General Resources:
French Government Tourist Office/ Maison de la France Everything about France!
Gay France Guide Official French Tourist Office site
Logis de France Usually excellent, reasonably priced hotel-restaurants
Bienvenue au Chateau Association of historic, romantic and beautiful hotels
Peugeot Open Europe Your choice of brand new Peugeot models for long-term rental
SNSF Official French rail network site
Paris:
Office de Tourisme & des Congres de Paris
Four Seasons Hotel George V Rooms bigger than your apartment. amazing flowers. Prices to match! The restaurant is worth maxing out your credit card!
Hyatt Regency Madeliene Modern, comfortable rooms; The fashion-model staff is remarkably friendly and helpful. Expensive.
Grand Hotel Malher Friendly, comfortable and moderate. Great heart of the Marais location
Hotel Sevigné Best value budget hotel in Paris
Restaurant Jules Verne In the Tour Eiffel; amazing view, good food, expensive and hard to book
L’Ecluse A small chain of wine bars with excellent food
Maison Blanche Super hip room with a view—where the food is actually excellent; expensive!
Reims and Champagne:
Hotel Crystal Charming and friendly bargain hotel in the center of Reims
Versailles:
Hotel du Barry Charming Hotel near the famous palace
Moulins:
Hotel de Paris Faded grandeur in a tourist-free city
Restaurant des Cours A very good place to eat should you find yourself in Moulins
Lyon:
Lyon tourist office Great guided city tours
Hotel du College Nice hotel in the center of historic vieux Lyon
Raphael Beringer Modern, stylish restaurant, very good food
Cafe des Federations Tres traditional Lyonnaise Buchon…lots of organ meats!
Bourgogne:
Hostellerie des Clos Fabulous gourmet restuarant and a bargain inn in Chablis
Avignon:
Hotel d Angleterre a comfortable logis in the walled city
Hotel Le Cloitre St. Louis Luxury lodging in a renovated historic cloister within the city walls
Provence:
L’ Hotel les Ateliers de l’Image super stylish hotel in St. Remy; amazing swimming pool
La Grande Motte:
La Compagnie des Comptoirs Amazing summer-only restaurant on the beach. Eat and swim!
Val de Loire:
Centre – Val de Loire Regional Tourist Board
Val de Loire UNESCO World Heritage
Parc Floral de la Source gardens!
Les Quatre Saisons Pretty riverside restaurant and inn with great food
Clos Lucé Museum and former home of Leonardo da Vinci; great for kids
Hotel de L’Abeille Cute and quirky hotel in the center of Orleans
Manoir des Minimes Luxury hotel in Amboise, reasonably priced
Le Clos d’ Amboise Another affordable Luxury hotel in Amboise
Château de la Verrerie If you have ever wanted to live in a chateau, this is a must
Hostelerie du Château de l’Isle Rustic country inn and restuarant near Chenonceau
Hotel Gargantua Pleasant hotel in the heart of Chinon
Diderot Charming hotel in Chinon
Strasbourg:
Hotel des Rohan Charming and very friendly hotel in the city center
Chez Yvonne Delicious Alsatian specialties; great foie gras and choucroute
Chateau-Thierry:
Auberge Le Relais Great food and a nice inn between Paris and Reims. Great stop to/from CDG