Kuressaare, the main city in Saaremaa, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in
Estonia. Visitors are welcomed to enjoy the historical sites of the city, visit wellness centres
and spas, dine in the countless restaurants and bars, enjoy the wonderful beaches or just stroll
around the city.

We chose to stay in the Kuressaare City Harbour Caravan Park that is located
approx. 400 m from Kuressaare castle. There are two hotels as well in the vicinity that boast
with excellent water parks and sauna centres, thus allowing the visitors to enjoy the water
even when the weather is not good.

The caravan park is located in the harbour, just beside the sea, and in addition to parking the
motorhomes it offers electricity, water re-fill and wastewater disposal as well as the
possibility to use toilets and showers.

What is more, there is a washing machine for doing
laundry, I do not know, however, whether that was included in the price or not.
Motorhome parking cost 30 EUR and included stocking up water, disposal of wastewater,
toilets and an additional 4 EUR fee per extra person.
The sanitary facilities were cleaned on a regular basis, so no visible dirt or disarray anywhere.
There were around 20 parking spaces, and the camping itself was surrounded by a fence.
Nice, safe and secure.

The harbour master who collected the caravan park fees was on the spot mostly in the
mornings but when you happen to arrive during a different time of the day you are welcome
to occupy a free pitch and plug the car in, leaving the payment to the next morning when the
front desk starts operating again.
However, no other amenities or conveniances were available besides parking and the basic
ones.

Little would be needed to add some value to the campsite: a small barbeque area
somewhere or a playground, or even a tree or a bush to create some greenery, since when I
visited the caravan park, there was literally nothing else you could do there besides parking.

It would just take a bit of work, there is space enough; however, all the green area was used
up for boat parking.
In spite of the small shortcomings, parking there is popular and it seemed that especially so
among the Germans and Finns.
Half of the pitches were occupied the two nights I stayed there.
Fishing enthusiasts who have the recreational fishing licence can fish at berth and swimming
is always a possibility during the summer season, since there is a beach right behind the
seaside gate of the caravan park.

All in all, I would consider the experience to be quite positive. We visited the nearby
waterpark, Kuressaare Castle that is brim full of history, and some open-air events in town.
I have an impression that open-air events and activities are held on a regular basis every
weekend, so you will never spend a dull moment there.

Despite the fact that there are no recreational amenities on site, we do plan to stay in the City
Harbour caravan park when we come back to visit Kuressaare or the multitude of events
taking place in the city.