Hotel/BnB CAEN?

cmcg,
Check Booking.com for ideas. Reviews there are only from people who actually stayed at the lodgings. You can explore all the options and book directly with the hotel if you want. Gites-de-France is a French site we have used many times. They offer some chambres d'hote (B and B rooms) besides houses and apartments. Bonne chance!

judy
thank you very much. i've been looking at reviews on both bookings and trip adviser. i'm curious did you spend any time in Bayeaux? i'm trying to decide between the three nights in caen or bayeaux. we have a car, so have flexbility. evern with reading, i hear mixed things about Caen.

cmcg,
I have never stayed in Caen, but if you are visiting the D Day sights and want to stay in Bayeux, I have a recommendation.....
I am trying to remember where we stayed in Bayeux, but I believe it was Hotel Lion d'Or. We ate at the restaurant there and had a terrific meal. Breakfast was included at that time (May 2017) and was excellent also. Close walk to see the tapestry. There vwas parking on site, if I remember right. Lovely rooms, fancier than we usually get. Good price for the rooms.

You are wise to have a car there. We always drive ourselves around, but many here prefer tours. It might depend on how much you know yourself about the invasion and the history about it. I highly recommend being at the American Cemetery at the end of the days for the flag-lowering ceremony. Check abmc.gov for info about that (American Battlefield Moinuments Commission).

Don't miss the Bayeux Tapestry and the cathedral in Bayeux!

Have a great trip!

It is not an answer to your question, but like Judy said, if you are visiting D-day sites, Bayeux is a far better base (as are a handful of other towns). IMHO, Caen has very little to offer. If your interests are elsewhere, my apologies.

When you google “charming” on the internet, a picture of Bayeux should pop up. Love it. That’s where you should definitely spend your 3 nights. Just make sure your lodging can accommodate your car. And don’t miss The Tapestry and the cathedral. And I’m assuming your interest in the Dday sites. All of the shopkeepers were friendly, and I’ve decided it’s because they get to live there, so they are happy!

Just returned from our own trip to the area and can recommend the Sure Hotel (a Best Western) near the Caen Memorial. The museum is excellent and is worth a couple of hours of your time. The hotel is squeaky clean, though its main attraction is the close proximity to the museum - only a short walk of maybe 100 yards to get there in time for the opening at 9 AM ... ie when you'll have it mostly to yourselves before it starts to get crowded. The hotel offers free parking, an outstanding breakfast, and the staff were quite accommodating regarding holding our bags. Would be a good choice for your first night. We had plenty of time to visit the Abbaye des Hommes and the Cathedral in the morning before driving over to Bayeux ... used Uber to get around to save myself the hassle of driving in the city & parking.
Unless you plan more time in the area driving around the countryside you really won't need a car. Bayeux is pretty compact and is easily walkable. We originally thought we'd use our car to revisit some of the D-Day sights after our Overlord tour, but we found the tour to be so thorough, comprehensive and well done that we never did. They're worth every star of their outstanding reviews.
If you do opt for a car in Bayeux, know that previously free parking lots (marked in blue around the town) are now time limited to four hours, and that you need to purchase and display a time card that you can get from one of the local shops. The only true free parking (ie unlimited duration) was the lot along Bd. Marechal LeClerc that the Overlord tour folks recommended, and which we subsequently used for follow-on visits to the town. It's a short, pleasant walk (maybe 15 minutes) from there to the Tapestry Museum.