Le Cattiaux Camping

Liked We booked and paid for our stay at Le Cattiaux Camping before reading the reviews. After reading previous reviews, we had mixed feelings about our stay at Le Cattiaux Camping. However upon arrival at Le Cattiaux Camping, any worries we may have had quickly faded away. Upon arrival we parked our car on the left outside of the electric gate and walked down to the office, here we met Xavier. Xavier only speaks French but was always nice to us. He directed us into the office where we met Amandine. After using my French to indicate that we had a reservation and who we were, Amandine replied in English. Amandine speaks very good English but I would try to talk in French when I could. Xavier showed us to the spot where we would be staying. To our delight and in contrast to some of our worries with regards to previous reviews, we were delighted to be given our own private riverside pitch with our own electric supply and a charming little apple tree. The facilities are good, the toilets, sinks and showers were all clean and well presented. There are washing and drying facilities on site. It is €5 for the washer and €5 for the dryer. They are token operated and you get the tokens from Amandine at the office. We also got a washing pod with the €5 token for the washer. It is a pleasant 15min walk from the site, over the river and over the train tracks into the local village of Boutigny-sur-essonne. The village has a lovely little bakery, a pharmacy, a florists, a train station, a restaurant and a bar/tabac. Although we never saw the bar/tabac open. There is a market on the carpark of the train station on a Saturday morning where you can buy veg, meat, bread and cheese. It is very easy to get the train from Boutigny into the centre of Paris and takes about an hour. During our stay at Le Cattiaux Camping there were several friendly cats on site, who our daughters loved befriending and giving plenty of loves to. From our riverside pitch we saw water voles, kingfishers and what we think were some kind of possibly wild goats or sheep. So, we would describe it as a good location for wildlife. Whilst on site, both Amandine and Xavier were both nice and pleasant with us. Whilst at Le Cattiaux Camping, the site was always quiet and peaceful. Given our riverside pitch, we would stay here again.

Disliked These are not dislikes as such as we fully enjoyed our stay at Le Cattiaux Camping.

Please remember to bring your own toilet paper and hand-wash with you for the toilets and sinks as these are not provided on site.


If I'm being overly picky. The grass on our pitch would have benefited from a mow and the edges strimmed before we pitched on it. The gravel area on our pitch for parking the car would benefit from a little weed control.

We picked Le Cattiaux Camping due to its locality to Paris. We stayed for 3 nights in our large family tent with our 2 teenage daughters. Any longer that our 3 nights and our daughters would probably have started to get a little bored on site.

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Liked Vriendelijke ontvangst. Rustige camping en genoeg ruimte om je tent op te zetten op het veldje. Prima voor een nachtje als je onderweg bent. Er is verder niet veel te doen.

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Liked Quiet spot with lots of space and very friendly and helpful staff

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Liked Friendly welcome for our third stay at this site.

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Liked Friendly welcome. Investment in new static caravans, which was warm even in February.

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Liked Sehr netter Empfang, sehr ruhig, tolle Parzelle

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Liked Nothing

Disliked The man in charge is extremely unpleasant, aggressive and rude. Having given us the code to the big security gate, he failed to mention that it would be non functional after 10 pm so we were unable to re enter the camp site . He appeared to find this amusing and was happy to abandon 4 women alone in the dark. It was a very disturbing experience and I could not recommend this site to anyone.

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From the manager: le jour de l arrive le code du portail est donne et je rappelle malgré que ce soit note qu'il n 'y a aucune circulation entre 22 h et 6 h dans le camping (sauf cas urgence pompier...)
vous donnez ce message car vous avez mal pris le fait que j ai demande à votre femme de nettoyer son toilette qui était disons le remplit d'excrément voici la note de la propreté également
très facile de mal noté et dire des mensonges :)
votre fille qui parle français le savait tout ça maintenant si personne ne discute ou lit le papier je n 'y suis pour rien
bonne journée monsieur
CONDITIONS OF ADMISSION


To be allowed to enter, settle in or stay at Le CATTIAUX Camping**, you must have been authorized by the manager or his representative. The latter has the obligation to ensure the good maintenance and order of the campsite as well as compliance with the application of these internal regulations.

Staying on the campsite implies acceptance of the provisions of these regulations displayed at the entrance to the campsite as well as at reception.

PROHIBITIONS

- Any connection of electric vehicles is prohibited unless authorized by management
with metered billing.
- The sanitary system is under a lift pump for proper operation
of this do not throw anything in the toilet (wipes, rags)


RESPECT

- Dogs are tolerated on your plot on a leash
- Kept on a short leash on paths and parking lots
- Prohibited on neighboring plots as well as on tent pitch lawns
- No vehicle traffic between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.
- Out of respect for the neighborhood, keep it quiet after 10 p.m.

Liked Sanitäre Anlagen

Disliked Zeltplatz liegt unmittelbar am Spielplatz & an der Hauptverkehrsstraße. Gasgrillen nicht erlaubt, dafür aber Holzkohle. Preis überdurchschnittlich teuer für eine Nacht.

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From the manager: Bonjour madame


seul les feux au sol sont interdits le reste est autorisé
sur l hébergement c était votre propre matériel

Liked Un camping muy tranquilo y apacible

Disliked Bastante lejos de Paris pero con buena conexión de trenes

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Liked Pitches are a good size. Easy access into Paris on the trains.

Disliked Limited facilities for the whole campsite. No access to water except in the sinks. No toilet roll in the toilets no soap in the sinks. No access to bread / bakery items for breakfast and a long way from any shops. All very basic.

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From the manager: hello there is no toilet paper we are a 2 star campsite it is not obligatory to provide it madame
for accommodation 4/10 it's your equipment I can't do anything about it
there is no bread store we have a bakery 1 km from the campsite