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L'Etang de Besse, St Hilaire de Riez*** Ref: YYL003

Prices: £468 to £1223 per week.

Includes property rental and return ferry crossings on selected sailings to France, for a standard car and all occupants.

Arrival Day Saturday
Duration Weekly
Accommodation Self Catering
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To book self-catering accommodation to start within the next 7 days, or to mix & match any of our holidays, please call 0871 244 0439

Arriving at your property

Your accommodation will generally be ready for you to arrive between 4pm and 6pm and you are requested to leave by 10am. Please bear this in mind when booking your ferry crossings.

Additional cars and passengers

If you are taking more than one car please proceed with your holiday reservation (ensuring all members of the party are booked into the property) and call us on 0871 244 0439 quoting your booking reference to qualify for a 15% discount on the best ferry rate available at the time of your call. This reduction does not apply to any special offers or promotional fares.

Facilities & Activities

  • Coastal location
    Coastal location
  • Town location
    Town location
  • Launderette
    Launderette
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Tennis
    Tennis
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant
  • Provisions
    Provisions
  • Bike hire
    Bike hire
  • Golf 18k
    Golf 18k
  • Pet welcome
    Pet welcome
  • Beach 1.5k
    Beach 1.5k
  • Supermarket 1k
    Supermarket 1k
  • Watersports 3k
    Watersports 3k
  • Horse riding 6k
    Horse riding 6k
  • Indoor pool
    Indoor pool
  • Outdoor pool
    Outdoor pool

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Description of Accommodation

St Hilaire de Riez is one of the less known Vendée resorts, between the livelier St Jean de Monts and Les Sables d'Olonne. This stretch of coast, the Côte de Lumière, has beautiful beaches of pale sand backed by pine forests & the area is popular for cycling, walking or riding, with many marked paths. Visit the stunning Ile de Noirmoutier (48k north and accessible by bridge or causeway at low tide) with its excellent seafood restaurants and good aquarium (Sealand) or the amazing Puy du Fou medieval theme park (well worth the 90 minute drive).

The Domaine de l'Etang de Besse is a well established 12-hectare site with 233 pitches alongside a forest, 1.5k from the beach. Here you can be as active as you like - bikes can be hired on site to take along the local cycle tracks or you could go riding, learn to sail or just head for the beach & relax.

Max: 4/5 - Chalet style mobile homes have living room with table/chairs, padded seating (converts to double bed), kitchen corner (4 ring hob + microwave), double & twin bedroom, shower, wc. Wooden terrace with garden furniture. Bbq hire 3 euros a day.

Max: 6 - As above but with 2 double bedrooms and 1 with bunk beds. Wooden terrace is covered.

Extra Services

SPORTS - Tennis, boules, table tennis & volleyball.

FOR CHILDREN - Free children's activities for 4-11 yrs (arts & crafts etc) & for teenagers (12-15 yrs), weekdays in Jul/Aug. Play area.

OTHER ACTIVITIES - Aquagym, evening entertainment (Jul/Aug). Sailing 3k.

FACILITIES - Sun terraces with loungers. Bike hire.

SWIMMING - Outdoor heated pool (12m x 20m & 0.8m-1.4m deep, open mid May to mid Sept) with waterslide and paddling pool. Indoor heated pool (6m x 10m & 0.8m-1.4m deep, open Apr-Oct) with jacuzzi.

End of stay cleaning - 54 euros.

Bed linen hire - 10 euros per bed.

Towel hire - 6 euros per person.

Baby facilities - Hire of cot, baby bath and high chair kit 25 euros per stay.


What's included in the price?

Prices in black are per party. They include property rental for 1 week and return ferry crossings to France, for a standard car and occupants.

There are weekend and seasonal supplements at certain times of year – see Pricing Summary

Holiday Prices
Dates Max: 4/5 Max: 4/5 Max: 6 Max: 6
13 Apr 2013 - 10 May 2013 £589 £329 £612 £352
11 May 2013 - 14 Jun 2013 £533 £273 £552 £292
15 Jun 2013 - 21 Jun 2013 £616 £356 £644 £384
22 Jun 2013 - 28 Jun 2013 £667 £407 £700 £440
29 Jun 2013 - 05 Jul 2013 £862 £602 £926 £666
06 Jul 2013 - 12 Jul 2013 £991 £731 £1070 £810
13 Jul 2013 - 02 Aug 2013 £1028 £768 £1112 £852
03 Aug 2013 - 16 Aug 2013 £1116 £856 £1223 £963
17 Aug 2013 - 23 Aug 2013 £862 £602 £926 £666
24 Aug 2013 - 30 Aug 2013 £616 £356 £644 £384
31 Aug 2013 - 06 Sep 2013 £519 £259 £533 £273
07 Sep 2013 - 01 Nov 2013 £468 £208 £487 £227

Key £ = Inclusive per party price based on date of stay £ = Extra week rental £ = Extra night rental (where applicable)

Further information: Pricing Summary Extras Cabins


Customer Review 

With many owner occupied chalets, the site is well cared for and the friendly staff lay on a wide range of entertainment and sports for the visitor. A good number of the staff speak English. The Carletons, August 2012
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Prices: £468 to £1223 per week.

Includes property rental and return ferry crossings on selected sailings to France, for a standard car and all occupants.