Municipal Camping of Alexandroupolis - Makris 281

Nothing to get impressed by. An ok place. Kinda...

Nice camping. They offer spots for RVs and tents. The beach is clean. Toilets were better than what I expected. They are clean and have toilet papers. Yet the restaurant should have been better. All the spots are separated by trees which gives you enough privacy and shade. Prices are little bit above the average. 1 tent (own), 1 bike, 1 person costs 16€ per day.

camp is perfectly located, well organised, but beware of mosquitoes - killers! we run away, could not stay for another minute! we were charged 10.79 eur for 2 hours we stayed there + lady at reception was rude; hence 2 stars!

?‍? My experience of this camping site was short lived. I had planned to spend about a week with my tent, but the constant motorcycle and trucks noise from the main road at night, and barks and cries from dogs, was disturbing enough to make me change my mind rather quickly. Had I been there with a campervan my comments would most probably be different as the insulation of the campervan would probably have blocked the outside noise. I payed 6€ for one night, one person, and 6€ for one tent, but I have uploaded a picture of all the prices (it's both in English and Greek, and make sure to add ~14% tax to the prices you see). On the positive side, both receptionists I met spoke fluent English and were helpful and ready to answer my questions. The toilets and showers I found to be very clean for that once or twice I used them, and the shower was very strong and hot, which was relaxing. Camping customers have free access to the chairs and umbrellas of the beach-restaurant next to the camping site. The restaurant of the camping itself is currently closed due to COVID-19. Overall the camping site was clean, and water was readily available and drinkable.

The well known Greek hospitality is NOT here. The lady at the reception was rude. I was asking for her help and she left me talking and went to talk to some friends of hers. I made a phone reservation before we got there, that was nowhere to be found, so she gave us a spot, on concrete, with no shade to park our motor-home.(It was like parking on a motor-way parking except it was close to the beach). Of course there were free spots on grass and with shade i saw them while we stayed there for 2 days. When we got to our spot a very aggressive lady came out of her permanent caravan and yelled at us to be careful how we park not to block her view. There are a lot of stray dogs in the camping, not aggressive (like the lady above) but still. There was loud music at night in the campsite so not a place to rest and relax. There is no WI-FI We were in 5 more Greek campsites and this was by far the worst. It is probably because it's Municipality camping and not a private one.

So nice place to stay and cheap, the only bad: the toilets were not so clean but acceptable. The staff super nice guy! Not recommend to camp under 0°C jeje

Very good place. Town was quiet. No stores nearby, at least in the evening. Wifi was not working.

Ideally placed for travellers to/from Turkey or Bulgaria, with a long sandy beach, within walking distance of the town - it should be a pleasure to arrive and stay here. Instead, the whole place is like a badly maintained refugee camp with dismal facilities, no washing machines, wifi that wasn't working and an abandoned restaurant. We have camped here regularly over the years as there is no alternative but the place is sadly deteriorating. And meeting the Receptionist (Soula) on duty when we arrived felt more like being taken into custody. The only greeting was 'ID, I must have your passport', all other ID being refused. When I went back to the motorhome to fetch our passports for perusal, she came out after me shouting 'Where have you gone'! Then we were allocated a pitch number that, when eventually found, was already occupied. No apology, of course, when I trudged back. When asked the price (for a motorhome, 2 adults and electric - hardly unusual) a complicated price list was pushed at me, with different seasons, discounts and tax to decipher myself. Asking about laundry, I was told to use the sinks - and yet we found adverts for a local launderette scattered about the site. With Covid still an issue, the cold-water handbasins in the toilets had no soap, hand gel, paper towels or driers. The Town Hall should be ashamed of its municipal campsite facilities and the reception given to paying customers.