Hotel Hochsauerland by Center Parcs

The area surrounding Centre Parcs Hochsauerland is picturesque and quintessentially what you expect of Germany. Cute villages with chalet style housing, hills and forest. Very beautiful. The centre @ Centre Parcs itself was lovely and clean and had lots of activities, but sadly as an English family who did not speak German or Dutch, several were unavailable as they did not have the staff who could run the sessions in English. We tried to hire the push bikes for the 9 kids within our group, but they only had 6 for the whole site, which had over 700 lodges. We tried to hire the 6 along with three e-scooters, but they only had 2 of those working. The adventure area was great with loads of activities for the kids to do while the adults had a coffee. The communal areas in the lodges were very clean with all you could need, but sadly in areas you could not see (underneath beds) were filthy, with what I would imagine was several months’ worth of dirt. Off site, there are some great activities to try (luge, skiing (when snowy), zip lining and mountain biking) about 15 minutes drive away and these are reasonably priced. All in all, I would not recommend this Centre Parcs unless you speak German or Dutch, although there were several English families had made the long drive to the site.

We had a good week at this park and think it rates well against the British ones we have tried. It was about half the price (we were visiting outside of the german school holidays) and the range of amenities was better overall, if more appealing to younger children. The location is quite rural (rolling hills with lots of forest) so took a bit of driving. But the local town (Medebach) is an established tourist destination so there is plenty to do, even outside the park. We had the cheapest accommodation (comfort) and it was fairly basic but spacious and had everything we needed. The bathrooms appeared quite new and the beds were comfortable. You do have to pay for sheets/towels but the charge is not excessive. The swimming pool is typical for CP including waves, slides and areas for younger children. The swimming pool was bigger than parks we have visited in the UK and had a good range of slides plus an outside area (including deckchairs etc). Changing cubicles were a bit limited but, that aside, we really enjoyed it. The other major attraction for children is called the Spielberg (an enormous playground on a hill). It is advertised as part of the park but is actually just outside - literally adjacent - and free for any visitors to the area. You can walk to it from your chalet within 5-10 mins. One thing we hadn't realised about european CP was that all the parks are in fact open to non-residents (at a charge) so this probably does increase the numbers on certain days but we never felt it was overcrowded. Food-wise I have read some quite negative comments on here but we felt it was fine. There are several restaurants in the covered 'village centre' serving mostly german-style/international/italian food. There is also a pub/cafe on the Spielberg. Quality was decent and we thought the buffet (at the market restaurant) was pretty good. It is perfectly possible to cook in the houses (there was an oven and hob, sufficient crockery/knives/cutlery etc) and the prices at the supermarket were only slightly higher than at the shops in town. The staff at the park were polite and professional. There are possibly fewer staff here than we have seen at UK parks so you may have to queue a bit for reception / shops but I didn't find any to be rude and they were very responsive about any problems we had. Other positives that we noticed were free, reasonably quick, WIFI and easy access to your car (the parking is nearer and not as vast as in UK so you can easily nip into town). Would have given 4.5 stars if I could.

Ich kann den Center Parc nur empfehlen. Egal ob der große Adventure Spielplatz, dass Aqua Mundo oder der Kinderbauernhof. Es war eine sehr schöne Woche. Wir hatten eine VIP Hütte mit Sauna und Whirlpool für 4 Personen gebucht. Die Hütte war soweit sauber und in einem guten Zustand.

Im grossen und ganzen.War der Aufenthalt gut.Die Häuser sind super schön.Nur ne kleine Silberfische Plage haben sie...Wenn man Ekel vor Käfer hat ist das schon einwenig blöd.Matratzen sind top.Man kann gut drauf schlafen.. Für Kinder sind die Treppen mit Vorsicht zu genießen,ohne patchen kann man schnell ausrutschen. Das Wasser in Aqua mundo war bei unserem letzten Besuch wärmer.Zwischen durch hab ich sogar gefroren.. Wenn man ne schöne sitz Möglichkeit haben will im Aqua mundo,sollte man früh da sein.Sonnst sind alle Tische und Stühle belegt.Vorallem am WE. Die Preise was essen und trinken angeht,haben es in sich.. Also besser was mitnehmen. Für die Männer: 1 Bier 4.40€ So viel kostet nicht mal das Bier in dem Supermarkt im centerparcs Im grossen und ganzen ist schon viel erneuert worden zu unserem letzten Besuch.. Aber noch einige Baustellen sehe ich. Im grossen und ganzen.Man kann sich ne schöne Zeit machen❤️für die Kids super Wasser Angebote...

Der Park kann ich empfehlen, das Haus war sauber und das Frühstück war top für alle war etwas dabei,wer da was zu beanstanden hat, den verstehe ich nicht,das Personal war sehr freundlich und bemüht allen alles recht zu machen.Aber die Gäste könnten auch zurück grüßen wenn man Grüßt,aber das liegt an der Erziehung bei manchen und auch Anstand haben viele nicht,da wir beim Frühstück aufgeladen und nachher stehn gelassen,weil man Angst hat es gibt nichts mehr.

Es war sehr schön. Ein kleines Problem dusche war nicht schön sauber unten am Rand. Sonst alles super. Das Essen und alles war Klasse.Auch dir Angebote waren super man kann wirklich viel unternehmen mit den Kids. Vor allem bei Regen kann man drin sehr viel machen und das ist Super..