Villaggio Belle Dune

This is our second year at Belle Dune. We liked the setting, the proximity of the aqua park for the children, and the fact that we could bring our dog to stay this year. Having been in 2018 for the first time, we looked at villas in the region but found that very few had pools. With it being Northern France where the weather can be changeable we felt that we could not hope for beach days everyday. French beaches also don't allow dogs even on leads so we opted to return to Belle Dune where everyone's outdoor activities could be catered for in lovely natural surroundings. I also find little in the area which I find unattractive. The roads are clean as are the beaches, there are miles of cycle paths and things to do (seal watching at Berck Sur Mer) visits to St Valerie. We actually made totally different day trips out this time compared to previous visit. Things to note. Majority of residences only have one toilet (always seemingly awkwardly placed in the entrance area) and the kitchens are one person at a time without an oven. Washing facilities are also quite costly, requiring 6 euros per wash load on this visit. I also felt like after a week the residence could do with a clean not knowing how long before our arrival it had been done. Im not a clean freak but it needed a deep clean especially floors and skirting board areas in the loo. Some of the residences also look a little worse for wear and really need a handyperson to go around and look what needs fixing or replacing. Having said all this, we knew this from the previous year and on the strength of taking our dog and the children being kept occupied on the site we returned.

House of 8 People is very small. Too small for 4 adults and 2 little children. No place to put your luggage. Just 1 old and bad smelling sofa for 2 so in the evening you can't sit together comfortable. When you sit at the table, it is not possible for someone to pass. (Ps. Only 6 chairs, house for 8 !?) The beds are very hard and small. The swimming pool only opens at 11am. Too late for the children, because it is almost lunchtime for them. It is not possible tot do all the activities you want to do because they are quickly full. And you have tot pay extra for everything. Renting bicycles is expensive! The petting zoo is very small. We saw just a couple of goats. And it closes early (5 pm). So we were very disappointed off this park. Luckaly the surrounding area was beautiful! Good good. Watched the seals...!

I regularly take my family to this village, i.e. once a year. The village location is great and village color nice but I would say this village is very much a DIY village. Bring all your required necessary personal equipment from hairdryer to baby cot. I did experience booking 2 baby cots for my twins but the local team would not contact you to mention that this are optional - not guaranteed option - and they did not had any available. On another occasion - just last October - the house boiler has a leak making the shower and bath water green and unsuitable to use. I was proposed another house on day 3 of my 5 days stay... another occasion has been an issue with the booking reservation over the website that was never resolved by the team and still awaiting a response.We love the location and enjoy the village. but I wish you do not encounter any need for any assistance as the Pierre & Vacances team is not of great help.I never got any response / contact netiher from their teamleader e-mail address nor from the customer relation e-mail address.

accommodation was not very clean, outdoor swimming pool not available, wireless next to useless. televisions reception a shamble. re TV reception, wireless and cleanliness, this is not an isolated incident as we have probably stayed a minimum of four times in different houses and it was always the same. yes we should report those issues but when they are reported and you can see that little is done, what is the point?? is it too difficult as part of a quality control check to see if you have sand on the floor and if the equipment is working?

Overall a great stay and would recommend it. With a few tweaks such as being able to exchange bedding for longer stays and a bit of TLC on decor as well as sorting out the free for all dump your car anywhere in the car park, then this would be a 5 point rating.