An ideal base for exploring St Cyprien and beyond, the apartment has everything you need for a holiday - we especially appreciated the parasols for the beach, grill for barbeques and cool bag for picnics. Bath towels on request at no extra charge; would have been nice to have the option of renting pool and beach towels as we flew and had to take ours. The apartment is in lovely grounds, is clean and in good condition; and although the décor could do with being modernised, this did not affect our enjoyment. Plenty of room for our family of 4. The balcony is an excellent feature, and we used it for every meal - nice to have that outdoor space. Shutters and fans keep it cool, even in August. The pool is large and rarely overcrowded, although no sunbeds - there are some on the balcony. The local shopping area is great - a pretty location by a marina, with all the shops and restaurants you need a few minutes walk/cycle away. The whole local area is very bike-friendly - we hired from La Quincaillerie du Port in St Cyprien Port. There are cycle paths and it's the easiest way to get around locally, especially as it's flat! Beaches are sandy, with good facilities - there are many but our favourite was near Le Pont Tournant (signposted El Trayou) - 5 mins cycle ride and a lovely beach café for coffees, ice creams, and sundowners. The town of St Cyprien Port is a lively port and marina with numerous shops, cafes and restaurants to suit all tastes and budgets, and markets on most days and every evening. A lovely restaurant a few minutes away is La Main a la Pate, which specialises in pizza and seems to attract the locals - lovely garden setting, and we were the only Brits there! Nearby towns worth a visit are Port Vendres, Collioure and Banyuls sur Mer, but very busy driving in - some can be reached by train from Perpignan. Perpignan is also worth a visit. It has a very Spanish feel, and a street festival every Thursday evening in the summer. A useful website for local information is Anglophonedirect.com. We also visitied Barcelona for the day by driving to Figueres in Spain and taking the train from there; also really worth a visit if you haven't been (allow at least 2 hours each way). Le Petit Train Jaune going up into the Pyrenees was a good way to see the mountains. Montpellier a beautiful city too. Would definitely return as there is more we'd like to see and do in the area.