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Arrival, information and accommodation
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The
gare SNCF
and the
gare routiA?re
(tel 04.76.87.90.31) are next door to each other at the western end of avenue FA©lix Viallet, just ten minutes' walk from the most interesting sections of the city, which are mainly on the left bank of the IsA?re. Not far from central place Grenette at 14 rue de la RA©publique, you will find the
tourist office
(daily 9am-7pm; tel 04.76.03.37.53,
office-de-tourisme-de-grenoble@wanadoo.fr
), where you can buy copies of the
Guide DAHU
(10F/a?¬1.53), a restaurant and nightlife guide compiled by local students and available in English, and where you'll also find the local SNCF and public transport information offices as well. Walkers and climbers should check out the
CIMES office
, also known as the Bureau Info Montagne (Mon-Fri 9am-noon & 2-6pm, Sat 10am-noon & 2-6pm; tel 04.76.42.45.90), and maybe also the Club Alpin FranA§ais at 3 rue des AlliA©s (Mon-Fri 8am-4pm; tel 04.76.26.00.00) for hiking suggestions and detailed information on
refuges
.
The transport network, combining bus and tram routes, has the bleak place de Verdun (a short walk southeast of the tourist office) as its hub. Single tickets for both bus and tram cost 7.50F/a?¬1.14, and 10-ticket strips (56F/a?¬8.54), and daily passes are also available (20F/a?¬3.05). There is no shortage of hotels of every category in Grenoble, as well as a large, well-equipped hostel at 18 av du GrA©sivaudan, A?chirolles (tel 04.76.09.33.52, grenoble-echirolles @fuaj.org ), 4km south of the centre (fifteen-minute walk from "La Rampe" tram stop or a three-minute walk from "La Quinzaine" on bus #1). Campers should make for Les Trois Pucelles , 58 rue des Allobroges, in SEYSSINS on the left bank of the Drac, 4km west of town (tel 04.76.96.45.73); take tram #5 to "Louis Maisonnat", and change to bus #51 or #57 for "Mas des Iles" (nightbus N2 connects this stop with the central place Victor-Hugo). Hotels AlizA© , 1 place de la Gare (tel 04.76.43.12.91, fax 04.76.47.62.79). Basic but clean hotel right by the gare SNCF . 160-220F/a?¬24-34. des Alpes , 45 av FA©lix-Viallet (tel 04.76.87.00.71, fax 04.76.56.95.45, www.hotel.desalpes@wanadoo.fr ). Good-value, family-run hotel near the gare SNCF , which is holding up well, despite its ageing decor. 220-300F/a?¬34-46. d'Angleterre , 5 place Victor-Hugo (tel 04.76.87.37.21, fax 04.76.50.94.10, www.hotel-angleterre.fr ). Newly renovated and very well-equipped hotel, convenient for both the sights and the stations. 600-700F/a?¬91-107. Bellevue , 1 rue de Belgrade (tel 04.76.46.69.34, fax 04.76.85.20.12, www.hotel-bellevue.fr ). Comfortable, small hotel on the banks of the IsA?re near the tA©lA©fA©rique . 220-300F/a?¬34-46. CitA?tel de Patinoire , 12 rue Marie-Chamoux (tel 04.76.44.43.65, fax 04.76.44.44.77, www.hotel -patinoire.com ). Excellent mid-range option with a generous breakfast at 35F/a?¬5.34. 300-400F/a?¬46-61. de l'Europe , 22 place Grenette (tel & fax 04.76.46.16.94, hotel.europe.gre@wanadoo.fr ). Well-maintained and hospitable place smack in Grenoble's liveliest square. 160-220F/a?¬24-34. Lakanal , 26 rue de Bergers (tel 04.76.46.03.42, fax 04.76.17.21.24). Comfortable and unassuming, this budget option often has space when others are full. A little bit off the beaten path, ten minutes' walk southwest of place Victor-Hugo, near the tram stop "Gambetta". 160-220F/a?¬24-34. du Moucherotte , 1 rue Auguste-GachA©, near place Ste-Claire (tel 04.76.54.61.40, fax 04.76.44.62.52). An old-style small hotel, just steps from the city's tourist office. 160-220F/a?¬24-34. Park HA?tel Concorde , 10 place Paul-Mistral (tel 04.67.85.81.23, fax 04.76.46.49.88, www.park.hotel.fr ). Luxury hotel, with a magnificent facade looking out onto one of the old town's liveliest squares. Over 800F/a?¬122. de la Poste , 25 rue de la Poste (tel 04.76.46.67.25). Tiny, friendly and rather old-fashioned establishment run by an English-speaking patronne , located on a pedestrian street, off place Vaucanson. Under 160F/a?¬24.
Terminus
, 10 place de la Gare (tel 04.76.87.24.33, fax 04.76.50.38.28,
www.terminus-hotel-grenoble.fr
). Friendly and well-appointed old hotel, with spacious rooms; quiet, despite its station-side location. 400-500F/a?¬61-76. Other useful information
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