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“You Get What You Pay For!”

We were looking for an inexpensive place to spend the night in the countryside around Chinon. We wanted something comfortable, clean, out of a city and with a restaurant, so when I found a hotel listed for €51 a night in the small town of Beaumont-sur-Veron, I thought I’d hit the jackpot. We called… more

We were looking for an inexpensive place to spend the night in the countryside around Chinon. We wanted something comfortable, clean, out of a city and with a restaurant, so when I found a hotel listed for €51 a night in the small town of Beaumont-sur-Veron, I thought I’d hit the jackpot. We called ahead and made reservations. When we got there, I realized we were getting what we had paid for! Not only was it not in the countryside, it was in an industrial zone right next to a giant French nuclear plant! It had no country charm, was decorated in non-coordinating garish colors and the mattresses were horrible. Even worse was the itty bitty shower, so small that the two-sided shower curtain clung to my body as I tried to shower. It was disgusting thinking of it having touched the bodies of all the previous guests! Dinner followed suit: re-cycled vegetables in the crudités and the veggie “casserole” served with the main dish, and a steak so gristly I had to leave half of it on the plate. I give it a 3 rather than a 2 or 1 because it actually had great air conditioning, which we sorely needed because it was over 90° outside, because it was clean, had free WiFi and a flat screen TV. If you want air-conditioning, a clean room, and don’t mind a mediocre meal and a nuclear power plant as your neighbor, this is a great deal!

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