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Been there, but it's more than twenty years ago now, so probably not much help!!  I took my sons, on my own, when I'd split up with my now ex-husband.  We were there in early season (May) when the site was just opening so it was very quiet.  We had a great time - and our pitch had an individual bathroom, which was a real novelty.  The site is within walking distance of the beaches at the Port Camargue end of Grau du Roi. 

We still like the little town of Grau du Roi, a touristy fishing village, but with working fishermen still, and a fish auction daily on the quayside.  There are a lot of 'tat' shops, but the beaches are nice and shallow,  there are showers on some sections of the beach, and the sea is generally warmer there than in most areas around.  We've been lots of times more recently, but never back to Le Jardins du Tivoli.

Would you believe it Francais, that I wouldn't know what to recommend these days.  I don't know any of the ACSI sites in that area personally.   For our most recent stays nearby we used to prefer Le Boucanet (with Camping Cheques), which was adjacent to the beach west of Grau du Roi, but on our last two visits they'd taken over all the beachfront pitches and put chalets on them, which reduced the number of large pitches, giving the site a rather crowded feel.  I wouldn't recommend it now. 

Additionally (and you may have seen me mention this before) someone read one of my reviews, and then absolutely hated Grau du Roi, suggesting it was like the worst bits of Blackpool.  (email vaaldaathome at gmail.com for details and I'll fill you in) and this was one of the reasons I stopped doing reviews!

Strangely we tend to visit Grau du Roi when in that area - we often go to the bull running events in September, but these days we stay further away.  We nearly always have lunch at the Hotel de Grand Sud, where the Maitre D recognised us in 2014 after a few years of not going back!  In fact my post in 2010 was probably after the last time we stayed in that area.

Friends have stayed at Mas du Mourges, which I've just seen is an ACSI site, but warned that the mosquitos were a real problem - as they can be in that area at that time of year.

To be perfectly honest, and based on what we do now, I think I would stay further inland and travel down to the beaches when you need a 'beach fix'.

Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 16/1/2015

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For our most recent stays nearby we used to prefer Le Boucanet (with Camping Cheques), which was adjacent to the beach west of Grau du Roi, but on our last two visits they'd taken over all the beachfront pitches and put chalets on them, which reduced the number of large pitches, giving the site a rather crowded feel.  I wouldn't recommend it now. 

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Quote: Originally posted by Berriow on 16/1/2015

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Francais, may I suggest Camping les Chenes at Junas - unless you think 18 miles inland is a little too far.

It's close to Sommieres which is a fascinating old town, and which has a much more expensive site (Domaine de Massereau) on its doorstep if you want to spend money .

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