Résidence Goélia La Marina de Talaris — Hotel in Lesparre-Médoc

Stayed for a week at the end of July (family with two kids - 8 and 3). The apartment in the forest is a decent size, and I'd describe it as clean and tidy but basic. The beds were not comfortable - felt like I was sleeping on concrete - and the kitchen was missing some basics like mugs for hot drinks and a kettle.||||There is nothing to do on-site apart from the swimming pool (which itself was nice enough). There is not even a cafe or snack bar. There is a reception, but the staff did not take kindly to our youngest making noise and running about in there, we felt a little uneasy every time we went there with the children and were told on a couple of occasions to "shussshhh".||||In the area around the complex there is almost nothing to do if the weather isn't good. The nearby beaches (the nearest being Lacanau Ocean) are lovely and the lake is nice to walk around, but in Lacanau there is a supermarket (Super U - car park always very busy), a small bakery and a Pizza takeaway and little else of note. We found one restaurant in town - close to the lake.||||A very un-commercial place, which in many ways is nice, but you are a little reliant on the weather. If you like cycling it's paradise as the terrain is flat and the provision of cycleways adjacent the main roads is superb, you can cycle to Cap Ferret and even Bordeaux from Lacanau via the cycle tracks.||||A positive was that reception phoned us on the day of arrival to check we were on course to arrive before they close at 8.00pm, which was appreciated.||||There is a useful laundry room which came in handy as our boy wet the bed.||||WiFi is only available at the reception so many people huddle around there to check their e-mails...

My husband and i and our 2 teenagers shared a hut at marina de Talaris with another family of 4. The accomodation is advertised as 3 bedrooms and a bed settee, , we were unaware that 1 of the bedrooms was actually 2 beds behind a curtain on a mezzanine, no wardrobe or tables. There is a bathroom and seperate toilet downstairs next to the bed settee and a shower room upstairs, no loo upstairs which was annoying, The hut wasn't very clean,and the undersheet on the bed settee was covered in black hairs. They charge 80 euros to clean the apt (exc kitchen) when you leave or u can clean yourself. The area is fabulous we cycled to the ocean and the lake every day , an easy 11km to the ocean along forest cycle path 8km to the lake. Glorious, Lacaneu ocean is a surfing beach and lively and friendly, The kids loved the quiet waters of the lake . we would definately go back to the area but not...

This hotel is in fact self catering 'log cabins' set in a beautiful, peaceful pine forest.||We spent about half an hour trying to locate it (follow the road signs for the Marina de Taralis) and then a further 10 minutes trying to locate the reception (it's in the Haube de Sports). The 'Cabin' we had been allocated hadn't been prepared for our arrival so we were upgraded to a 6/8 berth, which although it had been cleaned, hadn't had the beds made. From this inauspicious start it just got better. Although the cabins are close to each other they are all detached so you don't hear any one else, it really was very peaceful and relaxing.||Our only complaint would be that if you booked as 2 or 3 couples in a 6 berth then having only one toilet (downstairs) could be inconvenient - no pun intended!!||They are ideal...