Camping Le Domaine d'Inly — Hotel in Vannes

Arrival time was 4pm - 7pm so we had to drive straight for 3.5 hours once we got off our 6 hour ferry in Caen at 4pm to ensure we got there before the reps left. Just in time we got there at 6:45pm! |We went into the main reception where we were told we had to go to the euro camp reception which turned out to be a small lodge through an overgrown path of brambles. They spoke very little English but were as helpful as they could be. ||The lodge itself - we could park our car right next door to it which was a relief. |We had a Comfort XL which was certainly not XL. There is no real indoor space to sit except a small sofa suitable only for the children to sit at. |The kitchen was small but equipped with all the basic cooking utensils you could need including cutlery, mugs, cups and dishes. |The toilet extremely small, if you’re a larger person you’ve no hope to fit in it and Claustrophobia - forget it! |However oddly, the sink and shower were more spacious and almost comfortable. |The bedrooms were typical, very tight spaces which was to be expected but what was not to be expected was the nasty cheap super thin mattresses, my hip touching the bed frame when I laid on it! We had to double up with two single mattresses under the double which made it bearable. Good thing we only had 4 of us in the 6 bed cabin or this would’ve been impossible and very painful! |The outdoor area was actually good and the best part. We could all fit and be comfortable on the L shaped sofa, although it was very cold some days as it chucked it down with rain on 3 of the days, it was under cover so we could still sit out there but we layered up and cuddled under blankets. Not ideal, again this comes back to lack of indoor space. This isn’t what we’d expected when we booked a lodge with XL in the title! ||The site - extremely expensive bar / restaurant / kebab shop.|€19 for a beer and 3 soft drinks! |€40 for 2 pizzas and 2 chips!|We tried to avoid it but occasionally we had to use it as local options were limited. |I will say the pizzas were delicious though. ||The pool area - no staff around at all, any member of the public could just walk in and use it. Indoor area was warm but there were no lifeguards on two occasions out of the three that we visited. The outside was closed except for the lazy river which my husband believed he’d broken a rib on, thankfully not, just bruised. |The slides inside are good but could use some maintenance, both my children got hurt on one of them. |The lockers are all smashed in and a lot don’t accept €1 and have keys missing or don’t have a strap for the key to keep it safe on your wrist. The toilets some had missing or broken locks. It generally seems a bit run down which is a shame as it could’ve been really good.||The bouncy castles were soaked through and torn in places, unsafe and unusable.||The lake was pretty or so I am told by my husband and children but beware there were HUNDREDS of tiny frogs everywhere, about the size of an adult male thumbnail. |This being a phobia of mine meant I avoided it like the plague and was very thankful our lodge was not down that end.|The animals in the farm looked unwell and not cared for. ||The entertainment - sad to say there was very little. We took our children to the kids disco on Sunday and they were the only two there, the staff said they usually wouldn’t do it for 2 but they could do it for one song. This was a 20-something black woman with short hair and she made a great effort for the kids and danced for 2 songs with them and they enjoyed it so thank-you to her for that. The other entertainers sat around looking bored and annoyed like they thought they would have been able to leave work early. |There was no more entertainment until Friday. In a 7 night stay, 3 nights had entertainment. Not good enough and certainly not what we booked a eurocamp for! Low season should not mean less of an experience.||On one of the days my husband took the children out himself for a couple of hours so I could relax at the lodge by myself - it was at this time that the gardeners decided to take over 2 hours with multiple ride on lawnmower machines and multiple hand strimmers around the lodge, standing around and chatting half of the time instead of actually getting on with getting it done and moving onto an area where there wasn’t a guest trying to relax - causing me a bad headache, exactly the opposite of the intention! ||The one thing I cannot fault is the staff on site - they helped when we had issues, they did their best with the tools they were working with. And after we had an altercation with a couple who were high on drugs and their two dogs barked aggressively at us, they stepped in and were extremely apologetic. They gave us a gift basket which was lovely and a €200 voucher off our next visit in 2025 / 2026.|As lovely as this gesture was, we won’t be coming back. Sad to say that the bad outweighs the good...

Having been very concerned reading the reviews myself before arriving, I wanted to leave some detailed comments of our stay.||I’d booked the site due to the pools, which were fantastic in themselves. The weather was 19-24C each day, and the indoor pool atmosphere never got too hot to bear (takes a moment to acclimatise!) and the outdoor pools were always warm enough to use, even if not always for very long. The rapids were fantastic, and we all enjoyed them every day. There is no lifeguard at the rapids, so you have to decide when it’s safe to go and hope a heavier group down come down fast behind you! During our stay, the surface of the rapids have become damaged, leaving rough and sharper bits - the rapids were closed for 24hrs and reopened with the damage repaired. I would guess this has to happen regularly, as the surface had lots of other areas that were about to become too bad too. The indoor pool is nice and warm, not too busy in the mornings, with great slides. The lifeguards look in through the windows as it’s too hot for them inside. The groups of French teenagers can also be a bit wilder on the slides (though usually respectful), so again, always go down the slides following your younger children in case someone comes too close up behind them going down. The worst bit about the pool was that you could only access via one narrow point, having to walk through a cold foot bath to get to any of it, so even if you just wanted to lie on the loungers, you have to walk all the way around and squash through with everyone else. It would feel so much nicer if some of the other access gates were open so that you could wander more freely.||We booked with Eurocamp, and the man looking after us was very polite and helpful, seemed to be doing everything by himself, and doing a great job. The mobile home was clean, though not as well equipped as the inventory list on the Domaine D’Inly website (no BBQ, no loungers, no parasol), but had everything we needed. There is a mini cleaning pack, not a bad sized freezer (bigger than a freezer box, has two shelves), 4 ring gas hob, kettle, microwave, filter coffee machine, extractor. Always had hot water.||The bakery was great, though the shop isn’t well stocked - sparse, no freezer stuff. There are vans from midday onwards outside the shop selling different things each day, such as sausages, cheese, churros, sweets, jewellery, slushies. We didn’t use the bar/food areas so can’t comment on those. There were two bouncy castles in this area too, and a lot of table tennis tables, boules area, and a nice playground. No trampolines, which we’d been expecting from the website, but we did visit the Trampoforest - a few euros for half an hour on big bouncy nets 3 metres up in the trees, next to a mini ‘Go Ape’. Also enjoyed the mini golf.||The mini farm was very well looked after, but the horse riding wasn’t available because the horses had caught ringworm from the stray cats in the area. It was really disappointing that we hadn’t been told in advance that this was the case. A member of staff there was very helpful in giving us lots of advice and tips on the area.||The cycle ride to the beach is flat, though not ideal for less experienced/young riders, with lots of different surfaces, short bit of road, narrow bits. Free parking at Mine d’Or, height 1.9m.||Lovely trips to Vannes, Guerande, Batz-Sur-Mer and Le Croisic.||Overall, a great holiday, though as others have commented, it’s not quite worth its stars or price tag, but the staff are trying hard and the...

My score would be 4.5 out of 5 ||If you love slides and pools this is the best !||The outside pool area is very clean and the water is so clear.2 outside slides and the wave pool.It has a rapid river which is colder than the other slides but really fun.|Inside the pool area has a small baby pool area with little slide.6 other slides and 1 you can use the floats on.We spent 3/4 hours a day at the pool.My kids didnt want to go to the beach.||We stayed in Curlis 5|We chose this pitch over looking the lake, small garden, car parking behind and close to the main attractions.It was classed as premium but it didn't feel it with the plastic covered sofa area, felt a bit plastic all over.I didnt feel it was totaly clean either which is a french thing.We did report 2 Brocken things and they had been replaced 2 days later which was fine with us.Plus side it was the most comfortable bed ive slept on in a cabin/caravan in 10 years.||The onsite shop is great for the fresh baked items.It had a small gift shop and also 3/4 market stalls set u outside, different every day selling clothe to food.We only went to the bar twice for a ice cream and a cocktail which was a good measure.We did eat out onsite so i cant say what it was like we had a bbq on our pitch so we did that.||The site was 10mins drive to the local beach which was lovely with lifeguards and toilets.You must go to the local market at Penestin Sunday/Wednesday it was such a great experience and a chance to try out a little french.The supermarket is also here and you can get everything you need.We had 1 meal out at a restaurant on the main street which was amazing creps x4 ice cream x4 and drinks 70 euros which we felt was good value.We did try the local pizza takeaway which was ok, for the price i would buy from the supermarket next time.||We found the entertainment on late for us and when we went to see the magic show it was all in french so the kids got board and we left.The park was quiet where we were anyway and we enjoyed just been able to sit out and relax on the decking as our pitch was spacious ||We paid for the pedalo and the tree wire claiming which we enjoyed.| |We found the staff friendly, helpful and spoke English.We felt safe here with security on the barrier all the time. This site was mainly french with a few dutch and we only heard about 8 other English voiced all week.They say go where the locals go and it was that place....||Recomendatios for 5/5 score|tables and chiars around the pool|introduce brollys to keep the sun off you around the pools|cafe to get a drink or ice cream...