we stayed at villanova park with europarcs for christmas and new year.the accomodation was lovely and was immaculately clean and could not fault it at all.dave and karen who were filling in for the europarcs reps were lovely and made us feel really welcome and nothing was too much trouble if we needed anything.the site itself was lovely and was really well kept for such a big site.We really enjoyed our holiday there and the kids were made up in the indoor pool.we will definately be going back.

We visited this site in October 2011 and loved it. We stayed in basic Keycamp accommodation and we were happy with what we got for the very little price that we paid.

We used the outdoor pool which isn't heated and was a little bit cool in October so we decided that we would use the indoor pool - you will need to use swimming caps in the indoor pool - thankfully we realised this before we arrived and took some with us otherwise they cost 4€ on site. The pools areas are beautifully kept and clean. Should you wish to have a spa treatment, this is available at an extra price.

There is a launderette on site which is 5€ a wash, a bit steep I thought, but we were desperate as we were there for 2 weeks with 2 small children.

There is a bar, restaurant, internet room, shop and supermarket. The supermarket is reasonably priced. We didn't use the bar or restaurant as we were happy staying at our accommodation in the evenings with the children being so young and we did a lot of barbequing as there was a gas barbeque provided at the accommodation.

The children's play area was great for our children although we did have a problem with some older children who were Spanish and didn't understand our children and started to pick on them and push them around but we were there to help out!!

There is a bus stop right outside the park that goes right to Barcelona and it takes 1 hour 30 minutes and takes about 45 minutes to drive in and then about another 3 hours to find a parking space. We never took the bus however and prefered to drive. The bus also takes you to the local town. The town is not within walking distance and hiring a car is preferable if you want to see the area. It is worth getting a car so that you are able to do a supermarket shop from the local town. Having said that, the supermarket on site is well stocked and compared to the town supermarkets the price difference is only 20 - 30 centimos more per item.

We loved the area and managed to fit in Barcelona (twice), Monserrat, Sitges, Taragona, Torres Vineyard, Codornui Cava Vineyard.

Vilanova Park was just a base for us, we didn't intend on spending much time there but if you do intend on holidaying there, it's a lovely place. We were aware that we were visitng the holiday park out of season and so realised before we went that there would be no or little entertainment for the children, but they were happy making friends of their own and playing outside in the warm evenings.

There are barking dogs through the night though and hundreds of ferral cats, but apart from that, a great time was had by all and we would return.

I have just returned from the worst holiday of my life. Upon entering the park i thought it looked lovely but it was all down hill from there. I was met by a woman ( I say that term loosely) called Carol Welsh who was flustered to begin with, she demanded £50 cash for a cleaning deposit. As i was in the holiday spirit i was taken a back but paid it. she then preceded to tell me that i would be provided with cleaning materials and would have to clean the whole caravan before i get my deposit back. I was also informed that if i used the blankets provided i would also loose my deposit. we were then left with no information about this ridiculously big site. to say i felt stranded was a understatement. the whole site was over run with Spanish. the children were so rude, they would not move out of the way to let you down steps. there was no entertainment for the kids at all in the nights so they were roaming round the site in gangs. the restaurant was a absolute disgrace. I ordered one meal and sent it back. its meant to be a family site and they don't even have a kids menu. the onsite supermarket was overpriced. The staff were rude and lazy. In the end I could not take it anymore and booked myself into a hotel. When i phoned the rep CAROL to tell her i was checking out early and wanted my deposit back she turned up at my caravan DRUNK with her husband. This only ended in a heated exchange in words and carol screeching off uncontrollably in her car highly intoxicated. Again please remember this is a meant to be a family site and the rep is drink driving around like a mad woman. I was then visited by a " superior member of staff" who gave me a complaint form and tried to mediate the situation. There are dogs barking all night. My daughter was attacked by a dog and I stepped in dog excrement twice. It truly was that bad it was laughable. Please please please save yourself the disappointment and do not visit this site.

Having been here several times before - see previous reviews, we were really excited to come back after 7 years. The park is still, undoubtedly a nice park very clean, functional and a good bet for seeing more of the costs dorada than just Barcelona. However there is no doubt it has lost some of its magic that led to me giving previous 5 star reviews. Whilst it is out of season now one of the saddest things was the restaraunt, on past visits it was a special treat to go there and sit eating a nice meal with a jug of sangria bursting with fruit - now its a glass of sangria with a thin slice of lemon and a meal consisting of fries, salt and a lot of grease visible on the plate - such a shame! Anyway if you are happy to self cater and want to explore using great public transport links and aren't too fussed about that special sparkle then this now functional park is for you, however if like me you want that sparkle look elsewhere ...