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If you find nothing through the booking websites then check Accor and hotel b b websites as sometimes they only sell rooms off their own website

Hotel b & b almost always have proper family rooms, the Accor group has family rooms in ibis or ibis budget, rooms for 2 adults 2 kids in Novotel and often offers a second room for 50% off deal when booking direct

As mentioned above, booking 2 rooms might need to be done but ibis budget or hotel b b can be dirt cheap if you’re lucky and as cheap as a family room if it were available

Funny enough the I looked at two Ibis budget hotels and they didn't have any family rooms

Might have just been the short notice

Yeah I suspect incorrect details were also a factor. A lot of the hotels in the area were also glorified guest houses, which is fine but it does tend to mean they work with what they've got

I suppose now that we've a bit more time we can afford to look around a bit more. What happened in the end was we were able to stay in Les Ormes for a bit cheaper than a hotel so we just stayed put

How would people rate La Garangeoire or Le Pin Parasol for local sightseeing?

We did a few days trips from Les Ormes this year and it worked out really well so we're thinking of doing the same next year

I'm under orders that a maximum of 1 WW2 battle site and 1 cathedral are allowed 😁

Puy du Fou is definitely one place to visit, I'm wondering if there's other options around

Well the missus' exact worlds were "war stuff" so I guess the sub pens count 😂

Probably on the more interesting side of things for the kids so would definitely be worth checking out

Has Camping Club MS Les Brunelles been mentioned here at all? Just looking at it this afternoon as a potential option for next year and the pool complex looks huge

Before I start I must preface this that it was our first time on a ferry to France so I don't really have anything to compare it to and we did not have a pet.

Anyway, got Stena Line from Roslare to Cherbourg in early June.

Went out on the Vision came back on the Horizon.

The cool thing about the Vision was that it had multiple decks with a balcony at the rear (stern) of each, which were nice to just stand on and look out at the sea.

The one on our deck was for pets also so a good few people were out there with their dogs.

There was also as of sun deck with a bar and seating, a lovely place to watch the sunset, actually I sat out there until beyond midnight sipping for bottles of Italian beer which were two for the price of one.

There were at least two restaurants, one with table service the other a carvery type place.

I only got a few bowls of chips in the carvery one, the kids brought pot noodles with them and that was plenty.

There was a room with video games but half of them were out of order.

There was also a big soft play area for smaller kids.

We could not book a 6 berth cabin so the six of us squeezed into a small four berth, it was not ideal but worked out.

There was also a spa.

The Horizon on the way back was a smaller ship, but the six berth cabin we got was huge, it could have been an eight berth and still had more room than the four berth on the Vision.

There was one carvery type restaurant and we found it decent value.

There was also a cinema.

Overall it had much less "bells and whistles" than the Vision but was still a very pleasant and adequate ship.

The staff on both ships were excellent.

This thread never fails to deliver 😍

What are the pitches like? They look quite cramped compared to other sites.

Is there a games room on the site?

What's the shop on site like? The one in Bonne Anse Plage was the best we've experienced to date

Is it walking distance to the nearest town for a nice bakery or is it a cycle and the last question, are there many cycle ways and/or cycle paths in the area?

Pitches are tight alright. We're quite lucky as our pitch faces onto a road and our deck overlooks it so we feel like we've plenty of space, but the one behind us is pretty close to ours and there are two more behind that. Not sure if they let you pick a pitch number when booking.

No games room, but shop is good enough. Average from my experience of sites. Decent bakery in it. Campsite restaurant is reasonable too

Not much around the site in terms of shops/restaurants, certainly not within walking distance, but probably could cycle to one.

Very good cycling paths, with a nice forested area beside the site with good walking/cycling/running trails that bring you to the beach. It appears to be part of a larger Vendee cycling network.

Brilliant, many thanks.