Maisons Laffitte

We stayed on this site in May of this year as the first site on our first venture into Europe with our caravan. After the first night my wife was in tears wanting to go home as the site wasn't as described in the brochure. The pitches were small, muddy and quite bare of grass. We did ask to be moved from the allocated pitch but were told that there was no-one to drive the tractor if we got stuck as though this was a normal occurance. On top of that the power kept tripping out. we were told it was because we used our kettle, (it is a low voltage kettle), it tripped out with the TV, no matter what we switched on the power tripped. we went back to reception on 4 or 5 occaisions and we eventually got and 'engineer' out to look at the post. On the next pitch was a long term 'Camper' from a Cirque de ???, they had power cables running to 3 or 4 power posts and seemed to be using the pitch next to ours as a kitchen, and after 3 days of this they left, no more problems with power. As had been stated elsewhere water was a problem, and we could only fill our water hog near the chemical waste point, not ideal the restaraunt , well both my wife and I are of the opinion the meals were frozen and microwaved aas I had to send mine back as it was cold in the middle. the wine wasn't bad though. would we stay there again, not a chance. The only thing this site had going for it was its location close to the railway station for getting in to the centre of Paris which we did most days we were there but there are other sites around Paris and after speaking to other CAMC members at other sites around France we have been pointed in the right direction.

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We stayed at this site many years ago we couldn’t believe how different it is now. The campsite is poorly maintained the trees and bushes desperately need cutting back, and the grass needs cutting, which made it very difficult to manoeuvre onto the pitch. The toilet and showers were cleaned regularly, but need upgrading. The site was noisy at night. On the positive it’s a perfect site to use as a base to visit Paris . A 15 minute journey on the RER train into the centre of Paris.

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I really think the Caravan Club should re inspect this site. Fortunately we are on one of the better pitches of which there aren’t many. The noise from the railway line is constant and very loud. Quite a few pitches are very very small, unkempt and full of holes. There’s quite a few statics, also quite scruffy looking. On the plus side, it’s ideal for Paris and Versailles but the approach road is not for the faint hearted having to come through residential streets. We were also very unfortunate to be pitched next to a long term visitor who’s friends happened to work and reside on the site, not having any respect for other campers whatsoever, letter hers and her friends dogs run riot around our pitch.

Response from the Club:

Many thanks for taking the time to leave a review. Maisons Lafitte is a city site which is used for its excellent location and because of this the access road is quite tight through a residential area and there is train noise that can be heard from the site.

There are adequate facilities on site including a restaurant, swimming pool and shop but this is not a site that we are recommending for long stays but a safe overnight site for visiting Paris.

The check in times for all sites are available from the Club and they do vary from site to site, so please check this before arriving on site. If you have any problems on site, please do report this to the reception staff as they are not able to resolve issues they are not aware of.

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Our visit here coincided with the Dutch Easter holidays at the start of May and so was very busy. When we arrived we thought we had come to Benidorm with loud music coming from the bar area and people flocking around the pool area. We were sited on a very narrow pitch with high hedges, backing on the large communal play area just in front of the bar. Not for us and so we asked to move. They had one pitch available which was a rugby pitch length from the main train line into Paris so lots of noise. But we took it as even this was an improvement. Pitches are tight, especially for a twin axle caravan, and quite rutted. They are also very close together. No 6m rule here! It was very hard to find a water tap and ended up filling the aquaroll from the washing up taps. The positive is the ease of getting into Paris and all the delights on offer. We needed to use the train for a variety of reasons and so in that respect the site served its purpose. But if you are looking for a relaxing holiday, then I advise you look somewhere else.

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This is a city site in a built-up area with all the disadvantages that entails. It's not quiet or peaceful, you can hear trains rumbling across the nearby railway bridge over the Seine from very early in the morning until late at night. But having said that, for a city site, I thought it was alright. The pool area is nice and was open at Easter 2019 - we had amazing warm weather and had to go out and buy swimming trunks (yes, in common with pretty much everywhere else in France us guys have to wear trunks, not shorts). There's a big Carrefour across the other side of the river, about 3 miles away. The san facs were good too, but see below... There's a good site shop where bread / croissants etc can be ordered. You have to wear a bracelet to use the pool etc. Location is perfect for visiting Paris and all its sights and delights - about a 15 minute walk to the station from where it's 25 minutes or so to Etoile-Charles de Gaulle station for the Arc De Triomphe. As others have said the access roads are not brilliant - through residential areas but we had no problem either arriving or departing. BUT... the way the site is run is appalling. We arrived at 1.00 p.m. Reception had just closed for lunch, so nothing doing until 2.00 p.m. At 2.00 p.m. I duly returned to reception - you can't check in until 3.00 p.m. Why not? Because you can't. So 2 receptionists sat there talking and doing nothing for an hour. I returned to reception yet again at 3.00 p.m. By this time there was a queue of about 10 people also waiting to check in - I waited another 45 minutes to be seen by the one receptionist. The other one had cleared off somewhere else at the busiest time. Eventually after THREE HOURS of waiting, we were allocated a pitch... and we had a reservation. If you turn up here without a reservation, you get left till last. Secondly, the sanitary facilities were regularly closed for cleaning at 9.00 a.m. Call me lazy if you like, but I sometimes like to get up and have a shower a bit later on holiday than I do at home! In fact a lot of people seemed to be wanting to use the shower blocks at 9.00 a.m. but no can do. Why? Because that's when the staff want to clean them, apparently not realising that's pretty much peak time on a campsite where people are on holiday. The san facs are mixed too which might be a problem for some people. The pitches are not as smooth as we are used to from club sites in the UK and some looked pretty badly rutted. There was a distinct lack of taps too - only managed to find one that worked on a pitch that was unoccupied, not sure what we would have done if it had been busy. I would use this site again, if only because of its convenience factor but Sendaya seriously need to sort out some of the management issues which were incredibly irritating.

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