Name: Residence Le Mail Plage
Address: 17 Avenue le Mail, 17670 La Couarde-sur-Mer, France, La Couarde-sur-Mer, La Couarde-sur-Mer, La Couarde-sur-Mer, 17670, France
Rating: 6

Shopping on site

Elevator/lift

Washing machine

Garden

Terrace

General

Restaurant

Microwave oven

Kitchenette

Meals

Internet access

Internet

Parking

Outdoor pool

Pool and beach

Windsurfing

Diving

Cycling

Tennis court

Sports

Sauna

Beauty and wellness

Location

At the hotel

La Couarde Beach

Carrousel Park

La Rochelle-Ile de Re Airport

Minimes Beach

Tour de la Lanterne

Musee d'Orbigny-Bernon

Porte de la Grosse Horloge

Tour de la Chaine

Natural History Museum

Musee des Beaux-Arts

Tour St. Nicolas

Musee du Nouveau Monde

La Rochelle Hotel de Ville

Maritime Museum

Grand Temple

Aquarium La Rochelle

L'Espace Encan de La Rochelle

Rochefort -Saint-Agnant Airport

Residence Le Mail Plage

La Couarde-sur-Mer

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shared-bathroom

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king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

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not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

kitchen

We were staying in the Residence La Mail Plage 2005 and it wasn't very clean at the time. Still we booked again (prices are really low) and were pleasantly suprised. The supplied linen was whiter than white, individually wrapped in a plastic bag, the apartment was spotless! We arrived outside the opening times of the reception, but no problem, the housekeeper let us in to our apartment (very friendly) Then we jumped into the pool (the beach is 100m away) and our holidays began. Like to mention that we could take our dog into the apartment, she could sleep downstairs and we had peace upstairs. Ile de Re is a fantastic experience, we love the bridge to it, the 9 Euro crossing fee keeps all the riff-raff (I hope you know what I mean) away on the mainland. Dining in St. Martin is superb and very competitively priced. The Residence Le Mail Plage is highly recommended this time.

A massive improvement!!

We found Mail Plage upon friends'recommendation. It was lovely, it's not a massive resort, so you meet people, the pool is nice, the flats are quiet, cosy and nicely decorated.

We appreciated having meals on the balcony and getting out sometimes to wall on the beach or cycle around the island.
By all means, Ile de Re is a great vacation destination.
But : do not go in July and August when the French have their holiday, it will be much quieter and enjoyable if you fancy a nice rest!

It was great!

My partner and I stayed at Le Mail Plage for a week at the height of the French holiday season. It's a basic self-catering hotel in a great location – 100m from the beach and a similar distance from shopping for essentials and the daily morning market (for excellent local produce and tat). There are cafés and restaurants within touching distance, and more of the same in the quaint, pedestrianised village centre, a five-minute walk away.

Apartment 36 (sleeps six with mezzanine, low-ceiling double bedroom, which my wife frequently banged her head on, a single on the landing, a single in the hallway and a pull-out sofa) and offers a view of the, well, car park. That said, it was quiet; most people dump their car for the duration of their stay and take to bicycles. The tiny WC is separate and doesn't have a sink; anyone taller than 6ft would be best advised to sit sideways on the pew with the door open (if your family/partner will accept such a display of openness).   

The pool looked fine and never seemed overly busy but we didn't try it, preferring to walk to the beach or cycle to other beaches further afield.

The self-catering side is well taken care of, including a microwave, four-place hob, dishwasher, toaster, coffee machine (bring a kettle if you like your tea hot) and all the kitchen utensils you could want. But you need to bring sheets/pillow cases, towels, tea towels, iron, rubbish bags, washing-up liquid and anything else you use in normal day-to-day living; the hotel doesn't give so much as a bean of a welcome pack. 

The front desk were very helpful and the free-in-reception wi-fi (bring your own computer) worked but wasn't great. There's a wi-fi hotspot at the tourist office in the village centre that I didn't try.

Our conclusion was that we would have been better off renting a house. We could have had a similarly positioned three-bedroom property for less than the £1000+ we paid, and we'd have had our own outside space.

As for Île de Ré itself, we'll be going back in the not too distant future.

Good and bad

Just returned from a week with hubby and our two adult daughters, only booked a short time ago through Cottages4You.   The apartment was very spacious on two levels, set at front of block, it was clean and tidy but just somewhat tired. We took our own bed linen and towels. The guy in recepiton was always very polite and friendly, the pool was ok, no problem getting a sunbed tho might be different in high season tho who wants to sit at the pool with the beach just a very short walk away!    Il de re is just lovely, hired bikes and cycled all over, local restaurants were good, especially the one oppostie.   Just one thing, would take a kettle next time as only a coffee maker there.  Not much to do for young adults.  Very good value - you cant expect 5 star when you pay those prices ie you get what you pay for!   Will go back.

Slightly tired but clean and spacious apartment

I wasn't sure what to expect after reading reviews but was very disappointed. We found reception staff to be unhelpful and unfriendly, and when we complained about anything all of a sudden they lost ability to speak English. We booked through Welcome Cottages and it stated we had a terrace. When we got there found only 25% of the rooms had terraces. We also found the apartments cramped, not very comfortable and they smelled. They were fairly clean. The actual location was lacing in atmosphere. The best thing was hiring some bikes - Excellent cycle paths North of Island. The best meal we had was next door to apartments which we only discovered on final night. Lovely meal and inexpensive. Certainly not recommended for young couples!!!

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