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ACCOMMODATION
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There are four types of accommodation in Cap - apartments, villas, the campsite and the Hotel Eve. You could also choose to stay off-site and commute in daily.
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| The complex is dominated by 3 very large concrete apartment buildings called Heliopolis, Port Nature and Port Ambonne. Each has at least one outdoor pool (costing £2-£3 to use if you're not a resident) and one or two "commercial centres" with shops and restaurants.

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Heliopolis is three quarters of a circle 1 kilometre in circumference; Port Nature (pronouced the French way as na-choor) is long and slightly Y-shaped; and Port Ambonne has a semi-circular residential block above a circular shopping parade, all curling around a central swimming pool. These are far bigger than any structures in the textile part of Cap and make the Naturist Quarter much more densely populated than the rest of the resort - which in turn helps give it its buzz. There is also the much smaller Port Soleil.
Apartments vary in size but tend to be small. Some are studios with pull down beds and tiny galley kitchens, most others have just one bedroom. Some companies maintain their apartments better than others and rooms can show their age with yellowing plastic sinks etc. On the other hand they all have balconies and the views down the coast can be very good.
In the last couple of years some much higher standard accommodation has at last become available. Le Jardin d’Eden in Heliopolis is a new 65 apartment luxury residence for couples only just a stone's throw from the beach and has its own private pink pool. This is undoubtedly the best and sexiest place to stay. There are also the Les Riads villas (see below).
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 Port Nature |
 Heliopolis
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| The villas are found in Helio-Village, Port Nature Village and several smaller locations on the other side of the marina and generally all called Port Soleil because they are tucked away behind it - Port Venus, El Pueblo, Cap Sauvage and Le Jardin de la Palmeraie.
Villas tend to be bigger than apartments and are more viable for self-catering. They are usually 1 or 2 bedroom and have a small patio area attached so you can eat outdoors. There are some bigger ones in the Port Soleil vicinity, including a few with two storeys and one with a private pool. For detailed plans of the different types of apartments and villas available we thoroughly recommend a look at the Resid agency's website.
Les Riads in Port Ambonne is a new luxury estate of just nine houses, situated at the main entrance to the complex, inspired by Arabico-Andalusion architecture
The campsite is huge and was the original Cap d'Agde nudist location before any of the resort was built. It runs in "Allees" parallel to the beach. Nearest the beach is Allee Mer, then Plage, then Dune, then Nature, before the alphabet starts at A and runs through to O. Many of the plots have mobile homes or caravans permanently sited and there are also chalets you can rent. There are over 2,500 plots on the site which has its own secure swipe-card access procedures for vehicles and entry checks after dark.
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Heliopolis, Helio-Village, the campsite and that beach!
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| The owner is the Rene Oltra company, whose founder owned the original farmland. It keeps the site immaculate and well secured. You can actually buy plots in the campsite, they change hands at £3,000 - £6,000 or more if there is a mobile home in good condition on them. Empty plots can sell for less than £1,000 although the service charge on all plots is about £100 a month.
The Hotel Eve is the only hotel on the complex and is tucked out of the way in the Port Soleil/Port Venus area on the other side of the marina. People tend to use it if they arrive the night before they book into their accommodation or have a spare night before their flight. Others have been known to spend their whole holiday here.
Gardens of ground floor apartments in Heliopolis
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