Roussillon, South of France – The Money Talk 💶

We’ve done the exploring, the beaches, the almond croissants (never forget them). But let’s be real… One of the first questions people ask me when I talk about Eurocamp is:

“Okay, but how much did it actually cost?”

Here’s the thing. It’s one thing for me to say it felt effortless, or that we got more freedom than any all-inclusive could ever give us… but the real kicker? The price tag. Once we saw the difference compared to a TUI holiday, we were sold for life.

So, let’s break it down.

Quick note: this trip was in 2018, so prices have naturally shifted since then. I’m sharing these figures to show what was possible. Not as a promise of what you’d pay today.

🏡 What We Paid for Our Eurocamp South of France Holiday

We booked a mid-range 3-bed mobile home at La Sirène through Al Fresco (Eurocamp’s sister company at the time). Nothing fancy, but definitely not the most basic either. It gave us everything we needed.. kitchen, fridge-freezer, shower, BBQ, and that all-important outdoor space where we basically lived.

Here’s roughly what it looked like for our family of four:

Accommodation: Around £1,200 for 7 nights.

Bedding hire: About £10 pp — worth every penny to avoid lugging duvets on a plane.

Wi-Fi: Roughly €25 for the week (overpriced but, with a teenager and YouTube involved… we paid it 😂)

Travel: We flew from Birmingham to Perpignan — return flights came to around £600 total.

Food: we mixed it up — Supermarket BBQ nights, campsite takeaway dinners, and a few splurge meals at restaurants and markets. All in, we probably spent around £350–£400 on food.

Day trips: Barcelona excursion – €150 (about £130) for all four of us, plus a bit of pocket money for churros and souvenirs

Campsite tram: free 🙌

So, all in? Around £2,300 total for a full week in the South of France — flights, food, accommodation, day trips, and all.

That’s for a 5⭐️-rated site, beautiful weather, and a beach ten minutes away.

💸 The Comparison Game

Now here’s where it gets real.

That same summer, we priced up an all-inclusive package holiday to Greece for four… similar standard, same length, and the cheapest quote came back at £4,200.

That’s almost twice what we paid for Roussillon.

And for what?

Same food every night, a buffet you feel guilty leaving, and barely enough money left to explore anything outside the resort.

With Eurocamp, we got the opposite:

Freedom to eat where we wanted, drive where we wanted, spend how we wanted all while actually living in the place we came to see.

It didn’t feel like a budget holiday. It felt like we’d hacked the system.

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🍷 The Real Riches

Here’s the truth… we didn’t just save money. We gained something that all-inclusives could never give us.

We had slow mornings with warm baguettes, lazy afternoons at the pool, wine on the veranda under the stars. My kids made friends from different countries. We had nights that cost nothing but will be remembered forever.

You can’t put a price on that.

So when people say, “Oh, Eurocamp’s not really luxury,” I just smile. Because for us? It’s been one of the most luxurious way to travel. Not because of marble floors or minibars, but because of what it gave our family: time, space, laughter, and connection. And that’s how one week in the South of France changed how we travel — and honestly, how we see luxury.

💬 That was Part 3 of my Eurocamp Series.

 — The Money Talk 💶  

Next up? Tuscany, Italy – where campsite life went from great to downright magical. 👀

If you’ve ever thought luxury travel isn’t within reach. I hope this proves it can be. 

Sometimes, you just have to change what “luxury” means.