Michelin Red Guide 2006 France: Hotels & Restaurants (Michelin Red Guides) (French Edition) - Softcover

Guides Touristiques Michelin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 2067115693 ISBN 13: 9782067115699

Publisher: UNKNO, 2005

Synopsis

With its selection of the best hotels and restaurants covering all comfort and price categories, the Michelin Guide France 2006 is more contemporary than previous editions and contains additional information.

Guesthouses: A new accommodation category is included for the first time, symbolized by the pictogram I or I for the most pleasant establishments. The development of guesthouses in France has been an important trend in recent years. Reflecting a desire for peace, quiet and a return to basics, these establishments provide a good alternative to hotels, especially since today’s guesthouses offer high-quality amenities. The Michelin Guide France 2006 lists 336 guesthouses, notably in areas where hotels are scarce. Most are in quiet locations—manor houses, chateaux, farms or chalets—and generally offer three to five bedrooms. Their carefully chosen decor, personalized welcome by the owners and friendly atmosphere are intended to make the customer feel at home. Meals, if offered, are served around a large dining table and include local produce, family-style dishes, homemade jams, fruit from the orchard and vegetables from the garden.

22 regional maps: To make reading easier and more enjoyable, the Guide now includes an appendix with 22 regional maps showing localities, especially those with hotels or restaurants that have received special distinctions, such as stars or the Bib Gourmand and Bib Hotel awards. These maps help readers quickly find the most convenient locality for their route or trip.

"Rising stars": Highlighted in red, "rising stars" have been launched in 2005. They represent the best in their present category. They have the potential to rise further, and already have an element of superior quality: as soon as they produce this quality consistently, and in all aspects of their cuisine, they will be hot tips for a higher award. .

The Michelin Guide France 2006 in a Few Figures

-Nearly 8,900 establishments selected, of which more than 3,690 are restaurants and more than 5,170 are hotels and guesthouses -336 guesthouses -26 three-star restaurants -70 two-star restaurants -425 one-star restaurants -481 Bib Gourmand, of which 65 are new -276 Bib Hotel, of which 32 are new -Price: €24, including VAT - The Michelin Guide France 2006 goes on sale on Wednesday, March 1, 2006

About this title

From the Publisher:

The Michelin Guide’s Commitments

Designed specifically for its readers, the Michelin Guide features a selection of the best hotels and restaurants in all comfort and price categories. Michelin supports its selection with five commitments that are presented at the beginning of the Guide to draw them to the reader’s attention. These commitments have been applied by the Guide and its inspectors for more than a century, since the first Michelin Guide France was published in August 1900:

· Anonymous inspections: Inspectors make regular and anonymous visits to hotels and restaurants to gauge the quality of products and services offered to an ordinary customer. They settle their own bill and may then introduce themselves and ask for more information about the establishment. The approximately 45,000 letters received from readers every year are also a valuable source of information, which can then be followed up with another visit.

· Independence: The choice of establishments is a completely independent one, made for the benefit of the readers alone. The decisions to be taken are discussed around the table by the inspectors and the Editor. Inclusion in the Guide is completely free of charge. Michelin alone decides which establishments are selected and included in the Guide.

· The selection: The Guide offers a selection of the best hotels and restaurants in all comfort and price categories. In making their selection, inspectors rigorously apply the same methodology everywhere.

· Annual updates: Practical information, ratings and distinctions are reviewed and updated every year to ensure their accuracy. With each new edition of the Guide, hundreds of thousands of items are checked, modified, enhanced or changed.

· Consistency: The criteria for the classifications are the same for the 21 countries covered by the Guide, taking into account the different characteristics of each country.

· ...For more than a century, the Guide’s one and only objective has been to use its extensive resources to provide readers with a pleasurable experience whenever they travel or dine out. This goal is fully in line with Michelin’s stated mission of contributing to a better mobility.

Review:

listing includes 481 "Bib Gourmand" restaurants (no more than $40 Paris/$30 outside Paris)...276 "Bib Hotels" less than $100/night". -- New York Times, 2/21/06

About this edition

• Publisher: UNKNO
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 2067115693
• ISBN 13: 9782067115699
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 2061