Honest review. Experienced euro camp family
19 August 2024 at 16:25:19
Family of 4. Children aged 5 and 10.
We booked 'le Domaine de ker Ys' in Saint Nic, Brittany because we wanted a Marvilla brand site. We visited one last year in Saint Jean de Mont and it was fantastic. Full of life, activities, fun.
We arrived on a very rainy Saturday at midday. The holiday advertises... we can arrive early and use facilities. However we soon discovered there are very limited facilities. Nothing was open. Site shop closed, bar closed, local shop, closed.
Site shop opens 8-10 and 16.00-19.00. The site bar doesn't open daily until 5pm.
We couldn't even get a drink after an over night ferry trip. We checked in at 16.00.
This is NOT a lively site as advertised.
You can make use of the local burger bar just outside. 'Mac Dans' Opens at different times. Its a bar as well as burgers/kebabs/fries and its CASH only. So not very French food wise! Not a mussle insight!
At the pool there's no food or drinks allowed and lycra fitted swim shorts only! And a handy swimwear vending machine at €15 a piece if you don't have yoir own. The lifeguard won't let you in without them! Lots of sunbeds but no parasols.
Keep fit in the pool is with the lifeguard who demonstrates an exercise and leaves you to it.
Kids club is french. All French. Registration form, French, animation team, French. Not a word of english spoken or understood. Our children tried it, they came away feeling isolated and scared unable to talk to the adult looking after them. I stayed for a while to try and translate but the leader showed no interest to interact with us. All children there were french speaking. They looked like they had a great time.
Accomodation was nice, roomy. Lovely outdoor space. No cooker, no toaster, no TV. No bbq allowed on site. You must use the sites bbqs in a designated area with everyone else.
Local area- It's a little like ghost town. No shops, 1 little cafe' very few people around in Saint Nic. If weather is poor there is nothing to do. No swimming, no bar, no TV, no WiFi. It can get very isolating with bad weather.
The beach is beautiful! All natural, no tourists, no facilities. Great rock pools. Nearest supermarket is 20 minute drive away. Monday there is a market outside the camp. We were so grateful for a bit of life in the town!!!
A great place for walkers, cyclists, passing through travellers and French families.
Not 4star as euro camp advertises. Very different from our previous stays on other sites. It's not a cheaper holiday to book either!
St Malo for the ferry was a stunning place! Full of culture, great French food, buzzing atmosphere.
We were there for 2 weeks and so disappointed. We didn't realise 2 Marvilla sites could be so different yet advertise similar facilities.
Picture- This is the offered 'SPA' experience.
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