And that’s mainly because all the little add-ons you get charged extra for at Center Parcs – from dishwashers to hot tubs – are included at the Mole. And because the overall finish, setting and experience – from the friendly staff to the bi-fold balcony doors, huge beds, proper wooden chopping boards and big American-style fridge and ice machine – are, quite frankly, superior.
The 125-acre estate, which was previously known as Highbullen Hotel, is also much smaller and more bijou than your average Center Parcs. Alongside the Hub, games room, spa, three restaurants and the Pavilion leisure centre, it encompasses 58 eco-friendly lodges, an Agatha Christie-style manor house, a nine-hole golf course and several other estate rooms.
Our four-bedroom eco-lodge was brilliantly designed for a family of five like ours with three bedrooms and two bathrooms at one end for the children, and the master bedroom and bathroom at the other end for us. We almost felt as though we were on our own mini-break, sans enfants, once they had finally gone to bed. And our dog, a labrador called Luna, was made very welcome too and loved the treats at the Hub, the main reception and base for the farm shop and indoor activities.
The lodge was perched on the slopes of a very steep hill (I can’t say I loved walking up it multiple times a day; golf buggies would be a welcome addition) which was presided over by the Pavilion leisure centre. With its retro split-level stone and white painted exterior and positioning, it bore more than a passing resemblance to the 1950s hotel in Dirty Dancing. I would not have wanted to walk up that hill carrying a watermelon though.
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