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Indoor pool & sauna — all year round
Our wellness areas
The common thread of your “Aux Portes de la Baie” holiday: wellness facilities open all year round, even in winter, to enhance your stay in every season.
The pool
The indoor heated pool
Shared by the 5 gîtes, the pool is heated all year round and covered by a sliding dome, closed depending on the weather. It is open from 8am to 8pm, and lit in the evening. A pool for morning lengths as well as children’s games, whatever the season.
See our gîtesOpen 8am to 8pm, even in winter
Winter, our finest season
A 28 °C pool while it freezes outside, a steaming sauna, Mont-Saint-Michel without the crowds: winter is the bay’s best-kept secret. Our wellness facilities run from January to December — that is precisely what they are made for.
The traditional sauna
On the pool terrace, a traditional electric sauna is included in your stay, upon booking a time slot. Bathrobes for hire at €8 per person per stay — remember to request them when booking.
The pool in detail
- A 10 × 5 metre pool, from 1.20 m to 1.80 m deep
- Heated to 28 °C all year round
- A sliding dome, closed depending on the weather: always close it again after your swim
- Open every day from 8am to 8pm, and lit in the evening
- A large terrace with sun loungers and garden furniture
- Rings, pool noodles, goggles and inflatable chairs lent free of charge
Pool rules
- A shower in your accommodation before you come, your own pool towel, and shoes off at the entrance
- Swimsuits, swim shorts and burkinis accepted
- Children always accompanied by an adult: there is no lifeguard
- A single entrance, closed by a gate and a safety lock compliant with NF P90-306; pool closed from 8pm to 8am
- No diving
- No smoking, no music, no glass, no food or drink
- Water quality checked regularly by the regional health agency
The sauna, included in your stay
On the pool terrace, the sauna takes up to 6 people seated or 3 lying down. A changing room lets you get ready, a lounge with a table and armchairs is right next to it. Please bring your own towels. It closes at 8pm, like the pool.
The sauna is included in your stay, upon booking a time slot: ask us for yours, before or during your stay.
Bathrobes
For hire, sizes M and XL: €8 per person, for the whole stay. They are also for sale, at €50. Large family or group: just ask us.
Winter in the warm: heated pool at 28 °C, sauna, an empty bay
What you look for under “spa”, in its simple form
Let us be clear from the start: the estate has no spa. What people often mean by the word — warm water to slip into, dry heat that relaxes — takes two forms here: an indoor heated pool with water at 28 °C and a traditional sauna on its terrace. No treatments or massages, then: a pool, a cabin, and the quiet of a winter evening in the countryside.
A winter day: the bay in the morning, warm water in the evening
In winter the bay empties and Mont-Saint-Michel, 15 minutes away, can be visited without the summer crowds. A rhythm that works: the Mont or a guided walk across the bay in the morning, lunch at the gîte, the pool in the afternoon. It opens at 8am and closes at 8pm; the sauna also closes at 8pm, which leaves time for one last session before dinner.
For two: which gîte for a winter stay
For a couple, Le Chalet, 25 m² for 2 people, is enough; Le J1, for up to 6 people, leaves room if you come as four. Every gîte gives access to the same pool and the same sauna. The sauna is included: book your time slot with our team, and it will be part of the end of every day.
Booking in winter: length-of-stay discounts
The gîtes are open all year round and the length-of-stay discounts also apply in winter: −15% from 2 nights, −20% for 3 or 4 nights, up to −35% from 14 nights. A week in February leaves time to see the Mont, Saint-Malo 40 minutes away and Fougères 35 minutes away, and to end each day at the pool.
Pool and sauna in winter: your questions
Does the estate have a spa?
No. The estate has no spa. It offers an indoor heated pool, with water at 28 °C, open from 8am to 8pm all year round, and a traditional electric sauna included upon booking a time slot, on the pool terrace.
What is the water temperature in winter?
The pool water is at 28 °C, in winter as in summer. The pool is heated all year round and sheltered under a sliding dome, closed depending on the weather: you can swim in January just as in July.
Until what time is the sauna open?
The sauna closes at 8pm, at the same time as the pool. It is included in your stay, upon booking a time slot with our team. Bathrobes can be hired for €8 per person per stay.
Are the pool and the sauna private?
No. They are shared by the 5 gîtes of the estate, which sleep up to 30 people in total. Children remain under their parents’ supervision in all wellness areas.
What is there to do nearby in winter, between swims?
Mont-Saint-Michel is 15 minutes away, and the first beaches, at Genêts, are also 15 minutes away. Out of season the bay is almost empty: a walk with a certified guide, then back to the pool before nightfall.