Very disappointing. Travelling with kids trying out the discovery park chain and comparing with other options on the travel market. Gerroa Discovery park it is a hit and miss with #discovery Parks chain some parks are amazing and some very disappointing Gerroa was on the disappoint list. Considering the whole covid thing cleanliness was not a high point for cabin 22 we booked for 6 pp the place really only accommodated for 4 adults. The beach is about a 10 minute walk and having paid for a deluxe cabin not at all worth the money spent. That said we have stayed at other discovery parks and is been incredibly clean and well maintained.
Found Deluxe 2 Bedroom Spa Cabin great with little ones as bouncing pillow and kids play ground right in front of cabin. The 0.9m to 1.8m swimming pool is located next to the Reception area - short stroll from the cabin we stayed in. The Motel rooms are closer to the Reception and the 'new' Superior Cabins looking amazing from the outside. Found Site only prepared the Queen bed in the main bed room. We had to make the single bed - linen provided. Found taps dripping in toilet and bathroom. A very short drive to access to Seven Mile Beach and into Gerringong supermarket & cafe. Great location. Loved our time in Gerroa.
First the good things. The camp kitchen is very well equipped and pleasant. The shower block is also fresh and pretty well looked after. The park is quiet after 10. Nice bouncy pillow and one afternoon they brought in baby animals for the kids to pat. It seems safe and friendly for kids. Pool is quite small and not central. But the park is mainly for private permanent onsite vans. Some of the cabins seem OK. But powered and unpowered van and tent sites are out of the way, badly marked, small and everyone is put on top of each other. Not much space to park or have your vehicle on the site. Very poor communication about the sites and what will or won’t fit. Site maps are inaccurate. Extremely muddy due to vehicles tearing up the grassy sites. The park is far from the beach, along an unmarked graffitied track and a few roads. The river access from the park is poor - you have to traipse through mangroves or through the front gardens of permanent vans, where they have their boats and lily pads set up. I wouldn’t book to stay here in a tent or van without doing a recce in advance. …
As other reviews state the place is "Covid clean" however you must use a multi numbered keypad to enter & exit property so have sanitizer inside your vehicle. TV remote was missing in room however a replacement was supplied within 15 minutes, so very good service. We stayed in the motel room and the walls are a bit thin especially if has a door for inter-room access.
Location wise, the park is convenient. The overall park grounds are well kept and staff are really friendly. I didn’t use the laundry facilities nor did we use the pool. We had friends at a nearby park where we was more suited to my son’s needs. We stayed while the fires were active on the South Coast. The communication from the park was great. Thank you! The live music and food truck was also great. Given there were lots of kids, a more kid-friendly cuisine would have been even better. The food truck on site was “gourmet Thai”. Not something my son eats but your kids might be different. We stayed in a superior cabin (new). The cabins are located in the far corner of the park, kind of on their own and it felt like that. Didn’t feel the vibe of the park. Our cabin... wasn’t as clean as it should be for $300 (discounted through work) a night. The floor hadn’t been swept or mopped properly and even had broken glass on it. So I was left to do that part of the cleaning. Pics provided. It started to rain, which was much needed because of the fires, however we left a day early. Would I stay there again? Not for that price, no.…
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