Notes from the host
Maisonnette St Brice 44
This maisonette has 2 bedrooms (sleeps 4/6), a lounge, a kitchenette, a bathroom and a terrace, and is located in the heart of the Les Rives de Saint Brice residence in Arès. You can enjoy the outdoor swimming pool and water features, and are just a short stroll from Lac de Saint Brice and the Bay of Arcachon beach. Ideal for a family holiday on the Bay!
The 40m2 of this flat are divided between:
one bedroom with a double bed (140cm)
one bedroom with 1 bunk bed (2x90) and 1 single bed
a lounge with 1 pull-out sofa bed (2x80), 1 dining table and a sideboard with TV
kitchen with fridge, microwave, ceramic hob, toaster, NESPRESSO coffee machine, crockery and cutlery
bathroom with bath and washbasin
separate WC
a terrace for meals or sunbathing.
Bed linen, towels and kitchen linen are included in the price.
Cleaning at the end of your stay is included in the price.
Accommodation no. 44 is located on the edge of the forest, at the end of the residence, so it's rather quiet.
You can take advantage of the residence's communal swimming pool and bar.
A laundry room with washing machine and coin-operated laundry bag is available every day.
The residence is pedestrianised, so you will need to park your vehicle outside, in the residence car park.
The following services are included in the rental price:
- personal welcome
- end-of-stay cleaning
- bed linen and towels
The following services are optional. Please ask me for prices and book these services before your arrival:
breakfast delivery
daily cleaning
change of bed linen and towels
bike hire
tour of the Basin
baby-sitting
surf lessons ...
In July and August, we welcome you every day except Saturday.
Pets are welcome but access to the sofa and beds is forbidden and the accommodation must be cleared of hair and faeces before you leave.
It is forbidden to organise a party in this accommodation, the residence is quiet and should remain so.
No smoking
Deposit to be paid by credit card: you will receive an email the week before your arrival. The deposit will not be debited. A flat-rate charge of approximately 2% of the amount of the deposit will be payable by you, corresponding to the cost of taking out insurance in the event of a dispute.
Possibility of depositing the deposit in the form of a cheque on arrival (please specify this before your arrival).
The small village of Arès is located to the north of the Bay of Arcachon, between Andernos and Lège Cap Ferret.
Its little oyster-farming village with its white and blue huts is typical of the basin. It marks the start of the Prés Salés, a marshy area at the bottom of the basin where it's great to stroll, hike or observe the local flora and fauna.
If you follow the coastal path along the basin, you'll reach Andernos via the Quinconces nature reserve.
Next to Arès, you'll find Andernos les Bains. Andernos les bains is a town of over 12,000 inhabitants, with 1 cinema, an indoor public swimming pool, 1 skate park, 1 city stadium, several children's playgrounds, a climbing gym, a laser game... You can stroll along the pedestrianised street for a spot of shopping, eat an ice cream or a crêpe, stroll along the jetty (the longest in France, offering a unique panorama of the Bassin, the cabanes Tchanquées, the bird island, etc.) or eat oysters in one of the many tasting rooms in the port.
Not forgetting the Domaine de Certes (Audenge), the Teich bird sanctuary, the Aqualand park (Gujan Mestas), the Parc de le Coccinelle and Kid parc Gujan mestras).
1 hour to the south, you can't come to the Basin without visiting Arcachon and the winter town, then climbing the Dune du Pilat.
30 minutes to the north, you can visit the Cap Ferret peninsula, with its 10 villages, oyster-farming ports, Cap Ferret lighthouse, panoramic view of the Cap Ferret headland, Frédhélian ice-cream parlours, Bélisaire jetty, miniature train, etc.
The vast network of cycle paths in the Gironde allows you to cycle around the basin, to the ocean beaches, Cap Ferret or even Arcachon for the more motivated.
The UBA maritime shuttles run from Andernos to Arcachon and from Cap Ferret to Arcachon.
The Passe Marée (tidal pass) also provides a sea link to Arcachon, even at low tide, and also offers trips around the basin, starting from Andernos.
On the Basin side, you'll find a host of small beaches between Arès and Andernos, but you'll have to wait until high tide to swim there, except at Lac de Saint Brice (Arès), a small reservoir in the Basin, where you can swim whatever the tide.
With the kids, you'll love the Betey beach (Andernos), where you can enjoy a children's play area right on the beach, sample ice creams and crêpes in the small beach snack bar, picnic in the shade of the pine trees and swim at high tide.
On the Atlantic Ocean side, Grand Crohot beach is the nearest ocean beach to Andernos (about 15 minutes by car), but you'll find a multitude of more or less busy, more or less accessible beaches along the miles of coastline that the Atlantic Ocean has to offer.
In summer, CAP 33 offers a host of free sporting activities open to everyone (see the programme online).
If you like local markets, here's a list of nearby markets:
Marché d'Arès: every Tuesday morning
Marché d'Andernos: every Friday morning in the open air and covered market (open according to season)
Lège Bourg market: every Saturday morning.
Cap Ferret market: every morning from mid-June to mid-September, then on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays the rest of the year.
Piraillan market: every morning from mid-June to mid-September.
You can do your shopping in the Arès supermarkets: Leclerc, Lidl and Carrefour City.
In summer and winter, the basin is lively all year round thanks to local events:
The Arès oyster festival on the weekend of 15 August
Cabanes en fête on the 1st Saturday in December
The Andernos jazz festival at the end of July
And let's not forget Lacanau, Soulac-sur-Mer, Bordeaux, the Médoc vineyards and its châteaux...
Sun or rain, hot or cold, high or low tide, as a couple or with the family... you'll always find something to do in the Basin... and you'll always want to come back!
Sophie - LA CONCIERGERIE DU BASSIN
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