reviews

Very nice location

Short vacation with family . Place of pure relaxation , courtesy and kindness the key words . I recommend it to those who want to disconnect from the hustle and bustle and find some peace .

High expectations we had of this campground. Unfortunately, it was disappointing. Animal feeding was a disappointment for our children. Short, rushed and no personal attention for the children. Collecting eggs was the same, one child had an egg and the other did not. I do understand that a chicken doesn't lay enough eggs for all children, but you can't explain that to a 3 year old child who is naturally disappointed when he doesn't get an egg and his sister does. Buy extra eggs maybe? Trampoline on the field is not safe, it is constantly hit with collisions. The trampoline is simply too small for the amount of children. Toilet visits are uncomfortable with people watching your errand from their tents.

Our stay here was magic, the farmer is welcoming, engaging about his work and made it a fantastic experience. Being off the grid (water is plumbed in but no electricity) might seem daunting, but our young daughter, and us, had a really special time without modern conveniences. I can’t wait to stay again

Quiet but child-friendly campsite with good sanitary facilities and lots of greenery. Very reasonable prices and nicely situated in a wooded area next to the nice village of Hooghalen. Quite small scale but no mini camping, just exactly right.

As the comments below are very complete, I'd just like to point out that the daytime nuisance was far too great for my taste this year: music at 10am to wake up the whole campsite and almost daily lawnmowers and brushcutters at all hours of the day, especially in the morning. During the day, you're not allowed to rest, but in the evening, you're not allowed to laugh or the security guard will come. We're adults, and what's more, we're on vacation, so I don't need anyone deciding what time I get up and what time I go to bed!!! Surrounded by the Dutch: very high proportion of foreigners. The restaurant we tried out on arrival: we forgot our order! some of the menus were not available, the fries were almost non-existent, and there was no commercial gesture.|Fortunately, the campsite staff were very friendly and available, although the management was not always very friendly.

Beautiful region, too bad the campsite is set back, not much activity nearby|Lack of maintenance outside the mobile home. No shower for pool access. Lack of advice on how to discover the region.

The Roptai is highly recommended.|Prime swimming pool, nice camping spots, quiet, reception is doing well, good pilsner on the menu, bowl of fries special, lots of activities and singer Bob. Good way to separate waste.

Liked: Remote. Nice spot spoilt by owners pettiness. Disliked: We booked two nights here in a safari tent, costing 270 Euros. The whole place is run by a man and lady, I assume a husband and wife team. We were asked to pre-authorise 100 Euros on arrival as a security deposit. On checking in we were handed a leaflet by the lady with EVERYTHING itemised in the tent, down to the last teaspoon. AS IF anyone on holiday would spend 30 minutes or so going through this. Time to use the pool instead. The lady owner had told us that men needed to wear tight shorts in the pool but this didn't apply for children. So my 6 year old son wore his usual swimming costume. However, the male owner was watching as we entered the pool - and came striding over to announce my son had the wrong swimmers. I explained I was told children do not require this. "Who told you this?" he replied abruptly. "Your wife", I informed him. So he strode off, angry. This, we were finding, was not a relaxing place to stay. We decided to use the restaurant for dinner and arrived at 7pm. We waited 20 minutes for our orders to be taken - then waited until 8.20pm - A WHOLE HOUR for our (small) meals to arrive. Our children were so hungry. There was no apology. So now it was 9pm, time for bed for our children. But unfortunately the sanitary facilities are closed for cleaning every night 9-9.30pm. This is the first time I've even known cleaning to be at this time. It's when children need to use it. But there's another shock - there are no toilet seats so you need to squat. But for children, this is IMPOSSIBLE. If you plan on coming here with a child it's worth bearing this in mind. For bedtime we had our own bedding so we didn't need the duvets and pillows in the tent. So we folded them up and stored them under the bed for safekeeping. The day we vacated we wiped down tables and the small portable cooker we used once, put chairs back where they were found and put the duvets back where they were found (on the beds). We drove to the exit to hand in the key to find the lady rushing off somewhere, so I quickly asked if I could hand her the keys. "Oh, er, you'll need to do the checkout", she said. Check out I thought? Did she want me to go through the detailed inventory for 30 minutes with her? Off she rushed as the man arrived on the scene. I said, "I'm sorry, I don't have time to go back up to the tent, we have a ferry to catch". He responds "Oh right, well your deposit - we need to check about that." I gave him the key and off he went. I've stayed in many places on holiday but NEVER had to do an inspection at check out from a holiday rental. There is a level of trust on both sides that the host will fairly judge if you damaged or stolen anything after you have left and you'll be honest with them about anything. When we arrived home back in England 16 hours later we had been emailed that ALL our deposit would be kept - 100 Euros. The main reason - the duvets and pillows were "heavily soiled" and had to be all washed. The same ones we had stored under the bed and not used! Evidently, you're "expressly not allowed" to put the duvets on the ground - another rule. And who writes that? This is not a prison. If the floor was dirty when we checked in, that's DEFINITELY not our fault. In addition, apparently we hadn't wiped the portable cooker to their liking and a glass was missing (it was never there). BUT - it raises a HUGE question - are they actually expecting customers to prepare the tent to a level where the next customer just checks straight in? Really?! Since Covid, you would expect an owner to spend 10 minutes or so preparing accommodation for health and safety measures. They claim to have "high standards" after all. The floor under the bed by their own admission was filthy. The 100 Euros they took for this is PLAIN THEFT. He's refusing to refund it so I'm claiming it back through my credit card. He's told me he will respond to a review so read below for his. It will be a reminder of the rules...

The spot, just a few meters from the beach, is great, but the services provided by the campsite itself are very disappointing: too few sanitary facilities for the number of pitches (systematic queuing for showers), the cleaning also leaves something to be desired (showers, toilets and outside basins)... A real shame, as the location is really nice... The pitches would benefit from hedges between them, or even some trees... Finally, the swimming pool: very slippery ground, bays never open... Ref. General lack of maintenance.

The beautiful pool Beautifully decorated cottage Airco

It's a great campsite, we really feel like a family, pleasant people and great entertainment. Can't wait to come back!