Nice little holiday park - but not 5 star!

We had a great holiday at Peneyrals but there were a few things that we would expect from a true 5 star campsite. Pool areas good - need lots more parasols. Speedo rule enforced. The main bar, restaurant area - didnt do it for us - too much trying to be done in a small space. People eating nice evening meal with people dripping from the pool next to them and then kids disco etc all going on at the same time. Smoking in all public areas - a big problem for us - trying to have an evening drink and the table next to you all light up at once - disgusting. Families trying to eat their evening meal surrounded by tables full of smokers - aweful. Picnic table on the deck. Very cheap and uncomfortable, took up a huge amount of space on the deck. Had to keep moving around to open the main door to holiday home! Not suitable for relaxing or spending an evening sitting out on - also not good for my back. Our youngest spent a lot of time in the giant sandpit play area - on one occasion he dug up x2 empty glass wine bottles and plastic cups - could have been very dangerous if the bottle had been smashed. The site staff spoke very little english, all in french. Not a problem for us but I would imagine was for others including Dutch, Belgian, German customers. The Sunday evening welcome drinks was a good addition, if you can understand french. No english spoken at all. Shower blocks dated and in need of refurbishment. 1 out of 5 showers working properly - I tried lots! Great little fishing lake - caught some lovely carp. The site is very well marketed/presented - for me I found the photos to be slightly misleading as they gave the impression that the site is much bigger - especially the bar/restaurant areas. When in reality they are very cramped. In summary lovely little site but definitely not 5* more like a 3. Site is trying to do too much - sometimes less is more! Needs a bit of TLC in places. Would we go back..... no, plenty of other sites to visit.

Expérience prouvée le 12/08/2024