I've visited dozens of campsites in France, and this one comes close to perfection. Set a short…read morewalk from a beautiful sandy beach in a spot that gets more than its fair share of summer sun, it's a peaceful family retreat with enough going on to keep all ages happy. There is a huge pool complex, complete with in-pool bar, loads of play areas for kids and the whole site is full of sweeping palms and shrubs that gives a real 'back to nature' feel. You can either bring your own camping gear or book with Canvas Holidays as well as some other UK-based firms. The beach is probably the main attraction however, as it's by far the most beautiful I've visited in France, but it manages not to be overly crowded or commercial. The beach is broken up by a shallow lagoon that kids love for surfing practice, and the backdrop of the nearby Pyrenees I've love to go back one day, but am worried that doing so would spoil the memories!

From the owner: Le camping le Soleil est un camping 5 étoiles, familial, situé sur la commune d'Argelès sur mer. Le…read morecamping propose un accès direct à la plage ainsi qu'un grand parc aquatique avec toboggans. Nous proposons une offre de location de mobile-homes variée à des prix attractifs et de nombreuses promotions sur l'avant saison notamment. Le camping a su aussi garder de nombreux emplacements nus qui feront le bonheur des amateurs de camping (tente, caravane et camping-car).

We stayed there for 14 nights between August 24 and September 7 2019. The place outer courtyard is…read morenice and the location if very nice. The house is small and the upper part is very mansarded thus very small. We did not had a good communication with the owner who was rude to us and restricted our access to the propriety to the courtyard, although in the tripadvisor (the oner had deactivated the listing) is advertised as 5 hectares. Issue number 1: the announcement that the propriety sits on a 4 or 5 Hectares of land is a lie and a major mislead that actually made us finalise the booking among other options we had. Due to the size of the propriety mentioned in the listing and everywhere in the comments and description, we imagined that we can let our kids play everywhere in a safe and enclosed space, owned by our host. The reality was that we were explicitly forbidden to cross the boundaries of the driveway and the courtyard at our rental level. Issue number 2: Even if it is advertised like that, there is no direct access to the beach, you have to exit the propriety into the public road and walk cca 50 meters to the beach. For us direct access to the beach means you open a gate of your courtyard and you are on the beach. The situation on the filed was that, we werent allowed to get close to the beach line in cca 10 meters, the wall of the terrace was continued with a series of flowers, limiting our access to that area. We could only see the beach from afar. Several other issues: - the shower has no own light - the clima device in the kids room smells bad and we could not use it - the barriers and the gate are complicated and take too much to open and close (cca 15 minutes) , plus there are a bunch of locks it takes some time to figure out which to use. For the value for the money the living room is very small, the flat TV advertised as very large is same as my computer monitor, but 10 years older, there is nothing you can do if it rains. The furniture in the living room is not comfy and is very small. Everything in the house clicks and snaps laud when used. The toilet is at the upper floor, is very loud, especially in the night, the toilet seat (which we were told so many times not to press it because is automatic) makes a very loud noise when closing. The toilet has no windows and the ventilation is insufficient. Additionally is very hot in there. The advertised window overseeing the propriety is less that an hand in height There are 3 camping's in the area, one right across the street. The first week, they were very loud up to 10 PM. after that, because french holiday was over, not so much. The owner had several visits late in the evening, with dinner outside and we could hear them talking in french much louder that we could hear the waves and the sea. Conclusion: While the surroundings are nice and the weather was with us most of the time, good wine and food, the experience we had staying at the place was way under my expectation for the price.