Camping Les Rives du Lac Reviews

5.0
Esther H.May 2024
Advantages
- Bicycles for rent (we didn't test it ourselves, but Annecy can be reached relatively quickly by bike highway) -great jetty with a magnificent view - Different food trucks five days a week -Excellent, heated (important in the low season!) sanitary facilities - Baby-friendly: family shower and large changing corner - Large pitches separated by hedges
Negatives
- in the low season no continuous check in is possible (did not bother us though)
Great place with an eye for detail
Baby-friendly place with nice people, great jetty and well thought-out details. Lots of pensioners and families.
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4.0
Jerry B.May 2021
Advantages
Location directly on the lake, clean
Negatives
You're a bit out of the way on foot
Everything is great, can be recommended
We liked it, especially the location on the lake is great. Especially for boat owners this campsite is ideal, as there is a great jetty (jet skis prohibited on the whole lake) Sanitary quite new and clean. With the bike you are ideally connected to the bike path.
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4.0
Sandra R.July 2018
Advantages
+ Location directly on the lake and on the Voie Verte + Clean and well-equipped sanitary facilities + Spacious pitches
Negatives
- none
Campsite directly on the lake...
... which is true of very few campsites along Lac d'Annecy. The site is therefore very popular and is usually fully booked during the high season. The pitches are laid out in rows, which means that most pitches have no view of the mountains or lake. However, this didn't really bother us. The site is... small and you can reach the private, gently sloping sandy beach very quickly on foot. Lac d'Annecy is said to be one of the cleanest lakes in the world and swimming here was a real pleasure. The pitches are spacious, even for large caravans/motorhomes. The campsite itself is very quiet, as there are residential areas between the main road and the campsite. I therefore can't understand the comment below about the noisy road. However, we had to put on a wristband (similar to those at all-inclusive resorts). We were told that this was for access to the private beach. At best, this access has been restricted since 2015 and only made accessible to camping guests, so that no other individual traffic now drives on the access road to the campsite. The staff are friendly and helpful. The sanitary facilities still look like new, are kept in fresh bright colors and are very clean. There is a family shower, a children's shower, a children's toilet and a baby bathtub. The only problem is that unisex toilets and showers won't make you happy here. In high season, the baker comes every morning and you don't have to order bread in advance. There is a Carrefour within a 10-minute walk and a Lidl a little further away. There is a small but nice entertainment program. We are rather peace seekers, but didn't mind at all. The Voie Verte (French cycle path) passes right by the campsite entrance. The path is continuous from Annecy to Albertville. The region is also very suitable for active vacations. However, if you are looking for a cable car to climb the surrounding mountains, you are in the wrong place. The peaks have to be hiked to, which means that the mass tourism up there is limited and you can enjoy the stunning views. We highly recommend the ridge hike from Mont Veyrier to Mont Baron, which puts Lac d'Annecy at your feet! We did the hike with our two children (6+8 years), so it is easily doable for normally trained hikers. We can recommend the Les Rives du Lac campsite without reservation and would come here again if we ever stay at Lac d'Annecy again.
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3.0
E. I.August 2015
Advantages
Beautiful location, very well-kept sanitary facilities
Negatives
Little peace and quiet
Nice place, but noisy
Located directly on Lac de Annecy. However, most of the pitches have neither lake nor mountain views. The pitches are large enough, partly on grass, partly on gravel. The ground is so hard that it is almost impossible to put in a herring. The sanitary facilities are new and exceptionally well maintained... and comfortable. There is a bathing area on the lake with a sunbathing lawn and jetties. Contrary to the information on the homepage of the campsite, there was no possibility to buy bread from September 1st, not even on order, although the campsite was still fully occupied. Wi-Fi is free, but only for a limited time each day and the reception varies and is usually very slow. Due to the favorable location, Annecy is only 7 km away and can be reached in half an hour on the beautiful cycle path, the place is very popular. You should therefore arrive early. There is a noisy road within earshot. As the campsite is very popular with families with children due to its easy access to the lake, the background noise is correspondingly high. If you want peace and quiet, you should look for another spot by the lake.
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5.0
Uwe-Jens J.July 2015
Advantages
Very good connection to the lake, beautiful cycle paths, very nice people
Negatives
No brown bread :-)
Square with lake view
Very nice helpful staff. The receptionist even speaks good German. Good connections, great surroundings, we will be back!
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4.0
Martina T.August 2014
good atmosphere, very nice people at the reception, clean
From time to time evening events are offered at the campsite: Movie screenings, dance evenings on the beach. If you don't like the latter, it's better to spend the evening and the early hours of the night somewhere else - lying in your tent with loud bass is nerve-wracking (happened to me on the evening of my arrival); otherwise, the family-friendly, clean campsite with its own access to the lake is a great place to feel at home and stay longer
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4.0
Silvia V.April 2014
Very nice small campsite with very friendly people.
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4.0
Bernhard A.April 2014
Small, very well-kept place right on the lake. We will definitely be back!
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