Unusual campsites in Vendée

Everything about the campsites unusual in Vendée

The Vendée has 33 unique campsites selected in the network, rated from 1 to 5 stars, with an average rating of 4.3/5 and rates from €270 to over €740 per week. Treehouses set high among the branches, lodges, safari tents, tipis, coco-sweets, gypsy caravans, tiny houses, barrels, Finnish kota or yurts: cabins and lodges are generally fitted with a terrace and, depending on the estate, one or more separate bedrooms, for a capacity of 2 to 6 people depending on the format. Each accommodation can be booked directly online with the establishment, with no middleman, for a unique night in the heart of Vendée nature.

Marais poitevin, coast or bocage: where to sleep in the Vendée?

The offer is spread across three areas with contrasting atmospheres, all in the Pays de la Loire. To the south, estates set in the Marais poitevin, such as Le Marais Sauvage in Le Mazeau or L'Îlot des Marais in Le Langon, rely on the calm of the canals and protected waterways, just a few paddle strokes from the "green Venice." On the coast, the highest concentration is around Saint-Jean-de-Monts (6 campsites in the network) and Saint-Hilaire-de-Riez (3), with direct access to the long sandy beaches of northern Vendée. Further south, Château La Forêt, in Saint-Julien-des-Landes (4.3/5, 738 reviews, heated pool and restaurant), and Le Pré des Sables, in L'Aiguillon-sur-Mer (4.4/5, 626 reviews, heated pool), complete the coastal offer. Between marshland and sea, La Joletière in Mervent and Domaine de l'Oiselière in Chauché, both with heated pools, play the Vendée bocage card, amid ponds, copses and woods.

Which unique accommodation to choose in the Vendée?

The treehouse and the lodge or safari tent are the most represented formats, with 13 estates each: set up high, sheltered by the trees, these cabins offer a good level of comfort without losing the spirit of nature. Coco-sweet follows (8 estates), then gypsy caravan and tipi (7 each). Rarer formats such as the bubble, tiny house, barrel, yurt or the network's only Finnish kota are found at a handful of addresses, often the newest or most upscale estates, best booked ahead in high season. No Vendée estate currently offers a private spa or jacuzzi, the calm of the marshland or forest standing in for it. For a classic mobile home rather than unique accommodation, the network's partner portals also cover the Vendée.

Pool, restaurant, pets: what on-site services?

Comfort doesn't stop at the cabin or lodge. 19 of the 33 Vendée estates offer a heated pool, and 4 more a standard pool, nearly two-thirds of the network. 20 estates have an on-site restaurant or bar, handy for a car-free stay from the cabin or lodge. Pets are accepted at 30 of the 33 campsites, an almost universal rule in the department. Only 6 estates remain open year-round, the others operating seasonally.

Spotlight on a few estates

Le Marais Sauvage, in Le Mazeau, leads with 4.9/5 across 638 reviews, on-site restaurant and bar, pets allowed, followed by L'Îlot des Marais in Le Langon (4.8/5, 297 reviews, pool and restaurant). L'Aire naturelle La Loire Fleurie, in Le Perrier, shows the same rating despite a more modest number of reviews. Plein Sud and Parfums d'Été, both with heated pools, exceed 4.7/5. Among the large family estates with heated pool and restaurant, Les Mancellières in Avrillé combines 4.5/5 and 650 reviews, and Le Pré des Sables 4.4/5 and 626 reviews, two of the highest review counts in the department. Les Logeries, in Vairé, offers a tiny house with heated pool (4.4/5), while Les P'tites Maisons dans la Prairie, in Sallertaine, open year-round, gathers 793 reviews for 3.9/5. Further inland, A l'Orée des Chênes, in Le Girouard, offers multiple formats (bubble, treehouse, vintage caravan, tipi, yurt) with 4.6/5, Camping OAKi, in Mesnard-la-Barotière, offers an original barrel (4.2/5), and Domaine de la Sauzaie, in La Pommeraie-sur-Sèvre, with an on-site restaurant, rounds out the list of possible family holidays in the Vendée.