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Top Ten Centerparcs tips?

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Tartegnin · 11/03/2004 08:59

I know there's been lots on this board about Centerparcs, and trust me, I've read it all. I'd really appreciate a consolidated "do's and don'ts", though. We're booked for a week at Elveden in July ... executive three bedroom near the golf course ... we'll be four adults and one four year old (me, DH, DD and D-inlaws) ... cannot tell you how much we need to get away,

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Ladygooga · 03/08/2009 19:20

Bluestone is lovely, just as good as cp but quiter and less commercialised. Standard of accomodation is fab and lovely staff.

We were there earlier in the yr when we had all the snow and kids loved it. Sliding down the hill on tyre ring sledges. We're going back again in new year

DjangoTheDjinn · 03/08/2009 19:25

Wow this is old!

FreddoBaggyMac · 03/08/2009 19:27

So it is - hadn't even noticed Some questions are timeless though eh?

Nikki101 · 04/08/2009 21:31

Thanks FreddoBaggyMac, I think that's what we are going to have to do. DD will be 20 months so only just under 2 - will look into bars (for bed, not to drink in). Thanks!

FreddoBaggyMac · 05/08/2009 12:12

Glad to help! She'll be fine - I think our DD was about that age. You could also take a travel stair gate to put on the door of her room if you think she'll have a tendancy to wander about.

mumoverseas · 05/08/2009 17:02

Nikki, we've just got back from CP in France but not the one you went to, the one in Lac d'Ailette.
There was a high chair there and in a cupboard upstairs a fold up wooden cot and a stairgate. Other than that, that was about all the child friendly stuff they had.
Don't want to put you off but the place we went was awful. There was little or no information in English and hardly any staff spoke english (yes I know, I should speak french but I don't!)

The indoor play area was good for DD aged 2.8 but she was too young for a lot of other things.
Word of warning, take your DD's 'red book'(health book with vaccinations etc) One of the things on the program was 'baby swim' which I'd liked to have done with DS aged 6 months but you could only do with proof of vaccinations. We were given no warning of this previously and its not something you'd normally pack.

I must say things were VERY expensive. A coke or other soft drink about 2.5 euros so take as many soft drinks as you can and as much dried food as you can.
Hope you have a good holiday

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