Camping Paradis l'Arada Parc — Hotel in Chinon

September 2022 -I need to qualify this as someone who has been going here for many years and we have noted the slip in attention to detail as very sad and rather poor. They have added many pods and accomodation options which as far as i know are fine. But while this has expansion been going on they have very much taken the eye off the ball in other areas. All the power points for electric hook up are covered in green mould and are frankly disgusting, the mould looks like its a couple of years growth at least, and will lead to a power failure or unsafe conections - speaking of which, when it went dark and night came the entire campsite was plunged into darkness - and yes the campsite lights were also covered in green mould. This is pure neglect. Speaking of neglect, the water fill up hose was split and hanging off, its obvious nobody has bothered to check. I also noticed staff wizzing about on a golf cart, far too fast to notice the campsite was filthy and neglected at that speed. The shower block has 5 second timers on the water - 5 SECONDS !! Do they seriously consider 5 seconds of water workable ?? Other factors are that that they have now dropped ACSI from the price list and demanded 25 euros a night - this is a small site and is most defintely not worth 25 euros if i have to stagger around a pitch black campsite. because nobody can be bothered to clean anything and make the lights work. I have, and do, stay at free aires that are less filthy and run down than L'Arada. By all means expand your accomodation but dont neglect the rest of the campsite in your hurry to the cash register. The motorhome fresh water hose was dirty and split and as it was lying in the cassette drain was dowright disgusting and potentially has feces on it. A sad day - we wont...

We have been visiting this camp site from 2005 , every year we used as an overnight with the caravan on our travels through Different regions of France. We were made so welcome by the family that own the site , as the children started growing up, where every we toured in France our rout took us back via Sonzay and L’Arada Parc. Also used it as a base when visiting the Loire valley for short holidays. Plenty of things to keep the children amused and the adults on site ,!two swimming pools games room and play area Brillant restaurant catering with snacks for the young ones in the day or full menus in the evening. The last five years we’ve had a motor home to travel around but we still visit every summer and it makes our holiday complete. I think 2021 will the first year we will miss in that 15years because of the corona virus restrictions on travel but we will be back. Soon as possible . Highly recommended short or long stay. English speaking for those that don’t speak French like me ! check the web site.. must drive , walk or hire a bike and explore the local villages forests and country side it’s a must full of little Gems, Value...

We stayed on this campsite for two nights at the end of a 3 week tour and we were not disappointed. It is such a lovely campsite with great shaded pitches right next to a farm with amazing views. The outdoor heated pool area with slide was a great hit with my kids. There is a lovely terrace and restaurant that served great food and the family staff were so friendly. Everything was immaculate and would definitely return. On our last day it was really hot and we asked if we could stay on our pitch later as we didn't need to leave until 8pm and they were so kind and let us stay. I would really recommend this site if you are looking for something small but an...