Very nicely done
3 June 2024 at 18:43:40
We booked direct and the 2+ cabin was plenty roomy for us - the main bedroom had a walk in wardrobe and bag storage area, and the living/kitchen area was well sized for these sorts of places.
Whilst I wasn't sure about the idea of groups of cabins circling around a sort of communal outdoor space, it... was a nice space to have where the kids played, the sunloungers would be out and on a couple of days when the wind was up this area remained well sheltered.
The palm trees in the main Praries de la Mer area make a difference to the feel.
By contrast, if you book one of the cabins with other operators out towards the swimming pool (e.g. Eurocamp) you will be in a much less attractive environment - it feels more scrubby and I imagine oppressively hot in the heat of mid-summer.
Its a big site, with the restaurants, stage, main playground (which was ok), mini-funfair, cafe and supermarket at the beach end with the Prairies de la Mer accommodation.
The pool, poney club, min-farm, kids club, sporting courts and a secondary playground (not quite as good) are over around the corner about a 10 minute walk away. The pool had a sign saying it was only for Prairies de la Mer customers - so if you are with Eurocamp or others double check your pool access rights.
The main downside of our location (except for the hike to the facilities on the other side) was that we were close to the Long Bar and stage, and on one night there was a large event on with loud music until 11pm (not ideal with kids). There was music every night until 11pm, though not as loud on other nights. The Canopy Bar also plays music to a similar time (by the way, there was a stagnant water smell from the canal around the Canopy Bar).
Beach wasn't as good as I'd hoped. The sand is coarse, gritty, almost gravelly. And the wind really was up on a couple of days which made it less pleasant. And in late May/early June the sea was still on the cool side. Still, when it was calm it looks good.
Supermarket has everything you need really, open from 7.30am for your morning pastries and bread run.
Pool is nicely done out - on the windy days it too was a bit cold to stay in long, but on the other days it was fine temperature wise.
The Poney Club limits rides to 6 and under, so our kids couldn't ride. The ponies were looking pretty sad just tied up to a fence with flies all over them. The kids enjoyed the mini-farm (free for Praries de la Mer and Nova customers, a charge of 2 euros per child to others).
So a lot wasn't perfect, but ultimately its a very nicely done out place with a lively holiday atmosphere.
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