La Palmyre Atlantique France

This is a wonderful, thoughtful and special place to stay. The food is incredible in both restaurants - from lobster to cote de boeuf, steak tartare, oysters all the delicious French food you could imagine. People who work there are amazing like Laura overseeing the fresh fruits in the restaurant and Angelique in the kids club who gave our son the best experience. Must note that we were there in busiest week of the year (aug 9-16) and it was very busy. There’s only one pool for kids and it’s incredibly full. Hard to get a sunbed to lie on. It’s very family focused and lots of kids running around. The aesthetics are Marina / sea inspired, but pretty basic - it feels less like a very premium experience vs other Club Meds. Had the best time though. The wines were excellent.

Fromm arrival to departure everything is taken care of with fabulous food and great kids club. Our party had people from 76 years old down to 6 yers old and ever had a good time.

Clubmed is the best inclusive for the family adventure, from the train station pick up service, receptions and a big welcome from the chef of the village, the rooms are clean and well maintained every day. The buffet service are unbelievable all are good and all the stuff are friendly. The activities for the children are perfect my daughter's are having a good time and found new friends, the show's every night are amazing all the G.o and the chef of the village "Yanis" really made this village Palmyre Alive!! 😀 he's taking good care all the guest. And also the buffet resto, with meat service "Mr. Mustafa, in the archery "Fabio" is super funny and also Harit the salsa and waltz dance tutor😊. Overall Clubmed Palmyre is one of the best place for family adventure, moments and souvenir 😍

So we had ventured to another Club Med resort prior to this but in the winter to ski.
This was our first time for a summer resort and at this location. To be honest we were hesitant as we didn’t know this location very well and had looked at just booking somewhere in the south of France instead.
I am so happy we didn’t. As soon as we stepped in one of the GO’s(team) came over and said hello to my daughter and said it was nice to see us again. I informed them that we had just arrived as assumed he had mistaken us with someone else. But he was actually correct, he remembered us from our ski holiday where he was previously based. This is just a little example of the EXCELLENT customer service you are given. THANK YOU/MERCI Florian you are an asset to the company, we also loved watching your enthusiasm and energy entertaining the younger children in the resort as well. I look forward to seeing you head up your own village one day soon!!
So to give you a summary
The amazing parts

• Yannis the resort manager is fabulous, he leads a great team and the entertainment they put on every day and night is wonderful. He is also very hands on during the day walking around making an effort to talk to each guest but also you can see he is hard working and not just being a face.
• The full Club Med team every evening are all involved with the evening shows and this is what makes it fun as you see everyone from the lifeguard to the person in accounts up on the stage giving it their all. We looked forward to seeing them perform either by the pool or in the theatre.
• Yona, Matheo and Romain who were the teens club team. They were so kind and helped my daughter get involved with all the activities they had to offer and make friends, she really enjoyed their company and overall they are just exquisite GO’s. Especially for an age group that is quite hard to please normally. She loved it.
• The food is constant and a great selection. If you have any picky eaters they will find something here. The resort also makes sure it is varied every night but at the same time keeping the staples of cheese, salad, bread, pizza/pasta, ice cream and fruit counters. Also they have a special event where they talk through the history of the mussels in the region. Make sure you go it is delicious.
• The variety of activities available to you to just play on your own or through lessons or for your children within their children clubs. There is the beach (free beach games provided), hiking, biking, the swimming pools, archery(the GO lady working there was so friendly and professional. I am now an archery fan), sailing, tennis, ping pong, boules and horse riding. This is without all the other activities such as pool floating class, pool workout class, all the exercises classes (yoga, stretching by, body pump, circuit) and dance classes (salsa etc)
• Sailing specifically was one of the highlights of my children’s holiday they have done sailing before but not on catamarans. The instructor, Pandora, was extremely helpful with helping my children to understand how to ride and tack the boats my children loved it.
  -the surrounding area we went for a walk and there are a few beaches/coves along the way and the view is really unusual with the forest trees and then the beach views. It gives you the best of the both. The sea isn’t as warm or as clear as it would be further south but this added to the charm and felt much more refreshing in the summer sun. Also a lot less crowded so you are not on top of each other.
  -Entertainment - there are a few surprises during your stay with things beyond the staff performing which made the holiday. You will love it! The lighting and stage management team are so good. I have worked in theatres and you can tell the quality of the people who work there.
• Song anthem's - Club Med this time we noticed has a selection of songs that they play which cement those memories. Also a few song lines they create to get everyone singing along. They will be stuck in your head in a good way.
  -Resort cleaning staff well done they are constantly cleaning and picking up things every day. They do a great job and are the forgotten heroes of the resort.

Things to note/improve

• As some people have mentioned the accommodation is clean and comfortable but the extra touches of fresh painted doors/windows/balcony railings could be improved.
  -it would be great to have an iron in your room (you do have a kettle and hairdryer)
  -the water bottles although great for eco creds can be annoying that you cannot just get another one.
  -on the beach it would be great if you could have a few beach beds. This is a public beach and maybe this is why it isn’t available on the beach but I wonder if Club Med could allow you to pay extra to drag across even if there was a limit of 3 for the hotel etc.

Lastly just note and not a Club Med problem but if you child is only English speaking although the majority of staff members can speak English it will be luck of the draw if for your child age group there is another English speaking family in the resort during your stay. My daughter was lucky and made some fabulous friends, whereas my son unfortunately didn’t have any English speaking children.

Thank you Club Med team for making our week a memorable one. We appreciate you!!