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The Vendée is a tourist department par excellence, bordered by the ocean and renowned for its fine sandy beaches. The Vendée stretches from the south of the Loire to the north of La Rochelle, famous for its two ports, Saint Gilles Croix de Vie and of course Les Sables d'Olonne.

Situated halfway between the north and south of France, its road and rail networks have become a real attraction for tourists (over 450 hotels in the Vendée) and industry alike. Paris is only 4 hours away, Bordeaux 3 hours and Rennes 2 hours, and all of that by expressway. As for the TGV, it runs all the way to Les Sables d'Olonne, putting Paris less than three hours from the beach.

But the Vendée is also the bocage, rich in history. The Chouans war. There are many châteaux to discover, including the Château de Barbe Bleue in Tiffauges and the Château de Talmont Saint Hilaire.

And let's not forget the famous Puy du Fou theme park, which has taken off in leaps and bounds over the last decade. It takes you back to different periods in history. A must-see and not to be missed.

As manager of the Calme des Pins hotel, we can assure you that the satisfaction rate in return is enormous.

There are a number of hotels in the Vendée to choose from, both in the bocage and on the coast:
The first, between Nantes and La Roche sur Yon, is La Chabotterie, with its top-of-the-range restaurants, and the second, on the coast, is Le Calme des Pins, with its warm welcome, spa and free fitness room, just a stone's throw from the sea. All in all, a charming hotel in the Vendée!

One of the first things you think of in the middle of winter is the sunshine on the beach at Les Sables d'Olonne next summer.
It's a dream come true to lie on a fine sandy beach, sunbathing and impressing your friends at the start of the new school year: the Atlantic coast will amaze you with its natural beauty and its beautiful beaches in particular.

Clearly, the seaside resort of Les Sables d'Olonne is one of the most visited, certainly in competition with La Baule and Saint Jean de Luz, making it a great geographical alternative. The road and rail network is extremely efficient: you're 3 hours away by train and 4 hours away by car, via the motorway alone. https://www.calmedespins.com/acces.htm

The bay of Les Sables d'Olonne is laid out in such a way as to allow all kinds of water sports.
Forming an arc of a circle, it is protected from the high seas and therefore offers a tranquil seascape, with few waves and a sandy bottom that plunges gently into the ocean. To the north, Sauveterre beach offers a more active beach that will delight surfers and bodyboarders alike. To the south, Tanchet beach is overlooked by the ISO (Institut Sport Océan) water sports centre, renowned as a surfing spot.

So that's how to keep everyone happy.
Numerous hotels close to the beach offer all the comforts you need for a successful holiday. The Calme des Pins hotel, located in a quiet area, accessible by car and easy to park, is the ideal solution for a successful holiday in a hotel close to the beach.
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Welcome to Les Sables d'Olonne; need accommodation?
there are a whole host of possibilities open to you.
You don't want to make a return trip, which is far too quick, so you'll need to make a stopover, and for that you'll need accommodation worthy of your expectations.

So get out your tablets, smartphones or computers and start looking: gîtes, guest houses, campsites or, more comfortably, hotels.
And there's no shortage of choice, with something to suit every budget.
From two stars to four stars, including three stars, which will certainly be the best value for money, like the Calme des Pins 43 avenue Aristide Briand at the end of the main beach in Les Sables d'Olonne.

A beautiful establishment offering a relaxation area with a jacuzzi SPA sauna sanarium fitness room and all free of charge!

A beautiful façade in the early 1900s, in the purest style of Sablais bourgeois houses, blends in perfectly with the quiet, residential Presidents district, hence the hotel's name. Another big advantage is the free parking around the hotel, which has a wide avenue, making it easy to park your car and get around.

In conclusion, when you stay in Les Sables d'Olonne, choose the right accommodation that is easy to get to at the right price and with the right services.
Thank you for your attention. We look forward to hearing from you.

Stay Les Sables d'Olonne

Do you know Les Sables d'Olonne? Of course we hope so! Holiday memories: fine sandy beaches, marina, fishing port, the start of the Vendée Globe or the salt marshes; so many activities to discover or rediscover...

The fine sandy beach on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean is the perfect place for holidaymakers to enjoy a well-deserved break, sunbathing, cooling off with their feet in the water, taking part in water sports such as bodyboarding, surfing, standing paddle or simply swimming with the family in the waves created by the successive tides!

During your stay in Les Sables d'Olonne, perhaps you'll enjoy the pleasures of the sea, this beautiful ocean, by sailing aboard a motorboat or jet ski, or more naturally, as the Olonne sur mer logo so aptly puts it, at the helm of a catamaran or any other sailing yacht. The marina is easy to moor and the concrete walkway makes it easy to get in and out: for more information, contact the harbour master's office.

The fishing port, which unfortunately has been reduced to nothing by the decline in activity over the years and even decades. Despite this, it remains firmly rooted in the hearts and traditions of our region.

As for the Vendée Globe, it's a trip not to be missed: the next start will be in November 2016, a magnificent monohull sailing race for which Les Sables d'Olonne is famous.

That's how it's possible to miss out on a stay in Le Sables d'Olonne, such is the importance of its tourist heritage.
And that's why the CALME DES PINS hotel is open from mid-March to mid-October, and even mid-November in the years of the start of the Vendée Globe!

For a night, a day, a weekend, a week or even longer, there are plenty of ways to spend some quality time in the Vendée on the Côte de Lumière, and more specifically in Les Sables d'Olonne, in quality accommodation such as Le Calme des Pins, located at 43 Avenue Aristide Briand at the top of the main beach, two hundred metres from the sea.

Whether you're on holiday, just passing through, travelling as a couple, with family or friends, you'll always be welcome in our hotel, and at the "right price", to quote a famous TV programme. You'll find an inexpensive stay that goes hand in hand with adequate services such as the sauna sanarium, jacuzzi and fitness room. A hearty breakfast is served in the dining room or in your room, with a multitude of products to whet your appetite.

The rooms are spread across three adjoining buildings, two of which have lifts. Our rooms are not stereotyped, so you can choose from inexpensive single rooms (i.e. one person in a 140-centimetre bed) to quadruple rooms, which are often used by parents with children.

Your choice will therefore be based on a number of factors:
- Bed size and bedroom
- Shower or bath
- Balcony or no balcony
- Front or courtyard side
A B§B package for business customers is in the catalogue, but more on that later.
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You're sure to be delighted (no pun intended) by the special features of a low-cost boutique hotel like Le Calme des Pins.
Looking forward to your visit to Les Sables d'Olonne, the staff of Damien and Laure would like to thank you for your attention to this article.

Tourism has been growing steadily for a long time now, with hotels offering ever more comfortable accommodation, and that's how the three-star Le Calme des Pins hotel got where it is today:
Ah! the 20th century arrives, at the beginning of 1900, and this great leap forward in modern technology! The internal combustion engine progressed, which allowed the means of transport to develop, electricity was democratised, running water and sewage systems were installed along the main access roads and all this contributed to the development of tourism, in this case the seaside resort of Les Sables d'Olonne.

Just think! Imagine the distance and journey between the capital and home in 1900 and now in 2014, less than 3 hours by TGV and just over 4 hours by car.
1906, construction of the Hôtel Les Pins in the Presidents' district, very close to the beach, the Casino des Pins, the pine forest and the former Grand Hôtel des Pins. Shortly afterwards, history reminded us of the political instability in Europe and France suffered two major conflicts: the First World War (1914-1918) and the Second World War (1939-1945).
During the "Thirty Glorious Years", the Calme des Pins hotel expanded twice, with the first 15-room building being built in 1955, followed by a second in 1967.

Le Calme des Pins was the first Logis de France hotel in 1947, a first step towards a quality classification. Over the decades, the establishment has been awarded new stars, most recently the third star in 2011.

In conclusion, Le Calme des Pins is a three-star hotel steeped in the modern history of Les Sables d'Olonne, a wonderful place to discover.

Welcome to our beautiful seaside town with a thousand and one therapeutic benefits, with its iodine air and saltwater bathing in the Atlantic Ocean and its invigorating waves.
Les Sables d'Olonne has always had a reputation for being a very popular tourist resort, but it also has a large elderly population, for a number of reasons:

- The first is, of course, the well-being of living here from day to day: sea bathing, fresh air, nature for walks, etc.
- The second is that it's inevitably easier to live in Les Sables d'Olonne all year round as a homeowner when you've saved your whole life; property prices there, as in many other pretty seaside resorts, are very high.
- The third is the installation of a thalassotherapy centre near the Puit d'Enfer and, more recently, a spa in a hotel like Le Calme des Pins (an old building in the residential area of Les Présidents, with a charm all of its own).

Today, the city's political will is to move away from "tourism only" and make it a city that offers a multitude of reasons to feel good all year round, but given that one cannot exist without the other, we are witnessing unprecedented growth in this conurbation.
In conclusion, whether you're coming for the weekend, on holiday or just passing through for professional reasons, or even as a resident, going to a hotel spa guarantees you a moment of total escape, an emotional respite and all this in Les Sables d'Olonne.

With its seafront dotted with hotels, beaches, maritime pine forests and above all the magnificent fine sandy beach of Les Sables d'Olonne, this is the perfect starting point for a wonderful seaside holiday.

In 1868, the town was linked to Paris by rail. It then took 12 hours to get to the seaside of Les Sables d'Olonne and gorge your lungs with iodine.

Of course, you have to discover the town from the embankment, which offers a view of the enchanting seafront, but you also have to follow the paths inside to see the architectural fruits of the history of this beautiful town. The Presidents district was created at the end of 1870, a district in which the local and summer bourgeoisie invested, making the area a chic and fashionable place to live with its superb villas with enchanting names... As shown, for example, by the Hôtel Calme des Pins, built in 1900, a real jewel of the district, which has retained all the charm of its seaside heyday... Passers-by will be struck by all the decorative refinement that testifies to the inspiration that the architects of the time had in constructing such a building.
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At the end of the 19th century, the accommodation on offer was expanding on the embankment following the development of sea bathing from England. The seaside town of Les Sables d'Olonne had already thought through its accommodation offer: rooms, nicely furnished flats, hotels by the sea and increasingly facing the sea, where it was possible to find cheap and functional accommodation.

The coastal landscape has been growing steadily for two centuries, and the town of Les Sables d'Olonne has become a tourist destination, not to say very touristy, with a huge influx of holidaymakers during the school holidays, and a population that multiplies almost tenfold at its peak in August.

At the beginning of the 19th century, the fine sandy beach was overlooked by large, magnificent dunes that protected the fishing village from bad weather such as the wind and rising seas. A little anecdote: in those days, the sea wasn't used for bathing as we think of it today, but as a primary means of rinsing off for sailors returning to their destinations. Then came the fashion for sea bathing with the arrival of British aristocrats on holiday, who gradually transformed the urban landscape of Les Sables d'Olonne by building houses behind the dune, then on top of it, and finally at the foot of the dune facing the sea.

Over time, beautiful architecture has emerged to make our beautiful town of Les Sables d'Olonne so typical and pleasant: pretty hotels such as the façade of the CALME DES PINS dating from 1906 naturally promote the town's tourist life. The pretty houses of Les Sables can be found all along the embankment overlooking the beach, particularly in the residential area of Les Présidents.

The fishing port has grown over the years, along with the extension of the yachting and commercial port, which separates the La Chaume and Sables d'Olonne districts.

Between rest and relaxation in a town with all the pleasures of a seaside resort: A holiday destination not to be missed