Name: Center Parcs Parc Sandur
Address: Sandurdreef 5, Emmen, Emmen, Emmen, 7828 AA, Netherlands
Rating: 7

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We just got back from 4 nights in one of the Comfort Kids bungalows and it was WONDERFUL. We drove there with our 3 kids (11, 9, 5), parked the car and never got in it again the whole time. We rented bikes, bowled, boated in a canoe and a swan boat, the kids did paintball, mini-golf, we rented a Kids Safari truck for our littlest to "drive" around...I cannot say enough good things. The cottage was completely clean. Sparkling. And I am picky. Really picky, according to my husband. Yes, the facilities are not brand new but they are well-maintained and super clean. We had our own dock and tried to fish off it with no success, but it was fun anyway. There are playgrounds and air trampolines, the restaurants were fine if a bit slow with service, and the grocery store was well-priced and well-stocked. Everyone was kind and pleasant and helpful. Totally recommend. It's pretty far from where we live so I can't say for sure we'll be back, but we're excited to try it again or other CentreParc locations. Oh! And the pool slide!! Wow that was fun. The kids and I went down it about 1000 times. Again, I don't know what happened in the other reviews but our cabin was clean, everyone was helpful, it never felt crowded. Try it!

Excellent, fun time with kids and very clean.

We booked an 8 pers children's cottage. Due to the local storm, we were apprehensive about actually enjoying our stay. We were in a pleasant surprise. There were many ways to be indoors and have fun. The indoor heated pool, though it could be bigger, was a lot of fun. There is a sauna and a jacuzzi too. The slide, though for older children, is worth a visit. We enjoyed the sessions at the bowling alley and the pool tables. Children also loved using the indoor play area and table tennis. The property boasts of  many other attractions, but due to the poor weather, we could explore all of them. The Kinderboerderij is not as advertised, but it was interesting to the children. 
The cottage was really well maintained, spacious and well provided for with respect to the kitchen and bedrooms. I wish it was better stocked in the bathroom and toilet area. Luckily, after reading some reviews, we had taken additional toilet rolls. 
All -in-all we loved out stay. 


Beautful property and great services!

I loved the premier class house we got. I said to my wife that this could house a family with two children. We even had our own dish washer and private sauna. Two tvs, dvd player full kitchen with coffee maker and dolce gusto.
And all that on water front ...brilliant.
The place is not as big as another park we visited...I was missing the type of restaurant where you pay entrance and you eat what you want and as much as you want.
I loved the pizza dough in the pizza restaurant. Plus super market was great, felt like being home...
In the brochure it says that in the a la carte restaurant you can eat pizza, but that was not the case. They could improve in flexibility in that sense...same company same waiters....
There were the typical things for a 9 year old kid to be busy with.

lovely house by the water, a great place to relax while kid is busy

2 hours driving to the park CenterParcs Sandur is a great place for a good value! Houses are nice, clean and tidy. Love the peaceful wakeup next to a lake. Parking next to your door (depending on the accommodation you choose) 
Great staff, supermarket, swimming pool, and other handy places all placed together in the same area. Little farm was very cute with the very tiny pigs. I'll recommend this one to families looking for rest and value. 
Enjoy! 

Nice place to be with your family 

Firstly, to add some background, this was my first trip abroad for around 15 years and my kids' (2 and 8) first ever trip abroad.  Also my first experience of driving in a country other than the UK.
Therefore, after much research and reading of reviews, as well as considering where I would be comfortable driving, Center Parcs Sandur was selected.
We crossed by ferry to the Hook of Holland and both journeys to and from Parc Sandur across much of the Netherlands were trouble free and within 3 hours while incorporating a short break for refreshments.
Check in was ok, though don't make the mistake of going to reception as they actually have your key cards and info at a less obvious building prior to the main car parking area.
We stayed in a 4 person premium lodge (312).  All things considered, I would say it was pretty much what we anticipated.  Nothing particularly premium about it - parts have probably seen a refurb at some point (Kitchen/possibly a bathroom) but the general décor was a little bit 1990s with a kind artex textured ceiling and wallpaper.
The sofas are not very comfortable, the beds were generally fine, the outside garden furniture was not used once (despite the 30 degrees heatwave) as the local geese leave poo absolutely everywhere and we did not fancy spending time in the garden area by the waterside.
If I'm making it sound bad, it really wasn't, more a case of considering a few of the cons.
I kind of wish we'd picked a kids cottage as these are not waterside, have enclosed gardens, as well as toys (and a washing machine apparently).
However, the lodge we had was perfectly fit for purpose, offered decent space and became our little home from home for the week.
The park itself was clean and attractive.  It is what it is - you can compare it with other center parcs which have amazing water parks (for example) while this one does not.  We were more interested in using it as a base to explore the local area.  We did not book any activities but we did use a few of the facilities such as the pool, the play areas, the rather impressive petting farm as well as the on site supermarket.  We did not eat in the restaurants though we had some freshly cooked fast food from the takeaway diner.
Other things worth noting - they were happy for you to park your car next to your lodge.
WiFi - the info on their website seems out of date - there does not seem to be a streaming WiFi option which you pay for.  However, the complimentary WiFi was easy to connect to and generally pretty quick and fine for streaming sites such as You Tube.  One evening it was a bit slow and I gave up in the end, but generally it was fine.
Communication - I didn't see any other English people during our stay - most cars on site seemed Dutch or German registered.  The menus were all in Dutch which is possibly why we did not explore the restaurants and the kids' entertainment obviously in the native language.  However, the lodge info was provided in various languages and the reception staff I met all seemed capable of conversing in English.
As for the local area - Wildlands zoo in Emmen is fantastic, in my opinion (I will get round to reviewing it).
Emmen town itself has a variety of shops and was pleasant enough and easy to access.  We also went shopping in a little village called Erica, 5 minutes drive from the park which had a decent Coop supermarket. 
We also ventured over the border into Germany - one of the nearest towns of note is Meppen, which is an attractive town with a decent selection of shops.
Overall, I may try a different Europe Center Parcs in the future, though I absolutely would consider this one again.

An English man's perspective. 3 nights at Parc Sandur.

I did a lot of research before booking this particular Center Parc, and this one came out well from the reviews. The fact it has houses rather than the more traditional single level was a plus and we decided to pay an extra 100 Euros for the VIP cottage. Kids got a room each (which meant they went to sleep!) and there was a bonus of jacuzzi and sauna. We had a brilliant location overlooking the water and the site is beautifully calm and tranquil.
Ok, so the pool area isn't great in comparison with others. But for our younger children it was quite enough. The kids activities were great fun, the Parc is really handily located outside Emmen with easy cycle routes to get into town, the on-site supermarket is actually excellent with sensible prices.There's also a great petting farm on site and you can hire boats/pedaloes to go on the lake. Restaurants are good too with the grill restaurant being a massive hit with the children.
Best thing by far are the staff. Friendly, helpful, chatty. Just great. We're already looking to book for next year.

Not bad at all

We stayed for some nights in the VIP-house in the Center Parc. The house looked modern but is was not well cleaned.
It was big enough for us and our friends and we used the whirlpool much often.
The Parc is big and you can book some activities in the Parc. The swim area is not so big and older. For kids it is ok and we had a good time here


A house on the water 

The park is small if your used to Centre Parc in UK and has less facilities, but makes up for it with the fabulous setting. Simply it's an island on a lake with all villas having lake/beach frontage. There are 2outside playareas and an indoor one we didn't use as it was very hot whilst we were there. The restaurants and cafes serve a selection of food but we're not air conditioned so not as comfortable as they might have been. Staff are friendly and spoke Dutch, German and English. The parc shop is very reasonably priced. Children's activities signage etc is in Dutch but it's easy enough to work out or ask. The whole parc has a very relaxed atmosphere and maybe not the attention to detail we were used to. Some of the villas are privately owned. You are also able to leave a car parked next to your villa for the duration of your stay. People come and go on different days and so there is no queuing to get in a big bonus. We had an amazing time playing in the spacious garden and in the lake and didn't need much more. Adults and kids really happy. Would have been better if there had been fans or aircon in the villas as it was rediculously hot but lake at the bottom of the garden to cool off. The indoor swimming just a large pool with one slide and a tiny toddler area but all water play areas appreciated in the heat. We hired a small motor boat and explored the lake great fun and easy to drive. Amazing fun to swim out in the deep water and look for pirates! A happy family holiday.

Happy holidays

Before we start: If you find yourself reading this after you’ve already arrived, first up I’m very sorry for the disappointments you’ll likely experience. Take frequent trips to Emmen, it’s a really nice town. 

I have great memories of this place when I was a kid. I was horrified when I saw how this place looks now. 

First off: it’s a blast for kids or in our case adults in their 25s/30s who wanted to revisit old memories. Lots of activities, water boating, sports, you name it. 

But man, was that house ever filthy. Set aside at least one day of cleaning and re-doing the bedsheets. Plus, there’re signs of disuse everywhere. It’s like this place was built at some point and subsequently never once visited by staff or management since. 
We could see and smell the people who were here before us. There was hair on the bed, the kitchen surface, the toilet and the sofa - the sofa! That in particular really turned my stomach. There were stains, scratch-marks of generations of dogs, a heavy layer of dust and what we assumed to be kitchen grease, mixed with the aforementioned hair. 
We had to spend a solid day of our holidays just deep-cleaning. Cleaning supplies we had to buy ourselves, mind you. 

If you come to Sandur, accept the reality of this: nobody cares if you’re living in a dirty home. You can complain, send in the feedback slip, even talk to management - nobody will clean up the mess if you don’t do it yourself. 

Lastly: Make sure you visit April or later, otherwise many of the activities will be closed to you, particularly water activities. And even then, don’t expect everything to be open. 

On the positive side, the Sauna and Whirlpool in the VIP house were nice.

Poorly maintained wonderland

Having previously stayed at Landal properties in the NL this CP was closer to my destination so we opted for a closer commute. Unfortunately the place was expensive for what we got.

The best part about the place was the little play areas with equipment for younger kids, the little farmyard bit and the soft play (although that did look pretty dirty and had a really bad smell about it!)

The less good stuff is more to do with not feeling like we got value for money.... It’s basically a run down place which needs far better management to make it worth the money you have to spend. Almost everything has a surcharge (including mini golf) and the swimming pool is out of action 4-7pm everyday which wasn’t very convenient.

The staff were on the whole were great. Although lifeguards were overly officious, not allowing you to supervise your own children in the water unless they were wearing a floatation aid. Not much fun for a little lad who is learning to swim and likes to jump in to you and go under.

Our house was not properly cleaned. There were belongings from the previous guest and the coffee machine was switched off but had clearly not been checked as the filter was still in too.

Dirty finger marks from the previous guests kids smearing food had not been cleaned off furniture and there was grime and cobwebs in every corner. Clearly that’s not part of a cleaners job because that dirt was months old not just a week or so.

Inside the houses the staircases are very steep so it’s worth checking if you need a different type of property as older people who don’t normally need a ground floor room might struggle.

The WiFi rarely worked and the maintenance team would drive round in their vans and leave them running outside the property they were in even if they were working inside for 10 minutes or longer, the engine stayed on. We switched one off outside our house. One morning these vans were hooting horns at 7am and at weekends there’s way more noise from other guests and parties than the place claims to allow.

The restaurant was expensive even without the poor £ to € exchange rate but there’s nothing walking distance so if you fancy a night off cooking save up!

I wouldn’t recommend staying here unless you can get a decent discount. I think the place needs to seriously review their management, in particular the cleaning of the houses and the cost of staying their when you have to fork out more once you arrive.

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