Outdoor tourist accommodation, originally popular, camping has been gaining in popularity over the last ten years. More and more luxurious and well-equipped establishments are being set up in the country. The 4-star campsites belong to this new high-end category. They are luxury, but not the top of luxury, because above them there are still 5 star campsites! Of the 7,600 campsites in France, 17% are 4-star campsites, i.e. about 1,300 campsites, compared to about 230 5-star campsites. With the 4 star campsite, you are still in the top of the range and privileged. But how to find your way around, what to expect from a 4-star campsite?
Why choose a 4 star campsite?
Only France has a star system for its campsites. The classification is based on a number of points awarded according to the facilities, services and quality. With a 4 star campsite you will benefit from a staff that is available and speaks 3 languages, and pitches with a minimum surface area of 80 m². The rentals are comfortable. Generally, there is also a swimming pool You are sure to stay in a pleasant site and to benefit from quality equipment. And you generally have a good quality/price ratio. Often better than for a 5-star campsite whose rates can be prohibitive. But when you choose a 4 star campsite, you are still in the lap of luxury, above the services of a simple 3 star campsite. With more than a thousand establishments in this category, you have a choice of destinations and atmospheres. Seaside or forest, cabins, teepees, lodges, air-conditioned mobile homes, water parks and entertainment for young and old
Our 8 best 4 star campsites in France
The luxury version of camping, the 4 and 5 star categories represent a sector in full development. We speak of open-air hotels because the services and equipment have become so luxurious. It is now possible to plan a prestigious stay at a campsite! You will rarely be disappointed in a 4 star campsite. However, even if it is difficult to choose among hundreds of 4-star campsites throughout France, here is a selection made with the aim of representing different regions and different styles
The Whaka Lodge in Seissan (Gers) is a campsite on the edge of a large private lake in a wooded area that has just been transformed into a magnificent ecolodge offering a variety of comfortable accommodations designed in an ecological and sustainable spirit. You have the choice between the luxury tent with private sanitary facilities, large wooden ecolodges in the middle of the trees, cabins with unique decorations, some of which are on stilts, chic Galapagos or Zanzibar lake cabins, safari lodges, Africa tents... Nature atmosphere, slow tourism and exoticism!
This campsite in Brittany in the heart of the, spend ideal family vacations in a domain of 11 ha feet in the water. At the Letty campsite you have direct access to the Letty beach, and especially to the Aquatropic, a large water park with lagoon and slides. There is also a wellness area with hammam, whirlpool bath and possibility of massages. And you are very close to the Pandaventure park, on the theme of treasure island for children from 1 year old with ball pool, giant slide, cabins, pedal helicopters..
With this campsite on the French Riviera, you are making a good choice by staying at Leï Suves, a camping and caravanning club surrounded by cork oaks. The caravans and mobile homes are installed on plots of about 100 m². In summer, the animation team organizes daily play activities for the children and a whole range of sports activities for the older ones. In the evening, everyone meets in the miniature green theater to attend shows.
In the countryside, charming camping in Dauphiné. Relaxation and lapping invite you to enjoy the lake and water pleasures with the lapping of the nearby Paladru lake with its soft grass beach, pebbles and duckboards and the aquatic area with its swan's beak and hydromassage benches, sauna and water playground for children who also have their own club with bouncy castle and trampoline, while parents rent bicycles to discover the surrounding area Pitch your tent or settle in an eco-chalet on stilts or a lodge tent.
In the mountains, come and relax at the Pyrénées Natura campsite in a corner of paradise in the Hautes-Pyrénées, at an altitude of 1,000 m, on the edge of the National Natural Park, a refuge for marmots, isards, vultures and lammergeiers. You can choose between 19 very comfortable mobile homes, 2 Coco sweet and 53 pitches. Enjoy the sauna and the giant board games on the grass. Discover the Pic du Midi and the Gavarnie cirque. In summer, concert on Tuesday evening and massages on reservation
The San Damiano, located on Cap Corse, near Bastia, isa jewel in the crown of the outdoor hotel industry, under its natural pine forest, bordered by the fine sandy beach of Lido de la Marana. In this campsite of Haute-Corse, you have the choice between the sea and the aquatic space. There is a supermarket with a wide range of Corsican products. Comfortable pitches, mobile homes and chalets.
Sporty and playful in the magnificent environment of the Landes, Natureo is an open-air vacation village in the heart of a 13-hectare pine forest offering multiple activities, including a surfing school, and a superb swimming pool, 600 m from the Seignosse golf course, just a stone's throw from the ocean and 2 minutes from Hossegor lake. On the menu of this campsite in the Landes: nature, sport and well-being. You will enjoy many activities and have the choice between 100% wooden cabins, premium cottages and mobile homes.
At the edge of the river, in the unusual nature register, the Cerisiers du Jaur campsite will seduce you. In the heart of the Regional Natural Park of the Haut Langue, bordered by the Jaur river and the Voie Verte " Passa Païs ", this family establishment invites you to a sporty stay (canoeing, canyoning, caving, climbing, accrobranche). Pitches for rent, snack bar open in season and various facilities (swimming pool, bicycle, ping-pong). Pitches, mobile homes, chalets, teepees, trailers... : you have the choice of accommodation.
