France's Kyriad Hotel & Restaurant

On a trip to France in April ’05, we stayed in Caen at the Kyriad Hotel & Restaurant (36 Ave. Montgomery, 1400 Caen; visit www.kyriad.fr) — near the Caen Peace Museum. One of the upscale Campanile hotels chain.

The room cost €68 (near $82) for two. The breakfast buffet cost €7, and the 3-course dinner, with salad bar, dessert bar and entrée, cost €35.60 for two. Our total for the room and one breakfast and one dinner each was $161.

In Jumièges we stayed at Domaine le Clos des Fontaines (191 rue des Fontaines, 76480 Jumièges) — near the famous Abbaye de Jumièges. We paid €90 ($108) for a double room and €8 for breakfast. The B&B is in a quaint old house but one with an extremely tastefully decorated interior.

We dined at the Auberge du Bac and had an excellent meal while watching the ferry cross the Seine. I can’t recall the price.

GEORGE LAUSCHER
Pocono Summit, PA