Center Parcs de Eemhof

We stayed in cottage 277. Lovely and clean and a lovely calming view through the trees. Staying with our adult children loads to do the bike paths that go all around outside the park are fabulous the kids have gone all the way to zeeworlde. Easy to get to Amsterdam for the day as well. Food on the park is overpriced but we went to the lidl in Zeeworlde for a shop. Its easy to get in and out the park by car as well. Kids and us loved the aqua mondo as well great slides. Our first European CP as the UK ones are so expensive we will be back to explore more of them.

We stayed 3 nights. On our last night now, we’re a UK couple with 9 yr old daughter in a kids cottage. We’re used to 5* hotels but knew not to have too high expectations for this 3* rated accommodation. Cottage is warm and purposeful. Pre book towels and bedding unless you’re bringing your own. We’ve also done Centre Parcs Uk which I’d say is of a higher standard than this one. However the grounds here are good for exploring. We hired an electric buggy which was great fun and good to get around. Would recommend pre booking it for a discount and pre book activities. If you fancy a different adventure and away from Brits it’s worth booking!

After reading the varied reviews I was a little concerned. However considering the price was nearly half of a UK one, I went with an open mind. We booked 4 nights in October half term so expected it to be busy. When we arrived, the staff were welcoming and VIP cabin (number 417) overlooking the water that we'd booked was lovely and clean, well equipped and had a fab infrared sauna and whirlpool bath in the bathroom. We had paid a bit extra to choose the cabin before arriving and make sure you pick the bedding and towels option. It was well enough away for absolute peace and quiet apart from all the ducks and occasional heron saying good morning. The seating area outside was very cute, just a shame the weather didn't allow for us to be out there. We had an open fire where we bought logs from the daily store. The daily store is pricey so try and take as much with you as possible. We pre booked activities a couple of days before we arrived so we could get the sessions we wanted. We did paintballing, high ropes, archery, darts as a family of 3 and my son went on the flow rider surf simulator which all in was €180. It was well worth it as they were all brilliant and kept my 11 nearly 12 year old entertained. The staff were all excellent and spoke perfect English. Special shout out to Indie who helped me navigate the high ropes! There's a wide variety of food but the brasserie on the marina is by far the best and booking is needed. We didn't make it to Nonna's or Fuego as we didn't book in time. The Action Factory has loads to do for all ages. All in all we had a fantastic time and would go back again. 10/10 for fun, activity and chilling!

We stayed at this hotel with high hopes but were very disappointed, particularly as a family with young children. Please note that access to the cabins by car is not allowed. Guests are required to park in a distant lot, about a 20-minute walk away, and carry all belongings on foot — even in cold weather and with small children and a baby. Unfortunately, no assistance or flexibility was offered. The cabin itself lacked basic essentials — no towels, no cleaning supplies, and not even bedding for a baby without an extra charge. Guests are expected to purchase almost everything separately, which felt excessive and unreasonable. Overall, we would not recommend this hotel for families, and we do not plan to return.

The house we stayed in was nice and clean. We did share walls with all our neighbours and one of our neighbours had a bubble bath, which they used at 6AM. We could hear everything. The vibrations of the bubbles and their conversations could be heard very louldy and woke us all up. The houses are insanely noisy! Most people visit centerparks for the pools, and so did we. The pool had some very nice slides but the interactive slide speakers which are supposed to play music were broken the entire week and they were also broken on our last trip, which ruins the slide. The pool was fairy clean but they were a lot of dirty bandages and other thrash in the changing rooms. There's also very few showers (around 10) which means you can wait up to 15 minutes for a shower after swimming on busy days, which is a bit ridiculous. Speaking about the restaurants, the all you can eat restaurant is a nice place but the price is insane and it's basically impossible to eat enough to cover up the cost so I wouldn't recommend. The Italian restaurant had very nice food and was reasonably priced but the staff wasn't great. We had to wait 15 minutes to get our drinks order taken. The food got brought insanely fast, which was nice except the fact that we got our food first and the drinks after we finished our meal already. The door also let through a lot of wind so it was very unpleasant and cold. I wouldn't recommend Nonna's. Overall, the stay was fine but there really are some things that are just plain bad.

We have just return from a weeks holiday and like others, I was really concerned about all the awful reviews but we had a great time and find it hard to understand all the negativity in other reviews. We stayed in a VIP cottage by the water, the cottage was lovely and clean, comfortable and spacious and had everything we needed as a family. The bathroom had a sauna and spa bath which was lovely. Slight niggle is that both rooms were made with double beds and our teenage son didn't want to share with his sister so we took off the mattress topper, seperated the beds and problem solved. As others have mentioned there are mosquitos but we expected that and came with plug-in and repelant. The windows have screens to keep them out at night, it would be nice if there was a screen on the patio door but not essential. We hired bikes to get around the park which was good, there are cars and golf buggies moving about but it didn't bother us. The activities were good, the children loved archery, family yoga and my daughter loved the farm. Special mention for flow rider and the guy running it - he was great with the kids, so kind and really helped them, this was their best day! The Aqua Mundo was good and the children enjoyed the slides, especially Turbo Twister. During the week it was busy but the queues moved quickly however at the weekend, I agree with other reviewers that the day visitors make it a nightmare. Large groups arriving. On sunday the pool was packed, nowhere to sit and huge queues for all the slides. We left after hald an hour and decided to leave the parc completely for the day and went sightseeing instead. The was the only major negative. The staff were all friendly, special mention for lifeguard Ricky who was so cheerful, friendly and helpful and seemed more attentive than some. The supermarket is expensive but we drove to nearby Almere and stocked up for the week and just used the shop for odd bits but the Apple Tart from the shop was delicious! Generally we were happy, we have been to Center Parcs in the UK and France before and we enjoyed our experience in The Netherlands. If the couple of minor issues are addressed it could be amazing but it wouldn't put us off coming again.