Pompadour

A manor house in the heart of Limousin: family holidays in the country

Club Room

The rooms, offering a simple level of comfort, are situated on all floors in the main building or the Cavallo section.

Your choice of room in the Club Room category:

  • Club Room
  • Club Room (Interconnecting)
  • Club Room (Interconnecting, "Cavallo")
  • Club Room ("Cavallo")

The facilities

  • European electrical plugs / 220 Volts
  • Security safe(s)
  • Shower room
  • Telephone
  • Television

You can choose your room à la carte when you reserve.

Deluxe room


Suites


Bars & Restaurants

Restaurants:

Covered with trims, this restaurant offers a splendid view on the park.

  • Varied buffets
  • Modulable tables
  • Non-smoking area
  • General buffet restaurant

    This wood panelled restaurant offers the rustic ambiance of a large country house. With its view over the grounds and its international cuisine, come and share unforgettable moments with family or friends. Non-smoking area. List of equipment :

    • Baby chair-raiser
    • High chairs for babies
    • Table(s) seat 8
    General buffet restaurant

    Bars:

    Available all day and evening (during bar opening hours) in all the bars in the Resort (including the nightclub). Drinks included(served by the glass and in the bars only) : Water, fruit juices, sodas, hot drinks, cocktails with and without alcohol, local and/or international spirits, wines. Sweet and savoury snacks

    Drinks not included Champagne, VSOP and XO spirits, bottled and canned drinks (available in certain Resorts from vending machines and/or the Club Med boutique®), certain super-premium brands and bottled wines proposed à la carte in some of our restaurants and bars.

    Main bar

    In the heart of a Resort dedicated to the art of horse-riding, this vast, imposing edifice gets its inspiration from the universe of the Wild West. Open all day and early evening, snacks served. Children have their own exclusive area where soft drinks and sweets are the order of the day! Non-smoking area.

    Main bar

    Nightclub bar

    As soon as the dance floor opens, this bar welcomes you to enjoy an extensive cocktail menu. Snacks served. Non-smoking area.

Sports & Activities

In this Club Med Village, novices and experts can try out exciting new sports and sensations. Under the supervision of qualified instructors, enjoy the highest standards of equipment.

Club Med Champions Academy® Included in your package

The Club Med Champions Academy® offers three-day courses for children. Your children will discover the technical fundamentals of the activities on offer in a fun way and in a variety of situations. After a training phase, they take part in games and exercises to help them assimilate what they have learnt. In Pompadour, the Club Med Champions Academy® offers the following for children aged 6 or over:

  • Football
  • Tennis

Club Med Horse-Riding Academy Optional Extra*

Between Périgord and Corrèze, a 60-hectare park houses an equestrian paradise: Pompadour, one of the most majestic riding centres in Europe. Its facilities are the stuff of dreams: almost a hundred horses and ponies, 3 covered schools (including 2 of Olympic size), 5 tracks (including 2 with obstacles), a 4-km riding path winding through the Village, a cross-country route... For beginners or experienced riders, the Gestion Espace Equitation company can supply everybodys needs, regardless of age and skill.

And also ...

LEISURE / RELAXATION

Included in your package: Club Med Evenings®, Indoor swimming pool, Nightclub, Petanque, Table tennis

Optional Extra*: Snooker, Video games

SPORTS Included in your package:

  • Group lessons for all levels : Archery, Club Med fitness, Club Med Champions Academy®, Club Med Tennis Academy
  • Free practice : Basketball, Beach volleyball, Football, Fresh air course, Volleyball, Weights room
  • Cours collectifs dinitiation : Aquafitness, Golf
  • Initiation : Guided treks

SPORTS Optional Extra*:

  • All levels : Club Med Horse-Riding Academy
  • Group lessons for all levels : Club Med Tennis Academy
  • Cours collectifs dinitiation : Golf

* at extra cost

Wellness Centre


Children & Teens

Mini Club Med, to create and exert yourself. Juniors' Club Med: independence and party spirit for 11 to 17 years. From 4 to 10 years, the children have a thirst for everything, Mini Club Med has planned everything in order to meet these needs. Juniors' Club Med is a way for young people from 11 to 17 years to meet friends, take part in their favourite activities and join in the Club Med Village life.

Petit Club Med® (from 2 to less than 4 years)

Petit Club Med® (from 2 to less than 4 years) OPTIONAL EXTRA*

At this age, we are no longer a baby, but we still need to be closely monitored. It’s the time for those first discoveries: the leisure of waking, walking and outdoor play, a full and balanced breakfast (especially designed for the needs of the young), a nap or quiet time, creative activities and of course, snack time, a true feast for those with a sweet tooth! The activities follow the progress of children, distributed into age groups. From 7.30 pm, after dinner with parents, children return to the Petit Club Med®. While the parents have a peaceful dinner, the young ones finish their day with a calm evening. For your information: Nappies and baby milk are not provided at the Petit Club Med®.

Mini Club Med® (from 4 to less than 11 years)

Mini Club Med® (from 4 to less than 11 years) Included in your package

Create and let off steam. At this age, children have a thirst for everything... The Mini Club Med® has planned everything to respond to this need of discovery in all directions. Sport, fun and creative activities. Children are distributed into sub-groups according to their age. One hour shower stop before dinner.

Juniors’ Club Med ® (from 11 to less than 18 years)

Juniors’ Club Med ® (from 11 to less than 18 years) Included in your package

It is a great classic of the Club Med for teenagers, in which they are distributed into 2 age groups. Teenagers, independence and parties. Club Med offers everything but imposes nothing. A true state of mind, both free and exclusive, which thrills the young. The Juniors' Club Med® enables teenagers to meet among themselves and participate in activities of their choice while taking part in the life of the Village. Offered only during school holidays, six days a week. Service is included in package price.

Baby-sitting OPTIONAL EXTRA*

To enjoy a moment to the full in complete freedom, take advantage of the baby-sitting service.

Playground Included in your package

The playgrounds independent of the supervised structures for children are accessible to children accompanied by their parents.

* at extra cost

Discovery


Practical Information

CLUB MED POMPADOUR DOMAINE DE LA NOAILLE 19230 ARNAC POMPADOUR Telephone: (33) 5 55 97 30 00 Fax: (33) 5 55 97 30 49

GMT time difference: + 2 hours in summer. GMT time difference : + 1 hour in winter

Transport package

If you choose a package with transport, the price is inclusive of the return train fare and transfer to and from the Resort.

Getting to the Resort

For customers who have not bought the transport package. Railway station / Resort, transfer by taxi. Uzerches railway station* Price : Summer 2007 (prices given as an indication) One way: 20 EUR

Club Med car park(s)

Outdoor car park with 350 spaces, no extra cost.

Uzerches Station

Uzerches railway station 30 kms (19 miles) from the Resort.

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Payment options at the Resort

Local Currency : Euro

New ! ClubMed Pass card. How to obtain it? At the reception desk of the village, in exchange for a credit card print(Please, refer to the list of credit cards accepted in the village below); amount of the deposit : 250 euros. What is this card used for ? Thanks to the Pass Club Med card, which is a payment card, you can pay for the services offered with extra cost in the village (drinks non included in the BSI, ski equipment, spa, shop) and pay off the whole balance before your departure.

Accepted Credit cards (only for payments) :

  • American Express

  • Visa

  • Mastercard

Other accepted payment options :

  • Traveller's cheques
  • Cash

Cash dispenser:

  • No possibility of cash withdrawal in the Village
  • Banks and cash dispensers downtown

Hotel facilities and services

To make life easy during your stay, we propose a whole range of services:

  • Beach towels - Against deposit
  • <
  • Club Med Boutique®*
  • Internet* : For your use: 1 Internet access point. Wi-Fi access
  • Meeting room(s)*
  • Nappy-changing table
  • Photographer*
  • Tumble-dryer*
  • Washing machine*

Health formalities

No special precautions. Hospital (Limoges) : At 60 km from the Village of Pompadour.

Country information

  • Official country name: French Republic
  • Capital: Paris
  • Land area: 551 500 km²
  • Population: 62.2 million inhabitants
  • Peoples and ethnic groups: 92% nationals, 1% Portuguese, 1% Algerian, 1% Moroccan, 0,5% Italian, 0,5% Spanish
  • Languages: French. Some regional languages are still used (Breton, Alsatian, Corsican, Catalan, Basque, Creole).
  • Religions: 90% Roman Catholic, 2% Protestant, 1% Moslem ; 1% Jewish
  • Political institutions: republic, parliamentary democracy
  • Président: Nicolas Sarkozy
  • Prime minister: François Fillon
  • GDP: 1 724.6 billion $US
  • GDP per capita: 27 913 $US
  • Annual growth rate: 4,2%
  • Inflation: 3,1%
  • Principal activities : petrochemicals, iron and steel, cement, aluminium, agriculture, food processing, luxury goods, car industry, energy.
  • Principal partners: European Union, United States
  • Member of the European Union: yes

Around the Resort

Towns or cities located in the vicinity:

Brives la Gaillarde is 52 km (32 miles) from the Resort. Travel time (by car): 50 minutes

Ségur le Château is 11 km (7 miles) from the Resort. Journey time (by car): 10 minutes

Climate

The French climate is generally temperate, that is to say there is no extreme. Summers are generally hot -the autumn may be rainy and winters quite cold.

Time difference

GMT time difference: + 2 hours in summer. GMT time difference : + 1 hour in winter

WEATHER

Météonews provides live weather news for this Resort and forecasts for the next 5 days.Latest weather forecast

Village Information

"Enjoy your passion for sports" Resort

Enjoy your passion for sports Resort. In the beautiful Correze countryside, the vast grounds of a former manor house are now home to Pompadour, a Club Med Resort designed especially for families with its hotel and the country house Le Cavallo a short distance away. Home to one of the biggest riding centres in Europe, the main thing you’ll find here is a welcoming, friendly atmosphere. In addition to riding*, tennis and golf, you can also sample the pleasures and flavours of the countryside on two excursions to medieval Corrèze or the Périgord Noir. Parents can indulge their passions while children’s eyes are opened to a new world, all in a warm and relaxed atmosphere.

Parks & Gardens

The village is an integral part of a superb park with trees including oak, chestnut, birch and fruit trees.

Highlights of the Pompadour

AUTUMN - WINTER For holidays from 30/10/2009 to 30/04/2010
SPRING - SUMMER For holidays from 01/05/2009 to 29/10/2009

  • A 60 hectare area home to one of the largest riding schools in Europe
  • Horse-riding Academy* (4 km horse trail, 3 indoor schools including Olympic)
  • Tennis Academy (18 courts, including 15 hard-surface courts)
  • Champions' Academy (orienteering, tennis and football)
  • Golf (9-hole pitch and putt)
  • Indoor swimming pool, sauna

Suitable for:

  • Single travelers: **
  • Couples: **
  • Families with children: ***
  • Families with teens: ***
  • Singles with children: ***
  • Singles with teens: ***

Accommodation

Village of 230 rooms divided between the hotel and the Cavallo. The hotel is a building with several floors, resembling a large manor. The Cavallo is a small two-storey annex with no lift. It is located 50 metres from the hotel, accessible from the outside.

Holiday Hiscounts - THE CLUB MED UK SKI & SUMMER AGENT OF THE YEAR 2006/07/08