Every Tripstou guide to France, organised the way a trip is planned. Start with the France travel guide, then open the city guide for Paris, Nice, Lyon, Bordeaux, Marseille or Strasbourg, or a region guide from Provence and the French Riviera to Normandy, Brittany, Alsace and the Loire Valley. Country pages cover costs, itineraries, rail travel, wine regions and the best time to go. Below, every France article on the site, newest first.
Where to stay in Strasbourg on a budget: the four genuinely cheaper areas, what each one gives up, and when paying up is smarter.
Where to Stay in Strasbourg on a Budget (and What You Give Up) Read Post »
Where to stay in Strasbourg for luxury, settled at area level: the island centre for atmosphere, Neustadt for calm, and when to skip the premium.
Where to Stay in Strasbourg for Luxury: The Best Areas Read Post »
Krutenau for bar-hopping, Carré d’Or for calmer central nights — plus the one-street-back trick that gets you a quiet room in the nightlife quarter.
Where to Stay in Strasbourg for Nightlife (and Still Sleep) Read Post »
Saint-Pierre vs Chartrons in Bordeaux: book Saint-Pierre when the quarter must supply the event, Chartrons when it must supply the routine.
Saint-Pierre vs Chartrons: Where to Stay in Bordeaux Read Post »
Bordeaux’s quarters price as wholes, so the budget decision is made once, at the area. The verdict, the trade order, and what a cheap room hides.
Where to Stay in Bordeaux on a Budget: One Area, Then the Room Read Post »
Where to stay in Bordeaux for families: Chartrons, because a kitchen is only worth booking if the quarter can fill it on foot — plus the runner-up bases.
Where to Stay in Bordeaux with Kids: Why Chartrons Wins Read Post »
At the top of the Bordeaux market you book inside a protected converted building, so the quarter supplies the building — and the building caps the room.
Where to Stay in Bordeaux for Luxury (What Money Can’t Buy) Read Post »
Bordeaux runs its night on two grounds that are not one walk. The verdict, its honest cost, and the night shape that moves it — settled before you book.
Where to Stay in Bordeaux for Nightlife: Not Next to the Clubs Read Post »
Best boutique hotels in Bordeaux, shortlisted to ten: the historic centre, Chartrons, spa and rooftop stays, and design townhouses, with who each suits.
Best Boutique Hotels in Bordeaux and Who Each One Suits Read Post »
