with the exception that the vast majority of french trains actually run on time !!!

^ not corner flags, but I'm sure at some stage McF could have a very well educated guess!

Ah, must be cake then. Some sort of French fancy?

Im not sure when your trip to Catalan is, but when i went last year with wigan (July), we stopped in callela for a week all inclusive. That, plus transfers, cost us £250. I would also, recommend Callela to anyone who is thinking of going. It is in spain but is about an hour or two on a coach. The place itself is great, nice hotels, lots of clubs for those who want to go out and quite a few very good english bars. The atmosphere in every pub/club is great and i thoroughly enjoyed it, so would recommend it to anyone.

I wasn't going to go this year but the Liverpool - Carcassone - train to perpignan seems to be working out at a very nice price.

Anyone recommend any tried and tested hotels in perpignan?

£103 for flights from Liverpool isn't bad at all.

Its alright that isnt it!

I dont know whether to stay for a couple of nights i.e the £103 Sat - return Tues + £75 for hotel. Or go for a package hol in Callela which you can get 7 nights for about £250 pp.

Go Sunday - Thurs with BMIbaby from Manc @ a cost of £75.98. The Sunday arrival gets you there for 10am local time(i think) in time for kick off

yeh,loads of good hotels in town,depends on the price - haven't been to any bad ones but have found the out of town ones (the chain hotels) cheaper plus good value with the buffet breakfast but you're looking at at taxi ride in & out.The stadia (Brutus or Giral) are both to the north of the city and the Comfort Inn is about two miles north from the ground but away from the town so you still need a taxi or bus ride in.In the southern side we have tried the Kennedy & Aragon plus the B & B which has the Premier Class and other chain hotels in a line - these are great value but you need a taxi or car hire to get about (no bus services) it's a long walk into town then a further couple of miles to the ground.In the centre I know people who have stayed at the Hotel de France,Kyriad & The Victoria and have had no complaints.

I see no-one has yet mentioned the Hotel de la Loge, probably the most central of all the central hotels, probably the strangest hotel you will ever stay in for the whole of your life, one of those places that you will book again to return next year because you didn't believe it the first time around, probably the most French of all the hotels on offer in Perpignan and certainly not corporate-ized to within an inch of its life like most others can be - "multi storey car parks with room dividers" as one well known poster from here described some of the chain hotels.

rlHotel de la Logerl

I saw that one, but you dont get to soak up the atmosphere the day before, also you'll be nackered at the game as I should imagine it will be a 4am start from home.

I'm looking to stay in the Hotel Alexander 3 star - central Perpignan. 5 person room for 100 euro per night, or a double room for 70 euro per night. Ill have a look for the other ones mention later.