Center Parcs Het Meerdal

“Relaxed family Christmas with lots of fun activities and great rapids”

Just home from a brilliant week at Het Meerdal over Christmas with 2 teens and a dog. We stayed in a VIP dog friendly lodge which was lovely, modern and warm. Aqua Mundo was great, better than we expected from what we’d read and plenty for the whole family to do at a much lower cost than the 2 UK C… lisää

Just home from a brilliant week at Het Meerdal over Christmas with 2 teens and a dog. We stayed in a VIP dog friendly lodge which was lovely, modern and warm. Aqua Mundo was great, better than we expected from what we’d read and plenty for the whole family to do at a much lower cost than the 2 UK Center Parcs we’ve been to. Also just a 10 min drive to a town with lots of shopping options which was good for us as we self catered while we were there. Only criticism would be that there aren’t any dog friendly cafes or restaurants indoors (it was -4 while we were there) which seems a missed opportunity for revenue from the many dog owners holidaying there and the lack of connectivity on the Smart TV was annoying as we couldn’t watch Christmas films. However, that did mean that we played more games and Amazon delivered more options - next day delivery to guest services which was an easy fix. Take a laptop or games console of you want to be able to steam to the TV, neither screen mirroring or a lightening to HDMI cable worked.

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“Hands down beats the UK Centre parks-for one it’s fairly priced!”

Well priced and beautifully clean, well equipped accommodation. Scenery is absolutely beautiful when we went in autumn services, including bike hire was very affordable fairly price. Activities were well priced and well managed, easy to book. We would happily have just gone cycled around the beaut… lisää

Well priced and beautifully clean, well equipped accommodation. Scenery is absolutely beautiful when we went in autumn services, including bike hire was very affordable fairly price. Activities were well priced and well managed, easy to book. We would happily have just gone cycled around the beautiful park and swimming in the pool for days! Never going back to an overpriced UK Centre park again! Stopped off at Bruges on the way home to the UK for the day, which was an easy journey and a nice drive.

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“Family week at Het Meerdal”

I’m a big fan of centre parcs in Europe and this didn’t disappoint. Great location, the aqua mundo was fab (although not as good as others I’ve been too) and all the staff were incredible. The kids love the freedom of cycling around and popping to see the goats. We did the aqua park and zip line a… lisää

I’m a big fan of centre parcs in Europe and this didn’t disappoint. Great location, the aqua mundo was fab (although not as good as others I’ve been too) and all the staff were incredible. The kids love the freedom of cycling around and popping to see the goats. We did the aqua park and zip line activities which the kids absolutely loved. Another shout out specifically to the staff running the zip line - excellent at their job. If I am being critical, the bathrooms need an upgrade (was in a VIP cottage but I would say the bathroom doesn’t match that). The beds were not super comfortable (note to self pack own pillows next time) and the week we went was incredibly hot - the cottage was so hot we couldn’t sleep. Would be good if fans were out in cottages (again packing one next time)

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“Great stay with convenient access to Toverland”

I recently completed a Monday to Friday stay at the Het Meerdal Center Parcs in the Netherlands. I went with my mother, sister and 4yo nephew and we travelled by car from south east England. It was easy to get to the park, once you have navigated Antwerp, and it is located in a rural area with very… lisää

I recently completed a Monday to Friday stay at the Het Meerdal Center Parcs in the Netherlands. I went with my mother, sister and 4yo nephew and we travelled by car from south east England. It was easy to get to the park, once you have navigated Antwerp, and it is located in a rural area with very narrow roads. There is clearly a lot of agriculture in the area as there are some large farms and lots of fields. We arrived at the park around 4pm and drove straight in with no queue. We completed the normal park and unload before returning the car to the main car park. Be aware there are only 3 blue badge bays near the entrance and these are not extra wide bays either. We had to park much further round as the park was quite busy and there is not a lot of hard standing parking. We had a 3 bed vip cottage with a split shower/toilet and a main bathroom with a spa bath and indoor sauna. My first task when checking in is always to check the beds and around the rooms for any signs of bedbugs. Fortunately there were none in sight, but the backs of the mattresses and on the floor around the back of the beds was filthy. I ended up having to get the hoover and floor wipes out before we could settle in. I know the staff are limited on time but this was thick dust in areas that had not been touched in a long time! There were also a lot of mosquito type bugs blazing around so we took action to remove those. The villas are all close to water so that may be why, but you couldn’t have the windows open. The boiler was also faulty, but customer services sent a friendly young man out to complete the repair and we didn’t have anymore issues with it during the stay. We had plenty of hot water but the water pressure in the showers is somewhat mediocre and the spa bath didn’t have main taps, only the shower head so took an age to fill. The rainfall shower heads were both badly blocked with limescale and needed cleaning before we could use them. The beds were ok but not particularly comfortable as they were quite hard. The lounge and dining areas were comfortable but having a toilet right by the front door was a bit odd and made for a long walk in the night if you needed the loo. We hired a golf buggy to get around the park and this was a lot of fun. We didn’t use the restaurants but the supermarket was well stocked and not terribly expensive. I didn’t use the pool area but my family enjoyed it. My nephew also had a pony ride and a ride in the electric off road carts, which he enjoyed. My sister and I hired the kick electric scooters and went round the whole park - that is also well worth doing. When it came to check out we just drove out and put our wrist bands in a bucket held by the staff at the exit. It was all a well oiled machine and I would stay again. Toverland is only a short drive away and is also a great family day out. I have deducted 1 star for the poor cleanliness in the villa, but otherwise it was an enjoyable stay.

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