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03/07/2009, 16:33 Polly Joined on 16/04/2009 Lot Posts 198 Accommodation hunt, Arcachon bassin I am trying to find self-catering accommodation for late September around the Arcachon bassin, say at Andernos les Bains or Lège-Cap-Ferret, but would consider anywhere in that general area near the sea west of Bordeaux. If anyone has anything suitable (house, chalet or mobile home) please pm me For 2 adults. On-site parking and dogs accepted ESSENTIAL. Pool & internet access not needed.    Report

14/07/2009, 22:26 Polly Joined on 16/04/2009 Lot Posts 198 Re: Accommodation hunt, Arcachon bassin Well none of you lot could help, but Google is a girl's best friend so for anyone looking for price comparisons I have booked 2-bed accommodation with shared pool, accepting dogs, on site parking, elec, gas & heating included for 238 euros for 7 nights Bedlinen extra, supplement if I can't be bothered to clean at the end.    Report

14/07/2009, 22:48 LEO Joined on 15/04/2006 Calvados,14 Posts 1,143 Re: Accommodation hunt, Arcachon bassin Hi Polly, you may have struck gold with this booking !  238 euros for 7 nights for 2 people and 2 dogs!  At that price I think you should keep your fingers crossed.   Good luck! Leo. www.vianormandy.com ( I used to be indecisive, now I'm not so sure! )    Report

15/07/2009, 6:20 Polly Joined on 16/04/2009 Lot Posts 198 Re: Accommodation hunt, Arcachon bassin We will know in September! The property is French owned. We have been given photos, brochure, plan & complete inventory down to the last coffee spoon. I have paid more in the past for lets and been very disappointed. Only one dog will coming with us now, and as there is a fee per dog it is a tad cheaper than it would have been. No, t'other is not being left home alone with a tin opener: junior's booked into school for a week (he's a guide dog pup)    Report

15/07/2009, 8:28 jon Joined on 22/06/2007 Gironde. Posts 392 Re: Accommodation hunt, Arcachon bassin Gosh.....I wonder can it be worth renti ng a property at that price? From the owner's point of view! Sept in our region is glorious. I am a little more than an hour from Arcachon...maybe a bit more....but I have friends there and I know that property is rather exspensive in relation to some other areas.      Report

03/10/2009, 21:22 Polly Joined on 16/04/2009 Lot Posts 198 Re: Accommodation hunt, Arcachon bassin Dear Leo & Jon, Thank you for your concerns about our holiday booking. I am delighted to be able to tell you that the accommodation was fine, exactly as described & spotlessly clean. We ate some great seafood and the sun shone every day - what more can you ask for? BTW, we found Arcachon itself too 'citified' for our tastes, more lap dog than proper dog (so my lab told me), we preferred the other side of the bay, and beyond up the coast to Lacanau.    Report

20/11/2009, 16:22 tina Joined on 17/11/2009 Posts 4 Re: Accommodation hunt, Arcachon bassin I have also been investigating some gitses/houses in the Arcachon area for my next family vacation in a few months. I particularly need something quite big, since there will be 5 of us going. Here are the sites I like best so far: http://www.homelidays.co.uk/EN-Holidays-Rental/fr_aquitaine_33-gironde_fr/arcachon_r3.asp Most of their houses seem quite large. I also found this site that looks good: http://www.casamundo.co.uk/france/aquitaine/arcachon.htm I especially like the old-looking cottages! Otherwise I've been searching the official site of Arcachon for accommodation ideas: http://www.arcachon.com/pageseditos,458,left_2366AFEF,accomodation,arcachon.html This last site is also good for ideas on what there is to do there.    Report

22/11/2009, 6:02 Cathy Joined on 07/03/2006 Posts 2,719 Re: Accommodation hunt, Arcachon bassin  Polly wrote: BTW, we found Arcachon itself too 'citified' for our tastes, more lap dog than proper dog (so my lab told me), we preferred the other side of the bay, and beyond up the coast to Lacanau. You have good taste, Polly. Cathy ----- Your children won't remember you ironing their pyjamas but they will remember you reading them a bedside story.    Report

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