Poingdestre Family History Tours
Isle of Jersey – Normandy
May 2025
Hotel Information
Schedules and sites visited are subject to availability
About Our Hotels
- We stay in wonderful locations which are near the areas we visit and tour.
- Accommodations in all cases are “en suite” that is, each hotel room has its own private bathroom, (specifically, a toilet, sink, and shower and/or tub)
- Breakfasts and dinners are included in the registration costs at or near our hotels
- Some of our hotel rooms may be accessible only by stairs, often no elevator is available
- Most of our hotel rooms do not have air conditioning
- On the Registration Form, indicate the type of room you prefer (single, twin, or double)
- Room selection will be assigned based on the receipt date of your Registration Form
- Although we try to make sure you get the type of room you request, we cannot guarantee it. The earlier you register, the better your chances.
- In Europe, hotel rooms are usually smaller than the typical hotel room in the U.S.
Room Types
We can not guarantee each of our hotels will fit the above descriptions. Indicate your preferred room type on the Registration Form. We will work with the hotels to accommodate your preferences based on their availability. For our purposes, we have defined room types on the Registration Form as:
- A single room has one twin bed and sleeps one person.
- A twin room has two twin beds and sleeps two people.
- A double room has either one double bed or two twin beds and sleeps two people.
About the Sole Occupancy Supplement
The Sole Occupancy Supplement is the additional cost that hotels can charge their guests if only one person stays in a room. If you are traveling solo and wish to avoid paying the supplement, you must indicate on the Registration Form that you are willing to share a room with one other person from our tour. We will inform you late January, 2025 if there is another tour participant willing to share a room. If there is not, your payment of the supplement is due with your final tour payment and must be postmarked by March 3, 2025. Likewise, if you prefer not to share a room and are not seeking a roommate, your payment of the supplement is due with your final tour payment postmarked by March 3, 2025.
The Sole Occupancy Supplement for Jersey is $367.00 and for
About Each Hotel
St. Saviour, Jersey
The Merton Hotel
Number of nights: 7
- We arrive at the Merton in the late afternoon on Wednesday, May 14.
- We depart the Merton on Wednesday, May 21. Those not joining the Normandy Tour will leave for the airport at 5am. Those joining the Normandy Tour will leave for the ferry dock later, depending on the ferry schedule.
- The Merton is a 3 star hotel that is about a 15 minute walk from the center of St. Helier (where there are shops, restaurants, and markets).
- The hotel has restaurants and a bar, lounges, private gardens for guests, a fitness center plus indoor and outdoor pools.
- Laundry, there is a self serve token-operated washer and a token-operated dryer in the hotel. Tokens are £2 each and are available at the reception desk.
- Rooms are accessible by elevators and most short steps are ramped.
St. Malo, Brittany
Hôtel l'Univers
Number of nights: 1
- We arrive at the hotel on Wednesday, May 21 in the afternoon
- We depart the hotel on Thursday, May 22 in the morning after breakfast
- 3-star hotel, located within the walls in the heart of the ramparts and facing the castle
Avranches, Normandy
Hôtel Logis la Croix d'Or
Number of nights: 1
- We arrive at the hotel on Thursday, May 22 in the afternoon
- We depart the hotel on Friday, May 23 in the morning after breakfast
- 3 stars, elegant establishment, former post office of the 17th century
Bayeux, Normandy
Chateau de Belle Fountain
Number of nights: 2
- We arrive at the hotel on Friday, May 23 in the afternoon.
- We depart the hotel on Sunday, May 25 in the morning after breakfast
- 4 stars, La Famille Verdier is pleased to welcome you to their charming estate, located in the medieval Normandy countryside, in the heart of the Pays du Bessin
Rouen, Normandy
Hôtel Littéraire Gustave Flaubert
Number of nights: 1
- We arrive at the hotel on Sunday, May 25 in the late afternoon
- We depart the hotel on Monday, May 26 early in the morning to go to Charles de Gaulle Paris (CDG) airport
- 4 star hotel, ideally located in the historic center of Rouen, close to the place du Vieux- Marché, the literary hotel, Gustave Flaubert, pays tribute to the writer in the city where he was born and where he spent the major part of his life.