Ulrich Hirt

Review of Center Parcs Europe

The park benefits from its good location near Amst...

The park benefits from its good location near Amsterdam (to be reached by train) and near the great beach of Zandvoort. We had a cottage for 4 people, which wasn't particularly cheap for a week. This hut was very clean, but very old and shabby. There was also a whiff of old cigarette smoke in the air upon arrival. The toilet smelled extremely, the ceiling in the bathroom was leaky and it dripped from the ceiling when it rained. The mattresses on the beds were very soft and lying through.
The Aqua Mundo was usually way too full, hardly any chairs or loungers, and here too it rained from the roof. There are too few and too small lockers and no real showers for the many people. Overall, the bathroom made a rather dingy impression to many people. The food there is bad and overpriced.
The food in the restaurant outside was okay but also very expensive. Likewise the supermarket. Well sorted but very expensive.
The park should be car-free, but almost no one adhered to it, there are by far not enough parking spaces outside due to the (very necessary) renovation work in the Aqua Mundo.
Once we wanted to play mini golf, we had already paid ( 7.50 per person !!). However, there was dog excrement on the first two lanes, which was not removed even after repeated requests.
Our conclusion: a very disappointing, yet expensive vacation. We will certainly never book a Center Park again, especially not in Zandvoort.