Jo & Phill

The hand-over went very well, with Michal meeting us in the lower car park to transfer our car with the van (a great bonus being able to leave the car where the van is usually parked), and we transferred all of our gear without any fuss. Very happy with the vehicle. Comfortable, nice to drive, good economy for a diesel automatic (approx 32 mpg over five hundred miles). The underlying vehicle is the well specified High Line T6.1 van, so it comes with wired Apple CarPlay (and the Android equivalent), plus adaptive cruise control, which I found wonderful to use. Bring a USB-C cable to plug in the dashboard. The van was clean and well looked after. We missed some camping essentials, so be prepared to bring along glasses and mugs if you want the slightly more luxurious experience - but she (or is it he) was kitted out with essentials, which was great - including two fold up outdoor chairs and a big table, however, bring your own fold up chairs if you want a bit of outdoor comfort as the supplied chairs are more for space saving than comfort. Equipped with a two-seater rear bench seat, so slightly narrower than we'd ideally want in a van, (but you do gain a bit of extra storage), but with the pop-top, it was possible for one of us to sleep upstairs as it were, and the other on the rock-and-roll bed below. We had a Labrador with us, so she made herself very comfortable. We also brought along a windbreak (the kind you would use on a beach) to give us some privacy outside the van. We travelled to SW Wales and stayed on some "okay" campsites along the way (six nights in total). We used electric hook-up at each site, but to be honest, I don't think this is essential as the van has a leisure battery and an inverter, so as long as you don't demand too much from your mains supply, just running off-grid may be better (there are two mains sockets in the van). Getting away from the hard-standing electric hook-up often gets you away from the caravans and the larger "block of flats" motorhome scene. I looked on with envy at some other VW vans in a field at one site. We took advantage of the gas oven to make some toast, and the gas burner for morning drinks, although we did end up purchasing a low-wattage electric kettle as the supplied gas kettle was quite arduous for big tea and coffee drinkers. Michal and Martyna couldn't have been more helpful in assisting us with minor questions along the way; they were also very flexible, and returning the vehicle at the end of the trip went smoothly. Overall, a lovely van, well presented, economical, lovely to drive, and well managed by the owners. Augustus 2026