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| Welcome ! |
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As you book into the Youth Hostel at reception when you arrive, Sylvie and Peter will be happy to provide you with information on the National and International Network of Hostels and advice on your itinerary and choice of activities.
Opening times and dates:
Winter:
- During the school holidays (Christmas - New Year - February half-term): family groups and individuals arriving from Sunday afternoon.
- Outside the school holidays (January to March): groups are welcome
Spring / Summer:
- The reception is open from 17.00 to 22.00
Autumn:
- The Youth Hostel is closed to individuals from 30th September until the start of the Christmas holidays, but remains open to groups.
The Youth Hostel is accessible 24 hours a day for members who are already booked in.
The welcome is available in English, French, German and Dutch.
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| The rooms |
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There are ten bedrooms altogether, on two floors of the Youth Hostel (five rooms per floor) with a total of forty-five beds. These include one two-bedded room, five four-bedded rooms, one five-bedded room and three six-bedded rooms plus three spare beds bringing the total capacity to forty-eight. All the rooms are light and clean with sturdy bunk beds made from local pine. Each bed has a reading lamp and a drawer.
There is a wash basin in every room (except one room which has its own bathroom!) and shared shower and toilet facilities on each floor.
Access to the rooms is secured by a code.
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| The dining room |
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This is a light and pleasant space with wooden clad walls, full of rustic charm. With its chimney and bar, the dining room is also the main living area of the Youth Hostel. Every evening in the harsh winter a crackling fire is lit to warm and comfort guests. The bar is not there just to quench your thirst but also to enable you to discover:
- the flavours of the land (Arbois wines)
- fair trade products such as coffee and tea sweetened with 'Mascobado'
There is also an information area in the dining room, which has details of:
- local and regional activities for tourists
- environmental, fair trade and Human Rights issues
The dining room, like the rest of the Youth Hostel, is NO SMOKING
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| Multi-purpose room |
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This room can be used as:
- a games room with the ping-pong table set up in the middle
- a relaxation room for discos or theatrical sketches
- an activity and study room for groups
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| The workshop |
In the winter, the Youth Hostel has the following equipment available:
- good quality cross-country skis
- beginners down-hill skis
- snowshoes and sledges
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| The terrace |
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The terrace is very sunny, perfect for lazing around and a place for meeting and getting to know people. The ideal setting for souvenir photos at the end of your stay!
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| The garden and stream |
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Simple pleasures, in front of the Youth Hostel with a view over the surrounding hills.
Listen to the rippling of the stream, the singing of the birds and the wind rustling in the treetops. Breathe the invigorating mountain air bearing the fragrance of the moist spring soil, the perfume of the lilac, and the scent of mushrooms in the nearby wood. Feel the sharp cold winter pinching your nose, the icy current of the stream, the roughness of the spruce trunks and the softness of the moss! « Le Jura est le pays où l’homme s’épanouit ! » ('The Jura is where man blossoms').
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| Also available to you at the Youth Hostel |
- a members' kitchen, open May - September
- a room for shoes, walking boots and ski boots, with a line for hanging up wet clothes
- a room to leave skis in; or bikes in the summer
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