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Which Center Parcs is best in Germany?
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There are six Center Parcs in Germany - but which is best?
The German Center Parcs offer an alternative to Center Parcs UK (sometimes incorrectly called Centre Parcs) and can be considerably cheaper as they run as separate companies. The downside is that the German Center Parcs are much less consistent than UK Center Parcs with big variations in customer reviews and pricing. If you just want the summary, we think that Center Parcs Park Bostalsee offers the best value for money. Center Parcs Park Eifel is usually the cheapest, but customer reviews aren't as good. Center Parcs Park Allgau is the newest park in Germany and is usually the most expensive. If you want the full details and can be bothered to read it all, have a look at our comparison which looks at reviews, price, location and facilities: |
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Which Center Parcs in Germany is in the best location?
The six Center Parcs in Germany are quite well spread out throughout the country.
- Center Parcs Park Eifel and Center Parcs Park Bostalsee are the nearest to the UK if you are coming by car. They are both in the middle of Germany, towards the West and are about 5 hours drive from Calais (via the 35 minute Eurotunnel from Folkestone).
- Center Parcs Park Hochsauerland is also towards the west of Germany and is about 6 hours drive from Calais.
- Center Parcs Park Nordseeküste and Center Parcs Bispinger Heide are in Northern Germany near to Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen. You can fly to Hamburg in about 90 minutes or drive from the Eurotunnel at Calais in 7 hours.
- Center Parcs Park Allgäu is in Southern Germany, about two hours drive from Munich. It’s nearly 9 hours from Calais, so you might prefer to fly unless you have a higher tolerance for travelling with children than I do.
Which Center Parcs in Germany gets the best reviews?
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Center Parcs Park Bostalsee was leading the way, in terms of customer reviews when we checked. On average, it was scoring 4/5 on TripAdvisor or 4.2/5 on Google.
Center Parcs Park Eifel was getting the lowest reviews, averaging 3/5 on TripAdvisor or 3.5/5 on Google. CenterParcs Park Nordseeküste, Center Parcs Park Hochsauerland, Center Parcs Park Allgäu and CenterParcs Bispinger Heide were all in the middle, scoring 3.5/5 on TripAdvisor and somewhere around 3.5-4 on Google. Reviews checked in June 2019. |
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Which CenterParcs in Germany is cheapest?
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We carried out a price comparison by looking at the cheapest price available for a family of four, excluding travel or activities. We searched for a week in August 2019, a week at Easter 2020 and a week in October 2019.
In every comparison, Center Parcs Park Eifel was the cheapest and Center Parcs Allgau was the most expensive. In one case, Center Parcs Allgau was more than three times more expensive than Center Parcs Park Eifel. The other four parks were somewhere in the middle in every case. Generally there was £100 - £200 variation between the four in the middle. |
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Here are the full results:
Prices for a week in August 2019 for four people from cheapest to most expensive
Searches carried out in June 2019
Prices for a week in August 2019 for four people from cheapest to most expensive
- Center Parcs Park Eifel - £1017
- Center Parcs Park Bostalsee - £1205
- Center Parcs Bispinger Heide - £1223
- Center Parcs Park Hochsauerland - £1268
- Center Parcs Park Nordseeküste - £1330
- Center Parcs Park Allgäu - £1661
- Center Parcs Park Eifel - £729
- Center Parcs Park Nordseeküste - £729
- Center Parcs Park Hochsauerland - £908
- Center Parcs Bispinger Heide - £943
- Center Parcs Park Bostalsee - £993
- Center Parcs Park Allgäu - £1301
- Center Parcs Park Eifel - £546
- Center Parcs Park Nordseeküste - £651
- Center Parcs Park Bostalsee - £659
- Center Parcs Park Hochsauerland - £659
- Center Parcs Bispinger Heide - £1303
- Center Parcs Park Allgäu - £1729
Searches carried out in June 2019
Which Center Parcs in Germany has the most activities?
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Center Parcs is known for its range of onsite activities, but is there much variation in how many activities are on offer? According to the official website, Center Parcs Bispinger Heide has the best choice of activities whilst Center Parcs Park Eifel and Center Parcs Park Nordseeküste has the smallest range of activities. From most to least:
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So, Center Parcs Bispinger Heide has the best choice of activities with Center Parcs Park Bostalsee, Center Parcs Park Hochsauerland and Center Parcs Park Allgäu not far behind.
The two former Sunparks - Center Parcs Park Eifel and Center Parcs Park Nordseeküste – are a long way behind with nearly half the number of activities of Center Parcs Bispinger Heide
The two former Sunparks - Center Parcs Park Eifel and Center Parcs Park Nordseeküste – are a long way behind with nearly half the number of activities of Center Parcs Bispinger Heide
Other notable differences between the six Center Parcs in Germany
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Conclusion - which is the best Center Parcs in Germany?
I would start by looking at Center Parcs Bostalsee as it gets the best reviews and it is still quite new and modern (it opened in 2013). Plus, it is one of the easiest to get to from the UK (8 hours from central London by car) and it is much cheaper than Center Parcs Park Allgäu which is the other recently opened park.
Center Parcs Bispinger Heide has a few more activities, but reviews aren’t quite as strong.
Center Parcs Park Eifel is the cheapest, but it is some way behind on customer reviews and the range of activities on offer.
Center Parcs Bispinger Heide has a few more activities, but reviews aren’t quite as strong.
Center Parcs Park Eifel is the cheapest, but it is some way behind on customer reviews and the range of activities on offer.
