Fourteen years of experience have gone into creating this trusted guide, one of the favorites of the independent traveler. This seductive collection of over 350+ hotels, châteaux and auberges – beautiful, unusual, individual – has been selected and inspected in the best Sawday’s tradition; these special places are here because we like them. Hotels from all over France are included, from catered ski chalets in the Pyrenees to beachside retreats on the Côte d’Azur, chosen for their character and warmth, great hospitality and fine wines and food.
 Fresh and honest write-ups, good maps, clear symbols and quick reference indices make each guide to Special Places to Stay a pleasure to read and a great gift for a friend.