Camping Club Les Tamaris - MS Vacances — Hotel in Perpignan

We are just back from a week long stay the first week of September, classed as low season so the prices were very reasonable. We were an English/Spanish speaking family of 5 with 3 kids aged 9, 5 & 1 plus a dog.

Postives:

very well kept campsite, most things appeared new & very clean quick check in with welcome bag the Nirvana Classic caravan was small but modern & clean & equipped with all you needed family vibe, no late nights, rowdy behavior or drinking around the pool area brilliant pools, lots to keep every age entertained (splash pad, slides, lazy river, jacuzzis, little kid areas) free sauna & steam room for adults lots of sun loungers, shade/sun options superb play park & inflatable/trampoline area as well as sports zones mini golf/padel/ping pong all included fresh crossiants to buy in the shop each morning being able to bring our dog was great (€42 charge) laundrette on site MS Snacks pizza was the best pizza we've ever eaten kids ate free one night in MS Resto (and food was also delicious) horse stables that are accessible through the campsite & give discounts for horse rides (my daughters highlight!) full schedule of activities still running in low season definitely has a 5 star campsite feel to it closest town was lovely with an amazing play park nice bike routes in the area Lidl, Aldi, McDonalds were very close by car

Negatives:

lack & inconsistency of life guards felt unsafe/stressful & when they were there they didn't pay much attention; this felt shocking for any pool but especially one with big slides in a fancy campsite bike rental was expensive & only available in the morning laundrette expensive (€5.50 for one wash) bar/games area could do with updating padel court booked up fast mini golf course was very difficult/impossible for kids beach/town was a long walk with kids, better by bike or in a car (but a shuttle bus is available) 10am check out was tricky when you are expected to do such extensive cleaning (if I had payed high season prices I would be annoyed at having to clean so much) weather first week of September was often cloudy & too cold for the water park as expected but the shop on site was expensive evening entertainment was disappointing, we've been to campsites with better shows (was also only in French)

Overall we were really impressed with the site. Our kids all loved it & are already...

What an experience in this venue! They have incredible people who host events throughout the day! There is a fitness instructor… which for us was a life saver ( especially with the bakery next door) and Axel definitely is one of the best trainers that we know. He breaks down each exercise, making sure you know it… beginner through to expert level! Meeting you at your level with a little progression…

For all racquet sports the reception offers it at no extra cost. The pitch is paid for during high season. But ping pong is freee…. ;) Pétanque and molky are also provided.

They have a kids club where you can register and drop the children off for certain hours of the day! Which I found helpful at the start to get things organised. While the kid was entertained.

As mentioned by other reviewers - for the guys and boys only tight swimwear allowed. They are afraid people use it all day and come to pool with the short types swimsuits. There are plenty of food shopping places (Lidl, aldi, and Intermarché (bigger)) I would do the big shop in Lidl and then if you miss something go to Intermarché. There is also a bigger gym for those that want it and next to that a vegetable market.

And there is also a bakery next door. Marie blancere! You’ll thank me… (or not) the selection of pastries, tarts and cakes….

There is a McDonald’s… open until 3am

The venue provides a schedule train for excess to the beach. The beach is somewhat pebbled. If you are driving and don’t mind… would recommend Lydia beach… sand beach it’s still coarse. But at least better than where the train drops you.

I personally did not appreciate having to make my bed or cleaning the place… not that we would not have left it in a decent state…. Just the added stress to ensure that it was left better than when we received it….. but I guess it is what it is… it is our first time doing something like this and if this is what is termed as camping.. one can get...

Its a clean, pleasant camping in a lovely location. The kids park is great and the water slides the best I've seen outside of a waterpark.||||However, the pool is very, very crowded and understaffed. Teenagers, adults and toddlers throw themselves down the slides, which are really, really fast, no one stops them going two or three at a time, makes sure they exit the plunge pool, and worst, no one makes sure some idiot doesn't come straight down after you or into the back of a 3 year old in armbands. Sooner or later a disaster will happen: elsewhere people have been left paralysed by such actions. The lifeguards are not observant.||||The entertainment crew are the pits. Basically the plan is to play music so loud that the crockery in the caravans rattles and shout "toute le monde", "yeah yeah yeah" and "put your hands in the air" over the same songs. Pool party and aquagym in the afternoons and on the stage at night, all the same. Same playlist, same shaking of the walls, same choreography to the same songs. Call it a foam party or a white party or a grand espactacle, always the same. Bonus points if you predict at what point in the show they will climb the scaffold and fist pump the air. - If you're near the pool/stage forget watching a film or listening to your music or having an early night (or putting a little one to bed before midnight).||||The archery is only over 14s, the quiet pool over 18s and the crazy golf is badly installed prefab concrete that makes it a random waste of time due to unpredictable slopes and joints (the one in town is great though).||||I'm glad our kids are old enough to hold their own against the teens in the pool and to stay up late, not sure I'd be happy with it if they were under 5s.||||All in all, its not a bad place, you'll have a good time, but we've experienced much much better campsites, so why not give one of their competitors (who hopefully put a bit more effort in) a...