Full review

Marquis’ Majestic range of dealer special motorhomes (only Marquis sells the Majestic range) mirrors the entire portfolio of Elddis, the manufacturer who builds them for the dealer.

This Marquis Majestic 135 motorhome is one of four derived from the Elddis Accordo. This 135 apes a popular van conversion layout, with a half-dinette up front and a rear transverse lounge. Our short test drive was enough to reveal that the only shortcoming was a lack of a window in the habitation door. It’s narrow enough (2.14m) to go anywhere.

This Majestic has a large rear boot opening (1.18m by 0.63m) beneath the back window. Better still, the rear lounge seat bases fold up to the sides, leaving a large, open load bay with tie-down hooks. We were slightly dubious about the floor vents back here, which will surely allow road dirt into an area in which you are likely to store bedding. With the seats back in situ, the rear lounge has to be one of the 135’s most appealing features. With three large windows, armrests, scatter cushions, a Heki 2 rooflight and a quartet of reading lamps, it’s a cosy, comfy place to relax.

The pleasingly lightweight table simply clips to the rear wall when relocated from its storage position on the end of the galley. It’s perfectly proportioned for two diners, while four could sit around it for drinks or Trivial Pursuit. What you can’t do here is put your feet up, as the settees aren’t long enough. An alternative lounge is formed by swivelling the front seats to face the rather-too-upright half-dinette.The two settee bases pull out and meet in the middle and the cushions fit tightly, so no gaps will appear at 2am. The kneerolls don’t matter, either, as the Ozio mattresses are supposed to be turned over for sleeping – they seemed very supportive (but not too firm) and it is claimed that they’ll stay warm in winter, cool in summer. Aiding the former is a 4kW gas/electric heating system from Whale.

The kitchen has three gas rings/single mains hotplate hob and attractive contrasting top lockers, as well as an oven/grill, microwave and roof vent with fan. The small fridge with push-button ignition on gas seemed like a throwback to earlier motorhoming times, though, especially in a ’van that boasts features like climate control air-conditioning in the cab, a 110W solar panel, overcab sunroof and cab blinds, TomTom sat-nav, reversing camera, alarm and tracking system and even automatic lights and wipers and a tyre pressure monitoring system.

The washroom looks a bit bleak, with no window or mirror to break up the plain wall, but you can get your head over the new basin for a wake-up splash and the shower head is separate to the tap. There’s an inboard 90-litre fresh water tank and heated/insulated waste, though the drain taps still look small and fiddly. Ultimately, the Majestic 135 is a versatile and compact ’van for 2+1 campers and it’s well equipped, especially for the money.

If you enjoyed this review, you can read the full version and more in the March 2017 issue of What Motorhome magazine.

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