LUXURY OR UNUSUAL: CAMPSITES PULL OUT ALL THE STOPS | 1 Jour 1 Doc | M6

For France’s 7,500 campsites, the Easter weekend marks the end of the off-season — and the beginning of a new summer race.

Just days before opening, it’s all hands on deck. Managers and staff must get everything back up and running: polishing mobile homes, repairing winter damage, hiring seasonal workers, testing attractions, reopening restaurant kitchens…
We follow, in real time, the final preparations and first week of opening at two very different outdoor resorts — each with its own strategy to attract camping enthusiasts.
Near Nantes, in Saint-Michel-Chef-Chef, Guillaume is betting everything on unusual accommodation.
At his three-star campsite, guests can sleep in a plane, a train, a tramway, even a bus. With him, anything is possible.
Right now, he’s racing to complete his latest attraction: a 15-meter helicopter being transformed into bedrooms, a living room and a bathroom.Will he finish in time?

Will these quirky accommodations still draw crowds this year?
And will Naomie, the new trainee he is preparing for the summer season, be able to keep up with the pace?
Further south, in Port-Barcarès near Perpignan, Bertrand and his wife Élodie are relying on a completely different asset: their gigantic water park.
Wave pool, children’s splash area, state-of-the-art slides — for a five-star campsite, this is the number one selling point. Along with activities, entertainment and hotel-level comfort.
Bertrand has just taken delivery of three brand-new XXL luxury accommodations, including the Oasis mobile home, which can host up to 12 guests and comes with its own beach bar and private swimming pool.
In summer, a week there can cost up to €6,500.
Will the first families to stay in these accommodations be satisfied?
And will the new restaurant menu, created by the campsite’s 25-year-old chef, win guests over?
Especially since he has decided to shake things up by putting Japanese ramen front and center — replacing traditional Catalan cuisine.