Camping La Yole

Just back from a great week at this site. Booked with Eurocamp and as a previous Eurocamp/Keycamp customer of old, I thought I knew what to expect. Unfortunately the old days of the Eurocamp reps has gone, at this site anyway, which was disappointing. This item is owned by the same ECG parent company and branded as a Manvile Parcs site. Very professionally run parc, with absolutely tons of things to do, just as well as a little bit away from the main Valras Plage resort centre. Both pool areas are brilliant and so different. The relaxing lagoon pool with gorgeous fine white sand which limits the amount of people who can enter, giving a really chilled out experience. The all action main pool has a number of pools with exciting watersides and regular animation team dancing sessions etc. The entertainment area is well laid out allowing a great view of the stage from the restaurant, bar and kids play areas. Has a vibrant village feel. A mix of visiting bands and site animation team shows makes it worthwhile going down there at night. Mobiles were OK, strangely no ovens in any of them, our daughter's one had a dishwasher, but still no oven. Weather was fantastic and all in all a great holiday was had by all.

After reading some of the reviews I must say I was a little worried before going on our holiday (last minute change of site due to a fire at the original resort we were booked onto) What can I say other than we had the best week ever !! The caravan we had was clean, well equipped with a lovely covered decking/terrace area. They are quite basic and the bedding isn’t the nicest looking bit of you get why you pay for. If it’s luxury you want then do a 5 star all inclusive. We loved the freedom of our caravan, and the choice to cook ourselves or eat out. Lots of reviews on here say about how close the caravans are to each other, yes they are close in proximity but just the same as a uk caravan park. The pools were fantastic. A lovely balance of pools for young children and older children, with water slides to suit all ages. The security around the pools was great and the main guy working there so friendly. There were plenty of lifeguards about each pool too, in fact the most I’ve ever seen whilst on a holiday abroad. The pool area was so clean. They don’t allow food and ice cream around the pools, but you can sit in the little snack bar to have a drink and some snacks. The pool area doesn’t open until 10am and closes at 7pm (8pm from July onwards) we found this quite late the first day for opening but by day 2 we actually liked the later opening. We found it more relaxing as we could have lazier mornings after late nights and enjoyed the freedom of not having to get up early to get to breakfast and get to the pool. The animation team are about the pool each day, our children loved the aqua aerobics (or pool dancing as they called it) and it’s very popular the team have a way of drawing people in to get involved and spend all day playing with the kids. Don’t be put off with the tight swimming trunks for men. We panic bought speedo style shorts after seeing reviews thinking my husband and son wouldn’t be allowed in without them, but they were able to wear their usual swim shorts, as long as they are netted (which they generally are) you will be absolutely fine. There are plenty of sun loungers. We always managed to get some even on the days we went up to the pool later. The only downside of the loungers are that there are only a few with umbrellas for shade and they get snatched up straight away (people queue for the pool in the morning to get them) however the the little market shop sell parasols in there and you are allowed to take them into the pool area. We saw many families doing this. The one down side to the pool (or could also be a positive) is that they don’t allow inflatables in there (unless it’s a baby float) so don’t waste your money on the inflatables being sold in the shop, as you will only be allowed to use them down the beach. The new lagoon style pool is beautiful and so relaxing. It’s not too deep either so really safe for children. They also only allow a certain amount of people in there so it doesn’t get over cr

Family of 5, we had a fantastic stay. All facilities were well run, clean and safe. Staff all round were friendly and efficient. Loved the proximity to the beach. Kids loved the kids club and all entertainment. My only negative was our meal in the restaurant was disappointing. My son ordered calamari and it was frozen calamari, I would have expected being by the coast, this would be fresh.

We stayed as a family of 2 adults and 2 young children and really enjoyed our stay. The park is big, plenty to do for kids and adults, clean and easy to navigate. Pool area clean but the heated indoor pool was not heated so sometimes the water was quite cold. Grocery store was convenient but if you have time it’s best to stock up in nearby Carfour supermarket. You catch the bus for 1€ just outside the park. The food at the only opened takeaway leaves much to be desired, only the pizzas were good. Watch the opening times of everything as the grocery shop shuts at 8pm and the takeaway was shut on our last 2 days of stay, restaurant and bar open later on in the evening. Best to take the water shoes as you’ll have to leave the footwear before you enter the pool area and the floor could be very hot especially for kids. The park was just a short walking distance to the park. Again remember security code for the door (it’ll be written on your welcome pack envelope). Mobile signal is almost non-existent at the park as they want you to buy the wi-fi which is around 17€ per week. Be prepared that everything is in French, from entertainment to kids club and they don’t care that you don’t understand. Only the reception spoke decent English. I’m all for trying to understand a foreign language but kids felt disappointed in many occasions when they couldn’t participate in kids games as they couldn’t understand what they need to do. Kids playgrounds are great, animation team is great. The availability of toilets not great though, only at the swimming pool and you need to remove the shoes and pass the water at the entrance or later on inside the bar. So if you are there with young kids this could be improved as very inconvenient that you have to go back to your accommodation just to use a toilet. Also take the insecticide spray and don’t leave the food out as there are plenty of ants. Overall we did enjoy our stay and would go back.

Slightly disappointed with our stay this year compared to 7 years ago. We arrived to find out we were unable to use a gas barbeque anymore. We were told it’s due to fires nationwide but at a different Eurocamp site the year before we were able to, so a bit misleading perhaps. The caravans on the whole were tidy but not fully equipped. Not enough utensils or mugs for the amount staying, a mop head but no mop head. Luckily, we had family in the next caravan so we could swap and share. Our two kids loved the pools and water slides, and my husband was pleased to find out that tight swim shorts were not enforced whatsoever, despite notices. The on-site food outlets are not available all day long, which is fine if you’re happy organising self catering food, just worth noting. Also, the supermarket on site closes for a few hours each afternoon. Bakery is lovely. Staff in the restaurant really friendly. Animation team also very friendly and put on a good show.

Just back from a fantastic week at domaine la Yole. I really don’t know why they have bad reviews because to our family everything was faultless. The caravan was clean and well equipped with everything. Oven, kettle, toaster, coffee machine, dishwasher and plenty of cutlery etc. and the decking/terrace area was perfect for lazy mornings and relaxing evenings ! The pool area was fantastic. Great mix of pools for all ages my kids loved it there and were not interested in going to the beach as they wanted to be around the pool with the friends they made. The new lagoon area is great and really relaxing, with limited amount of people allowed in. British men don’t be worried about having to wear speedos, we were allowed to wear our usual swimming shorts, just make sure they are proper netted swim shorts. We were very impressed with how clean the pools areas were. Smart move domaine la yole not allowing food and drinks to go around the pool area from the snack bar. Also lots of lifeguards there daily. The highlight of our holiday though was the animation team. They were brilliant and worked so hard each day. Friendly, welcoming and always went out of their way to explain everything in English aswel and French. We will definitely be retuning, cannot wait