You'll visit (with touring car and guide) two 'chateaux' in the Bordeaux area.
The information you get is sometimes a bit long-winded, but the surroundings are beautiful and the wines are great to make up for that!
€ 30 p.p
More information and bookings with the hotel reception or at the Office de Tourisme (Tour starts from here at 13.15)
Wende

On the 15th of March 2012 we booked a winetour via the tourist office in Bordeaux. Hereby we went on a tour via BordoVino.
After this wonderfull experience we were able to arange an offer especially for KLM-crews. In the near future bookable also via the hotel reception. For KLM the price is instead of 82 euro's p.p. now 70 euro's. You have to use the promotion code 'KLM'
The tour starts at 13:45 lt and you will return in Bordeaux around 19:00 lt. The tour is given in English and is available daily except on monday's.
You will visit two wine-estates in the Saint Emillion region, aprox 40 km east of Bordeaux.
On one 'classic'estate you will have the experience to ensamble your own sublime mixture of Merlot and Cabernet to your own taste and a tour through the vineyards.
The other estate, Soutard, has recently been modified for over 10 million euro's. And is one of the upper-class wine-estates.
A real modern wine-estate in a classic chateau enviroment.
After these two visits you will strawl through the medevil city of Saint Emillion.
The wine tour includes besided your own sublime mixture a tasting of aproximately 10 different wines.
The cheapest wine we tasted was around 18 euro's a bottle and the most expensive around 52 euro's, this all is included in the price together with cheese, almonds, sausage and bread to stabilze your taste receptors.
www.bordovino.fr
+33 6 83 61 32 43
Nic-jan Verhoef

Outstanding wine-restaurant, one of the best in Bordeaux,

with a beautiful (and affordable) wine-list
Your chance to taste the grand Chateaux's. No obtrusive waiters or sommeliers, but a well balanced, very fine France kitchen.
The sommelier will give you honest, objective advice on choosing your wine to go with your meal
Every week very attractive wine-suggestions.
Also great oysters for a ridiculously low price!
All this within only 5 minutes from the hotel
€ 20 - € 30, all in
www.bistrodusommelier.com
Phone: +33(0)5.56.96.71.78

Route description:
Exit hotel to the left, and then take a left again. After 200m on your right hand side.
'Santé
163 rue Georges Bonnac

Koen Matthijs

Gym only 5 minutes walk from the hotel. All the equipment you need is there and you can take a shower afterwards. Bring your own towel !
Open until late in the evening.

If you leave your ID with the hotel reception, they will provide you with an entry pass to the gym.
www.amazonia.tm.fr
Ask hotel reception for map and directions.
Vincent Hoekveld

Next to the town of Arcachon is the biggest sand dune in Europe. An amazing pile of sand (117 meters high) and a famous tourist attraction, which will give you a splendid view over the surroundings of Arcachon and the sea. If you walk down the other side of the dune you are directly on the beach. It is best to hire a car at the airport or from behind the Bordeaux railway station. Our car was 60€ for one day, but then you can visit Dune du Pyla and Arcachon in one day!
Have fun!
€70 for 4 persons
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dune_du_Pyla
Laurens van Wijk

ARCACHON (24 mei ’09)
A nice town with a beautiful beach. What more do you need on a full day in Bordeaux?!
One way trip takes 1:45:
30 minutes by tram to get to the railway station
(€ 1.10, change at Garonne, stop is Porte de Bourgogne)
10 minutes to buy a train ticket
(€ 9.60, intricate machine....)
10 minutes to walk to your train
(at the end of the station)
Train takes about 55 minutes to Arcachon
When in Arcachon, the beach is only a couple of minutes away.
€ 21,40 in total.
Jeroen Kruse

Nice trip for a warm day: Aqualand Arcachon. A park full of water slides.
Take bus 16 to trainstation. Take train to La Hume (direction Arcachon). Runs once an hour.
From La Hume, take bus 7 direction to 'Parcs de Loisirs'. Bus passes by Aqualand.
Entree fee is 25 euros. When it's busy, it's worth renting a 'priority' tube for 10 euros extra. It can be really busy in August.
Lockers cost 4 euros.

ESPRIT CYCLES (15 August ’09)
Rental-bikes, nearby the hotel.
On presentation of your KLM pass €5 instead of €7
A great way to discover the city.
www.espritcyclesbordeaux.com
Phone: 06-21161386
Address:
27 Rue Nancel Penard
Gert-Jan