Pontins

As me and my wife and 9 year old daughter booked a sun holiday at Brean sands holiday park. We were given the keys to a budget appartment which was to small and smelt like a public bar in a pub with the smell of smoke and stale beer. That was'nt all we had to worry about. In the single bedroom it was'nt until we went to make the bed we found damp and mould on the walls and ceiling. At this point it was'nt the strart to ower holiday we wanted, so we went to reception to see if we could be moved this was not a problem. After that we had a poor immage of pontins. I will be sending photos pontins head office. ...

barrybear 01.11.2008
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PONTINS CAMBER SANDS can be summed up very easily,a holiday from hell. 1.The chalets are unclean shabby with worn out or damaged furniture.The bedding is very old and stained, duvets and pillows 2.The outside play equipment is very limited and also suffering from a lack of maintenance. 3.The staff were not very helpful,when asked to move chalets due to a large generator being sited outside of our chalet filling it with exhaust fumes and noise we ...
...the last occupants left.Soiled(vomit)sheets left lying on the broken sofa.I went back to complain and was told a cleaner will be there in five minutes, half an hour went by back to reception 10 pm by now to complain again. 11pm chalet is now being cleaned,11:30pm finally get the kids in bed. 4 I sat on a bent plastic school type chair watching England on TV and thought I am supposed to be enjoying myself but Icant even sit on the sofa because it ...

millyard727 03.06.2008 · Read full review
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lazy,demoralised staff, filthy,dirty,shabby carpets and flooring in all areas every surface in communal areas sticky pool is outdated with very poor changing fascilities and again filthy comment from member of staff-"If they made asylum seekers stay here,they would complain about a breach of their human rights." ...

martinphal 31.08.2007
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Ive been to Pontins Blackpool 5 Times and never ever got bored! The chalets are quite basic but we've never had to complain . There are plenty of activities like , Trampolines, Quad bikeing, archery ect ... , Plus plenty of competitions like, Starquest Talent(junior and adult), Mega Mum , Dads "n" Lads, Snooker and Pool, Karaoke , freestyle dance ,and lots more for these you would win a free weekend to go to the finals. On arrival a Pontins the ...
...We go to Pontins same time each year and meet up with my fab friends from across the U.K and each year i get more and more friends. Pontins is in an easy location to find as it is behind the airport. See ya all next July XxX ...

Lara_G 17.08.2005 · Read full review
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We decided to try Pontins at Southport after receiving an offer in the post. For a family of four it cost us £60 for a Monday to Friday stay. At that price we decided it was worth giving it a go. After all for £60 it didn't have to be that good. What we didn't realise was it wasn't going to be even a little bit good. Major problems were the dirtiness. The chalet itself was filthy and absolutely stunk. I would describe the smell of a built up accumulation ...
...we spent the first part of our holiday at the supermarket buying air fresheners. The cleaning was of a very poor standard. We had to re wash all the cutlery and plates before we could use them. There was even a message writen on the bathroom mirror by the previous occupants " Go home " it said. Good advice. The showers were of the push button type found at old fashioned swimming baths were you push the button and the water sprays for approx 20 ...

kanb 13.11.2006 · Read full review
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...campers, the only thing about pontins is there is no hi but just no-de-no!!!!! this has got to be the worst holiday i have ever been on, people say you pay for what you get, i payed but i got all my money back the reasons are, over crowded no where to sit in the night entertainment, we had to stand with a 2 year old boy at the bar,which was the only place to stand, we up graded for £64.00 which made our hoilday for 4 nights a total of £419.00, the ...
...we left the holiday camp from hell, we went off to torquay for the rest of our holiday, what a winner,would recommend torquay any day. if you have already booked i hope you have a nice time if you are thinking of booking don't, p.s pontins thanks for absolutely nothing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...

valepeachy 15.08.2008 · Read full review
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...but if you have a car Asda an Tesco are not far away, also a somerfield in Ainsdale about a mile away. A lot goes on throughout the day to entertain children, and the swimming pool is brilliant. I would reccomend pontins to anyone, by far much cheaper than butlins ...

starstruck2007 18.08.2007 · Read full review
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...shows through a smog. Please Pontins introduce a no smoking policy (cough cough) The h2o zone pool was clean and unexpectedly warm. The beach is within a short walking distance and was beautiful. Lots to do in the surrounding areas. Brean Down has a phenomenal view from the top. We ( my two children, my partner and myself) were very sad to leave and will certainly visit again. ...

brunette66 02.06.2006 · Read full review
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...have just come back from Pontins at Southport. I was supposed to be there for a week. On the 3rd morning I was out of there faster than a rat up a drainpipe. The place was unbelievably dirty and smelly and Damp. I have not used my inhaler for months. twice in 2 nights is not good news. Ok so it was supposed to be budget accomodation, fine, but surely old and a bit warn can be clean and healthy. The break was won by my wife and so the cost didn't ...
...struggling family that had scrimped and saved to take the kids away, and anyway as i have read somewhere else today, doesn't matter how much the tin of beans cost, they should be edible, not mouldy when you open the cheap tin. The facilities seemed to very well sorted for the kids. Loads of activities, rock climbing, rifle shooting , some airball thingy, go karting, a swimming pool and various clubs. we saw loads of young happy faces. We Also saw ...

displeased 12.07.2007 (13.07.2007) · Read full review
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...May 11th o7 to pontins in Brean and i was dissapointed with my experience there. The Rooms were very small and the double beds were like single beds. The toilets were blocked and made the most weirdest noises ever. I did enjoy the night life at pontins apart from the music was not loud and getting a drink took for ever too. The drinks i found were very expensive so not a cheap weekend at all. Well they said they have blue coats? i did not see one! ...
...her. I was discusted by his behaviour, 5mins walk from pontins you have a fair. Not good for money. Im not one of those people who wirte this for fun everything i have wrote is the truth. Pontins is nothing like it makes out to be. :) ...

jade_wyatt 16.05.2007 · Read full review
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Pontins is based near Ainsdale Beach it is also quite close to the local shops of Southport. OVERVIEW I took up one of Pontins special offers for a 3 night stay about a month ago. Pontins does have a lot of specials mainly for long weekends mostly 3 and 4 nights. It is less expensive to go in school time plus it isn't as busy as it is out of school time. If you do go at weekends or half terms then you will be queuing for activities for at least ...
...to cope with a few thousand people that go. ACCOMMODATION .I did not find the budget apartments very nice it really was basic in every way. Although there are classic apartments which are nearer to the amenities and more comfortable at a higher charge of around £50 compared to budget. They also have club apartments which are opposite the activities you would also get free electricity,sky tv ,microwave and bed linen at the extra cost of around ...

mikka1981 06.03.2004 · Read full review
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We had a cheap break in a 3 bed classic chalet my elder daughter upgraded to a club one so could check in early. We went to her "upgraded" chalet and wondered what our chalet would be like if this was the best!! Once we had queued in a ridiculous unorganised line to get our keys we went to our room and promptly walked back out again! The smell in the room was disgusting and on entering our bedroom there were dead flies on the matteress that was falling ...
...after arguing with reception staff we finally got another room that was marginally better. Still not clean but no dead flies! We found the entertainment good when we knew what was happening but the communication of what was actually on was very poor there is meant to be a tv channel twice a day with updates but this did not work. Fine as a base if your not fussy but not a good holiday camp!!! ...

trace71 05.09.2008 · Read full review
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...a big confrence on at pontins in skegness so i went for five days with a few friends, we were sharing a shally between six people and it was two in a room in one of the silver rated shallys! when we first turned up we stuck all our meat for the five days in the fridge only to find out that the fridge was broke! we ended up throwing all our food away and having to spend on food there!! And it was'nt cheap either! it cost us all a fortune! One of the ...
...so she ended up with a bad back at the end of it! The entertainment was pretty good though although it took ages to suss out what was were with it being my first time there! it was quite hard to work out what was on and where it was on to. Im glad that it was a confrence though because it took my mind off all the stuff to deal with in the shalley. It was quite tidy although i wouldent pay to go there again! I would rarther spend my money on something ...

sophies1703 07.07.2007 · Read full review
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...your of too! Pontins another Butlins I thought, and that experience was not very memorable. However, I was pleasently surprised, comfortable and clean accomodation (chalets), loud northerners and an atmosphere of fun! What more can you want. With a nightclub on site and great themed nights its something I won't remember. The first night, school disco...second night 70s. Everyone was in fancy dress, the venue spacious left enough room to dance freely ...
...absailing and hypnotist throughout the day. Outside Pontins, was a lot calmer, beautiful beaches and great scenery, still with an elemnt of fun. Next door was a pleasure park.. Cheddar Gorge was spectacular, and very peaceful, a chance to escape the madness. Great for families and young people. Overall I would recommend this holiday fully, ideally I would say it was aimed more at the youngsters, or the young at heart. A great oppurtunity for the ...

rachypay 11.04.2003 (17.04.2003) · Read full review
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We paid £310 for the Easter weekend, what a rip off & this did'nt include any electricity! The Chalet was shabby and not big enough for 7 (4 children) No where to eat,not enough room to swing a cat,could'nt use the cooker & shower at the same time not enough hot water, bathroom was disgusting,doors to rooms damaged-in all it was disgusting. Don't bother buying food from the site as it was not edible, the chips were not cooked nor was the chicken. ...

maclizzie 19.04.2006 · Read full review
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