What is Bourges in France like?

Is it a big town?
Is it near Paris-are there regular trains to Paris from Bourges ?
Also-any websites for hotels in Bourges?
Thanks

Bourges is a middle town in the south of Paris.
It 's the main town of the department Cher, but it's really a small town in comparison with Paris.
There is some beautiful things to see, and especially the Palais Jacques Coeur.
But I think you don't need much time to visit this town.
I've been there many times for my job, but really 1 day is enough to see the main places.

It's not really easy to go there by train from Paris, because there are no direct trains. You have to change at Vierzon. So it's not a rapid travel.

http://www.bourgestourisme.com/hotel.php

Bourges is a town and commune in central France that is located on the Y猫vre river. It is the pr茅fecture (capital) of the d茅partement of Cher and also was the capital of the former province of Berry. Bourges is accessible by train from Paris Austerlitz in about 1 hour 45 minutes, or on the A71 motorway from Paris via Orleans. Take a boat trip round the Marais.

You can go to the 'Plan d'eau' which is an artificial lake to have a 6km-walk. It's also possible to use your bicycle or rollers around it on a lane separated from the road - it's relatively flat.

In april, there is a music festival called 'Le Printemps de Bourges' where, during around 1 week, around 30 "official" concerts (prices varies) are given in the city (in several places, sometimes at the same time). The programme may be fetched in early March. During this period, most of the pubs and bars also have bands playing (for free) and the whole city gets a lot of animation.

Try this website http://www.cheaphotel-s.com , you can search through 30 over websites and 700,000 hotels worldwide. You can choose to search through hotel ratings and price.

Good luck. Have a nice trip.