Camping Paris Est (Euro Camp) — Attraction in Nogent-sur-Marne

Liked: The main (arguably the only) selling point for this site has to be the smooth and easy access to Paris. The 101 bus stops right outside the campsite and terminates at the RER at Joinville le Pont so you don’t have to worry about missing your stop. Thirty minutes later you can get off at Chatalet Les Halles and you are in the heart of Paris. I would recommend getting the all encompassing Bus/Train/Metro ticket which comes in 2,3 and 5 day versions. I was a bit worried about negotiating the ticket system on the metro etc, but this took the worry out of it and it even worked on the Funicular at Montemartre. You can buy this at reception, there may be a little mark up but I think it’s worth it to alleviate the hassle. The washing up facilities were good, outside and your own plug though! I read somewhere that somebody said they were charged for a padlock to lock the strap that goes across the pitch if you want to, as a result I took a padlock but was given one at reception with no problems or charge. We stopped at pitch 81 which backed onto the trees. A lot of the pitches looked quite tight in the middle of the site with a rickety fence dividing the pitches but the little row along the back was perfect and had solid wooden dividers giving a nice wide pitch. The reception staff were helpful and all the admin/payment side of the stay went smoothly. Yes there is traffic noise but you’re in a major European capital city, if you want peace and quiet, you’ll go elsewhere.

Disliked: The toilet/shower facilities were really quite dire. It’s a shame to say this as the toilet and shower block in itself is not old or run down and if cleaned and maintained could be acceptable. We were there for seven nights, staying on site the whole day sometimes, leaving early and coming back late on others. We used the shower/ toilet block nearest pitch 81 which we could also see from our van. Not once, at any time during our stay did I see a cleaner cleaning the toilets or showers in that block. For the last two days of our visit there was no toilet paper in the toilets. Additionally, the block is divided into four rooms, two with showers and sinks (lots of them) and two containing toilets, about six in each room. The showers were not powerful enough for my wife to wash her substantial hair so she had to do it in a bucket, thankfully we were there during a heatwave. I thought they were OK although the blue room showers seemed more powerful than the purple room showers. For the whole of our seven night stay one of the toilet rooms remained locked throughout with no access to it at all week. The other toilet room seemed to have cubicles that were permanently locked and out of use leaving only the disabled and maybe two others free. It’s July, during peak holiday season so there is no excuse to have all the facilities open. Why did we stay I hear you ask? Well we have a campervan which is our home on the road and also has our own toilet in it so essentially whilst it’s great to have (and certainly to expect) decent, clean, toilet and shower facilities sadly this was one of those sites that fell far short of that but we were there for Paris, not for the campsite and a hotel in France’s capital city will cost far more than the £260 we paid for seven nights at...

The main selling point for this site has to be the smooth and easy access to Paris. The 101 bus stops right outside the campsite and terminates at the RER at Joinville le Pont so you don’t have to worry about missing your stop. Thirty minutes later you can get off at Chatalet Les Halles and you are in the heart of Paris. I would recommend getting the all encompassing Bus/Train/Metro ticket which comes in 2,3 and 5 day versions. I was a bit worried about negotiating the ticket system on the metro etc, but this took the worry out of it and it even worked on the Funicular at Montemartre. You can buy this at reception, there may be a little mark up but I think it’s worth it to alleviate the hassle. The washing up facilities were good, outside and your own plug though! I read somewhere that somebody said they were charged for a padlock to lock the strap that goes across the pitch if you want to, as a result I took a padlock but was given one at reception with no problems or charge. We stopped at pitch 81 which backed onto the trees. A lot of the pitches looked quite tight in the middle of the site with a rickety fence dividing the pitches but the little row along the back was perfect and had solid wooden dividers giving a nice wide pitch. The reception staff were helpful and all the admin/payment side of the stay went smoothly. Yes there is traffic noise but you’re in a major European capital city, if you want peace and quiet, you’ll go elsewhere. Disliked: The toilet/shower facilities were really quite dire. It’s a shame to say this as the toilet and shower block in itself is not old or run down and if cleaned and maintained could be acceptable. We were there for seven nights, staying on site the whole day sometimes, leaving early and coming back late on others. We used the shower/ toilet block nearest pitch 81 which we could also see from our van. Not once, at any time during our stay did I see a cleaner cleaning the toilets or showers in that block. For the last two days of our visit there was no toilet paper in the toilets. Additionally, the block is divided into four rooms, two with showers and sinks (lots of them) and two containing toilets, about six in each room. The showers were not powerful enough for my wife to wash her substantial hair so she had to do it in a bucket, thankfully we were there during a heatwave. I thought they were OK although the blue room showers seemed more powerful than the purple room showers. For the whole of our seven night stay one of the toilet rooms remained locked throughout with no access to it at all week. The other toilet room seemed to have cubicles that were permanently locked and out of use leaving only the disabled and maybe two others free. It’s July, during peak holiday season so there is no excuse to have all the facilities open. Why did we stay I hear you ask? Well we have a campervan which is our home on the road and also has our own toilet in it so essentially whilst it’s great to have (and certainly to expect) decent, clean, toilet and shower facilities sadly this was one of those sites that fell far short of that but we were there for Paris, not for the campsite and a hotel in France’s capital city will cost far more than what we paid for seven nights at...

Stayed here for 2 nights in August 2024 with our touring caravan with the sole purpose of visiting Paris City. It has an excellent location, right next to the river Marne. The access is a little busy initially (residential streets off the main roads) with speed bumps and parked cars, but we managed with our 27ft 8ft wide twin axle.

Friendly reception open 24hrs, all staff we encountered were friendly and spoke good English.

One issue we encountered was that we’d booked a Comfort pitch through Allcamps, which stated it had a water and drainage connection. At this site in particular, this wasn’t the case. There are no serviced pitches at Paris Est, so don’t waste your money on one.

The pitch was a decent enough size (we’d booked an 80m x 80m which was all that was available at the time). However it was a bit tight for an 8.2m long caravan, so our hitch protruded slightly over the access road but not enough to cause as obstruction. I’d recommend the 100m x 100m if you have a twin axle.

No segregation between pitches but there were posts between which were secured with a belt and padlocks so no one can just pitch up without a key for the pitch (refundable deposit taken).

The toilet and shower facilities were very clean and regularly cleaned (can’t vouch for the showers themselves as we used our own facilities). Potable water points few and far between so I ended up filling my barrel from a water point inside the shower complex (we drink bottled water anyway).

Small shop that takes card for purchase over €10 and a small food establishment. Food was ok, nothing special.

Large play park for the kids.

Lovely walk from the site along the Marne river. Gated access to the site with a code. My advice would be go and eat in one of a couple of places along the river rather than on site.

Excellent location for visiting Paris itself. There’s a bus stop at the site, the 101 bus takes you to Joinville-Le-Pont station from which you get the RER A train in the direction of Boissy Saint-Leger. Stops Auber and Charles de Gaulle-Etoile are pretty central (the latter is at the base of the Arc de Triomphe). On the way back - catch trains in the direction of Saint Germaine En-Lays to Joinville-Le -Pont and wait for the 101 bus again. Its every 15 minutes between 9am and 6pm (or as close as) and every 30 minutes outside of those times.

You can purchase day or multiple day tickets from reception priced at €18 per person per day including children which covers buses, trains and the Metro.

The pitches are close to the A4 motorway, but we weren’t disturbed by its ambient noise as we had the hum of our much needed AC at the time.

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