's activities, sights and restaurants. For
accommodation
, the cheapest option is the clean and comfortable
youth hostel
,
La Flottille
, in the heart of downtown at 497 rue Radisson (tel 819/378-8010 or 1-800/461-8585; up to $40). Three attractive
B&B
s are situated in heritage homes in Vieux Trois-Rivieres: the ten-roomed
Gite du Huard
, 42 rue St-Louis (tel 819/375-8771; $40-100), has a room with kitchenette;
La Campanule
, 634 rue des Ursulines, offers three rooms and access to a garden with whirlpool tub (tel 819/373-1133,
kg@infoteck.qc.ca
; $40-60); and
Le Fleurvil
, across the street at no. 635, has three rooms in a low-lying house (tel 819/372-5195; $40-60). Centrally located, modern
hotels
include the high-rise
Delta
, 1620 Notre Dame (tel 819/372-5975,
www.deltahotels.com
; $125-175), and
Hotel Gouverneur
, 975 Hart (tel 819/379-4550 or 1-888/910-1110,
www.gouverneur.com
; $80-100).
Most of the city's
restaurants
are located in the downtown core, along rue des Forges.
Le Bolvert Royal
, 1556 rue Royale, is a hearty, affordable breakfast option and
Angeline
, 313 rue des Forges, has imaginative pasta and pizza choices for under $10. The nearby
Gaspard
at no. 475 offers steak, fish and chicken, plus some cheap lunch specials.
Le Zenob
, 171 rue Bonaventure, is a
bar
with a small terrace that also sells sandwiches; for coffee and a snack, head to
Cafe Morgane
, at 100 rue des Forges, a sleek coffee shop with three other outlets around town. Other useful information
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