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Self Catering studios & apartments. Perfect for couples, groups of friends and families. The complex has 100 studios & 12 1 bedroom apartments at the Le Grand Large, all are equipped with modern private bathroom and a complete kitchenette.
Le Grand Large also has a bar and restaurant with a panoramic view over the Atlantic Ocean. The hotel also features a relaxing lounge and library.
Location
In the centre of Biarritz old town, overlooking La Côte des Basques surf beach and a 10 minute walk to Le Grande Plage surf beach. Only 5kms from the airport.
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Room Type: Private
Sleeps: 4
This studio features a balcony, a TV and radio, and a kitchenette with a microwave and fridge. The room has a double/twin beds and a set of bunk beds for 2 people
Room Type: Private
Sleeps: 0
This studio features a balcony, a TV and radio, and a kitchenette with a microwave and fridge. The room has a double/twin beds and a set of bunk beds for 2 people. It has a seperate bedroom where a twin or double bed can be set up.
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When you book you will receive our confirmation email with full travel directions of how to get to us.
We don't provide airport transfers but you can book one easily here: Airport Transfers
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Biarritz lies in the centre of Europe's most epic surf coastline. Running from Seignosse/Hossegor & Capbreton to Hendaye on the French coast and into San Sebastian and Zarautz on the Spanish coast you will get to experience every kind of wave imaginable.
The flow of the Bay of Biscay means the water is warm up until the end of September, so wetsuits are optional!
The city has two main beaches, the Grand Plage and Cote des Basques. The Grand Plage is the town's beautiful chic beach overlooked by the casino and Hotel du Palais. It can produce some excellent hollow waves.
On the south side of town is La Côte des Basques, one of Europe's best beginner beaches and a perfect place to base yourself on a Biarritz surf holiday. The beach is more sheltered than most of the other beaches which means beginners and longboarders can enjoy really nice mellow rides. The beach continues south and has many surfable peaks.
Both beaches host different European and World surf contests, the highlight being the Biarritz Surf Festival in July.
A km north is Anglet's stretch of beaches. You check from the road above which spot is working - some great bodyboard spots also and numerous jetties help shape the banks.
A few kms south is Ilbarritz, great place to find some hidden spots. Keep exploring south and you will come across some great beginner spots like Hendaye, and for the more experienced the pointbreak Lafitenia (beside Quiksilvers European headquarters) and the reef breaks around Guethary such as Avalanche and Les Alcyons.
The famous Belharra big wave lies 2kms off the coast from nearby St.Jean de Luz. It was made famous in 2003 when locals shocked the world by riding its 66ft peak!
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We had a fabulous time. the hotel was much better than we expected - spotlessly clean, very friendly, and although we were in a studio we were delighted to find that the bunk beds (which are in fact in a separate "room" (admittedly only big enough to fit the beds, but you could still shut the door on the teenagers! ) so we had more privacy than we expected. the bunk beds were also plenty big enough for seventeen year olds! The location of the hotel is phenomenal! We could walk to everything and didn't use the car once in all the time we were there - amazing. The free navette (buses) were also a boon when exhaustion set in...the area around the hotel at the Halles was always busy, and so many locals as well as tourists. The food was amazing - but it wasn't cheap. But that said, we were never looking for pizza and hamburgers, and I dare say that cheaper could have been available, and so that was our choice - and an important part of the holiday for us! The surf lessons were great - had everyone in the water and up on the boards straight away - hardly any of that messing around on the beach. The other thing we noted (and appreciated) was that the lessons were always at least the full one and a half hours - in the water. The time spent getting kitted out wasn't part of the lesson time and often they all stayed in the water beyond the allotted time just to get that one last wave...and such really positive, friendly staff. Also an amazing photographer who took great pictures! As a neurotic mum, I was also impressed by the safety aspects and the level of supervision everywhere. Biarritz itself is charming - a beach or a street for every occasion - like having ten different resorts all in one place. we've been fortunate enough to live and travel in USA, Africa, Australia as well as Europe and can genuinely say this was one of the best towns we've stayed in. So all in all, one of the best holidays we've had....so thank you!
We really enjoyed everything. The lessons was great, even my daughter who is 8 years says it was great. Before we went to Biarritz, we were in Paris, La Rochelle, Ile de Re, Arcachon and Cap Ferret. Biarritz is the best place, my family says. We like the apartment especially for the sound of the Atlantic during nights and that it was on the 8th floor with a great view of both the beaches. We went to both of them. Le Grand Plage for sunbathing, swimming and jumping in the waves. The Cote Basque for surfing. We like to pick up fresh bread in the morning by the baker. It was also great that it was so close to Carrefour and all kind of shopping. We enjoyed to eat tapas in the evening. We like the mix in the city of both up-scale areas to more relaxed areas and people. People in BTZ was very nice and friendly. The staff at the hotel were also nice and helping out. The apartment fulfilled our needs with the small kitchenette, the two separate sleeping areas and the TV (my 8 years old daughter enjoyed looking in to French music videos….). The balcony was great and the free Wi-Fi. We will return – Lotta, Stockholm
Accommodation was very functional and convenient. It was a perfect base. Surf school was great and very friendly. I had the impression that the group sizes were a little large though and we could have benefitted from more individual attention. They could perhaps do with another instructor or two. But overall it was all great. I am sure we will return as kids are addicted! – Giles, Paris
We stayed there last year, too. I like it because it is close to the beach and the surf school, and people are very friendly and speak good English (for me as a German native speaker). Just one small issue: it would be nice to have more English or German TV channels in the hotel. There is just one in each language. The surf lessons were really good this year. I just booked 3 days first. Then booked some more, which is no problem if you tell David one day before. I met a lot of people - from France, Germany, Holland. I really liked surfing with the same people for several days. Beaches/Area/Restaurants: Newquay Bar, for showing the Champions League semi finals. Very important for Germany this year :-)
We had a fab week, weather gods on our side with sunshine and great waves. We went to Hendaye the first day, but the other days on Cote de Basque. The location of Grande Large was perfect, we got a room on the 8th floor and had a great view over Grand Plage. After surf we have chilled at the pool and just worked on the tan a bit.. French food was fantastic, not the cheapest but a gastronomic experience each time! In all, I fell in love with Biarritz and me and Hanna are discussing on when we should return with our husbands next year.( Or if we should just keep this a ladysurf camp instead..; ) What I appreciate the most about your website when booking was the variety of both countries and accomodation. I like the possibility of staying in a nice hotel with surfing close (Im a quite comfortable type). Haven't found any other surfcompany that is offering this type of product before. If you look at the places where Ive been (Biarritz and Lagos) you see that both times nice hotels are chosen before surfcamps. I think you have a winning concept here. There are a few of us "nearly grown ups" that enjoys a more active holiday. And one more thing, the hotel rates you have are really really good! Well done on that!
The hotel was perfect and with a amazing view of the beach. The surf lessons with David were very good and he taught us lots. Biarritz it self is very nice and relaxed place on the expensive side and you really need to have some form of french to speak as we found it hard ordering things and not sure what we ordered but most of the time if was fine. Looking forward to the next trip where ever that might be.
We loved Biarritz, the apartment was perfect, just what we wanted. The location couldn't have been better, Carrafour was close by and some cool restaurants and bars on that street around it. We bought food at the market there too which was cool. My girlfriend was a beginner surfer so i took her to the two main beaches at low tide and we enjoyed the surf. We probably had a little too much wine and great food but I guess that's allowed!
Myself and Joe really enjoyed ourselves in Biarritz. We had a mixture of weather that went from a bit cloudy and rainy to roasting hot. It ranged from 26-30 degrees for our final two days, so it was quite the change from Ireland. We cycled to Bayonne the first cloudy day and got the train over to San Sebastien the next, which we both loved. I spent the final two days on the beach, which were so nice. We loved the location of our apartment and the view over the balcony was great. We really enjoyed some of your restaurant recommendations, particularly El Diablo and Café Bar Jean. I don’t think we had a bad meal our entire trip so that was great. Also the distance from the airport is a major plus. Thanks again for all your help
Accommodation was very good thanks and very good value (rooms were really spacious. Surf lesson was great and David was a very good teacher. In terms of bars we mostly spent time in the Newquay bar. We had dinner in El Diablo one night which was good. For clubs, we found one by the beach called Arena that was very good. Many thanks
We had a fab time. We did 3 days in San Seb which was fab - really good value and great location. The surfing was good, really liked the instructor and the surf, although frustratingly I had a different board every day so it was difficult to progress much as I was always trying to get used to a new board. We loved San Seb and didn't want to leave. Food was amazing - your restaurant recommendations were great. Biarritz was a good place too, although I was sad to leave SS! I thought the hotel was great. I thought your service was excellent and I would def book another holiday through you, and recommend you to friends
Lovely apartment with swimming pool, plenty of room for our boys 18 and 22. A cleaner cleaned the apartment every day. Helpful receptionists and Samos was very funny. Excellent local restaurants Рrecommend Caf̩ Jean in rue des Halles, plus lovely restaurants overlooking the sea. The boys had a surfing lesson and managed to stand up and my wife loved the shops and local architecture. Hired a car and had a trip to the Guggenheim at Bilbao and San Sebastian for Tapas. Fantastic fireworks on our last night overlooking the see. Very nice people and local children exceptionally behaved! Everyone loved it
We had the best time! We split the holiday between Zarautz and Biarritz. Both apartments - were incredible. The terrace we had in Talaimendi was bigger than my whole flat ha! Biarritz was beautiful, if a little expensive, and 4 nights was perfect. Travelling between the two was a breeze too, very impressed with the trains and coaches in the area
We really enjoyed our holiday in Biarritz at Le Grand Large. The studio was good value for money and close to the surfing beach. The city is also a very nice place to go out (very nice bars, restaurants,...) and the beaches are very clean and not too crowded in September... all in all a really wonderful place! - Marina & Christian, Neumarkt, Germany
It was very enjoyable. Biarritz is well worth visiting, lovely beaches, great food and very relaxing. The accommodation was very central and suited our needs perfectly. Surf Lessons were well conducted and provided a good introduction to surfing. David was very patient and positive despite the fact that we weren't very good! Overall the experience was very positive, and very well organised. One advantage to the Biarritz surfing is that the flight time is less than two hours and you are at the hotel within 10 minutes of leaving the airport, reducing time wasted doing long transfers, Thanks for your help with this
Really enjoyed the holiday!The apartment was nice and clean and had a great view towards Spain. The surfing was great and I think we all improved a lot over the week. Ate out every night, mostly around les Halles area and the tapas bar down the road from the apartments. All in all, I wouldn't have any complaints about the holiday and would love to do it all again. Hopefully talk to you again soon
We had a lovely time on holidays. We spent a week in San Sebastian and a week in Biarritz. Accommodation wise we preferred Biarritz. Great location and the room was ample size. The surf was great in Biarritz, Gary found the lessons very good. I would def recommend Biarritz for surfing
Biarritz was great. David at the surf school was really good. I was pretty rubbish, but he was really helpful. He seemed to pick up on everything I did wrong, stuff that other people never noticed. The class was a nice size, very small. Everyone got a bit of individual attention again, and again...There was another surf crowd who had large groups, and kept them very close to the waters edge, they didn't seem to be making much progress. We were brought out much further, where you could actually catch the waves, and build a bit of confidence in the water, and trying to read the waves. The fact that my French isn't the best, was not a problem either. I'd definately recommend the surf school and I'd go back. Also, the changing facilities were really good, they seem very new, and well maintained. Thanks again - Noleen, Donegal
A lovely funky hotel with brilliant sea views of Biarritz and very convenient for the beaches - between the two main ones and only short walking distance. Biarritz is a brilliant place, I love it... very relaxed, great bars, great surf
The place is fantastic, the lessons were good. The apartment complex location wise couldnt have been better. Will definitely go back and of the three we have been to Ericeira, Noja and Biarritz - it was the most enjoyable. Many thanks again and I look forward to booking with you again