SOWELL Family Pignada Plage

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Oasis of Cleanliness, Calm, and Comedic Relief” After a week-long epic on two wheels—from the glorious green hills of North Wales to the sun-drenched South of France—dodging motorways like they were potholes filled with regret, we finally rolled into Sowell Family Pignada Plage. And what a relief. Let me set the scene: every night before this, we’d stayed somewhere new. Each place was a little game of "guess what's growing in the corner" or "find the light switch before the cockroach does." Bordeaux gets a special mention—beautiful city, but the apartment door opened like it had seen things... terrible things. We laughed. We cried. We sanitized. Then came salvation: Sowell Family Pignada Plage. Spotless rooms! Crisp sheets! Not a single dubious stain or suspicious smell in sight. I nearly hugged the bed (and might have, if my biker leathers hadn’t been sticking to me). The staff? Absolute legends. While their English was as shaky as my GCSE French, we communicated better than most married couples. Smiles, hand gestures, wild guesses—it worked! I asked for a towel and somehow got directions to the beach and a croissant. Perfect. And the food? Oh, chef’s kiss! After days of grabbing whatever vaguely edible thing we could find at roadside stops, the buffet here felt like a Michelin-starred miracle. Ample choice, fresh flavours, and enough variety to make even the fussiest of bikers full and happy. We might’ve gone back for thirds… for research purposes, obviously. The setting is peaceful, the air pine-scented, and the pool looked like a shimmering blue promise of better days. After miles of saddle soreness and a crash course in European plumbing, we finally found somewhere that felt like a holiday. Two nights never felt so luxurious. Merci, Sowell Family Pignada Plage—you’ve restored our faith in accommodation, humanity, and the French hospitality industry.

Great location, right in front of a big lake on which we had a nice view. The hotel with appartment are only a nice walk (15-20 min) to the beautiful sea and beach, good for surfing, swimming and pleasant walks. A sailing and surf center nearby as well as Facilities to rent a pedalo boat on the lake with slide. We enjoyed the good food offered by the restaurant catering as well as the breakfast and lunch. We also had dinner in some of the pleasant restaurants around the lake and at the sea side.

Large room, friendly staff, centrally located, nice pool, interior of the rooms well maintained. There was an interior room for bike storage. The exterior needs upgrading but it was good value for the money.

Brilliant location next to the beach on a calm inlet from the sea. Surfing not far away along with many other activities. The hotel room was clean and well equipped, the staff were very helpful and made us very welcome

Front of house staff were only the best for help and their welcome. Restaurant staff were equally as welcoming.