We have stayed in this hotel twice, ten years apart, and were not dissapointed either time! Located within the ramparts of the medieval city of Carcassonne, this hotel is part of the Best Western chain. It is located in two resotored medieval buildings about 2 blocks away from each other. The main location, le Donjon, houses guest rooms, the reception desk, dining room, bar and meeting facilities. The annex, les Ramparts, has a small public area and guest rooms.
The rooms are recently renovated and decorated in provençale fabrics and colors. The bed linens are very nice and smell of verbena! The staff is friendly and multilingual.
There are very few hotels in the walled city itself. Most are located just outside the walls or in the lower city. An adventage of staying within the walls (besides the convenience!) is that in the evening the town is very quiet since most of the overnight tourists have returned to the lower city! The disatvantage of being within the walls is that if you want a view of the citadel all aglow at night, you have to go for a long walk!
We took adventage of an off season special that was being offered, two nights for the price of one. Our room rate, for two adults and a child, was 120 euros.
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Theme: Hotel
Comparison: about average
Address: Cité Médiéval
Directions: Through the main entrance of the city take the rue Cros Mayruvieille up the hill and follow the posted signs to the hotel.
Website: http://www.hotel-donjon.fr/anglais/presentationD.h
on Apr 30, 2003
