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-anlegg i et nydelig område – barna på 1, 2, 4 og 8 år elsket det. Flott bassengområde for de minste, utmerket innendørs lekeområde med «Baluba» og en fantastisk utendørs lekeplass. Flott gårdsområde og massevis å gjøre. Kupert, men kompakt. Overnattingsstedet var skinnende rent og svært komfortabelt.

Man vet hva man får hos Centre Parcs; vi har besøkt fire parker, og denne var den mest skuffende. - Husene er godt vedlikeholdt og moderne; oppussingen har blitt vellykket. - Nydelig beliggenhet, veldig grønt og parklignende. Sentralt i Ardennene. - Godt utstyrt kjøkken og hvitevarer, fine hagemøbler - Forferdelige, og jeg gjentar: FORFERDELIGE madrasser og puter – ta med egne puter. Den ene var ekstremt hard, den andre for tynn til å legge hodet på. En skikkelig skuffelse, og vi sov dårlig. - Barnegrinden i trappen var så uhåndterlig og støyende at vi ikke kunne bruke den, da vi var redde for at åpning og lukking av den ville vekke barnet vårt. - Lekeplassen er ikke særlig barnevognvennlig, til tross for at den ligger i en bratt skråning/bakke. - Det var nesten umulig å finne takeaway-mat; tilfeldige restauranter var stengt, og det var ingen tegn på at vi burde bestille fra kafeen i stedet. - Supermarkedet er ekstremt dyrt (10 euro for pastasaus) og tilbyr merkelig nok ikke fersk melk. Har derimot massevis av gode ølsorter. - Innsjekkingen går ekstremt smidig og enkelt. - Bassenget og den innendørs lekeplassen er utmerket og akkurat det man forventer av CP. Så alt i alt, litt skuffet – andre parker er bedre.

Vi hadde et hyggelig opphold generelt sett, men én opplevelse gjorde at jeg og barna mine ble skuffet. Vi kjøpte en middagskupong til restauranten etter å ha sett et markedsføringstilbud der det tydelig sto «barn spiser gratis». Jeg hadde lovet barna mine en hyggelig middag der. Da vi imidlertid prøvde å bruke kupongen, fortalte resepsjonisten Gabriel oss – på en ganske uhøflig måte – at vi likevel måtte betale for barna. Dette var svært skuffende etter den annonserte kampanjen. Jeg anbefaler å sjekke nøye hvilke vilkår og betingelser som gjelder for tilbud om «gratis for barn» før man kjøper.

Det var et veldig hyggelig opphold, og vi nøt hvert eneste sekund. Dyreparken er nydelig, og det innendørs lekeområdet var enormt. Innendørsbassenget var også veldig fint. Det eneste negative var at vi hadde bestilt rovfuglshowet på ettermiddagen, men det ble gjennomført om morgenen uten at vi ble informert om at det var flyttet. Bortsett fra det var alle aktivitetene vi bestilte fantastiske. Vi kommer definitivt tilbake.