Europarcs Bad Hoophuizen

“Great place for a week escape with or without kids”

It is a lovely spot at the beach of Veluwemeer. The park has also a camping site for tents and camper-/ caravans. Beautiful spot in the nature in general! It is very close to to the national park Veluwe and near the park you can go for morning run in forests enjoying beautiful views. It offers poss… more

It is a lovely spot at the beach of Veluwemeer. The park has also a camping site for tents and camper-/ caravans. Beautiful spot in the nature in general! It is very close to to the national park Veluwe and near the park you can go for morning run in forests enjoying beautiful views. It offers possibilities for outdoors swimming plus indoors swimming pool, plenty of water-sport activities for advanced and beginners. The park offers also animation program that the kids enjoyed. We enjoyed so many beautiful sunsets with different wild birds swimming in the calm waters of the lake during the evening walks - the kids loved the views as well :) The park has many different accommodations - some brand new, others older but kept is perfect condition and equipped with all facilities for a good stay. The mini-market is supplied with all necessary products to prepare nice meals. In addition it is only 5-10 min drive to the closest village or the beautiful town of Harderwijk. We were very pleased with the hotel services there as well (bed were made up on our arrival, there were nice welcome boxes with useful information and lots of small gifts and sweet treats. The stuff is very helpful and friendly. The internet connection was fine too (assuming we were there for holidays so enjoyed mostly the internet - free life outdoors and used the internet connection at the accommodation for brief online surfing or checking emails only). May be it would be a good idea to add some nets on the doors and windows for the hot days to avoid eventual flies entering the rooms but we did not have serious problems with them (1-2 occasional). There were no mosquitoes. We recommend it and

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“Beautiful park and helpful staff, but poor cleaning and limited access to facilities during festival.”

We stayed at EuroParcs Bad Hoophuizen during the Defqon.1 weekend, and while the location had a lot of potential, our experience was quite mixed. Positive aspects first: Check-in was smooth and the staff kindly allowed us to check in much earlier than the official time, which we really appreciated… more

We stayed at EuroParcs Bad Hoophuizen during the Defqon.1 weekend, and while the location had a lot of potential, our experience was quite mixed. Positive aspects first: Check-in was smooth and the staff kindly allowed us to check in much earlier than the official time, which we really appreciated. The park itself is beautiful and well-equipped with a mini market, a restaurant, and a spa area. Our house had a well-stocked kitchen with plenty of dishes, glasses, and cookware – definitely a plus for anyone planning to cook. However, we faced several issues during our stay: The cleanliness of our accommodation was far from acceptable. There was sand on the floor, a random sock under one of the beds, and to our shock, we found a rotting, moldy piece of fruit in one of the kitchen cabinets. Dust was visibly collecting inside the cupboards, indicating the place hadn’t been cleaned thoroughly before our arrival. Another major disappointment was the spa area. There were no English signs at the wellness entrance, and when we asked the reception how to access it, we were told that because we came for the Defqon.1 festival, we were not allowed to use the spa or rent bikes. This was never mentioned anywhere during booking, and it felt very unfair – we paid the same price as every other guest but were denied access to certain services simply because we were festival attendees. That was honestly frustrating and felt discriminatory. On the plus side, the shuttle bus between the park and the Defqon.1 festival was excellent – very well organized and super convenient. Overall: If you’re visiting during Defqon.1, be aware that some facilities may be off-limits even if you’re a paying guest. It’s a great location with good infrastructure, but the management should communicate restrictions more clearly and improve the cleaning standards.

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“Reasonable clean accommodation”

Europarc Bad hoops OK but a few points to improve. We would go back, it was an enjoyable reasonable break. Pros - Reasonably priced accommodation - Sleeps 8 in 8 single beds - Clean almost clinical (white gloss) Cons - A lot of building work going on in beach area, entrance and building of ne… more

Europarc Bad hoops OK but a few points to improve. We would go back, it was an enjoyable reasonable break. Pros - Reasonably priced accommodation - Sleeps 8 in 8 single beds - Clean almost clinical (white gloss) Cons - A lot of building work going on in beach area, entrance and building of new homes - Walls and doors are very thin (don’t expect any privacy!) - 8 chairs to eat but only space for 5 in comfy chairs - Beds are hard and pillows thin and lumpy - Cups/ glasses all marginally bigger than an egg cup if you like a decent sized cuppa bring your own!!

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