

As great as that is, it also meant we couldn't leave them there all day every day, or risk them feeling a little isolated. The fact that there were very few English-speaking children meant ours had an immersive French experience.
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The activities were varied - our daughter Nell, six, even learnt trapeze – plus they had an inflatables afternoon, a foam party, a mini-Olympics and even a Mini Club show that the children practised all week and performed for the parents on the Thursday night. You'd often see a parade of youngsters walking behind their club leader, chanting various phrases, heading to different areas of the resort throughout the day. With its vast outdoor area, a cordoned-off splash pool and plenty of cool indoor space, the staff seemed to love their jobs and knew all the children by first name after the first meeting. The kids club, meanwhile - called Mini Club - is seriously impressive. The Sandersons' daughter Nell (pictured) had such a bond with the staff she was in tears on departure day

The Mini Club included a show that the children practised all week and performed for the parents. Yes, you read right, high knees and burpees on a floating board. Claire, who is normally very active, struggled to stand up on two legs let alone do the more ambitious moves. If running is not your thing, there's Float Fit, a rectangular-shaped board about the size of a surfboard, which is tethered to the side of the pool, on which you attempt a mixture of yoga and functional moves - think standing on one leg, squats, high knees, and burpees. It transpires the lure of a breakfast banquet and a shaded sun lounger was too strong. The predominately French clientele (the exceptionally polite and enthusiastic staff will assume you are French until you tell them otherwise when their impressive English skills kick in) hit the tennis courts, despite the tremendous heat, with the type of enthusiasm that should be reserved for Wimbledon.Īnd if they're not playing tennis there's the morning run club, which my wife Claire and I watched from our balcony, coffee in hand, pretending to each other that we were going to give it a go the following morning. Instead, tennis skirts, running shorts or expensive yoga gear is much more common.

You only have to see the attire of most guests at the unfailingly impressive buffet breakfast to know that the majority of people start their day with some sort of sporting activity.īeing dressed in board shorts or a kaftan is not the norm in the mornings. The focus here is firmly on children having the time of their lives - and the world-class facilities staffed by the brilliant 'Mini Club' team ensure that little ones can be entertained while adults relax, or not. 'The focus here is firmly on children having the time of their lives'
