Four bedroom villa with private heatable pool on family friendly gated residence, 2km from beach Reviews

Our feedback overall is that the Jardins d’Olonne is a very pleasant resort. What is particularly impressive is that there are many villas on the park, but everything is so well screened by the trees and plants, that you feel a good level of privacy, which is great. The staff on resort are extremely helpful and polite and I was amazed to find out that they have staff in reception all night long through the high season! Villa Sophora itself is a well placed behind reception, so its easy to get to all the facilities. The pool was a pleasant surprise, as we weren’t expecting it to be quite such a good size. And the villa itself was very well equipped and the showers themselves are powerful which makes a big difference. Now onto the slightly less positive feedback! The mattresses in all the rooms are not good quality and really not comfortable, which is a shame, as nobody managed to get a great night’s sleep. The wardrobe space is extremely limited, which although this is only a holiday villa, is slightly disappointing, especially if you’re staying for two weeks. What’s also slightly disappointing is that in the sofa/armchair space, there are only 6 seating spaces, when the villa sleeps 8! Not the end of the world, but its just the little things that help. The decking in the back garden does really need to be treated, as its looking very tired and it also needs to be fixed, as there were a number of broken planks which are actually quite dangerous for children. Finally, the wifi across the resort is very poor and although I appreciate there are many villas who access it, some investment in a better system would not be expensive and would make a difference. All that said, we had a relaxing time and would recommend the villa and hope to come back again soon. Alex.