Wales, Bluestone (Activity Holiday) Reviews

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We stayed for 4 nights mid week during Bluestones Halloween week. Our accommodation was exactly as described, a spacious two bedroom cabin (Caldey) with views over woodland to the rear and across the beautiful valley to the front. The kitchen was well fitted with dishwasher and extensive utensils. They even supplied dishwasher tablets, just one of the little attentions to details we weren't expecting. One double and a good size single bedroom, all nicely fitted out. Yes, the wet room took a little getting use to, but we were not there to stay in our cabin - there was far too much to cram in.

Our best investment was to hire a golf buggy to get around. The valley is quite hilly. This fun mode of transport made getting around quick and easy. We would not have got to all the children's activities on time with out it. Plus the children loved it.

Eating out was good and whilst not cheap, the quality and choice was to a high standard. We dined in three of the four eateries where all the staff were friendly and keen to please.

Bluestone made a big effort for Halloween. There was a spooky film night, Halloween party with pumpkin making all ending with a parade around the lake with The Grand Wizard.

Most of the Children's events were extra, but we were on holiday and were looking to make the most of our stay. We were impressed with the simple supervised treks in the woods with the children; bug hunting, making a fire and toasting marsh mellows etc. We also booked the Battlefield Live. Paint balling in the woods but without the paint This was great fun if not a little muddy.

Most of the staff were young and were a credit to the management who had obviously trained them well.

A short trip to the spa was a welcome and relaxing break. The contrast from all the running around to the tranquillity of the treatment rooms was just what the grownups needed. Again the staff were focused on making our stay an enjoyable one.

The Blue Lagoon and sports hall were away from the accommodation, which is where the buggy came in helpful. Every thing was clean and well maintained bearing in mind the amount of through traffic they must have.

The only down side was that the Blue Lagoon was open to the public as well as guests of Bluestone making it at times a little busy. This however did not spoil our enjoyment of the facilities.

We all enjoyed our stay and will defiantly try and fit in another visit sometime next year. Well recommended.

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Very nice accomodation but unpractical with 2 little ones. The stair gates had amind of their own. No radio, no iron / ironing board. No washing machine. No where to put prams outdoor clothes etc. Brilliant location and views. Wet room nice but not very practical. The TV kept sticking and took som working out out to how it came on. A treck up to car park. The golf range was a mat and some markers in field. Putting range was overgrown It is really only the poolyou are paying for. Restaurants are ...

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We recently stayed at Bluestone, and to be honest it was a disappointment. All you are really paying for is accommodation (which is not five star by any stretch of the imagination) and a swimming pool. Overpriced, badly run and aspirations of being something it is not. If it wasn't for hoseasons (who have never let us down) we would be asking for a full refund!!

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Bluestone Park, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire.
Date of stay: Monday 31st Aug - Friday 4th Sept 2009.
(Discounted off peak price of £299 for 4 nights - midweek)

PLEASE NOTE: The water park is open to NON-residents of the park as well as residents!

Due to the above it gets very busy even during the quieter off peak times!

This was a big disappointment for us as we went there off peak specifically, hoping it would be quieter for our young daughter, but instead it was filled with teenagers and fam ...

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We've just been to Bluestone mid-August. Great place and lovely lodges but don't like the wetrooms - The whole floor is soaked and if you go back in once you're dressed you get soaking wet feet. Chipping green was non-existent and hadn't been mown for weeks/months. Get fit before you go to get up the hill to the Blue Lagoon -unless you're hiring a buggy which we couldn't afford. The minibus service isn't very frequent.

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Enjoyed three great days at Bluestone with my wife and three boys. One three year old and two sixteen year olds. Great food, service and facilities for the whole family in a beautiful location. Please get the grass cut on a more frequent basis and get different beds. The bed was awful you could feel evey single spring.(I weigh 14st.)

Overall a great place to stay for the whole family.

Russ Thomas

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Fantastic stay. We stayed at Calday lodge by a lake. We went with some friends. The swimming pool was brill. It had three water slides, rapids and a wave machine. On Friday night you could go down on the outdoor slide on rubber rings and they had a Caribean night and a beach party. There was activities on site that were excellent. Archery we had a go at. It was a bit expensive but still had a good time. They had aser clay shooting a driving range. Theme park next door. Not that noisy and it was ...

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We went to Bluestone in June,We felt totally misled by the advertising.Although the accommodation was very nice,there were very few onsite activities for teenagers and many that were advertised were not running while we were there.We also felt the blue lagoon was abit of a disappointment as it was advertised as a water park. The site seems to be copying center parcs,but was totally the opposite. We would recommend Center Parcs as you get more for your money.

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The accommodation at Bluestone is good (though not five star) but everything else was a disaster. Facilities are poor - the driving range is effectively just a field, the chipping green is not functioning, the safari jeeps didn't work properly (we got our money back on that but the hassle was ridiculous), the TV remote control didn't work, there was not enough toilet roll, there was no CD/radio, the pizzas were like bad takeaway, the grass hadn't been cut for ages, and on the final morning we ha ...

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Having stayed at other self catering accommodation Bluestone is quite unremarkable.Firstly a wet room is supplied where when you have a shower everything within the bathroom becomes wet toilet,hand basin etc a type of squegee is supplied for mopping spills but is not as effective as a mop and bucket, there should be underfloor heating within the wet room unfortunately this didn`t function.In terms of catering equipment the bare essentials are supplied and no storage capacity for food supplies ap ...

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Unfortunately our stay at Bluestone wasn't a good one. We found the Skomer lodge we stayed in was not cleaned to a good standard, the facilities for children under 4 were very limited(even the playground was off limits to our 18 month old), the very close proximity of other lodges very very intrusive and lack of care and overall customer service terrible.

One plus point was the good food and friendly staff in the on-site pub.

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Just returned from a mid week break in Wales, Bluestone with my husband and our 4 year old. We have been to Center Parcs several times before but love Pembrokeshire from camping holidays pre-child so thought this would be great to try and overall we had a really good holiday.

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Great Accommodation at Bluestone. Friendly Service. Lovely Area. Great if you don't mind a bit of mud when walking up to pool. The cycle track is a bit hilly for very young riders but other than that we have no complaints. Its a real 'outdoorsy' place with a lovely option of luxory with the accommodation and dining out. The Tafarn was lovely. Our children loved the pool and we ended up there twice a day before and after a visit off site. There are lots of lovely places to visit nearby. ...

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As early middle-aged DINKs we had always felt slightly out of place at Centre Parcs, feeling that the addition of 2.4 children to our Volvo would have made us much more of the right demographic. However after 5 consecutive visits and it ' s increasing commercialisation, not to mention the cost, Sarah and I decided on a change. So after just a three and a half hour drive from Oxfordshire, we were at Bluestone in central Pembrokeshire.

A genuinely friendly greeting from the arrivals lodge staff a ...

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The Bluestone accommodation is nice, but as others have said, impractical wetrooms.

As a couple with a 3 year old, we found that there wasn't enough to for him to do, (it rained) only really the swimming pool which obviously only takes up a couple of hours each day!

Good for people who want to go out and visit things but quite boring if you don't want to drive everywhere, expensive childcare ( £10 per hour) meant that we didn't go out at night and lots of things were closed early or were ...

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We went to Bluestones for a week over Easter,10 of us in 2 different accomodations,age ranges from 9months to 77,this wasnt our usual type of holiday but we all loved it,Lodges amazing,staff friendly.food excellent.scenery breathtaking,
we will all go back again but need to be fitter for next visit,that hill is a killer

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Bluestone had luxury accomodation that was extremely clean. Essentials were supplied, shower gels, washing up liquid, dishwasher tabs etc. Golf buggies for hire it you prefer not to walk, also free buses are provided to take you to car park and pool.
Village shop and bakery prices were reasonable as were the restaurants in The Yard.

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BLUESTONE br/>We have just returned from our 2nd break at B/Stone.Caldey lodge by the lake.A great position , central to all the village has to offer though not for the lagoon.We have 2 children, and spent the majority of our time there.Quite a trek up the hill, though the shuttle bus is reliable, and regular.We had a meal in the Yard pizza was burnt underneath. Desserts lovely, recommend choc mousse, and coconut ice cream with pineapple sauce.Party on the thursday - buffet was not value for mo ...

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We have just returned from a 4 day break at Bluestone,what can we say it was five star all the way,We booked a Caldey Premier lodge,which was situated overlooking the lake,the lodge was equipped with top of the range essentials and really clean,the shower room had underfloor heating,and the lodge was always warm, the bedrooms were immaculate like everthing else.There are no cars allowed,only to load and un load,you leave your car at the car park,although you can hire buggies if you don't fancy ...

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My wife and I stayed in a studio apartment at Bluestone at the start of February half term. The apartment was fabulous - goorgeous bathroom with rolltop bath and separate shower. We were above the shops and opposite the tavern but despite the fact that the site was almost full we experienced no noise. Welsh breakfast was excellent and the half breakfast was plenty for us. We only stayed two nights and without catering facilities 2 or 3 nights is all you would want to do in a studio apartment but ...