Amazing family holiday
22 April 2024 at 05:54:20
We had a wonderful family holiday here. I booked direct though Hu open air, we booked an excellence green house, it was towards the back of the park but only about a 5 min walk to the pool. I was very happy with the cleanliness and the faculties. We mainly had BBQs but I did use the microwave/ oven/... hobs once or twice and all worked fine. The coffee pod machine was hidden in another cupboard.
It was lovely to get up in the morning and go to the cafe and pick up pastries/ coffee then get fresh bread in the little onsite shop. The shop has everything you need but there is another supermarket about a 15 minute walk away which had a much better selection and was a good bit cheaper, we only went there once and stocked up on BBQ stuff. Water/ soft drinks/ ice cream/ bread were all easier to buy on site and not that expensive, less than what you'd pay at a corner shop in Ireland. The road down to the shop was not the safest but not too bad. We walked to the side and were not on the actual road. The traffic moved slowly. There is no exit out of the back of the campsite which is a pity but I understand it'd be a security issue.
We went into Rome 2 days. The bus to the metro took about 20 minutes, we didn't prebuy tickets just tapped our phones. The same with the metro, tapped to pay. The road is very busy to cross but there are pedestrian lights, so just wait and you will get across, don't be tempted to run across if you see the bus coming. Another one will be along.
There are no safes in the houses and we cannot be sure but we think some cash was taken from our lodge. I did report it but since we had no police report nothing could be done. I would just leave cash hidden. As with all holidays where I am in the pool I do not bring any valuable jewellery inc wedding rings
The onsite restaurant was nice with a range of things that would suit most people. The take away was good as well. But we mainly had BBQs.
The check in process took over a hour! Which was annoying. I appreciate they are busy. However, talking to others they didn't have the same wait so I think we were unlucky. After a while I needed to change my baby and asked to go into the bathroom which was no issue. I should have done that earlier, there was a playground behind along with the shop. Also cigarettes can only be bought from a machine at the entrance in a gravel car park, you need and Italian ID card
Bring enough swim nappies, they ran out of them onsite. We got them in a pharmacy in Rome. The pool was the big draw for us, we had our just turned 1 year old son and he loved it. Instead of tiles it is a soft grippy sponge so he could play happily. Drinks/ Ice cream at the pool side bar were more expensive but OK. Also no sloppy loud drunks which you get in some places.
Overall an amazing family holiday and I really hope to return or try their other campsites in future. It was perfect for a mix of seeing some parts of Rome along with relaxing in the sun/ pool with a small child.
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