You will find hotels, campsites, guesthouses and other group accommodation all along the route on the stage maps.
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Overnight accommodation: welcoming you in every season!
Lightweight overnight accommodation solutions for touring cyclists!
Cycle touring usually means spending just one night in each stopover. But finding accommodation that accepts single-night bookings is not always easy... Yet it does exist! These hosts are keen to welcome cycle tourists and offer light, affordable accommodation for travellers in every season, for just one night.
These popular options let everyone rest and recover without having to pitch and pack up a tent before getting back on the road.
Fed up with pitching the tent? Fans of travelling light? Take advantage of overnight offers! We sort through the offers and recommend good deals that are valid even in summer!
To help you prepare your trip, La Vélodyssée has listed these light, often more affordable "overnight accommodations" for touring cyclists and hikers, available in Accueil Vélo establishments.
Please note that not all accommodation accepts single-night bookings in high season. Remember to check!
Browse all Accueil Vélo accommodation
See also: sleeping in a cabin (cabadienne, fishing hut, tree house)
Book Accueil Vélo accommodation, the guarantee of suitable services
Accueil Vélo accommodation must:
- be located close to La Vélodyssée,
- offer a warm welcome and provide useful information and advice: nearby routes, weather, train and bus timetables, contact details of bike rental and repair shops, ...
- provide services suited to cyclists: luggage transfer, laundry and drying, bike and accessory rental, ...
- have suitable facilities: secure bike shelter, repair kit, bike washing, ...
How to find them? On the stage maps, you can display the accommodation labelled Accueil Vélo by category (hotels, campsites, guesthouses, etc.). You can also use the search engine dedicated to Accueil Vélo accommodation.
On the ground, you will recognise them by the green sign with the Accueil Vélo logo.
Whatever you fancy
Cabins
For a total break from everyday life, treat yourself to a nature stop in a cabin on your cycling trip.
Fans of traditional camping? Enjoy adapted rates!
Your tent holds no secrets for you, nor does the foolproof technique for hammering in tent pegs?
So you are looking for a traditional campsite, no frills and not too expensive, because we know your only wish is to get back on the road the next morning.
Many Accueil Vélo campsites offer packages or cyclist rates for their pitches. About time, you might say! Tired of paying for a pitch with room for a car when all you want is to sleep next to your engine-free steed!
To help you identify Accueil Vélo campsites that are keen to offer suitable services, we have created a map listing the campsites we know of that offer specific packages for cyclists.
* This map will be completed by the La Vélodyssée Coordination as new offers are identified.
Sleeping in a cabin
Our recommended places for an unusual break
For a total break from everyday life, treat yourself to a nature stop in a cabin on your cycling trip. On the ground or in the air, in the heart of a forest, by the sea or a river... it doesn't matter, this break will do you good!
Bivouac
What is it? What are the rules? We tell you everything!
A fan of nights under the stars, you would like to bivouac along La Vélodyssée without really knowing whether it is allowed? We tell you everything about the regulations in force right here.
Our tips to avoid disappointment
- Remember to book your accommodation in advance, especially during busy tourist periods (July-August and long weekends).
- In towns, check with the host that you will find somewhere to park your bike. This service is guaranteed by Accueil Vélo providers.
- Confirm your arrival with the accommodation the day before or on the morning, by email or phone.
- If you are touring, equip yourself with a cycling guide or topoguide listing all the useful addresses.
- Also consider ready-to-go holiday packages which let you travel worry-free with your luggage transported from one stage to the next!
