Malvin ASD

Review of Centerparcs

We stayed here for 4 days during the 2019 autumn b...

We stayed here for 4 days during the 2019 autumn break.

Center Parcs remains true to its concept: "Get as much out as possible with the lowest possible investment". All the facilities are very old. The accommodations are far too expensive for the quality and condition. You have to pay extra for every little thing . The prices in the food store and restaurants are exaggerated. There were silverfish in our house.
I would not recommend the park to anyone. There are many modern and nicer accommodations in the area, and also closer to the sea.

The accommodation (0 stars):
Our house was infested with silverfish. Disgusting insects. Once you take it home with you, you will never get rid of it - extremely viable.
We opted for accommodation in the comfort price category. Even with a discount we were here with 2 adults and 2 children for 4 days for almost 600 euros and that without extras such as bed linen, towels, etc. When booking, it said that the accommodation was renovated. It was, probably about 10 years ago. Old front door and very old window frames. The bathroom looked reasonably fresh and modern. Otherwise, there was still the same carpet in the hallway that you have known from all Center Parcs for ages. The house was only superficially cleaned - cobwebs everywhere, the window panes were very dirty and the window frames with mold stains. The dishes were washed but still partly dirty. You could clearly feel the high humidity in the house. The kitchen was okay, the furnishings were very simple but adequate. In the living room there was the couch that was already well known from other Center Parcs. I don't know who bought the things. But probably the person responsible has not tried it out himself. So inconvenient and impractical.
The safe in the house cost 1 euro per day - really ridiculous and should also be free. I wanted to make sure that it was really screwed tight and had it in my hands for half a second, including the fastening screws. Really great!
The free WiFi is a joke. I was able to log into the network once and not since then. The speed was very slow. The paid WiFi is excessive and not up to date expensive (25 Euror for 4 days or so).
A hair dryer can be rented separately for a fee.

Swimming pool (2 stars)
The swimming pool was OK, but nothing more. Everything looked very old and worn out.
* There were no hangers for the jackets
* The lockers and changing rooms were very small
* No separate showers for women and men
* At exit 4 hairdryers firmly attached to the walls (1 very deep for children and 3 so high that I could hardly use them at 175cm height) and only one free socket
* No lockers for valuables
* No swimming pool
The only positive thing was the new looking and beautifully designed water play area for children.

Food store and restaurants (3 stars)
Everything overpriced! Spent 8-9 euros a day on the rolls. At home - usually around 5 euros. A packet of firewood (6 logs made of compressed wood chips the size of a 0.5L bottle) costs 15 euros. The food in the restaurants was okay too, but also way too expensive. A simple little pizza for 14 euros ...

Other activities (1 star)
Unfortunately, there wasn't as much to do for children as there is in some other Center Parcs. A mini petting zoo, only 2 paid and permanently occupied trampolines and an outdated mini golf course. In return, however, a generous and new area with paid video games. There we left 20 euros within 1 hour and were able to choose 2 small toys valued at around 2 euros each as a consolation prize for the children for the points earned.