If we use the house phone, how much should we expect to pay for telephone service?

Telephone charges vary according to the type of service available. Properties on restricted telephone service allow incoming and local outgoing calls only. At houses with restricted service, there is no additional charge. Houses with unrestricted service provide the convenience of full service including use of your telephone credit card. However, there may be additional charges: a fee for unrestricted service and/or charges for calls. In France, you pay for all calls, including local ones.

To bypass the property’s telephone service, consider renting a cell phone during your trip (click here). Or you can purchase a ticket de téléphone, a prepaid calling card you can use at any phone – public or private. It can be used at the property with both types of service, restricted or unrestricted. At public telephones, for non-credit card calls, you can use a ticket de téléphone or a télécarte. These are available at airports, train stations, tabacs and other small stores and ranging in cost from 7-50€.