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2018 TRAVEL & ACCOMMODATIONS
FOR CHARTRES
NOTE: BEDROOMS IN
HOTELLERIE ST. YVES,
OUR PRIMARY VENUE, ARE NOW SOLD OUT.
[To join wait-list email Bob 1) check-in date, 2 check-out morning,
and 3) type of room sought (single, twin, triple).]
AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE PLEASE SEE THE LIST OF
WONDERFUL HOTELS WITHIN A 5-10 MINUTE WALK AWAY.
and
email Bob
to share breakfasts with the whole group at St. Yves.
Arrival and Departure Timing
The 2018 New Chartres Academy will BEGIN at 3:00 PM on Sunday July 1. Registration will begin at 1:30 pm. It is possible to arrive in Paris early Sunday morning and get to Chartres by 3:00 PM.
The program will END mid-day on Saturday July 7. If it is necessary to fly out of Paris on Saturday after the program ends, try to avoid planning a flight from Paris before 8:00 PM-or your exit will be tense and rushed or you may even miss the important closing circle of our week together.
Before buying your air tickets, please consider an add-on adjacent opportunity in Paris for the week immediately after the New Chartres Academy:
Note: If attending both Chartres and Mystical Paris
there will be a "Combo" discount - and a door-to-door Sunday July 8
optional group travel plan from Chartres to our main venue in Paris.
Travel From Paris Airports to Gare Montparnasse to Chartres
Trains transporting passengers to Chartres from Paris depart from the Montparnasse Train Station.
"Le Bus Direct" now operates the Line 4 shuttle bus from CDG Airport to the Montparnasse Train Station (scroll down left column to Line #4) for all passengers arriving on any airline wishing to use their service
route map.
Travel time from Charles de Gaulle airport (CDG) to Montparnasse Train Station on this shuttle takes at least one hour (depending on traffic) and costs about USD $20 (€17) one way (
if bought online
). Trains from the Montparnasse Station to Chartres take a little over one hour and start at around
USD
$22 (€19) (
if bought online
). You can buy your ticket at the train station without advance reservations. The total one-way trip from Paris airports to Chartres can be done in about 3 hours.
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Accommodations in Chartres
Chartres is a small town of around 50,000. A number of hotels, restaurants and shopping sites are within easy walking distance of the Cathedral and of the Maison St. Yves, the primary meeting site where almost all choose to stay:
Hotellerie Maison St. Yves
NOTE: HOTEL ST. YVES IS NOW SOLD OUT.
[To Join Wait-List email Bob a list 1) desired date of check-in and 2) check-out morning and 3) whether seeking single, twin, or triple.]
AND
See bottom of this page for other hotels an easy walk away
and
email Bob
to share breakfasts with the whole group at St. Yves.
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A YouTube video was prepared by our Wisdom School (as a gift to the very helpful St. Yves management and staff). To view photos of the St. Yves and for additional information about this hotel, please click here.
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Hotel Options Near our Meeting Site
Please make your o
wn Hotel Arrangements.
Walking distance (5-10 minutes) from our meeting place.
Please
contact Bob
to share breakfasts with the whole group at St. Yves.
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Other Hotels in Chartres - Below is a listing and contact information for several diverse hotels in the medieval center of Chartres for those wishing to make their own lodging arrangements.
Camping information at the Des Bords De L'Eure A Chartres is also provided. You may also wish to consider checking out
AirBnB options, which students report have been comfortable and reasonably priced.
Prices for the other hotel options below are best found using
Hotels.com or other booking search software. Please check your newspaper or
www.xe.com for the current exchange rate. In addition, except for the St. Yves, you will need to know your
roommate before you make your reservation at any of the other hotels if you wish to be in a double or triple. Prices per person given below hold only if all beds in the room are filled.
NOTE: Only St. Yves bookings are being made through the Wisdom School. For the following, contact the hotels directly.
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REMINDER: If not sleeping at St. Yves,
our main meeting site, it is still recommended that you purchase breakfasts there (
contact Bob to arrange).
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HOTEL JEHAN DE BEAUCE
19 avenue Jehan de Beauce; 28000 Chartres, France
Tel from abroad: 011-33-2-37-21-01-41
To email,
click here
For Photos and Info,
click here
Best for:
- A very recently (2014?) remodeled and upgraded hotel
- Rated 4.5 out of 5 (from 69 reviews) as of October 2015
- proximity to Chartres train station (across the street)
- proximity to Hotel Chatelet (across the other street)
- proximity to a range of restaurants
- easy and mostly level 8-minute stroll to cathedral, or 10 to our St. Yves meetings
- a bit further walk than other hotels listed here (except Ibis and camping)
LES LOGIS - L'ECUME
Fabienne et Gil Eleaume; 28, rue du Grand Faubourg; 28000 Chartres, France
Tel from Abroad: 011-33-2-37-219071; Fax: 011-33-2-37-369605
To email,
click here.
For Photos and Info,
click here: (has 1 photo, could email more) adjacent co-owned restaurant L'Ecume,
click here
Best for:
- those wishing a kitchenette and dining area (with bakery and carry-out Chinese cuisine next door) and no meals included
- an area of restaurants; hotel managers have adjacent seafood restaurant
- 19th century and just restored, with a three-story walkup (ask for lower rooms)
- proximity to Hotel Grand Monarque (half block away) - easy level 9 minute stroll to cathedral; 11 to St. Yves
LE BOEUF COURONNE' - THREE STAR
M. C. Vinsot; 15, Place Chatelet; 28000 Chartres, France
Tel from abroad: 011-33-2-37-180606; Fax: 011-33-2-37-217213
Best for:
- closest to St. Yves, a very level 5-8 minute walk
- small boutique hotel best known for its large restaurant
MERCURE CHARTRES CATHEDRALE
Mrs. Laurence Beuf, Manager; 3 rue du General Koenig, 28000 Chartres, France
(Veronique Chaillou, Assistant)
Tel from Abroad: 011-33-2-37331111 - Fax : 011-33-2-37331212
To email,
click here.
For Photos and Info,
click here
Best for:
- on the largest plaza of Chartres
- free wifi in hotel, pets accepted, an area of restaurants and other services,
- new owners and totally new interior in 2010
- proximity to Hotel Grand Monarque (half block away) - 2 minutes from train station, easy level 8 minute stroll to cathedral; 10 to St. Yves
HOTEL IBIS CHARTRES CENTRE CATHEDRALE - TWO STAR
Phone: 02 37 36 06 36
Fax: Ligne Directe 02 37 36 17 20
* NOTE: There are two Ibis Hotels in Chartres - be sure to reserve at "Ibis Chartres Ctre Cathedrale", 14 Place Drouaise, 28000 Chartres
Best for:
- most contemporary/modern facility, affiliated with Accor
- restaurant overlooking the Eure River; some food and drink all night
- a healthy 20 minute daily exercise e.g. in the morning either walk up gradual slope on small street for 10 minutes or walk along River and up 150 stairs through Cathedral gardens to our meeting site
- all rooms with showers and TVs
- lobby and some rooms have free wireless internet for your laptop (wifi)
- a few rooms smoking permitted
- option to include 8 euro breakfast or to not include it
- doubles can be two twins or one large bed
TimHotel (formerly HOTEL CHATELET - THREE STAR
6 et 8, avenue Jehan-de-Beauce; 28000 Chartres, France
Tel from Abroad: 011-33-2-37-217800; Fax 011-33-2-37-362301
To email,
click here.
Chain website:
click here
Best for:
- a step up in accommodations, affiliated with Tim Hotel
- proximity to train station (half block down the street)
- proximity to Hotel Jehan de Beauce (across the other street)
- proximity to a range of restaurants
- easy mostly level 8 minute stroll to cathedral, 10 to our St. Yves meetings
HOTEL GRAND MONARQUE - FOUR STAR
Virginie Thouant, Reception, 22, place des Epars; 28000 Chartres, France
Tel from US: 011-33-2-37-181515; Fax 011-33-2-37-363418
For Photos and Info,
click here
Reservation:
click here or call Phoenix AZ: 1-623-780-6609
Best for:
- central Chartres best hotel, beautifully appointed 300 year old building
- best hotel restaurant
- Best Western affiliate
- optional 15€ breakfast
- an easy and level 8 minute stroll to cathedral and 10 minute stroll to our St. Yves meeting site
- All rooms include WC, minibar, telephone, and color TV with foreign channels
- All rooms have bath (except Categorie Confort may have bath or shower)
- Garage
CAMPING: DES BORDS DE L'EURE A CHARTRES
Tel/Fax from Abroad: 011-33-2-37-287943; Cell 011-33-6-65-101270
For Photos, Info, Prices and Reservations,
click here
To email,
click here
Best for:
- least expensive option if you have your own tent
- most natural: along the river, 3 kms from the cathedral and St. Yves
- exercise: the last 10 minutes approach to St. Yves is uphill
- bus stops are about a 5-8 minute walk on either end, 1 euro each way
- small TV lounge and shop for snacks.
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