Bourg d'oisans, places to stay

iPete
iPete Posts: 6,076
edited June 2013 in Commuting chat
Planning a 'last minute' trip to do Alp d'huez and le marmotte route in early August.

Anyone recommend camp sites or cheap b&b style accommodation for cyclists? I realise it is high season down there & most specialist places are looking booked out & or stretching the budget.

Haven't decided on van hire vs train yet, any first hand accounts on either? If we have a van we'll have somewhere to keep the bikes if camping.

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  • antikythera
    antikythera Posts: 326
    I stayed here, services were quite good:

    Located at : Camping Le Colporteur
    B.P. 46 - 38520 BOURG D'OISANS - France
    TEL : 04 76 79 11 44
    FAX : 04 76 79 11 49
    EMAIL : info@camping-colporteur.com
    WEBSITE : http://www.camping-colporteur.com

    It might make sense to take a train to Grenoble and then hire a van from there.
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,052
    iPete wrote:
    Planning a 'last minute' trip to do Alp d'huez and le marmotte route in early August.

    Anyone recommend camp sites or cheap b&b style accommodation for cyclists? I realise it is high season down there & most specialist places are looking booked out & or stretching the budget.

    Haven't decided on van hire vs train yet, any first hand accounts on either? If we have a van we'll have somewhere to keep the bikes if camping.

    i'm there next week for the Marmotte with some of my fella old SCR's from here, PM me and i'll give you the details of our very budget accommodation and car hire, which i spent a hell of a lot of time researching ....you know who you are !!!
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.
  • greg66_tri_v2.0
    greg66_tri_v2.0 Posts: 7,172
    itboffin wrote:
    iPete wrote:
    Planning a 'last minute' trip to do Alp d'huez and le marmotte route in early August.

    Anyone recommend camp sites or cheap b&b style accommodation for cyclists? I realise it is high season down there & most specialist places are looking booked out & or stretching the budget.

    Haven't decided on van hire vs train yet, any first hand accounts on either? If we have a van we'll have somewhere to keep the bikes if camping.

    i'm there next week for the Marmotte with some of my fella old SCR's from here, PM me and i'll give you the details of our very budget accommodation and car hire, which i spent a hell of a lot of time researching ....you know who you are !!!

    Yup, you did a great job there. It has a bike store, a hot tub, sheets you can rent by the hour, and a superbly well equipped dungeon!

    No other bedding though, and I'm going to take my own cutlery and a plate, just in case.
    Swim. Bike. Run. Yeah. That's what I used to do.

    Bike 1
    Bike 2-A
  • coopster_the_1st
    coopster_the_1st Posts: 5,158
    iPete wrote:
    Haven't decided on van hire vs train yet, any first hand accounts on either? If we have a van we'll have somewhere to keep the bikes if camping.

    My group looked into the train option but I think Eurostar have changed the rules on baggage size meaning that it is nearly impossible to take a bike bag/box on their services now. You may want to double check in case we have got it wrong
  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,052
    Greg66 Tri v2.0 wrote:
    itboffin wrote:
    iPete wrote:
    Planning a 'last minute' trip to do Alp d'huez and le marmotte route in early August.

    Anyone recommend camp sites or cheap b&b style accommodation for cyclists? I realise it is high season down there & most specialist places are looking booked out & or stretching the budget.

    Haven't decided on van hire vs train yet, any first hand accounts on either? If we have a van we'll have somewhere to keep the bikes if camping.

    i'm there next week for the Marmotte with some of my fella old SCR's from here, PM me and i'll give you the details of our very budget accommodation and car hire, which i spent a hell of a lot of time researching ....you know who you are !!!

    Yup, you did a great job there. It has a bike store, a hot tub, sheets you can rent by the hour, and a superbly well equipped dungeon!

    No other bedding though, and I'm going to take my own cutlery and a plate, just in case.

    as i said old man an unlimited supply of KY what more do WE need, bags on top :twisted:
    Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
    Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
    Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
    Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.

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