ACCOMMODATION EQUIPPED WITH: kitchenette with microwave (dishwasher and washing machine in types M.7 & M.6SP), telephone, furnished terrace. Sometimes 2 apartments per holiday home.
LE VILLAGE DE MARINA D'ORU is located 5km from Ghisonaccia and no more than 300m from a vast sandy beach. The property offers accommodation in traditional-style holiday homes grouped into hamlets.
FOR CHILDREN
Free from 28/05 to 02/10:
- "Baby-Club" for children from 3 to 6 years and "Child Club" for children from 6 to 12 years: crafts, dancing, outdoor games, treasure hunt, show creation etc. 3 hour sessions, 7 days a week (subject to availability)
- "Club Ados" organises sports activities from 01/07 to 31/08.
FREE OF CHARGE
- Outdoor swimming pool and paddling pool from around the 28/4, plus 160m2 children's pool (not heated)
- Table tennis
- Children's play area
- Volley-ball court, basketball court and boules pitch
- WiFi access in bar.
PAYABLE SERVICES
> 2 tennis courts 8 euros/hour.
> From 28/05 to 02/10: Carte Sport sports card (12.50 euros/pers/week, 5 euros/person/day or 3 euros/pers/activity) gives access to mini-golf, beginners' archery sessions and mountain biking
- From around 10/4: bar with TV room, restaurant (7 lunches or evening meals - 105 euros/adult, 75 euros/child under 12 years - excludes drinks), grocery shop, pizzeria (takeaway service)
> Small shops
> Launderette
> Baby sitting on request
> Cot hire: 16 euros/week (free in studios), high chair hire: 10 euros/week, baby bath hire: 3 euros/week, pushchair hire: 16 euros/week (subject to availability state at time of booking)
- Safe hire: 8 euros/week
- Daily cleaning on request
- Hotel service option includes bed linen changed once a week and towels changed twice a week: between 78 to 225 euros/apartment/week (state when reserving, pay locally).
ENTERTAINMENT
Free from 28/05 to 02/10 for adultes:
- Fitness classes: stretching, water-aerobics, sports tournements, themed evenings, shows and discos.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
(State at the time of booking and pay locally)
- Free parking (1 space/apartment)
- Bed linen: 8.50 euros/pers/week, towels: 3.80 euros/pers/week
- Pets not permitted.
> MAISONNETTE 4 PERSONNES (M.4)
Sleeps 4, approx. 30m², shower, living area with single sofa bed and single pull-out bed, twin bedroom.
> MAISONNETTE 5 PERSONNES (M.5)
Sleeps 5, approx. 30m², shower, living area with single sofa bed and single pull-out bed, bedroom with a single bed and a set of bunks.
> MAISONNETTE SUPERIEURE 6 PAX (M.6SP)
Sleeps 6, approx. 55m², shower, living area with double sofa bed, double bedroom, twin bedroom.
> MAISONNETTE 7 PERSONNES (M.7)
Sleeps 7, approx. 42m², bathroom or shower, living area with single sofa bed and single pull-out bed, bedroom with a single bed and a set of bunks, double bedroom.
> STUDIO 2/3 PERSONNES (S23)
Sleeps 2 adults + 1 child under 4, approx. 18m², shower, living area with single sofa bed, single pull-out bed and cot.
Places of Interest: Come and visit Saint Michel church and its neo-bizantine frescoes, Aleria museum, the dam at Sampolo, Urbino lake specialising in mussles and oyster farming.
Sport and Leisure: Watersports, horse riding, mountain bikes, tennis, crazy golf, hiking.
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