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| Albertacce | ||||||
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Address: 10 meters east of the town junction. | |||||
| € 11 per dorm bed; € 28 per half-board. | Friendliness | Cleanliness | Value for Money | |||
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| Comments: Dorm room with 4 or 6 beds. Must bring your own sheets or sleeping bag. Shared WC has hot showers, sit-down toilets, and sinks. Neither bath towels nor toilet paper are provided. Shared kitchen is clean and fully equipped. Laundry lines are out back. This is the only accommodation in Albertacce. Telephone Mr. Albertini in advance to ensure the gîte is open. Only French is spoken. Mr. Albertini stops by the gîte at 18:00 each evening. The gîte is unlocked. If you arrive earlier, make yourself at home until he arrives. Dinner included in the half-board price is served at the neighboring restaurant. Breakfast served at the gîte is a typical French breakfast of coffee, bread, and jam. | ||||||
| Bastia | ||||||||
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Address: 3 rue Miot. 1 block from Place St-Nicolas where the ferries dock. | |||||||
| € 56 per double room with WC. | Friendliness | Cleanliness | Value for Money | |||||
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| Comments: Room with double bed, wardrobe, table, chair, telephone, and WC with hot bath/shower, sit-down toilet, and sink. Bath towels and toilet paper are provided. This room is the most comfortable we had in Corsica. | ||||||||
| Corte | ||||||
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Address: 2 place Padoue. On the north edge of town center. | |||||
| € 43 per double room with WC. | Friendliness | Cleanliness | Value for Money | |||
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| Comments: Rooms with double bed or 2 single beds, wardrobe, desk, chair, and WC with hot shower sit-down toilet, and sink. Bath towels and toilet paper are provided. Room prices vary between €30~46 depending on room size and number of beds used. | ||||||
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Address: 6 allée du 9 Septembre. 200 meters from the train station. | |||||
| € 35 per double room with WC. | Friendliness | Cleanliness | Value for Money | |||
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| Comments: Rooms with double bed or 2 single beds, wardrobe, desk, chair, telephone, and WC with hot shower sit-down toilet, and sink. Street noise is clearly audible in rooms. Beds have uncomfortable steel spring support. Bath towels and toilet paper are provided. Expensive coin laundry is at reception. (€5 to wash and €2 per 30 minutes of drying.) Sauna is €4. Gym use is free. Breakfast is €5. Buying from the Casino Supermarket and bread bakers around the corner is a better alternative to this hotel's restaurant. | ||||||
| Evisa | ||||||
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10 minutes walk east (up the road) from the center of town. | |||||
| € 82 per double room including dinner and breakfast for 2. | Friendliness | Cleanliness | Value for Money | |||
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| Comments: Room with double bed, nightstand, wardrobe, table, 2 chairs, telephone, shower, and sink. Shared sit-down toilet is in the hallway. Bath towels and toilet paper are provided. Dinner included in the half-board price is a substantial menu with selections for the starter and main followed by a cheese plate, desert, and coffee. Breakfast is a typical French breakfast of a huge coffee, croissant, bread, and honey. Rooms, without meals, start at € 30. In town is also a Gîte d'Etape and other hotels. On October 4, these other accommodation options were closed. | ||||||
| Piana | |||||||||
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From the bus stop, past Hôtel Mare e Mare, to the left bend in the road; turn right up the walking trail to the 3rd building. | ||||||||
| € 11 per dorm bed or € 27 per person half-board. | Friendliness | Cleanliness | Value for Money | ||||||
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| Comments: Dorm rooms with 4 or 5 single beds. Bed sheets are provided. Room 1 has a private shower. Shared showers are on the ground level. Shared toilet is missing the seat. Shared kitchen is fully equipped. Bath towels are not provided but toilet paper is. Dinner included in the half-board price is substantial and delicious. Madame Roche cooks a different meal each night. Breakfast is a typical French breakfast of a huge coffee, croissant, bread, and homemade jams. | |||||||||
| Vergio Pass | |||||||
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1km east of the Vergio Pass. From the pass, hikers follow the Mare a Mare Nord trail down east for 10 minutes to the GR 20 junction, then follow the GR 20 for another 20 minutes. | ||||||
| € 12 per dorm bed or € 29 per person half-board. | Friendliness | Cleanliness | Value for Money | ||||
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| Comments: Dorm rooms with 6 single beds, no sheets. Shared WC has hot showers and sit-down toilets missing the seats. Neither bath towels are nor toilet paper are provided. Dinner included in the half-board price is poor by French standards. Breakfast is minimal with coffee, stale bread, and store-bought jams. | |||||||
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