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Accommodation

A variety of accommodation is on offer throughout the region, from campsites to all but the most elegant of hotels. Outline details are given within the main body of this guide, but for specific information you are advised to contact the local tourist offices who can usually supply printed lists of hotels, gîtes and campsites, and provide an idea of prices. (Details of tourist offices are given at the start of each valley section.)

Official Campsites

Campsites of varying sizes are located in most of the main valleys – but not in all of them. Every one used personally during research had good, clean and efficient facilities. However, as with other forms of accommodation, beware that they can be very busy during the main summer holiday period, which in France begins on 14 July and continues until late August.

Gîtes d'étape

Gîtes may be described as privately-owned youth hostels predominantly used by walkers. Although some have small bedrooms, most sleeping accommodation is in dormitories (take your own sheet sleeping bag). Bathrooms have showers, and there's a communal kitchen where guests prepare their own meals, but a number of gîte owners serve evening meals and breakfasts to supplement their income. There are more than 60 gîtes d'étape in the Écrins region.