Camping de la Treille

It's clean, but the camping pitches are a bit small.

Great!

This is a small campsite with 27 pitches and 107 cottages. Most pitches are shaded, spacious, and level, on sandy, stony ground. Some greenery screens them from neighbours' pools. A light breeze, sometimes a strong wind, kept the temperature comfortable. The staff were friendly and spoke good English. When I reported broken or dirty items, they dealt with them a few days later. Laundry costs €5 and drying €3. The pool is attractive and has something for all ages: a deep pool, a children's pool, two slides, and an 18+ area where adults can cool off without getting splashed. Flip-flops aren't allowed, and a robot vacuum cleans the pool. There was regular supervision, with diving and jumping rules enforced, but checks only happened once or twice a day for about 30 minutes, so when nobody was checking, people could do what they wanted. Wristbands were also strictly enforced. Towels often claimed the sunbeds without anyone lying on them, so arriving at 4 p.m. could leave you without one. The pool area had some serious problems. By the end of our holiday, the drainage grates were yellow. The floor and surrounding surface were so rough that we cut ourselves several times and it chafed our swimwear. It also got far too hot to walk on, and we got quite a few burns. The pool was absolutely not clean and dry, so I received a refund for this. The toilets were reasonably clean and had toilet paper, but the dispensers released one sheet at a time and often jammed. One evening, after many people had used the facilities, the paper had run out and wasn't replenished until the next morning. There are two dispensers in each toilet, but one is often empty because it gets stuck. The rest of the washroom building is dark, dated, unclean, and uncomfortable. It looks like a shed with cubicles inside and falls far short of what you'd expect from a four-star campsite in the luxurious surroundings of Saint-Tropez. It stands in sharp contrast to the lovely pool and shady areas. The showers are tiny and share one drain, so neighbours' soap runs past. The place often smells of urine, with dirty cubicles, old grey soap on the floor, splashes on the walls, and plenty of hair. Cleaning is superficial, once or twice a day. The push-button shower stops after 12 seconds, which means women with long hair have to keep pressing it. Things leak or don't work properly, and men and women aren't separated. The sinks are in tiny cubicles where you can't reach the tap with your head without hitting the door with your bottom. At the dishwashing area, the taps are too close to the counter, so water spills onto it and splashes back onto the floor. The children's shower has no bath plug or hook to hang the shower head on. There's a disabled toilet with a shower that's roomier and more comfortable, but the drain isn't good and the whole shower floods.

We had an excellent stay at this clean, pleasant campsite. It's a manageable size, with spotless washrooms and a superb, very clean pool. The staff are friendly, and the location is good, near the beach and town. The only small downside was that the pitches felt a bit tight if you need room for both a car and a caravan. We highly recommend it.