About this property
Accommodation category
Village de vacances
Racquet sports, a large ropes course, and fishing, all close to the Loire Valley châteaux
Set against a backdrop of vast woodlands and sitting near the Loire Valley Châteaux, Center Parc Les Hauts de Bruyères in Loir-et-Cher is positioned as an ideal getaway located just 40 minutes from Orléans and 2 hours from Paris. It belongs to a network of 7 Center Parcs locations established in France.
Activities
Spreading across 111 wooded hectares in the Sologne forest and featuring 17 hectares of lakes and ponds, this Center Parc appeals first to nature lovers who can explore its trails on foot, by bike, or on horseback, or take to the water in a canoe or paddleboat. For guests looking for action, the park lines up a wide array of options including ziplining, ropes courses, yoga, squash, archery, and badminton. Children also have plenty to keep them busy in a setting packed with outdoor options like a petting zoo, mini port, and pony rides, alongside indoor choices such as creative workshops, escape rooms, bumper cars, and video games. To bring everyone together, the must-see Aqua Mundo provides a water park kept at 29 °C along with the headline attraction: the Topsy Turvy, a wild waterslide tackled in the dark on an inner tube.
Accommodations
Alongside traditional categories like comfort, premium, and VIP, Les Hauts de Bruyères stands out with its newly designed VIP wooden cottages blending comfort and luxury in a wood interior with large glass windows that can sleep up to 12 people.
Dining
Vacations usually mean taking a break from cooking, which works out well since this Center Parc offers plenty of ways to skip kitchen duty with restaurants, grocery delivery, and catering services. A supermarket remains on hand for guests who prefer to cook their own meals.
Front desk hours
Property services and amenities
Room services and amenities
*Prices and information are indicative and subject to change.
The CONS: We expected higher amenities, like air conditioning or at least a fan. Especially since I had called to find out if we would have a fan in these cottages, and the hostess told me that all cottages, without exception, had a fan. Internationally, the standard is air conditioning, and you can see that Center Parcs is not up to that.
So that is a first very negative point, especially since the outside temperature was reaching 95°F (35°C). The accommodations are less and less adapted to the heat.
Another very negative point: our cottage 945 was swarming with ants. You can tell that it is not being taken care of sufficiently.
The capacity of the pool is a bit tight during high traffic, as was the case because of the very high temperatures outside.
We were not able to do the outdoor activities, and some activities were canceled.
The price-to-quality ratio of the restaurants is too expensive.
The welcome upon arrival needs to be reviewed, and the organization as well.
We noticed that other things are ultra-modern, for example at FACTORY, where you have to place your order by scanning, place your order with your phone, and pay online. No server can help you. That doesn't make things easier, and it is clearly done to cut staff.
The PROS: the pool, the rapids that the family enjoyed, and the setting.