Campsite Itsas Mendi - 4 stars

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3.9 sur 5 1944 reviews

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  2 sur 5 Reviews posted by Itzíar Urtasun on 24/09/2022

  Compare these real photos (Itsas Mendi 'Belharra' bungalows) with the photos on the Itsas Mendi website. Apart from this: some lights not working, others flickering, one roll of toilet paper for 5 people (??!) Really below average place, big disappointment. We were here 9 years ago and the place was much better looked after. Will not come back. The heating and most of the lights worked. Staff were friendly.

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  3 sur 5 Reviews posted by Miche Tompkins on 29/07/2017

  Really small pitches, steep site, Luke warm water in the showers, toilet paper outside the actual loos decide how much you need before you go! Indoor pool is tiny and the cafe food is deep fat fried rankness. It is quiet at night though and close to some stunning beaches.

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  3 sur 5 Reviews posted by Ray Morris on 04/08/2018

  This campsite was the setting off a reasonable 6 days camp. The site itself has ups and downs (literally) as there are many hills which makes going to the toilets blocks hard work for less mobile. The plots are relatively small,  advertised at 80m2. We have a large 10m x 5m tent and had to request a new plot on arrival as the 1st was not wide enough as the edges of most plots slope. The majority of plots are not flat with slight inclines however smaller tents will be able to choose positioning more easily. The toilets blocks which are unisex are clean enough, but just too small. My daughter and I stubbed toes regularly on the doors when trying to open them and avoid the toilet. The same also applied for the shower which was tiny (no family rooms) and the small corner shelf and floor get wet so you had to hang all clothes etc on the 2 pegs. They also have one roll dispenser outside each row of toilets. This I assume is to reduce use. For me it is counter productive as you take more than you need 'just in case'. This suggests we had a bad experience, which is not the case. The pools were great for the kids (6 and 8 year old), and the small pool was less busy with a toddler section. All was clean and safe. The kids loved the play areas, each with sand base and a range of bits. The mini market sold most things, and was very reasonably priced for fresh pain au chocolat/raisin - €1, and baguette - €0.90. Go before 9am if you want pain au raisin or they sell out! We used the restaurant once which was tasty. It was €80 for 1 starter, 2 x pizza, 2 x chicken, bottle of wine, water, and 4 x deserts. The location is good. A large supermarket is nearby, and it's a 15 min walk to the beach. The wash block was indoor and a good size for pots or clothes. We didn't take part in the kids club or adult activities as all entertainment and information for anything was French and not English (fair enough since we're in France), and as far as I could tell we were the only English family on the site (Spanish, French and Dutch mainly). There was little to do on an evening apart from the disco which went on long into the night (music loud when doors open for people to come / go past midnight). We went to one entertainment show which was Basque Dancing. It was okay but not the quality I have seen in many other 4* sites in France. Overall, this site is fair. It's better if you speak French  (we don't). You get on device WiFi pass which helped as I could use translate but the WiFi is patchy requires log in every time, and relatively slow (don't expect video stream or lots of pictures download). It's good to see local areas such as Bidart, Saint Jean de Luz, Biarritz  (parking I'd almost impossible here so use a bus) or San Sebastian in Spain.