Center Parcs

I recently went on a family holiday to Centre Parcs and have to say I was disappointed, I feel that the advertising is misleading. On adverts you see people horse riding and riding bikes etc what they don’t tell is that this is not included in the price you pay and every activity you do apart from the swimming pool costs extra. Getting around: The setting for Centre Parcs is beautiful and I have to say it gave a very peaceful and relaxed atmosphere. ...
...you to drive around the place, you can drive you car to unload and load at the start and end of your holiday and then for the rest of your holiday your car must stay in the main car park. This is a good idea but if you are elderly or have very young children I would suggest paying extra to have a chalet close to the main area. A small train is available to get around the park but it does not cover all areas and most of it is up hill. Accommodation ...

LIZKEMPO 14.05.2007 (04.06.2007) · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Center Parcs

...the reviews - Center Parcs is doing itself short. My guess is the Owner of the Week - who is it THIS week ?? has their own (hidden) agenda - and it is nothing to to with the founders principals - just simply ££££££££££££ Pack em, Rack em and Stack em. Good bye forest, goodbye wildlife, goodbye quiet and relaxation Mark my words CP is a changing, mostly not for the better.... ...

CP2004 21.03.2004 (09.08.2008) · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Center Parcs

...main recreational area of the Center Parcs holiday villages, they are the Subtropical Paradises. These can be best described as very big large dome structures, which can be seen from afar. They are paradise inside, they are heated to a constant temperature of about 25 to 30 degrees Celsius. These large domes have palm trees, cobble stone paths, rope bridges, exotic café’s, you really do think that you are in paradise. But that’s just ...
...ANY BAD POINTS TO THE CENTER PARCS COMPLEXES?** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With the cost of the initial fee, the food costs and the sports costs it can leave you rather empty handed at the end of it especially when the give use such access to on site cash machines. I would say though that a short break could be very expensive. The basic entrance fee for accommodation and use of the pool is very large in summer, sometimes more than ...

jamespugh 02.04.2001 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Center Parcs

...disappointed !! The Sherwood forest Center Parc near Edwinstow has all the great facilities it always had and even a few brand new ones HOWEVER, *They have crammed far too many chalets onto the site (now well over a thousand!) resulting in large queues for most of the amenities and crossover days are crazy with almost double the people on-site until long after evening meal time. *Queues in the subtropical dome during lunch and evening meals for ...
...due simply to the lack of staff serving **see below for staff ratings however. *The most disappointing part of the whole break was the standard of food..it really doesn't matter where we ate (£13.50 for a tiny portion of chicken and chips in Huckleberrys or £3 for a burger /Fish and chips in Crispins) the standard was the same (even the same poor quality Macdonalds type frozen chips in each outlet usually lukewarm and involving at least a 15 minute ...

ROYALP 02.07.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Center Parcs

...recently took a visit to Center Parcs Longleat Forest for the second time in two years and was just as impressed this time round as the time before. The first thing you'll notice when going to any center parcs resort is that the people who go there are generally more upper middle class. There are very few people from lower classes like you may find at a typical hoseasons or butlins holiday, probably because it is generally more expensive. Unlike ...
...get much for free at center parcs and they do tend to get as much out of you as possible. The only things which are free are the swimming pool, and a nice walk. Things to watch out for. The first big mistake we made, was not booking activities in advance. As a result we found that upon arrival the activities we intended to do we’re mostly fully booked all week, in particular: horse-riding, sports tournaments and fitness classes such as Tai Chi. ...

Dj_fiki 04.04.2005 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Center Parcs

As a child i visited Centre parcs at Sherwood Forest in NOttingham 3 times with my familly and loved it. In July this year it was my fiance and my 3rd anniversary so i decided to book a mid-week break at Centre Parcs (Sherwood forest agin) to celebrate and spend some time together. It wasnt cheap, £539 for 4 nights (mon to fri), although that was in a luxury vip apartment so it could be done cheaper. We were really looking forward to our break as ...
...moment because we're saving to get married next year. When we arrived the Apartment / lodge was lovely, far better than we'd expected. It was in 2 levels with an openplan kitchen and living room downstairs with french windows out to the patio and upstairs our bedroom and a lovely bathroom. We dumped our stuff and went to hire our bikes (these are almost compulory at centre parcs as anyone who's been before will know and great fun). On first impressions, ...

sezbobaloula 09.08.2004 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Center Parcs

I have recently returned from my third visit to centre parcs since the birth of my baby just over 12 months ago and once again it has been a most enjoyable experience. On each occaision it was Oasis Whinfell Forest that we visited near Penrith in the Lake District. It is currently undergoing major refurbishment but this did not distract from our enjoyment in any way. The drive through check-in was quick and simple after pre registerning our details ...
...by smart friendly staff who provided us with key cards to our accomodation and a map giving clear directions. We had arrived at mid-day but your accomodation is only available from 3.30pm so we parked up and set off to the main centre which is appox. 10 minute walk, where we enjoyed a lesurely lunch in Cafe Vert (one of the many restaurants available. Our accomodation was a 3 bedroom woodland lodge close the the country club where all the indoor ...

Monkeymum 26.09.2003 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Center Parcs

...spent my first weekend at Center Parcs Sherwood Forest about 3 weeks ago. I will admit that I was sceptical about going as I had heard that it was quite expensive when you got there. My family went with some friends, a family of 4, which gave us a group of 4 adults with 3 children ranging from 2 to 7. We paid £425.00 for 3 nights, Friday to Monday. I was pleasantly suprised by the villa once there. There were 3 bedrooms (1 double, 1 twin/double ...
...whole, it was a good weekend. I was a bit miffed that I could stay in Center Parcs France for £100 less, however, I would go again as the settings are lovely, the supermarket competively priced and there is a good range of things to do, at a price. ...

Possom 11.08.2001 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Center Parcs

...sleep with, oh but the center parcs team did not agree, they did of course in the end move them! I know they are extremeley popular but I felt let down that no-one from Center Parcs seemed to care that we complained and felt very very disappointed. Needless to say we would never return. ...

tofino98 04.10.2007 (02.10.2007) · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Center Parcs

Having never been to Centerparcs before I was unsure what to expect. I booked up for a family holiday to Centerparcs in Longleat and we had a brilliant time. On arrival at our destination, we had a short queue to get our room keys and information (think we arrived at the busiest time of day!). With Centerparcs, the advantage is that there are no cars around the resort, apart from on specific arrival and departure days. After finding our villa, we ...
...After doing this we then take our car back to the car park where it remains for the duration of our stay. The villa we stayed in was a comfort plus villa which we were upgraded free to. We had 3 bedrooms which were spacious. The whole villa was spacious. The kitchen facilities were ample and we did stay in a number of times and cooked. There is an outdoor area with table and chairs to take advantage of right outside your villa. For those of you ...

streames23 01.05.2008 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of Center Parcs

...daughter and Baby Son visited Center Parcs at Sherwood Forest for a five day holiday in January this year (2009). We travelled by car, which I would certainly recommend be the best form of transport for here - unless going with an organised holiday company by coach. We stayed in the lowest price "villa" on offer, and after managing to find a promotional code on the internet paid just £220. Friends of ours paid almost £800 for only a slightly higher ...
...Grocery Welcome Pack from the Center Parcs website and then proceeded to buy similar items from Netto - we already then had ample food and supplies on arrival. On the first day I hired a mountain bike, and a trailer for my daughter to sit in which we enjoyed many miles of transport around CenterParcs together in. The swimming pool is available at no extra charge and so we used this regularly, riding the slides and treating ourselves to a hotdog and ...

CiaoTester 20.01.2009 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Center Parcs

...first time we went to center parcs our boot was full of provisions for the week, but to our amazement when we looked in the supermarket the prices are really reasonable, and the quaility of the fresh food is great. You can book a variety of shopping packs to be delivered to your villa prior to arrival, but we have not bothered with this yet. There is also a laundrette on site, which is very helpful. You can arrive at the park anytime after 10am, ...
...I had looked at the center parcs brochure and thought I'd never be able to afford to go and take the children, but last year we at last booked. The cost was around £400 and to be honest I was panicing that the holiday would not be worth it - well it was brilliant...we then were told that if you book a second holiday starting anytime within the year, but book within 7 days of the first holiday ending you might be entitled to a discount - also it is ...

swordfish1966 28.08.2004 (29.08.2004) · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Center Parcs

When it comes family holidays Centerparcs was always our favourite. Excellent free pool, good accommodation and plenty of other activities to keep older children more interested. However, since moving to the North East, we gave Oasis near Penrith a try as it was that much nearer. And the verdict? It offers almost everything that Centerparcs does in a better all round package. The accommodation is almost all self-catering and is styled like your ...
...Butterfly Centre) is all under cover with a range of shops, cafes and access to the pool. The pool is excellent with “brilliant slides” (quote from Luke aged 8), a good wave machine and lots of small pools that are safe for little children. The cost of the extra activities can be a little steep with most things—tennis, squash, football—all working out at around £5/hour. However, the site is so nice we found that hiring bikes was enough to keep the ...

andy.redfern 05.01.2001 (22.12.2000) · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Center Parcs

...was my second visit to Center Parcs as I'd been to Eleveden a few years ago. The complex is cited well off the main road with about a mile long drive to the car park. You are allowed on your first day to drop your luggage off at the villa but after that you have to use bikes or walk; to get the most out of the complex, using a bike is best. Center Parcs is mainly aimed at families, but don't be afraid to use it if you just want to relax with friends ...
...with a wide range of treatments for women and men. Underfloor heating, fluffy towels, refreshments were freely available. The best bit for me was the outdoor hot pool; the colder the weather, the better. It is really exhilarating. The complex is really beautiful and just cycling round to see it all is relaxing. It's about the only time I've ever felt safe cycling round in a wooded area, regardless of the time of day. The main swimming area is very ...

itgirl 22.09.2002 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Center Parcs

...mother used to work for center parcs as a cleaner so we managed to get in for free for swimming. but Center Parcs was a true disappointment. You see the advert. Calm, serence peaceful surrounding to take that monkey off of your back and let you relax. In reality, its quite the opposite. Swimming Facilities are poor at best not to mention the Queues where you stand around wet, now freezing and in danger of dying from a severe case of hypothermia. ...
...in the groin. Sports Center is.....ok. Badminton (Always Full), Table Tennis (Always Full) Pool (Again full) Roller skating (Shoes are all broke or not open or full). The shops prices are abismally high because they know theres nowhere within miles to go. Staff are rude and dont give a damn. Saw some poor guy get assaulted there once without the bat of an eyelid from staff. Their chefs in a rush and your 'Gourmet coq au vin' will probably come ...

Razzmond 24.08.2007 · Read full review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful
Review of Center Parcs