Les Ardennes

We were met by the staff on arrival, you pull up in your cars at booths, we were also meet by Orry the campsite mascot which the kids enjoyed. The staff were brilliant, friendly and helpful. We all received an electronic band which let's you into your room, holds your event tickets and gets you into the swimming pool. It's waterproof and your expected to wear it the whole time on site. My kids lost hers once, reception replaced it no hassle. Number plate recognition on arrival which we pre entered on the website which opens all barriers. Parking in designated car parks once you have unpacked nearer your lodge. Lodges are somewhat basic but the shower was good, the kitchen had loads of utensils, pots and pans and a dishwasher. But limited worktop and cupboard space. Bring your own tea towel as they are not provided. 3x dishwashing tablets and 2x cloths provided. BBQ is also included, but you need to bring/purchase everything to use it. Towels and bedding not included unless you pay for it. The site is very hilly, lots of steps. The swimming pool is brilliant. I would say the ideal ages are from 0-10. Older kids may become bored as it isn't huge. But our 4,6 and 8 year olds couldn't get enough of it. Swim jackets provided in the pool as are boat floaties to play with. Wave machine, racer slide, inside slide, rapids, a large slide built into the environment that links the pools together and a toddler cave/small pools which were lovely, loads of seating. Our 4 year old actually enjoyed every slide. Action factory soft play is great. The bee keeper course was great and we got some free jars of honey. We felt the image to book was a little misleading as we assumed the kids would wear the keeper outfits and go and see the beas, but it was just hosted in the action factory and learning about the honey making process. It was free and the hosts were great with the kids, they worked really hard with a smile. All the other activities were paid for and in true centre parks fashion, I felt they were far too expensive (probably double what I would want to pay) especially for 3x kids. The little farm on site was cute, it would be nice for there to be some more petting time with the animals. It seemed the time to be very limited. Glow in the dark golf was good and worthwhile. We used our £30 credits as part of our booking on this. Aldi is in town which is a 5 minute drive. The food on site looks good but again, expensive, approx. 22 euros per main meal, when you are a normal family of 5 on a normal wage, it feels very expensive to do, so we choose not to. Large will stocked shop on site, you will expect to pay around double for most items you would find in a normal shop. We explored the local towns, Le Roche which has some good photo opportunities and an old castle to pay for. Bastogne which has all the war history. Maboge which was a lovely paddling area for the family. Overall, we had a great holiday. No real issues or concerns, the site was lovely. The best thing they could do to enchance the experience is halve the cost of the on-site activities. Otherwise thank you Centre Parcs.

Et ideelt Center Parcs-sted i et dejligt område – børnene på 1, 2, 4 og 8 år var vilde med det. Fantastisk poolområde til de mindste, fremragende indendørs Baluba-legeområde og en fantastisk udendørs legeplads. Fantastisk bondegårdsområde og masser at lave. Kuperet, men kompakt. Indkvarteringen var pletfri og meget komfortabel.

Man ved, hvad man får hos Centre Parcs; vi har besøgt fire parker, og denne her var den mest skuffende. - Husene er velholdte og moderne; renoveringen er lykkedes godt. - Smuk beliggenhed, meget grønt og parkagtigt. Centralt beliggende i Ardennerne. - Veludstyret køkken med apparater, pænt havemøblement - Forfærdelige, og jeg gentager FORFÆRDELIGE madrasser og puder – tag jeres egne puder med. Den ene var ekstremt hård, den anden for tynd til at lægge hovedet på. En absolut skuffelse, og vi sov dårligt. - Børnegitteret på trappen var så uhåndterligt og larmende, at vi ikke kunne bruge det, da vi var bange for, at det ville vække vores barn, når vi åbnede og lukkede det. - Legepladsen er ikke særlig barnevognsvenlig, selvom den ligger på en stejl skråning/bakke. - Det var næsten umuligt at finde takeaway-mad; tilfældige restauranter var lukkede, og der var intet, der tydede på, at vi i stedet skulle bestille i caféen. - Supermarkedet er ekstremt dyrt (10 euro for pastasauce) og tilbyder mærkeligt nok ingen frisk mælk. Der er dog masser af gode øl. - Indtjekningen foregår meget smidigt og nemt. - Poolen og den indendørs legeplads er fremragende og lever op til det, man forventer af CP. Så alt i alt er vi lidt skuffede; andre parker er bedre.

Vi havde alt i alt et behageligt ophold, men én oplevelse skuffede både mig og mine børn. Vi havde købt en restaurantkupon, efter at vi havde set et tilbud, hvor der tydeligt stod »børn spiser gratis«. Jeg havde lovet mine børn en dejlig middag der. Da vi imidlertid forsøgte at bruge kuponen, fortalte receptionisten ved navn Gabriel os – på en temmelig uhøflig måde – at vi alligevel skulle betale for børnene. Det var meget skuffende efter det annoncerede tilbud. Jeg anbefaler, at man nøje tjekker de nøjagtige vilkår og betingelser for alle »børn spiser gratis«-tilbud, inden man køber.

Det var et rigtig dejligt ophold, og vi nød hvert eneste øjeblik. Dyreparken er smuk, og det indendørs legeområde var kæmpe stort. Indendørs svømmehallen var også rigtig dejlig. Den eneste ulempe var, at vi havde reserveret rovfugleforestillingen til om eftermiddagen, men den blev afholdt om formiddagen uden at vi blev informeret om, at den var blevet flyttet. Bortset fra det var alle de aktiviteter, vi havde reserveret, fantastiske. Vi kommer helt sikkert tilbage.