Please note that the hotel restaurant will be closed from 20 July 2009 to 06 August 2009. This former priory located in the centre of Caen is now a charming hotel featuring a fitness centre and a gastronomic restaurant. Caen Carpiquet Airport is only 6.3 kilometres away and the ferry port is a 20-minute drive away. The comfortable and well-equipped rooms at the Best Western Le Dauphin feature satellite TV and free Wi-Fi internet access. Start the day with a strenuous work-out in the Dauphin's fitness centre. You can enjoy a relaxing sauna at an extra charge. After a day exploring nearby sites such as the Chateau de Caen, you can spend an evening sampling Normandy's delicious cuisine in the hotel restaurant. Seafood and fine wines are a speciality. Please note that the restaurant is not open every day and that guests must reserve a table in advance.