Camping Seasonova Ile de Ré

A very pleasant campground with a very friendly and knowledgeable staff.
Best of luck to the whole team and good luck with the season 🌻🌞

The campground is located in a small wooded area, so most sites are shaded. This makes satellite reception difficult, except for the sites on the southern edge. The sites are sandy, but the access road is paved. The pool is very small but clean. However, I didn’t see a shower by the pool. The sea is about 700 m away, across a residential area. The staff here is quite young and friendly. You can walk your dog right next to the campsite—there’s a large meadow there. Dogs are allowed on the beach until 10 a.m. or after 8 p.m. By the way, we had a rental kitchenette at our site with a refrigerator and a hot plate—so at least we had water right there.

Perfect for exploring the top of the island and the nature reserve. No room used we brought our campervan

Unfortunately, we're not too thrilled about the campground.
The campground is actually nice, and the lady at the front desk was very friendly.
Here are a few reasons why:
- The €32 for a small van and two people is overpriced, but after the €16 toll we had to pay just to visit Île de Ré, that shouldn’t really come as a surprise.
In the little town next to the campground, a cappuccino costs €5.50😅
- At the campsite where we were staying, a greenish sap dripped from the trees and stained our entire van.
- The washing machine is a joke. First of all, one washing machine for the whole campground is way too few!
Second, we made the mistake of selecting the 90° program, which apparently takes 40 minutes... After waiting more than 2 hours with no display, the wash cycle finally starts—another 50 minutes (no option to cancel)—and then the washing machine still has to drain and spin. We waited more than 3 hours for that one load of laundry and paid 5€ for it.
Of course, other guests also wanted to use the washing machine—that was more than just embarrassing for us, but luckily everyone was understanding about our problem.
- The Wi-Fi is only free for 10 minutes; after that, you have to pay. That’s ridiculous and, for a campground with prices like these, nothing short of extortion.
- The two bikes we rented are also ridiculous—they’re just junk. And we paid €28 for a day’s rental. We couldn’t even use them for half the day because we had to wait for our laundry.
We wanted to use the bikes to explore the other villages, but with a headwind, it was almost impossible on these bikes; halfway through, we gave up and visited the villages in our van instead...
Bottom line: We definitely won’t be coming back.

A wonderful welcome, with fresh mint tea—just what we needed in this heat. The staff was attentive and offered us a shaded spot. The pool and relaxation area were pleasant. We highly recommend it.

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