Camping Domaine Les Bois du Bardelet ^{★★★★★}

7 de agosto de 2020, 14:18:04

We just returned from camping on a luxury pitch with private sanitary and had a lovely time. Firstly with regard to Covid-19 the staff always had face masks on, even when outside and cleaning. I found the staff to be extremely polite and friendly and quick to deal with any issues.

The little sanitary... unit was very clean upon arrival and a decent sized shower.

I'm not sure about the site being 5 star, it has indoor and outdoor pools with a couple of slides which were fun for the kids and some activities available. Not sure what makes it 5 star though.

In my opinion they are missing a trick by not having a shop on site, just to sell a few essentials, exchange camping gas etc. You have to drive to Gien to get anything other than some bread, pizza or a burger.

Which leads me to the restaurant being the biggest let down. It's not run by the campsite staff (assume it is leased to the family running it). The waitress was rude, the food is sub standard and the service extremely slow despite it being quieter than usual. Waiting half hour without being served the first time we went walked out, the second time we managed to get served but the food was very disappointing. They could really up their game here and make a lot more money I should think.

1 de septiembre de 2019, 11:55:28

While I accept we were only staying for one night, we feel this campsite missed a trick. We booked almost a year in advance yet we were placed on a crappy pitch (despite the campsite being all but empty). Had they chosen to make our visit more special, they could have ‘upgraded’ our pitch to give... us one that our 8.5m motorhome actually fit in and one that had any patches of grass left. The site is tired and in need of some tlc. The staff are unnecessarily strict and obsess about the small stuff. It was expensive compared to the other 5 sites we have stayed on in France this year and they were clearly winding down at the end of summer. It wasn’t horrific, but it was far from good. At least it’s only for one night!

26 de agosto de 2019, 13:24:54

After reading a few of the previous reviews I feel they are rather scathing, this is a smaller site without large facilities and many pitches......but this is why we picked it

Great location
Friendly staff
No arcade for the kids which we saw as a welcome bonus

Have we been to better 5 star campsites... most definitely yes, I think a holiday is what you make of it....... negative attitudes lead to a bad time had by all

Couple of points I think could do with mentioning or improving
1) the lake bed is squelchy mud and IMO not suitable for swimming
2) the shop is very bare of stocked produce/items

23 de agosto de 2019, 7:46:37

We spent two weeks at this campsite on a Castels Premium pitch (R33). This is our second year at a Castels site and fourth year for our friends who were on the opposite pitch (R31). I was apprehensive about the site due to others who've reviewed but actually was pleasantly surprised.
Our pitch was enormous!... At least 180m (squared) with water & electric points plus a brick shed with fridge/freezer, bbq, table & chairs, two Lafuma relaxing chairs, a bin, parasol with base & garden brush, which was also lockable so we stored other items in it as well as our roof box. It also had a covered area attached so we could sit outside in the shade too or cook under if raining.
The facilities were basic but clean and plentiful even in high season. Would recommend using block by shop instead of one by indoor baby pool as not busy and more washing up sinks & showers.
Staff are very friendly and obviously hard working as we'd see them late at night & early in the shop too.
The shop is open for only a couple of hours a day and you do need to pre-orders bread & croissants the day before but, there is a few local supermarkets within 10 - 15 mins drive.
The evening entertainment is not as lively as we've had before but that was OK. Bingo was fun as was the evening of fire-breathing and we spent one evening dancing away to the Macarana with alot of the other campers!!
Despite the fair size of the site, it felt quiet and we didn't struggle with getting a chair or sun lounger by the pool on the days we went down there.
The local area is fabulous and we found many towns, chateaus and a great Plage to visit within 15 - 20 min commute. This was a definite bonus.
I'd definitely stay there again.

15 de agosto de 2019, 6:09:35

Castles really have to have a look at this site, it is certainly not a 5 star site as advertised and very disappointing that castles are associated with this site.

Upon arrival, it took 40 minutes to even talk to reception and check in, not the best after travelling 7 hrs to get to the site.
We then... listened to a woman in front of us who was most upset that something had exploded and left glass everywhere in their cabin, dinner was ruined and the family forced to have takeaway and reception lady did not have a care in the world about it, I felt so sorry for the lady.

We were shown to our pitch which was a decent size for a twin axel caravan. Close to a water point.

We set up pretty quickly as this was a one night stop over, thought we would give the restaurant a try, well if you can call it that, plastic tables and chairs in what I can only describe as a very 70s style dark and dingy bar, we were thrown a menu for the takeaway restaurant. We ended up ordering two hamburgers and a kebab. Child size portions for €30!!!! After eating what was described as a kebab, saggy tasteless meat, which was not all eaten, shortly after I became unwell.
The others who hand the Hamburg’s were fine.

Shower block, absolutely appalling and very dirty, they have clearly not been cleaned in some time. Whilst we always tend to use our caravan, with one person not well, the shower block was the next best option, nope!!!

Noisy at night and no one sticks to the sites policy of being quiet gone 11pm.

Overall, rather angry I paid £52 for a one night stay, not even a serviced pitch with a very run down and dirty campsite and lack of facilities.
The shop looked liked it had been ransacked as the shelves were bare and it was closed at 6pm.

I am disappointed in Castels that they are even advertising this as a 5 star site given their other sites and standards.

I was concerned about the several Police vehicles I saw coming and going, not what you should expect to see on a family camp site.

This is a two star site of that! Stayed on far better and cleaner sites in France that this appalling site.

Would I return? Absolutely not. We were up and out by 8.30 am and back on the road.

Don’t waste your money on this site.