our review would read something like this.
Pine lodge spacious with all you need. We noticed some mess on the floor when we opened the fridge door but the cleaning team happened to be opposite so they came over, cleaned up the mess, apologised and checked the rest of the place to be on the safe side. We had a leaky kitchen tap which was fixed asap. One of the mattresses was totally unusable but because we didn't need to use it I didn't report it until we left.
The outdoor play area is great with wood chip/bark on the floor, the baby swings are missing (don't know why) so there wasn't much for very young children but my 4 and 7 year olds had plenty to entertain themselves. The indoor play area was great with a TV on a big screen for adults to watch while their children were playing.
The changing rooms for the swimming pool were clean and spacious with nice powerful showers. The pool itself has a sloping bottom so shallow one end and deeper at the other. I'm not sure of the exact measurements but DD, just 4 and pretty average height i think, could touch the floor.
The creche was clean and bright and the staff were lovely They run a holiday club everyday for the older children so my two went in for an hour on two mornings (so i could use the gym) and they were well entertained and looked after and happy.
The gym is okay, depends what you are used to I guess. No air conditioning, 3 treadmills, 2 upright bikes and 2 recumbent bikes, 3 cross trainers and 4 rowers. Free weight area with benches and usual weight machines. No staff around when i was there to ask any questins though if you were unsure. Gym cost I think £3.95 per use or you could buy a weekly pass. Swimming pool and soft play is included in your rental fee.
There were a few tennis courts that were fine for bashing a ball around for a bit of fun but the actual court would have been no good for a good level of tennis play I don't think.
Missing was a safe area for the boys to play football (or at least we didn't find one).
There is a woodland walk that took about 15 mins - very pleasant but nothing special.
Brasserie was lovely, nice coffee and cake and we ate there one night - lovely fresh pizza, salad etc. Service could be slow if it was busy.
What made it for us was that our next door neighbours had childrne of very similar age and the people behind us had the same. Whether this was just our good luck or the lodges are allocated taking childrens ages into account or not I don't know but it was lovely to be able to open the front door and let the children out to play.
If you have any specific questions Stellywelly do ask and I'll try to answer. We were very lucky with the weather too which obviously helps to make it a good holiday but certainly based on our experience, we will be returning.