4/5 Good
Anna T., Hampshire UK
28 Aug 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy
Lovely location just a short cycle to the town and beach.
This cottage is in a lovely spot in the pine forest. It was well equipped with bikes and surfboards provided - although we didn't use them as we had our own. Would definitely recommend cycling around here. Paths are great and the cycle to the beach takes just 5-10 minutes with the walk being 20 or more. Still it's a nice walk along the paths.
Lots of nice outdoor space with a table, chairs, loungers and a BBQ and plenty of space to dry wet stuff.
Inside the cottage is clean and modern, but it is small. There were only 3 of us - 2 adults and a 9 year old kid - and we were just about ok but any more and I think it would be quite a struggle. For example you have to move the bed to open the window, and the kid's bunk bed is really just on the landing at the top of the stairs. There's not much space to store clothes and no storage at all in the kid's "bedroom". There's no space in the kitchen to store food as all cupboards are full of equipment. But the kitchen was well equipped and unlike a lot of rental places, came with a good supply of essentials like cleaning products, and basics like oil and salt.
A personal dislike of mine is having to pay extra for sheets and towels. This seems to be standard across France though. Still it's frustrating to have to pay so much extra for them.
WIFI is free and very fast.
There is use of a pool at the cottage - it was basic - no chairs to sit there but 2 good sized pools.
Lacanau Ocean itself is a nice bustling town with lots of good and varied restaurants, shops and a great market on Wednesday morning. The beach is huge and the waves are strong and big!
In summary I would recommend this place as a great place to stay as long as you're prepared for the space and storage issues.
Anna T.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2019