Just returned from a week at Les Ormes Leisure Village and can honestly say "We Loved It"... Now I must point out that the week we stayed, according to the locals, was the worst week for rain the entire summer. It rained practically every day. and on one of the days, it put down a whole months rain in one hour... It was terrible weather.

But, that said, our first visit to Jersey was a good one. We loved the island, due to the unbelievable beaches and range of activities for all ages.

Les Ormes itself has already been described in previous reviews, so wont duplicate what has already been said. But what we can say is that for us as a young family, it was ideal.

We could go swimming in the morning (On the complex) in a lovely warm pool (Although a bit deep for our 3 year old), then a game of football in the soccer dome (On the complex), before heading out to any number of wonderful beaches, all within 5, 10, 15mins drive away.

The lodge itself was great, very modern, all mod cons and of course the hot tub, which the kids loved. The site itself is well kept and very safe for the kids. Yes its near the the airport... and yes you can hear the aircraft... but no it doesnt bother you in the slightest, unless you`re really fussy !!!

Staff were great, helping us out with anything we had to throw at them. There is also a great information shack, that has loads of buckets, spades, fishing nets, boogy boards etc for you to use and return at the end of your stay. As well as games, books and DVDs...

Our favourite beaches were St Brelades, Greve De Leq and Plumont Bay, but there are countless others. These just suited us due the cafe/toilets etc close by...

The crazy golf at the Living Legends place is amazing, even in torrential rain...

So to sum up, we had the worst weather we have ever had on a weeks holiday, but we will be returning to both Jersey and Les Ormes

We booked Les Ormes initially because it is one of the few self-catering places on Jersey that didn't insist that we booked Saturday to Saturday - a sensible policy in the low season.

Our lodge was excellent: not only comfortable, but very well laid out, with top quality furniture and equipment. Wall-mounted TVs in lounge and bedroom have main UK channels (though in the wrong order). Free wi-fi is a major plus, and it works.

Airport noise is certainly present, but not really a major irritant. As to internal wildlife, we saw three spiders in a week. Outside, we had regular visits to our patio from some of the resident mallard ducks. If someones stay was spoiled by woodlice, why on earth didn't they ask to be moved?

This was our first ever trip to Jersey. It's a lovely island, and Les Ormes is a great 'home from home' to come back to after a day exploring it.

Was very pleased with the lodge at first, just a lovely space, seemed clean, well equiped with nice surroundings and a great location. Hardly noticed the planes.
But then came the woodlice... Its hard to tell where they're getting in but they just keep a comin! Now my wifes a little squeemish so i was trying to get to them pick them up and flush or bin them before she saw them so as not to freak her out too much! But there were just too many coming out of the wood work to be able to do this. I even found them in the bed. I'm not sure if all the lodges have this problem but it was a real shame and did take from my enjoyment of the lodge. I would recommend a woodlice free lodge whole heartily but i'm not sure you'll get one so sorry i can't.

Myself and my family stayed in the cottages at La Pulante, part of the Les Ormes group this October and have to say it was a great place to stay ,very clean, spacious and well maintained.The beach was literally a stones throw from the cottage with miles of golden sand.Pub,restaurant and takeaway not two minutes walk from the cottage.Thoroughly enjoyed our stay and found the staff to be exceptional.We would highly recommend anyone to stay here but you will need a car to get around.