Camping L'Hippocampe
France, Pyrénées-Orientales, Argelès-Sur-Mer Locate on map 106 customers reviews Information about the campsite
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It was great to see some many countries come together , the kids playing together in the evening was heartwarming
Stafff seem overworked, under pressure , and rushed . There should be a donation areas for people to pass along to the next wave of people - toys , sun tents etc
Space was great , there were a lot of ants !
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Nice weather
Soccer field should be artificial or similar. Der was so many ants in our mobilhome, it was really sad to see, the outdoor terrasse was horrible, and need to be changed. The worst mobilhome ever
3 Room
Horrible
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Lovely campsite. Pool complex at La Sirene was amazing. Loads of pools and slides even an adutls only pool. Plenty of activities to chose from all day. Hyrox, Crossfit, strength etc for adults. Football, Archery, Basketball etc for kids. They even take them on trips off site to waterpark. Hippocamp a lot quieter and we prefered to stay there with going over the road to La sirene for pool, entertainment. The activites make the site. Would happily return.
Entertainment area unberably hot. Needs aircondining, also not enough seats for everyone. Not being able to wear sliders by pool, the ground was super hot and burning feet.
Living area and kitchen were lovely new. I found it had more than enought strorage for our needs. Also great terrace with private garden. No mosquitos
We were tortured by ants. The beds in the twin bedroom were way too narrow. Woken up all night by teens banging knees against the wall. Booked direct and wasnt cheap and on top having to pay for sheets towels etc. No owen, no toaster
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Excellent facilities and spotlessly clean and plenty of life guards and security.
Some units are now dated and showing their age.
Functional and basic but showing its age.
Luggage storage on arrival and departure.
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Family of 5. 2nd time syay. We had a very enjoyable stay. Lovely accommodation.. Lovely and clean area as always. Pools absolutely amazing 10/10. Very nice pool staff.
Entertainment- more English speaking shows, more variety as returning costumes Entertainment- Going to have to expand the area/arena. There is too many people for such a big campsite. Maybe have a toddles/child arena elsewhere. Shop- more Irish products. Teabags, cereals etc Alot more restaurants there isn't enough variety. More kids food options. No e-scotters allowed too dangerous Suncream stations at the pools and water refills. Lovely pools but needs more expansion of food areas and entertainment space and variety of different shows. Higher netting 4 Gaelic
Absolutely gorgeous. Clean. Good air-conditioning, bright and spacious and beautiful outdoor space.
Bedding should be included in the price. Check for wasps nests before arrival as I got stung and quite possibly had an allergic reaction or my child and it could have been an emergency situation. Staff need to check BBQ areas. Fresh towels should be provided after 5 days.
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Enjoyed all the pools and amazed by all the activities and facilities
Accommodation
Pools Activities Bastiele Day Parade Night time Entertainment Turning off the lights on pitches
Mobile Home
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The campsite is extremely clean. The accomodation is as described. The animation team are fantastic. The bakery staff and variety of goods were great.
No escooters or motorized vehicles should be allowed in campsite. Soccer for 13-17yrs this was very much missed this year for my teenagers. A shop/ice cream stand in hippocampe especially during activities during the day. When it's extremely hot like this year 41c the rule about footwear at the pool needs to be addressed. The ground is too hot. Include cleaning automatically in the stay, make it the option to opt out. Sheets/towels should be included in your stay. A washing tablet should be included in welcome pack.
Shower pressure.
In no 18 the bushes and trees need to be cut back. Lots of insects and bird droppings. You had to put up the umbrella all the time.The kitchen area is very small. Not enough space to cook. Would not book this style again. The decking of this accomodation needs to be power washed. Pointed out a mouse hole to ground workers. Cleanliness of van was not great. Needed to clean on arrival. A thorough clean is definitely needed in between stays.
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Quiet, relaxed site. Clean and comfortable cabins. Nice small pool ideal for younger kids families.
Wifi very poor, almost non existent at our pitch -advised to use it outdoors. Crossing the road between main campsites could be a bit risky if drivers not paying attention.
Well equipped, aircon worked well. Plenty storage (2Ad, 2Kids) could have stored enough in a smaller cabin for sure.
TV was not working at all. Reception did arrange for it to be fixed the following day but maybe should be part of pre check as missed world cup games. Wifi inside the cabin was almost zero, not that we use devices uch but for using la Sirene app, check in etc. even it was too slow.
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Everything…… accommodation was clean. Food was delicious. Pool areas were clean and well maintained.
More fans/mist fans or some form of air conditioning in food/drinks/seating areas.
We had a lovely private area. If I had to say something, the living area is a little tight but we weren’t there much so didn’t bother us much.
The ants but that is the area
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Really liked the endless amounts of activities on show throughout the day . The swimming pools were amazing and the kids really enjoyed the late night swimming and slides , also the foam party was a big hit with my gang .The campsite was extremely clean and well maintained.
The nighttime seating area is very small for the amount of people in the campsite , and the fact none of the shows were in bio lingo (only French) was quite annoying.
The accommodation was top notch and the private decking was stunning .
The fact the Air Con was fixed to go no lower than 20 degrees was a pain .
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Excellent
Another restaurant on site.
Very good
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Really enjoyed it. The facilities are superb and the entertainment on offer including activities are second to none. Loved the free activities put on for kids and adults. Very impressed
The pool area could do with a coffee kiosk but I get why there is none too. The entrance to hippocampe is busy and tight. Possibly look into changing that a bit or alternatively look to get a pedestrian crossing at the hippocampe entrance so to take away the volume of people (including bikes) off the 1 footpath
Loved the coffee machine, loved the layout. Great to have 2 showers
Not having a covered deck was a real negative for us. Pro wouldn't book the same type of accommodation for that reason
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We loved our stay and plan on returning next year!
Provide towels and sheets as part of the accommodation
Loved the separate bathroom and shower rooms, there was plenty of storage space
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The did we nice in the restaurants and the activities were good. The pools are lovely and the shows are very good
There is basically nothing to do activity wise for kids under 6 and even 6 to 10 there is little to do as the activities are aimed at older kids. The beds in the lodges are poor Prices in the restaurants are pretty pricey for food and drink
The lodges are fine with nice decking, bathrooms and appliances.
The beds though are pretty uncomfortable and the walls are paper thin meaning when it was stormy i could barely sleep
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So many things to love about la sirene definitely one of our favourite camping style holidays. The activities during the day for the kids is great and the pools are absolutely fantastic.
The shows are fantastic although they could include a bit more English (not fully) just so the majority of the audience (Irish)would understand a bit more. Other campsites used their own language and English and we found it much more enjoyable to watch. Also could do a couple more interactive nights like the bingo nights as kids preferred it to shows even though the quality of the shows is like nothing else we've seen. On our first night when we arrived we are in bamboo and I was SO disappointed as the food was cold and just not good, if you improved restaurants you would be world class site.
Did the job, was clean and had everything it needed. Would prefer sth larger but I believe we booked late and this is an option just we missed it.
The road crossing between l' hippocamp and La sirene. Thought I'd be able to allow children to go alone but was quite a busy road. Could do with traffic lights. Food - could definitely be better. Pizzeria was the best food and was ok value expect the chips they were very dear for frozen chips.
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Really enjoyed our stay.
Our mobile wasn't cleaned properly. Tea stains on the kitchen sink, toilets not cleaner properly. Empty bottles left in shower. Sink drains were very dirty and hadn't been cleaned. There was a smell out of the shower drains.
Accomodation was basic. No channels on the TV. Last year we had an airfryer but nothing this year. We paid €80 for cleaning at the end of our stay which was very expensive as it would not have been cleaned to our standards when we arrived.
Waited for the man to vhevk the mobile to check that all was OK. Found his manner very abrupt and rude. Understand he is older but felt there was no need .
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Campsite is excellent. I like how compact it is and the access to each campsite is easy. Pool area is fantastic.On arrival the accomodation could have been cleaner. The fridge was covered in black mould. We had a problem with ants also. The sun beds were covered in bird poo
Accommodation could be cleaner Toilets poolside were really unpleasant. They should be cleaned regulary. They smelled of urine. In my week there I never saw them being cleaned
It was practical
A lot of ants I had to clean the fridge on arrival, it was covered in mould. The decking and sun lounger was covered in bird poo
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Great stay, helpful staff, fabulous facilities.
Some more food options, especially for kids. They didn't even want chips and nuggets by the end of the week!!
Great. Clean, compact and great air con!
Better pillows needed
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We loved our accommodation, the waterslides and pools, open areas around pool complex with plenty of room for everyone without feeling crowded. Bakery was absolutely fabulous and and onsite shop was great. Take away was good but very expensive.
Onsite restaurants (especially the one in Hippocampe) were not great. We had nicer meals offsite.
Accommodation was excellent - lovely private area to sit and eat at the back of the lodge and plenty of room inside. Showers were excellent and it was great to have an ensuite off our bedroom. Kitchen was well stocked with utensils, plates, cutlery etc. Definitely the nicest camp accommodation we have stayed in.
No - we loved it
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We loved the facilities
We extended our stay, we moved mobile and the mobile we moved to was not cleaned properly. There were ants all over two of the beds, all over the kitchen counters and hundreds all up the walls in the kitchen
Our first mobile L05 was lovely and no issues for the week
We extended our stay and moved to 164 it was dirty, crawling with hundreds of ants and the shower room stank of a sewer smell
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