Domaine Villas Mandarine

“Amazing villa in a fantastic location.”

The Domaine Villas Mandarine is a wonderful place to stay. The facilities in and out of the villa were first rate and of a very high quality. The pool was beautiful as is the location, surrounded by hills. Nothing was too much trouble for the team at Villas Mandarine. Lovely rooms with a great sh... more

The Domaine Villas Mandarine is a wonderful place to stay. The facilities in and out of the villa were first rate and of a very high quality. The pool was beautiful as is the location, surrounded by hills. Nothing was too much trouble for the team at Villas Mandarine. Lovely rooms with a great shower, hot water readily available and big comfy beds....perfect. Pool cleaned everyday, bbq cleaned everyday if you have used it, villa cleaned everyday....what more do you need. Lovely welcome pack of cold drinks, Corsican biscuits and a jar of homemade fig jam. Everything you need was there including the things required by a little one including pool and beach toys, high chair, cot, plastic cups, bowls etc. The spa on site was exceptional with lovely facilities Ideally situated only 5 minutes for Calvi Airport so no long transfers, very handy. Only 3 minutes to the beach and 5 minutes in to Calvi. The marina at Calvi is lovely with many restaurants and bars. Cannot recommend this place enough but make sure you don't all book up and prevent us from booking again!!

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“Wonderful relaxing break”

Wonderful holiday at villas Mandarine in August 2020. Villa Laetizia - 3 bedroomed villa with pool and garden, for two adults and three teenagers. Very quiet and relaxing. It was great to combine the privacy of our own villa with hotel-quality service - fresh pastries for breakfast, daily cleanin... more

Wonderful holiday at villas Mandarine in August 2020. Villa Laetizia - 3 bedroomed villa with pool and garden, for two adults and three teenagers. Very quiet and relaxing. It was great to combine the privacy of our own villa with hotel-quality service - fresh pastries for breakfast, daily cleaning inside and out (times for when you are out so we only met the cleaners once), fresh beach/pool towels daily, even daily cleaning of the gas barbecue. Days spent on the beach, or swimming in the Fango river, or visiting villages and wineries of the Balagne, followed by relaxing by our pool and then relaxing in the central spa. Bliss! We also made use of the free electric bikes, which were fun. Unfortunately we had to leave early due to UK Covid quarantining rules and, when we had problems with Corsica Ferries, the team at Villas Mandarine sorted it all for us. I would thoroughly recommend. Being entirely objective: this is not a cheap holiday (and we have travelled extensively and regularly spend similar amounts on holidays) and I’d say the level of “luxury” in the villas themselves is not as high as some - focus is more on light, airy, spotlessly clean and practical space. But the quality and tranquility of the space, the spa and the services is excellent and, realistically, everything you could want from a holiday in Corsica (and we have visited Corsica 8 times in 22 years).

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“Magnificent week in Calvi. We shall return and stay here again.”

6.18 TGV from Redon to Montparnasse, bus shuttle to Orly - piece of cake. Bit of a bumpy flight to Calvi, there had been 3 days of thunderstorms before we arrived. We had booked a hire car and drove the 10 minutes to Mandarine. Checked in by a lovely young (to me) woman who comes from Brittany, w... more

6.18 TGV from Redon to Montparnasse, bus shuttle to Orly - piece of cake. Bit of a bumpy flight to Calvi, there had been 3 days of thunderstorms before we arrived. We had booked a hire car and drove the 10 minutes to Mandarine. Checked in by a lovely young (to me) woman who comes from Brittany, where we live. The villa is large, airy, comfortable, well appointed - everything you would expect (but don't always get) at a 5 star place. We had paid to to have the pool heated for the week, an extravagant necessity we thought and very worthwhile. The kitchen is well appointed although the halogen hob took a bit of understanding. Large Weber BBQ outside. Very lovely and private garden with view to a field with trees, not over-looked at all. Parking in front of the villa. Very comfortable bed but we had to ditch the duvets because they were too hot. Very good shower, toilet en-suite with a separate toilet down the corridor (necessary). Furnishing are quite lavish and very comfortable. TV, wif-fi, radio, DVD, ipad music thingy. Bonus of having electric bikes to use everyday and it's a 5 minute cycle to Calvi. Gym and sauna and indoor pool looked nice but I was on holiday! This has been the best week's holiday that I can remember and we travel somewhere different quite regularly; Split (yuk), Budapest (great) the last two hollibobs - but this place and Calvi are clear winners by a Norwegian mile.

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