Accommodation
After a day of gentle cycling adventures, we think you’ll appreciate a place where you can properly relax and feel at home. That’s why all our cycling holidays in the UK and across Europe feature comfortable, quality places to stay. Overnights are mainly on a bed and breakfast basis, in rooms with en-suite facilities.
Rest assured. Our meticulous legwork means that you can really put your feet up.
Our knowledgeable in-house team – all keen leisure cyclists themselves – personally research and appraise every accommodation, based on its style and facilities, suitability, ongoing reviews and location for specific tours.
Have we visited every featured accommodation? We’d love to say yes, but as we’re a small team, the reality is ‘nearly, but not quite’. We certainly have first-hand, personal experience of our cycle tour routes and of most properties within our extensive portfolio and keep a close eye on developments and customer reviews.
Accommodation in Austria
Characterful, comfortable and well chosen
From creeper-clad chalets to town centre ‘Gasthof’, relaxed lakeside properties to a pastel-washed places with a cosy ‘Biergartl’, our Austrian hotels are mainly rated 4 star according to local classifications, although our Ten Lakes Tour (ALS8) does include some 3 star properties. Most hotels have saunas; some have swimming pools and one or two even offer the option of a relaxing massage.
Making sure you get a taste of the place
Our hotel stays in Austria are arranged on a bed and breakfast basis, but that’s because you’ll find great places to stop for lunch, a picnic or a refreshing drink on your daily gentle cycling adventures. We’ll also point you towards evening meal ideas on site or at nearby restaurants, or local specialities to look out for at your leisure on your travels .
For boat plans and full details of our bike and boat holiday accommodation in Austria and Hungary, please click on the links below:
Accommodation in England
Characterful, comfortable and well chosen
Converted flint-faced barns or an old inn on a leafy Georgian square. A hidden stately manor, or a pantiled pub gone warmly provençal. Half-timbered coaching inn confections, the smartest seaside hotels and so much more…
Our accommodation in East Anglia is not just comfortable, but brimful of character. In Suffolk, our special single centre breaks feature everything from a Tudor mansion to an historic coaching inn immortalised by Dickens or more modern golf and country club hotels. In Norfolk, we include everything from an awesome country inn on the very doorstep of one of the National Trust’s finest stately homes to welcoming guest accommodation near tiny historic harbours on the North Norfolk conservation coast.
Well-located for your gentle adventures, all our accommodation in England is of a very high standard and some of our selected properties also offer great leisure facilities, so you can really relax into your time away.
Making sure you get a taste of the place
Our hotel stays in Suffolk and Norfolk are arranged on a bed and breakfast basis, so you can enjoy making local food and drink discoveries of your own throughout your cycling day, or at pubs and restaurants local to your overnight accommodation.
Accommodation in France
Well-located and well chosen
Inviting family-run ‘auberges’. Comfortable corner hotels. Modern city centre rooms. Even a beamed beauty from the 15th century…
Our selected hotels in the Loire region in France are comfortable, often full of character and well-located – close to the château perhaps, by the river or in a bustling city centre. They are rated at least 2 star according to local classifications, with many of our standard itineraries here blending 2 and 3 star accommodation to create what we consider a great balance between comfort, location, character, quality and value for money.
Upgrades to accommodation in 3 star or a mix of 3and 4 star properties are offered on some itineraries just for that little extra indulgence if you fancy it. Any accommodation options are outlined in the tour details and pricing information. at some properties
Making sure you get a taste of the place
To help you make the most of the delicious regional cuisine, our hotel stays in the Loire are arranged on a dinner, bed and breakfast basis, including a three or four course supper at the hotel or nearby restaurant in the tour price. You can also enjoy making great local food and drink discoveries of your own throughout your cycling day.
Location, location, location
By the riverside, in a building of honey-coloured local stone that just oozes history, or an inviting auberge perhaps with cosy shutters and shaded restaurant street terrace… Our Dordogne hotels are all full of character, well-positioned and rated 2 star according to local classifications.
Making sure you get a taste of the place
So that your cycling break gives you a real flavour of the region, our hotel stays in the Dordogne are arranged on a bed and breakfast basis, so you can make your own great local food and drink discoveries of throughout your cycling day and into the evening.
Full of colour and character
A villa-style property with a pool. A stone house, complete with predictable blue shutters alongside an inviting courtyard. A touch of the most modern boutique chic right in the heart of an historic town… In Provence, our hotels are well-located, with many full of local character and offering lovely outside dining opportunities. All are rated 2 star according to local classifications.
Making sure you get a taste of the place
Our hotel stays in Provence are arranged on a bed and breakfast basis, so there’s plenty of opportunity to sniff out great places for lunch, supper, a picnic or a refreshing drink en route during your cycling day, at or near your accommodation. As ever, we’ll share some tips to guide you on your travels.
For boat plans and full details of our bike and boat accommodation in Provence, please click on the links below:
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For boat plans and full details of our bike and boat accommodation in Aquitaine, please click on the links below:
Accommodation in Germany
Characterful, comfortable and well chosen
From a great ‘Gasthof’ adorned with wall paintings and carved gables to convenient town centre hotels and relaxed lakeside properties, our German hotels are rated 3 or 4 star according to local classifications with the occasional inclusion of an unrated property especially selected for its comfort and good location. Some hotels have saunas and swimming pools.
Making sure you get a taste of the place
Our hotel stays in Germany are arranged on a bed and breakfast basis, so you have plenty of opportunity to graze places for lunch, supper, picnics or deliciously local, refreshing drinks.
Accommodation in Holland
For boat plans and full details of our bike and boat holiday accommodation in Holland and Belgium, please click on the links below:
The Premium Barge MS Princesse Royal
The Premium Barge MS Magnifique II
The Premium Barge MS Magnifique III
The Premium Barge MS Magnifique IV
For boat plans and full details of our bike and sail holiday accommodation in Holland and Belgium, please click on the links below:
The 2 Mast Sailing Schooner Wapen fan Fryslân
The 3 Mast Sailing Schooner Mare fan Fryslân
Accommodation in Italy
Local colour and character
Our Italian hotels have plenty of character – facades flowing with flowers or adorned with red and white shutters; 19th century neo-classical treats with elegant terraces; bright, modern properties in cheerful colours or with classy glass fronts; even a Patrician villa complete with chapel and cloister! Most of our selected hotels in Italy are rated 4 or 3 star according to local classifications, although our Treasures of Tuscany tour does include one very good 2 star hotel. Some have pool facilities and rooms with balconies.
Making sure you get a taste of the place
Our hotel stays in Italy are arranged on a bed and breakfast basis, so you can make your own great local food and drink discoveries of throughout your cycling day and into the evening.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Local Hotel Taxes
A number of municipalities in Italy charge an additional tax at some locations.
These taxes are not included in the price of our holidays as our local partners in Italy have advised us that they cannot pay these taxes in advance. The tax is payable either at check in or check out at each hotel. In most cases the cost approximates to the star rating of the hotel, priced in euros per person per night (eg a 4 star hotel is 4 euros per person, per night).
For boat plans and full details of our bike and boat holiday accommodation in Italy, please click on the links below:
Accommodation in Portugal
Local colour and character
Our Portuguese hotels in Lisbon, along the west coast and in the Algarve are well located and primarily modern, built for convenience and comfort, yet often with decorative touches reflecting regional character. These carefully selected properties are usually rated 4 star and occasionally 3 star, according to local classifications. Most have swimming pools and some have additional facilities such as spas.
Making sure you get a taste of the place
Our hotel stays in Lisbon, along the Alentejo coast, Costa Vicentina and in the Algarve are arranged on a bed and breakfast basis, although half board is an option. There are plenty of opportunities for great little discoveries such as places to stop for lunch, a picnic or a refreshing drink and places to eat evening meals either at the hotel or nearby restaurants.
Accommodation in Spain
Local colour and character
Our Spanish hotels are well located and mainly modern, although some have real local character, such as smart colonial style buildings on the coast. These carefully selected properties are rated 4 or 3 star according to local classifications. Some have pool facilities.
Making sure you get a taste of the place
Our hotel stays in Catalonia are arranged on a bed and breakfast basis. You can also enjoy making great local food and drink discoveries of your own throughout your cycling day.
