Child friendly environment, Family friendly self catering gites near St Jean d'Angely in the Charente Maritime, W France
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We have 2 children and we have also been letting out our cottages here in the Charente Maritime to families since 1996 so have
some experience of what children of all ages enjoy and what makes their parents holidays enjoyable too. Its usually the case that if
the children are happy so are the parents. Les Vallaies welcomes families with children under 12 yrs.
What do we mean by Child and Family friendly ? Well, for a start we welcome families with children of all ages. That means that certainly in peak season and
school holidays there will be other like minded families with children, all wanting an enjoyable relaxing stay where there are other children for theirs to play with. If your
children are entertained then it usually means you'll be able to relax that bit more. Our gites are furnished with the needs of young families in mind, simple not luxury, so
you can relax even more. Our large enclosed child friendly garden is perfect for toddlers....
* LARGE HEATED POOL WITH PADDLING AREA* * GAMES ROOM WITH TABLE TENNIS, TABLE FOOTBALL * * SANDPIT, SWINGS, SLIDE & GARDEN TOYS * * LARGE GARDEN * BOARD GAMES / BOOKS * * BABY/CHILD EQUIPMENT * TRAMPOLINE * * WOOD FIRED PIZZA OVEN and GROUP BBQ AREA*
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The garden has swings, slide and sand pit, trampoline with safety net and a
toddlers wooden playhouse. The pool area is completely enclosed and accessed
through a self closing gate with child proof latch (stops access by children age
5yrs and under) It has a 'beach' style entrance with a gentle slope, great for
paddling. And don't forget we can also offer our 'babysitting service' or our mini
creche with Wendy, a registered child minder, so you can relax and enjoy a night
out.
What else do you need to make your holiday as relaxing as possible - tell us.
Please also read our PARENT POINTS
We have travel cots, highchairs and stairgates. We have other items such as a potty, child toilet seat, booster seat, bedguards, baby monitors, sterilisers and toddler
step available all free of charge. The games room has table tennis table and bar football and each gite has a selection of books and board games. We can also loan
you dvds. The games room has sofas and tables and chairs so it has a 'club house' feel - great for the older ones to hang out.
Our family friendly gites have a heated pool. It is completely enclosed by a min 1m10 high wall and is accessed by a gate which is self closing and has a child proof
latch. It is also alarmed for extra security. The pool is 66 m2 and has a gently sloping beach style entrance, so its very child friendly and perfect for toddlers to splash
around in, being just a few cm deep. It slopes gently down to an 80 cm shallow end then again down to a 1m 80 deep end. Because it is heated to 27c even younger
children will happily swim / play in it from May to the end of September. The older children will be hard to get out of it. There is a bubbling jacuzzi and two sunbathing
areas with plenty of sunbeds. There is shade and sun in different areas at different times of day, there are also several large parasols too.