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Has anyone stayed at either Village Parisien in Varreddes (near Paris) and Lac de Chalain near Doucier in the Jura. We are booked to go in August.

I'd be grateful for any info on either site.

Thanks

We're off to Lac de Chalain at the end of next week! Not been before so can't be of much help. We are staying there with Eurocamp, but I got onto the campsite's own website and requested a brochure which came in a few days. It looks great! Especially that lovely lake beach!

I think there are some restrictions on the waterpark part of the site - it looks as if each family can only enter once per day, and have to go in together. Sounds a bit inflexible to me, but maybe I have misread the 'bumph'. Would love to hear from anyone who has stayed here, either with Eurocamp, or with their own kit, to find out how the waterpark system works.

Yes we picked it for our because it was in the Eurocamp brochure but we are taking our own stuff. I emailed the site a while ago to ask about access to the waterpark area and this is the replay i got.

Quote: Originally posted by takeiteasy on 15/07/2005

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Yes we picked it for our because it was in the Eurocamp brochure but we are taking our own stuff. I emailed the site a while ago to ask about access to the waterpark area and this is the replay i got.

"if you are 4 persons and you'll stay for 7 nights, you'll get a card with 28 entries on it"

So I think that we will all have to buy more tickets if we need them, but I hope that there will be enough to do in the area, so that we don't need to spend all our tickets. I'd love to hear how you got on.

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We'll only be staying for 5 nights, and as it's at the start of our holidays I will be more than happy doing virtually nothing! To be honest the look of that lake beach is more appealing than the water park (love canoeing!), but with 4 kids in tow I suspect that the water park will be a hit!

Hope you enjoy your trip!

Stayed ages ago in Lac de chalain - can't comment on the site as it will have changed, but the area is great - you can go to Geneva from there. Worth the trip. Enjoy!!

Squirrel

Quote: Originally posted by ecclesman on 26/07/2005

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Both La Pergola and Domaine on Lac du Chalain are very, very , very busy in peak season.. La Pergola's beach is definitely open to the public for a fee is is dominated by French visitors at time with the small beach, which incidentally is not fine sand as it looks but more like a rough grit which is pretty hard on the soles.
If you are going to relax on site this is not the place to go.

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Quote: Originally posted by ecclesman on 26/07/2005

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BUT the area is absolutely beatiful in every sense. My favourite part of France with the view of the Cirque de Baumes les Messieurs teh highlight - an amazing gorge with beautiful village at it floor and spectacular caves to visit.

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Thanks both so much for all of the site and local info. I feel like we have a holiday itinerary now (fantastic!)

I am travelling with wife and 2 childre age 6 and 4 and I have a couple of site questions.....

We are staying in zone C. Is there any shade or none at all in zone C pitches?

Do they have a time by which the campsite has to be quiet?

Is the pool area as good as they make it out to be in the site promotional material?

Thanks again

Matt

Quote: Originally posted by takeiteasy on 26/07/2005

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We are staying in zone C. Is there any shade or none at all in zone C pitches?

Do they have a time by which the campsite has to be quiet?

Is the pool area as good as they make it out to be in the site promotional material?

Thanks again

Matt

 

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