Molecaten Park Flevostrand Reviews

2.0
N G.August 2023
Advantages
Playgrounds, program for children (clean sanitary facilities), although not enough. Friendly staff
Negatives
Poor lighting. One wash house (ladies 5 toilets men 5 toilets) for approx. 120 pitches. Potholes no nice pitches. Information material about 30 offers of sights and excursion destinations unfortunately only one in German.
August 2023
Poor lighting. A wash house (ladies 5 and men 5 toilets) for approx. 120 parking spaces, plus cleaning of the sanitary facilities at 8.15 a.m. with blocking of the toilets. Defective lantern which was not repaired despite repeated reports within 14 days. Without a flashlight the walk to the wash house... is very dangerous because of the potholes. The pitch(es) are laid out on tarpaulins without green areas.
All in all, we were a little disappointed and would not visit this site again under these circumstances. It's a shame because the town of Harderwijk and the Veluvemeer are well worth a visit.
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2.0
Stephan E.July 2020
Advantages
Minigolf, restaurant, water and electricity on site
Negatives
Pitches relatively small, and in our case unkempt (electricity and water disappeared in the hedge). In my opinion, too few sanitary facilities for the huge pitch. Very expensive.
Once is enough
A large space that seems to be perfect for children and families.

We had booked a place next to friends (€15 extra) but it didn't work out because the friend supposedly had to pay the €15 as well. After about 1.5 hours, we finally had a seat next to each other.

We felt that the pitch was overcrowded,... which led to bottlenecks in the sanitary buildings.

Electricity, water and pitch numbers were overgrown in the hedge, which didn't make it any easier to find the pitch.
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5.0
Julian K.July 2020
Advantages
Child-friendly, clean, many activities possible
Negatives
Partly(!) outdated sanitary facilities
Typical Holland, perfect
As usual in Holland, very clean, child-friendly, lots of activities for all ages. The beaches are clean and easy to reach. Very shallow and suitable for smaller children. You can't get everything in the supermarket but it's good for small things, even for me as a vegan.
The pitches are a bit small but clean and all have water, electricity and drainage.
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4.0
Birgit K.September 2019
Advantages
The campsite offers everyone the opportunity to enjoy their vacation. From peace and quiet to water sports, there is something for everyone.
Negatives
Shopping facilities are limited, the supermarket is very expensive.
All employees are very friendly, helpful and competent.
The facilities are varied and offer a pleasant stay. The campsite is very clean, ideal for families or with a dog.
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2.0
Walter C.June 2019
Advantages
Water situation
Negatives
Obstruction to water access, sanitary facilities scarce, noisy, overcrowding of narrow pitches
Once is enough
Beautifully situated right on the water next to a marina, which is how the site is advertised. However, this only applies to the outer part of the site in front of the dyke, where we were. The other part of the site is behind the dyke. My rating mainly refers to the part directly on the water. However,... the advertised access to the water is actually considerably restricted. The bank is largely overgrown, the jetties are unusable, partly broken and not repaired. You are probably not supposed to go directly into the water, as there are also nets stretched along the entire length of the site to prevent access, supposedly to stop water birds from entering the site. There is still a small open area at the beginning of the site, with a small footbridge. But even there it is not easy to get into the water. The site management does nothing to prevent this. So even guests who have brought their own small boat are disappointed. The sanitary facilities are relatively basic and not enough when the site is full. 3 toilets, a single wash cubicle and a urinal are not enough. No clothes hooks in the WCs. At the weekend (site full) you had to queue in front of the WC. The facilities on the part of the site behind the dyke are more modern and somewhat more spacious. The pitches have water and waste water connections. The electrical connections are only fused with 6 amps. If the fuse blows, the site management has to send someone. The pitches are very narrow, barely 8 meters. Not suitable for caravans over 7.5 meters. The pitches are relatively unclean. Waste is not cleaned up, you step in rabbit droppings every step of the way. You are not allowed to leave your car on the pitch but have to park it separately, which is difficult when the pitch is full. However, there is plenty of space between the rows. Both parts of the pitch are probably laid out in such a way that there is room to play in these spaces. This is also used extensively, especially for soccer games for young and old, from morning to evening, with the corresponding nuisance. The narrow pitches are also overcrowded by the site management with tents and too many people. For example, next to us there were: 6 men with 3 tents on one pitch; 4 water hikers with 4 tents and 4 boats on one pitch (some of which were under our caravan); 4 families with 13 people, 6 tents on two pitches, and so on. You can imagine what else that leads to. You could hardly get to sleep before 1 o'clock at night. In addition, there was sometimes a lot of noise from the entertainment at the outdoor swimming pool. I don't understand why the music and the speech with booming basses have to be turned up so loud that it can be heard over all the seats. After all that, I would describe the square more as an entertainment area. Not recommended for those seeking peace and quiet, or only in the low season from Sun to Fri. There is a well-stocked Spar market, an indoor swimming pool and 2 restaurants. However, one of them (in the harbor area) was permanently closed, the restaurant in the main building is not recommendable. We will not be staying here again. The location right on the water is actually very nice, but unfortunately you don't get much out of it.
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5.0
Mario S.May 2018
Advantages
Accommodation, site structure, gastronomy, swimming pool
Super Whitsun vacations
A last-minute booking at a very good (low) price for the Whitsun vacations resulted in a wonderful and very pleasant short break for us on Lake Veluwe. Great accommodation on a very clean and well-kept site with amenities such as an outdoor and indoor swimming pool, restaurant and snack bar. We will be back.
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4.0
Jonas V.September 2016
Advantages
Plenty close to the pitch. Actually everything you need.
Negatives
Not very clean and unfortunately nothing to dry your hands despite the new sanitary building.
Good, but with weaknesses
We were there as a couple with friends who have children. It has to be said that the price-performance ratio is good for the facilities on the pitch. Unfortunately, it doesn't help that cars are not allowed on the pitch. The main road is extremely busy. 2 or 3 main paths would be better. Our pitch was... not really clean. There was coal on the edge from the previous pitch and not all pitches are of the same quality. The sanitary building is new, but not super clean, but it is good. What is annoying, however, is that there is nothing to dry your hands and the sinks are a bit small. The swimming pool is unfortunately not supervised and not often cleaned. We had a lot of sand in the pool. But it only costs €0.50.
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4.0
Ralf B.May 2016
Advantages
Free time offer
Negatives
Service in the restaurant a bit slow and inattentive.
Vacation spot with good leisure activities
A place with everything you need for your vacation - sailing, motorboat, surfing, mini golf and swimming pool. The restaurant and nearby excursion destinations round off the day. We were only here for one night on a cycle tour along the NF 9, but the campsite is certainly one of the best on the Veluver Merr.
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5.0
Björn B.July 2015
Top price-performance ratio.
We have been to the campsite many times, always happy to come back, nice staff and beautiful beach, indoor pool and supermarket, what more could you want.
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3.0
Daniel P.June 2015
Advantages
Proximity to the water
We will be back.
The location of the CP is really great.over the dike and already on the water.sanitary older but always clean.pitches large,plenty of space. Supermarket, snack bar and marina on site, dogs allowed. We liked it very much.
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3.0
Familie S.May 2015
Advantages
Swimming pool, indoor playground, supermarket, very friendly staff
Negatives
Size, cleanliness, parking situation, long distances
Well, not bad but.....
We visited the campsite with three small children (3 - 7 years old) over the Whitsun weekend. The campsite was full to capacity, which was particularly noticeable in the parking situation and the cleanliness of the sanitary facilities. A car is not allowed on the pitch, which led to wild parking on all... corners. It was difficult to get through with a long trailer. A second tour of the sanitary facilities by the cleaning staff in the early evening would also have been a good idea. The facilities such as the swimming pool, indoor playground, etc. are excellent. The price/performance ratio is good to very good. Unfortunately the beach is quite far away. Actually a nice place, but too big for us, too far away (small child) and too much hustle and bustle. Maybe we should try it again in the low season?
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5.0
Wilfried R.September 2014
Advantages
Cycle paths, beautiful countryside, nice towns, clean campsite, nice pitches
Nice and clean campsite
Pitches by the lake and in front of the dyke, good shopping facilities, great cycle paths, beautiful small towns nearby, reasonable prices and special camping packages for spring, summer and fall
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2.0
Sylvia H.September 2014
Advantages
New clean main building with swimming pool, friendly staff.
Negatives
Very dirty place with rabbit holes and rabbit droppings, sanitary facilities in need of renovation.
OK, but nothing more!
We stayed as a couple at the Molecaten Flevostrand campsite in September. The reception closed early, we were just lucky enough to check in at 17:00. The staff were very friendly and spoke fluent German. The place is very worn, for the most part no more grass on the pitches, many rabbit holes and rabbit... droppings. There are places where dogs are allowed, they ran around freely. Unfortunately the site (except for the more expensive pitches by the water) is on a main road so the noise level is very high. The sanitary facilities are in urgent need of renovation, (nothing renovated since opening, 70s) showers and toilet in one room, outside on the outer wall behind there were basins for washing dishes, unfortunately only with cold water and a hot water connection. The basins were very dirty, so there were lots of flies and cobwebs. The newly built sanitary facilities at the harbor and for the places by the water you could shower for 0.09 cents per minute and wash dishes with hot/cold water. The restaurant unfortunately has no real main courses but only small snacks (cakes, desserts...) and is very expensive. The swimming pool is very cheap at 0.50 cents and really recommendable.
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4.0
Daniel E.September 2014
Advantages
Clean sanitary facilities, great swimming pool, great location on Lake Veluwe
Negatives
WLAN was without function for two days,
Top place
We were on this site at the beginning of September. At a price of 21 euros for two adults incl. motorhome and electricity absolutely cheap, sanitary facilities already older but always clean and warm. Restaurant and snack corner absolutely good. Supermarket of course a bit more expensive but a wide range.... Swimming pool top (50 cents entry), WLAN on the whole site, per week for 24.95 euros. The town of Harderwjik (6km) is easy to reach by bike or bus. Lots of rabbits but they really don't bother us. We felt very comfortable.
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3.0
Klaas S.August 2014
Advantages
- grass pitches - No car on the pitch
Negatives
- old sanitary facilities - no check-in and check-out area, therefore quite a parking chaos if you are traveling with a large motorhome or caravan
It was nice
We stayed at the campsite for two weeks. We were able to leave the car dinghy on the catamaran beach for €6, so we didn't always have to take it with us to the campsite. The sanitary facilities are in dire need of renovation and exude the charm of the 70s ... but they were clean. The site consists of... several fields on which the individual pitches are arranged in a circle (always around 12 - 18 pitches). You have to park your car on the main path, which I found strange at first. But I liked it more and more over time. Otherwise you notice when someone takes their own Thetfort away by car or doesn't want to walk the 500m to the store and uses the car. There is no traffic in the fields here and the children can play and run around in the middle of the field. Entertainment is provided, but mainly in Dutch (what else), but you are included. We missed a camping kitchen; washing up facilities are available outside on the sanitary building side. Several sinks, but only two hot water taps.
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3.0
Stefan R.May 2014
Advantages
Marina and catamaran beach and the Veluwemeer are ideal for water sports.
Negatives
The sanitary facilities seem to be from the 60s. The showers were either cold or extremely hot.
quite nice
Nice place for a short vacation. Plenty on offer for water sports, but unfortunately the marina was at the other end of the site. The ambience is nothing special. Green meadow with forest and dyke around it.
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3.0
Anja M.July 2013
Overall, the entrance area is great and modern. Molecaten invests in beautiful pitches and the beautiful harbor area as well as the nice pitches down by the water. Everything is in great order there. On the main pitch there are lots of mobile homes and permanent tents in the front area, each with really... high-quality play equipment. Really great! . We had a lovely pitch and nice neighbors. The service from the Molecaten crew is friendly. The bathhouse is kept clean. The entertainment team goes to great lengths and provides entertainment in Dutch and sometimes German. From Flevostrand you can easily reach many excursion destinations - in this respect the location itself is fantastic for a nice family vacation. Price-performance ratio is O.K. (Caution: You have to pay an extra €0.50 per swim for the swimming pool!) Now the points of criticism: Food - renovation of the bathhouses - site maintenance - outdoor area - swimming pool: However, we didn't stay on the site to eat as we didn't think the food in the restaurant was particularly good and too expensive for the quality. However, you are compensated somewhat on the beautiful terrace with a great view. The snack bar could also work on the quality and price level. Our pitch was right next to the bathhouse, which had a problem with the heater in the last few days. There was also a lack of water pressure in the men's shower and the water in the women's shower was far too hot when the other showers were not occupied. There was no separate regulation for the degree of hot water. Completely unsuitable for children to shower themselves. Unfortunately. In addition, loud tut noises could be heard from the spa until late at night. The technician was able to repair this, but it took a few days. In general, the two bathhouses made a somewhat outdated impression. Another very unpleasant problem is the lawns. The many rabbits and the associated rabbit droppings are everywhere. There are also numerous ant nests in the lawn. This is an unpleasant problem that needs to be tackled on this site. We hardly noticed the road noise from the expressway and the adjacent highway, in the evening it was a bit loud at times. Another point of criticism - the outdoor area of the swimming pool is shown in some camping search engines with turrets and several outdoor pools. This is not the case. We definitely found the outdoor area of the swimming pool to be different and didn't find it very appealing. All in all, a good campsite that is in the middle of modernization and has already done a lot in the entrance area.
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4.0
Martin V.May 2013
Good campsite with nice facilities (swimming pool, restaurant, supermarket etc.). Everything you need is there. A bit out of the way from Harderwijk, difficult to reach by bike with small children. Very good value for money, good facilities for children. No cars allowed on the pitches, which is rather positive, as small children can also run around "freely". Very long campsite, a pitch relatively close to the reception is recommended.
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3.0
Sabine B.March 2013
The pitches are all equipped with water, sewage and cable connection.approx. 14 caravans are located in a roundel.there is a play area in the middle.as cars are not allowed to park next to the caravan, the little ones can play safely.the sanitary facilities were always clean, but are no longer up to... date. On the site there is a restaurant, a snack bar and a well-stocked market.at the rather large indoor swimming pool, (water temperature approx. 30 degrees) there is a playground with trampoline and all kinds of play equipment.there is also an indoor playground where a variety of entertainment is offered in the HS.Conclusion: A good place for families with small children, which impresses with its good price-performance ratio, as well as its child friendliness!
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5.0
Maranda S.April 2012
We came across this place because we were looking for a cottage for 2 people. The facilities and the value for money were great. Small but mighty, our house was not only equipped with a proper kitchen and small bathroom but even a small TV. Bed linen and all additional costs were included in the price,... as was the final cleaning! For just €0.50 extra per visit, we paid a few visits to the large swimming pool, but only looked at the extensive range of restaurants and snack bars, including nice places to sit on large cushions, from the outside. The teenagers in particular clearly felt at home here. As everywhere in the Netherlands, you can of course also enjoy cycling here, either directly on the water or a little more sheltered from the wind in the hinterland. There are more than enough excursion destinations, such as Harderwijk with its dolphinarium, the small town of Elburg or a visit to the Pannekokenhus, and it's not too far to Amsterdam either. In short, we really enjoyed Flevoland and will definitely be back again!
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