Camping Virgen del Mar

Prima camping met vriendelijke, goed Engels sprekende eigenaresse. Mochten zelf plaats uitzoeken. Advies was om bepaalde nummers te nemen, deze plaatsen waren nl de grootsten. Sanitair netjes en schoon. Mooie omgeving om te fietsen en Santander is een bezoek waard. Zeker langs de haven is het prima vertoeven. Een e-bike is een aanrader. Het glooit nogal richting Santander. Bij de zee mooie hoge rotsen waar de golven flink tegenaan kunnen slaan. Mooi om te aanschouwen. Eten en drinken, zwembad, sportfaciliteiten en kindvriendelijkheid niet beoordeeld.

Goede camping met wat kleine plaatsen, Santander is te fietsen, de hele boulevard af en terug is 35 km. Er is geen busverbinding.Santander is zeker aan te raden. Het strand bij de camping is minimaal bij hoog water, bij laag water een stuk groter, voor strand moet je hier niet zijn dan zijn er betere opties zoals Laredo.

Had to think about this before I posted it. Last week we stayed in the camping virgen de Mer as our over night before the sunday ferry. We received a text to say that the ferry was going 1 hour earlier than scheduled. It was our first time going through this port and we were worried about finding our way around. We made the decision to get up early and leave loads of time. At 8am we got up to be told by another couple that the massive security gate was broken and we had no way out. Went looking for staff. There were none. Started ringing a landline. No answer. Started ringing what we assumed was an out of hours mobile number. It rang out about 4 times through before I was blocked. Starting to panic we and the 3 other couples started to try find any way out. Back gate also locked. Couldn\'t push or pull the main gate open (I have zero experience with electric gates) whatapp\'d the mobile number to say there was an emergency on site. Boarding was closing at 10.15. First staff due in (we thought) at 10. Walked the site and knocked on mobile homes with cars outside. No luck. Walked the road to see if any houses near by. No luck. 9.40 and pure panic stations. I rang my family in ireland and my brother in law was able to talk me through what to do to override the system. 3 campers went at serious speed through the town to get there with 10 mins to spare. Decided to ring the campsite to explain the situation and to recommend that they start answering there phone in an emergency and I got pure abused. I explained what happened and the end result was she laughed at me and asked what my problem was. She refused to believe me about the ferry was leaving early as her friend worked there and I was lying. Told me I should have just fixed the gate. Also phone hours start at 10am and they wouldn\'t be answered before that. I asked what would happen in an out of hours emergency and she said it was not her problem. She then hung up on me. This might be a once off, but serious concerns about the security and safety of that site made me compose this message. Amazingly I started to get messages apologising once the lady realised she was totally out of order. So please approach with caution.

grote camper. plaats te klein. beloofde 60 m² is maar 45 m². er was niet over te onderhandelen. als niet goed is vertrek dan maar waren de woorden van de baas. restaurant enkel in weekend open. losen voor campers is moeilijk bereikbaar