Happy Camp Domaine la Yole Camping Lodge

We had a wonderful time staying here. The campsite appears to have made a huge effort recently to transform the play areas and invest in an excellent team and it really shows. The staff were wonderful and appeared to be totally dedicated and enthusiastic. A special thanks to all the animators who were incredible, particularly the children's club from 3pm to 5pm every day. Another highlight was the entertainment. It was fantastic. The Littles played so well in conjured up an atmosphere similar to that created by the Beatles. Pulp was brilliant too and we were particularly impressed by their ability to just sing and play any song that the audience requested, without computers or sheet music. Quite remarkable. The nearby beach was fantastic. Just what you wish for, and was well worth the effort of the 10 minute or so walk to and from the camp site. The pool and slides were brilliant. Such a brilliant experience for our four year old and she enjoyed socialising with the other children on the camp site too. The staff at the pool side were particularly kind and full of good humour, even though the rules are strict about only wearing swimming trunks and not swimming shorts (as is the case in many parts of France and wasn't a problem for us). The mobile home itself wasn't brand new, but it was comfortable enough and not too close to the neighbouring mobile home. It was a little dark at night because there's no LED strip lighting to mark out the path, but that also wasn't a big problem. The reception staff were always very helpful. We really liked their recycling initiative whereby surplus food, vegetable oil, pasta (and even an inflatable flamingo!) can be inserted onto a set of shelves or in a fridge for others to use and enjoy. That was really handy for us as we didn't have a car and we both took and left items and were pleased to have cut down waste. The shop is worth a mention too. It was reasonably priced and we loved the local wine, which you could fill up your own bottle with and pay by the litre. The local buses are good too, when you get the hang of them and excellent value at 6 euros for a carnet of 10 tickets. Perhaps the review would have been different if we had been there during the peak in July or August, rather than the very end of August / beginning of September. But for us, it was simply perfect.