Center Parcs Het Meerdal

“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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“Overall a great stay”

This was our first centre parcs experience and we were very impressed. We stayed as a family with young children during the last week of August. We stayed in the most basic accommodation ( I think it's called comfort) and we were happy with it. It felt pretty modern, well presented and had all the … lisää

This was our first centre parcs experience and we were very impressed. We stayed as a family with young children during the last week of August. We stayed in the most basic accommodation ( I think it's called comfort) and we were happy with it. It felt pretty modern, well presented and had all the equipment you would need to cook for yourself if you wanted. The only thing we think could be explained better is the type of consumables you need to bring or buy for your stay. They give you a roll of toilet paper, 3 dishwasher tablets, a couple of cloths, a dishwasher sponge and a few small bin bags. Everything else you'll need to provide. This probably reflects or inexperience in self catered accommodation, but even something like a provided shopping list of what to bring would be an awesome touch. In regards to the towel and bed linen. For the comfort cottage they only provide duvets and pillows (the European style ones that are squarer - English pillow cases may not fit). My wife and I debated about bringing or hiring our own and in the end we decided to hire. Be prepared to spend about £90 for linen and towels for a family of four. For next time we would bring our own bath mat as well. The rest of the park is lovely. There's a good range of things to do, particularly for younger kids. We booked a pony ride for our older daughter and she loved it (probably the only thing that's worth booking in advance to avoid disappointment). The mini disco in the early evening was a hit. The aqua Mondo was great as well. Clean, well maintained and a good range of pools and slides. It was busy but didn't feel overcrowded. There's a good amount of life guards about. We didn't use the supermarket in the centre or try the restaurants so can't comment on that. There are a number of supermarkets all about 15 minutes away by car. Quite a few had the blue line parking system (you need what looks like a disabled parking card) so have a check of Google maps before you head out. Toverland down the road was great for a day trip as well - book in advance for a bit of a discount. Overall we had a lovely stay and would do centre parcs again.

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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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