In all honesty I was a novice when it came to camping, so to spread my tourism knowledge I decided to take my wife to France to stay in a series of luxury camp sites operated by Siblu Villages. I had heard a lot about this concept from friends and family but had yet to try it out for myself, so who better to ask than Siblu, one of the largest campsite operators in France. We visited three different locations: Domaine de Kerlann in Pont-Aven, Brittany, Bois de Dormant in the Vendee, and finally back inland to Domaine de Dugny near the beautiful town of Blois, in the Loire Valley.

Siblu Villages has 14 locations across France, all four star campsites with various levels of mobile home, the Esprit, the Elegance and the Excellence. Each of the mobile homes they let out is owned privately, making mobile homes an investment opportunity to consider for many while on holiday. Many holiday makers become regular visitors to a park, fall in love with the area, become friendly with other owners, and hence they end up buying their own. For most though, renting is a flexible option with many benefits.
All of the sites operate in an identical way with mobile homes very similar in standard and layout. What make them all different from each other are the regions they are located in. We visited just three parks, but all seemed very different because of the local activities, culture and sights.

To summarise I would say this kind of holiday is exceptionally good value for money and ideal for families with young children. It is safe, convenient, more economical and more accessible than a Mediterranean resort, or most other family-friendly options available, particularly when you bear in mind the experiences of getting through an airport these days.

All Siblu sites have excellent swimming pool and multi sports facilities of equal standard, they all have bars, games rooms, and a supermarket which tends to be a bit pricey, so shop before arrival. The only downer for me was the price of the WiFi. There are no TV’s in the mobile homes, but you can get internet access via the camp’s own WiFi system at 7 Euro for 1 hour / 20 Euro for 3 days or 35 Euro for 6 days. I found that rather expensive, the same price that business standard hotels are charging across Europe. Leisure hotels generally offer WiFi for free. To cover a whole camping area with WiFi is not easy, or cheap, but I maintain that internet should be free for guests.

The whole point of a camping holiday is to get away from it all so you are actually well advised to leave your laptop at home.

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We stayed at the Bois de Dormant last summer and hope to book again with Siblu for this summer if we can get in.
Jane McGuire
21 June 2011

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