Bolero
Holidays, within the Union Lido site, is a British concern run for the last 30
plus years in Italy by John Robinson and his wife, Margaret.
This
was a second visit to Bolero and a month earlier than my last visit. This gave me the experience of life at Bolero
with more families for neighbours and despite the fact that I am not used to
children, the experience was a good one.
The site was a lot fuller but still offered a very pleasant experience
with a Venetian choir visiting one evening.
Bolero offers accommodation in mobile homes
and in caravans on a site that can only be described as spectacular. If you
have never experienced a mobile home holiday, finding out about the home itself
is going to be your first port of call. Firstly, forget everything you think
you might know about a mobile home holiday. Mobile homes are like luxury
bungalows or ground level apartments. They have double and single bedrooms,
lounge areas, kitchens, and bathrooms and have excellent climate control
depending on which time of the year you holiday abroad. We were as comfortable
in Bolero’s mobile home as anywhere I have ever stayed and John’s inspired
design to make the walk in shower big enough for two was a real bonus! Not content with the luxury offered, John is
about to introduce 9 new units that offer even more spacious and luxurious
living in time for next season. You can
visit the Bolero website to see what one of the new super vans will ok like.
The
site occupies 2 km on its own private beach on the Adriatic. It is heavily
wooded affording privacy and shelter from the fierce heat of the sun in the
summer. Although it can accommodate 11,200 people at capacity it would never
feel that way. In fact it has the feel of a small holiday village with many
different restaurants to choose from, a beach bar and a pizza take away,
newsagents, pharmacies, shops, camping supply outlets, cocktail bars and even
an optician! Two doctors live on site during the high season, and according to
our hosts John and Margaret they are always quick to respond to any call for
assistance.
Apart
from the immaculately kept nature of the site the swimming pools including a
wave pool and even the beach are equally well kept. The beach has sun loungers
and umbrellas to rent for 14 euros.
Lifeguards service any swimming area and then there is the Wellness
Centre! The Wellness Centre on the site is the closest thing to heaven I have
ever encountered and I could not wait to revisit it. It consists of 9 mineral baths all cocooning
the bather in bubbles and strong jets to ease away the tensions of life. The
idea is to work your way through Jacuzzi style large and small baths with
differing salt contents ending with a Japanese hot foot bath (40 degrees
centigrade) which involves walking over pebbles in a hot then a cold bath. All
make you feel marvellous and pampered and the Sauna and Steam room with their
accompanying ‘tropical forest’ shower offers along with the tropical rain
forest affect, a ‘tropical fog’ setting. The Wellness centre is for adults only
apart from a Tuesday and I would challenge anyone to find a more relaxing or
rejuvenating experience. Beautiful wood decking with really comfortable
sun-loungers beside an infinity pool and even a couple of four posters on the
upper deck invite the Wellness Centre guest to wile away the day floating
between the baths and the sun-beds.
Other beautifying and edifying treatments are available there with
massage and beauty treatments. You can check into the centre for 2 hours at a
cost of about 8 euros and around 16 euros will buy you a whole day of luxury.
And it really is luxurious, a real five star experience. It sits above the
children’s pool and the infinity pool looks out over the beach.
The information centre on site can help by selling you
tickets to Venice by bus and ferry or even to the railway station at Venice
Mestre via the town of Jesolo.
This is by far the best camping experience you will ever
have whether you rent a mobile home or take your own van or tent. Happy Camping!
http://www.boleroholidays.co.uk/bolero-mobile-homes.php
