Delightful gîte with heated swimming pool only 5 mins from the beach.
Charming gîte, with beautiful views opening on to the rear landscaped gardens, with direct access to the heated swimming pool and central to all the facilities of the 6 gîte complex. Accommodation includes one bedroom with a king-size bed, spacious shower room/ WC, lounge/ dining room (with sofa bed), and private terrace with bbq and convenient access to the heated pool and all the facilities at Dolphin Gites. The gîte is equipped with UK satellite TV and DVD player. The kitchen facilities include fridge, freezer, dishwasher, microwave oven, gas cooker, kettle, toaster, coffee machine.There is free Wi-Fi access in gîte.
Dolphin gîtes are located in the Vendée, 3 miles from the coast, between the famous seaside resort of Les Sables d'Olonne and the lovely fishing port of Saint-Gilles-Croix de Vie and its popular Grande Plage. The beautiful beaches of Brétignolles sur mer, such as La Normandelière and Les Dunes are only a 5 minute drive away from the gîtes.
The area is ideal for cycling.There are miles of excellent cycle paths along the coast and through the countryside. Very locally, you can cycle to the beach at Brétignolles, along the coast to St Gilles, or cycle around the Jaunay lake.
There are fantastic walks around the local area. Routes are all sign posted and numbered along country lanes and delightful rural tracks.
There is great fishing in the Vendée, especially in the local area, including coarse fishing, sea fishing and fishing in the salt marshes.
Golf de Fontenelles in Coëx is a 10 minute drive from the gîte- it is an excellent golf course and rarely crowded even during the high season.
There are good indoor and outdoor tennis courts in Brétignolles/mer, 5 mins away, and a great Go ape forest activity, Le Grand Défi, in St-Julien des Landes, 10 mins from the gîte.
Dolphin Gîtes are conveniently located for days out. The fantastic theme park of Le Puy du Fou is one hour away. La Rochelle and the picturesque island l'île de Ré are 1 hour 45 away. The Futuroscope in Poitiers is 2 hours away. You can reach the Anjou Loire Valley châteaux in less than 2 hours.
This property has been listed with Holidaybank for 12 years
The Laurels (Dolphin Gîtes) Property Features
Location Type
Accessibility
Housekeeping & Services
- Iron and Ironing Board
- Fuel and Power Included
- Cot
- High Chair
- Bed Linen for Hire
- Towels for Hire
Bedrooms
Ground Floor Facilities
- Ground Floor Bedroom
- Ground Floor Toilet
- Ground Floor Shower
Pool
Kitchen
- Washing Machine
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Fridge
- Freezer
- Toaster
- Oven
- Hob
- Grill
- Coffee Machine
Internet Access
Entertainment
- TV - Satellite or Cable
- CD Player
- DVD Player
Leisure Equipment
- Sun Loungers
- Patio Furniture
- Barbecue
Garden/Terrace/Play area
- Private garden
- Terrace / patio
- Enclosed garden / play area
Parking available
Activities within 20min drive of the property
- Surfing
- Wind Surfing
- Fishing
- Outlet Shopping
- Tennis
- Golf
- Hiking
- Mountain Biking
- Horse Riding
- Walking
- Cycling
- Pub/Bar within 1 mile
Local Water Sports
- Water Skiing
- Jet Skiing
- Snorkeling
- Scuba Diving
- Sailing
- Swimming (indoor pool)
- Swimming (outdoor pool)
- Canoeing