TOHAPI LE PARC DES ALLAIS

Run down, tired. The pools are miniscule. Roads on the park in disrepair. Shop's a joke. The chalets don't have mosquito screens and it's close to water so mosquitoes galore. The crockery and pans are a hotch potch of stuff. The boiler did not work and the cooker worked when it wanted too. The staff were less than friendly. Thin blankets so freezing at this time of year at night.Shame as a great area to visit.

Unfortunately, the small lake in the middle of the site is only available for fishing and cannot be used with a rowing boat or paddle board, nor for swimming.

We had a great holiday. The staff were very friendly and helpful and a special thanks to the manager who helped us to resolve an issue offsite. The campsite does require some TLC,particularly around the pool. However the children loved the pool. We would come back and recommend to others. Thanks.

Great value camping holiday with Canvas Holidays, staying in a ready put-up tent with 3 kids.Pool: great complex, a little cold sometimes and occasionally overrun with a big group(s) of 'exuberant' teens but the kids loved it, as did we.Bar/restaurant: decent grub and drinks at the sort of prices you'd expect. Noisy of an evening from around 9pm until 11pm, but never kept the kids awake or bothered us too much at all either.Facilities: no complaints - from toilets to table tennis etc.Fishing: only had a few hours. A few nibbles but no fish - didn't much care as the sun was out and had a couple of cold beers.Not much right near the site, but far from in the middle of nowhere, with almost the whole Loire Valley a fairly short drive away and with a choice of supermarkets, cafes, restaurants and bars within about 10 minutes drive.Would stay here again for sure.

We have just come back from the campsite after spending a week there. We booked via Canvas Holidays as we usually go with them.It is a small/medium sized campsite with a lot of units that are privately owned. We were allocated a 3 bed caravan in the new area- you could call it a field with little shade available. There were trees but those were too young to offer any real protection against the heat ( few days near 40 degrees) . Our caravan had a veranda with a large canopy but the whole area was just roasting in the blazing sun.Once you get your keys, you have to check the inventory list, which takes a few minutes but can be returned the next day.Caravan itself was nice, clean, relatively new. It was reasonably well equipped but there was no KETLLE so we used a pan to boil water for tea. No grill or oven though - after checking later, I can confirm those were not listed in original inventory.The campsite shop was tiny and not particularly well stocked. It did not sell fresh milk but you can order bread delivery for the mornings- we didn't do that in the end.Pool complex- nice, kids loved it and it was the saviour during the heat.Bar- simple menu of burgers, pizzas, salads and desserts.Snack bar- limited take out option during the day as only waffles and crepes available until the evening ( paninis, pizza, chips) .No charcoal bbqs allowed.Shower blocks- I was glad I didn't stay in the tents this timeOutside space by the caravan- ours was very good but some had barely anything.Kids play area- basics and smallThe campsite was fine itself. I think we got used to certain things being available and certain standard so it is down to our expectations not being fully met ( although the shower block and its cleanliness was a disappointment) .We were also 1 out of 3 English families on the campsite.The surrounding area was great- highly recommend Chinon and its castle. We swam in the river too and went canoeing. L'Ile de Bouchard had a nice 'beach' by the river ( near Super U) . Montseaur worth a visit withe the Bansk of Loire.Out of our visits to Loire Valley- I found this area most interesting- more things than just chateaus. I would come back to the area again, not to the campsite though.