I quite often visit the parks of Center Parcs and it always tells me one thing: the cottages are all in need of a renovation. Why I still go? Because it appeals to me so completely. The plaza and pool, the activities, the nature, the environment, it al adds up and therefore I take the poor state of the cottages for granted.
Although Heijderbos features new cottages, the cottages Eden, I think it would have been better if they used that money for the renovation of the old cottages first. The Eden cottages are just too expensive for the general public.
The old cottages are only worth the money if you book them with the maximum number of adults in it, but then again, the cottages are often too small for adults only.
Nevertheless, the other parts of the parc make it worth going.

Tips:
Visit the bar-restaurant "Old Inn" in Ottersum nearby. Great for lunch and diner and with 10 different draught beers and even more in a bottle.
Nijmegen and Arnhem are great for shopping.
Rent a bike and visit the surroundings. By using the numbered routes you can cycle as short or as long as you want.

We couldn't go on a long trip because we weren't able to get care for our cats. So we decided to go somewhere we could take them with us. Since i had been to Centerparcs in the past i decided that we would go to a luxury cottage. The cottage we booked had a sauna, bath and completly equiped kitchen.

Upon our arrival at the parc we drove to the drive through check in to avoid the lines at the reception area. This worked great for us, we got a package with our keys, coupon for internet acces and some information about the entertainment this week.

We drove our car up to the cottage and unloaded. First things that caught my attention where the many flies and the not so fresh smell in the hallway. After getting past that we dropped our luggage and looked around. It was a nice cottage but there was some wear and tear at some places.

The sauna in the cottage was great, beds where ok. Another nice thing was the coupon to get some food from the shop to use at the breakfast. Every morning there was bread delivered to our cottage. Downside was that it wasn't that much, don't know if it was meant to be for four persons which the cottage was made for. If that was the case it's surely wasn't enough since the two of us just managed with that.

We found some defective outlet and called to make an appointment to fix that. Usually you wouldn't need to be in but since we had pets. They didn't manage to be there even after a hour, we didn't bother to get another appointment.

The park offers enough entertainment, free acces to subtropical waterpark, indoor center with shops, cafes and restaurants.

We where pleasantly surprised by the quality / price of the food offered. One downside was that we reserved a place in a restaurant at the park reception. Arriving at the restaurant that evening we noticed that it was closed that evening.

All in all it's a nice park but if we look at the price of our cottage for a midweek which did has some maintenance and cleaning problems it's just to expensive.

Compared to our december trip to Vegas it was just 100 euro's cheaper than the price of two tickets and 5 nights at the luxury hotel Vdara. The park is nice but you really need to go with more persons to make the price better.

We just got back from a midweek stay at heijderbos and I've got to say I really am surprised. We drove from the Calais ferry port and it took about 5 hours but it went smoothly (although once we were off the motorways and coming to the entrance we got lost as it wasn't well signposted, but a nice Dutch man who guessed we were lost flagged us down and directed us). We arrived at about 4.30 and there were no queues so we got to our villa straight away. When we were booking we were a little disappointed as we had planned to book a VIP villa but none were available so we got a Premium 2 person villa instead but we found it was actually pretty well equipped and had everything we needed. My favourite activity was the zip wire which we booked accidently but it was really fun and the staff were so lovely. There is quite a lot to do there but you do have to book/reserve everything, Our only complaints would be that there isn't much to do at night, there are things on but once they finish thats it really and the bar shut at 10 most nights (even though it was supposed to be open til 11). Another thing we found is that drink is so expensive, we did expect it to be but it is still quite a blow each time you get a round in. The restaurants and shops shut early too, we had to go hungry one night as we didn't realise this, but you have a fridge, small freezer, microwave and hob in the villas so you can cook some meals back there. The best thing about it though was the atmosphere and the surroundings which were really pretty and relaxing (and there's lots of wildlife too) and the staff, even though we can't speak a word of Dutch (which was a worry before we went) the staff are really kind and all spoke to us in English and chatted to us.

Been to a number of Center Parcs, both in Holland and the UK. This one is pleasant, and much the same as the others. about an hour and a half from the ferry terminal at Rotterdam. We arrived 10.00am Monday and stayed till midday Friday. about £250 for a two bedroomed economy at half term !!!!, I think Sherwood was around £900.

No problems registering as I had done this online and, even though it was full, there were no queues to get the car in after 3.00pm. We were handed the keys at 10.00am, a bit rare, so used to the villa until bringing the car later.

If you have been to Sherwood, the pool area is a case of Deja Vue, being exactly the same design, without the lifeguards and the flow is somewhat quicker and stronger, be prepared for bruises and scrapes. Obviously the plumeting pound makes a difference but there are a few supermarkets within a few minutes drive. The Dutch Aldi stores are very basic...but cheap.