HOLIDAY HOUSE NESTLED BETWEEN THE LAKE AND THE OCEAN ON A GOLF COURSE.

We have stayed at this property twice now, once with friends and then again a few years later as a family with our two young children.

The house is well maintained and has all the essentials required for a self catering holiday with a family and is well situated in a perfectly quiet spot equidistant from the ocean and the lake.

The recently extended terrace, with views over the golf course is an ideal setting for relaxing summer evenings watching the sun go down over a good book and bottle of wine, once the kids are in bed!

We are a keen cycling family and took our bikes down with us. The extensive paved trails through the pine forests and along the coast are perfect for getting to and from the town and the beaches at the lake or the ocean, without having to use a single road.

Lacanau-Ocean has an array of reasonably priced restaurants, although we tended to cook for ourselves back at the house, having young children and finding it tough to keep the kids up until the restaurants begin serving at 7pm.

The house and its surroundings would suit those in search of an outdoors active holiday, bikes, running, swimming, sailing etc., or one simply content to relax on the terrace and watch the golfers.

The pool is kept clean, but is not heated, so can be a little shock to the system at first if you venture in in May, as we did! It is intended as a quiet pool for a bit of exercise and not one with kids running and jumping around.

We're glad to have discovered Lacanau and its surroundings and I am certain we will be back in the future.

We had a wonderful holiday staying at this very well situated house. We are not golfers but it was nevertheless really lovely being up on a slight hill looking down on to the fairway between groups of pine trees, whilst having a chilled out BBQ. If you were a golfer you would be in heaven. Opening up the shutters and letting the South of France sunshine flood into your bedroom is a pretty good pick-me-up in the morning. Situated almost exactly between the ocean and the lake, both of which are easy cycling distance, you have a choice of both – we mostly did both on the same day. Invigorating breakers after ‘breckers’ and then of to the lake for a tranquil picnic on grass, in the shade of a large tree, whilst the kids swim with complete safety – life guards, very gently sloping beach, and no tides or currents to worry about. Back to Lacanau Ocean in the evening for chic bars and nightlife if you still have the stamina. House is clean with good sized rooms, easy access for bikes around the side, patio/BBQ area conveniently situated outside the French windows. The shared pool, very close to the house is very clean, good size, and when we were there in August mostly underused. A nice comfortable house in an amazing location. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

This is a great part of France to holiday, with such variety of scenery and activities for all ages. Lacanau was an ideal base to explore beaches, forests and vine yards further afield.

Whilst basic, the house was functional, clean and comfortable. The only downside was the fact that the garden isn't enclosed fully so little children can easily get out at the side of the property.

We'll definitely be back to the area again.