I have spent two weeks with my family at this children-friendly resort in August. It has been my first time here. The main reason we have chosen this place is because of the great facilities they have for kids (huge swimming pools with slides, funfairs, multiple sport activities, etc.) and also for adults (nice pools and golf course). We have stayed in one of the serviced apartments which are managed by the main hotel of the resort and made use of the pool and beach facilities only, hence I have no idea how the rest of the resort is (mainly camping areas and regular apartments). Most of the guests were from Germany and Austria, fewer from Italy and elsewhere.

Pros:

- The serviced apartments were quite nice, even if with outdated furniture and fittings (10 years old I guess). Two-storey with fully equipped kitchenette, private patio/deck, one main bedroom upstairs, two more folding beds at the ground floor. Fully air-conditioned, equipped with microwave oven, and two old TV sets, one upstairs and one downstairs, with fuzzy international channel reception.

- Decent buffet breakfast included (better than most of the 4-stars business hotels I am usually staying)

- The pool area of the resort is just great: a huge double S-shaped pool for children with plenty of fountains, slides, animations. Quite clean (considering the huge number of people using it) and well maintained. Two other big pools for adults (one 50m and the other one 25m long I guess).

- Included in the price of the serviced apartment we got assigned two umbrellas with four deckchairs at the beach.

- One huge funfair (5 EUR entrance per child, stay as much as you like) which has been the delight of my 3 years old daughter. Many huge bouncy castles, ball cages, slides, never ending toys and games.

- Within the resort, there is everything you need, a small supermarket, a pharmacy store, three restaurants, one ice-cream bar, souvenir shops, etc. The supermarket is a bit pricey but very handy.

- The gardens around the hotel and the serviced apartments are very well maintained with luscious lawns, flowers and trees. I had the impression this was not the case in the other areas of the resort (bungalows and camping areas).

Cons:

- The serviced apartment, which was supposed to be fully cleaned every day, was rather dirty. The floor was only approximately swept every now and then and very approximately mopped only once or twice a week. As a result my small kids, always playing on the floor, had their hands and trousers dirty only after playing a few minutes. Sheets are replaced only once a week (towels are changed every day, though).

- Throughout our stay there has been a strong, horrible, unbearable sewage smell coming out of the bathroom drainage. I had complained about this to the hotel reception, they acknowledged the issue ('Yes we know about it') but did absolutely nothing to help or solve the issue.

- All restaurants in the resort were quite disappointing, especially by Italian standards. I was not expecting gourmet restaurants, but I was not expecting office cafeteria food neither.

- The beach is an absolute nightmare. The sea is clean (even if it doesn't look like; because of the dark sand the water looks a bit filthy but it really isn't), but the beach is extremely short, a bit dirty (it is cleaned daily, but at the end of the day there are plastic leftovers by tourists everywhere) and with a horrible 1m high wall separating the beach umbrella area from the sea, which made it impossible for my 3 years old daughter to reach the sea by herself. All neighboring towns and resorts have a much nicer, wider beach.

If you go there, do not forget to spend at least an evening in the old town of Caorle, a small gem with plenty of nice shops, gourmet restaurants, beachside walks.

We had been to Pra delle Torri before, and we have never been dissapointed. This time with 2 teens (14 years old). The resort is very well kept and clean, wich isn´t always the case at other sites. We were with Thomson Al Fresco and we have no complaints at all on them, despite other viewers opinion in here. Reps were very helpfull and checked us in outside opening hours etc. Location of the mobilehomes is as always nice and quiet with Al Fresco and not too crowded, and teh mobile homes is big and good quality.
There is a lot of reviews on the mosquito issue, but if you buy the right mosquitospray in the supermarket, the problem is quite limited. My experience is that the problem i bigger in the Lignano area due to the lagunes.
Having tried many other sites during the years, we always return to Pra delle Torri again, and would really recommend it.

This was our second time staying in Pra’Delle Torri and like the previous time which was two years ago we loved it.

We stayed in the Bungalows owned by the resort rather that the Eurocamp, Keycamp etc Caravans. The Bungalows are very well maintained and are well equipped and clean. The big advantage of the Bungalows over the Caravans is that there is a huge amount of green space.

Have a look at this map

http://www.pradelletorri.it/mappa.aspx

The bungalows are on the left (blue boxes) and the caravans are on the right and you will see what I mean. The bungalows have a separate bedroom with a double bed on a mezzanine, yes the bungalows are two storey!!, there a re two couches with pullout trundle beds for the kids. The bungalow area is very quite and we slept very well. There is optional air conditioning which we did not use. The first week it was nice and cool, it started getting a little hot on the second week but we still slept comfortably.

I would definitely recommend renting a car as there does not seem to me many taxis in this part of Italy.

The swimming pool complex is fantastic, there is one quirk which is you need to rent your sunbed and umbrella. At first this seems a bit odd but in fact it works out well as once you’ve paid for your sunbed its yours so there is no reserving sunbeds with towels at dawn as you get in many resorts.

There is a variety of restaurants to choose from in the camp site and we found them all to be very good. However there is fantastic food available in nearby Caorle which is only a 10 minute drive away. The camp site also fronts onto the beach, the sea is very calm in this area and stays quite shallow a long way out so is ideal for kids.

There is a small funfair on site which is suitable for small children. The campsite has fantastic sporting facilities including a good full length golf course, high quality tennis courts, football pitches etc. The website ----- is very accurate.

Yoga and Pilates classes are available free of charge which I thought was a nice touch.

The onsite supermarket is reasonable value by campsite standards but the nearly by supermarket is about 20% cheaper.

The only negative is that the entertainment in the evening is quite poor, they don’t bring in bands or singers like happens in other campsites.

To get to Venice you drive to Punta Sabbioni which is about a 45minute drive and get a Ferry to Venice which docks very close to San Marco Square which is right in the centre of Venice.

The waterpark in Jesolo ------- is about 45mins away. I went here with my daughter and had a great day. Suggest you go early as it gets hot and crowded in the afternoon.

The campsite is about a 1 hour drive from Marco Polo Airport Venice and Treviso airport is slightly further away.

With out a doubt this is my favourite place for a family sun holiday.

My Suggestions
1. Eat out in Caorle in the evening, food and atmosphere is fantastic
2. Visit Venice at least once
3. Hire a car unless you plan to not leave the campsite
4. Apply mosquito repellent every evening as soon as the sun goes down and use a mosquito spiral (the ones which you burn) when sitting outside in the evening. Two years ago we got quote a lot of bites but this time we followed this regime religiously and we got very few bites.

Stayed on this site from 30th June – 14th July 2011. There are lots of reviews here covering plenty of bits of pieces but in reviewing this site I’ll try to cover as many areas (based on our experience) as possible in the hope that it will help others either make up their mind whether they want to choose this site or help make things a bit easier if it’s their first time on site.
Firstly our profile – Couple (40 & 38) with 2 kids (a boy and a girl) aged almost 8 (girl) and 6 (boy). I suppose we’re a typical Irish family on holiday, in that we enjoy good company, a few sociable drinks and a decent meal and the kids enjoy the pools, beach, shows at night and the chance to make some friends. Most importantly of all, if the kids are happy and kept occupied on holidays, then we’re relaxed and it makes the whole experience more enjoyable for everyone.
We flew into Bologna and the journey to the campsite was around 2 and a half hours. There are other airports nearer, but we got a good price on the flights so the extra bit of driving was worth it. We collected our hire car at the airport, which, for 2 weeks, cost €274 for a ford focus. Tip: To get the best car hire price, book it as early as you can, plus I find using the Hertz link on the Ryanair homepage gives the best prices.
We arrived on site at around 6:30PM, parked up outside and checked in at the reception office. They take passport details and give each member of the party a wrist band that must be worn for the duration of the stay. The whole process takes no more than ten minutes and you are then give a site map, welcome brochure and given directions to your holiday company’ reception tent/mobile.
This year we decided to stay with Canvas Holidays even though we had stayed with Keycamp for the previous 5 years. However Keycamp seem to have increased their prices by around 30% on last year so the fact we got a good deal with Canvas meant it was a no-brainer.
Once we met our rep we were shown to our mobile (2 bed Comfort plus) and got all the relevant details from him about the site and local shopping etc. The canvas mobiles on the site are, in my opinion probably in the best location on the site. They are right beside the golf course, in fact our mobile looked out over the putting green which was an added bonus! During our time onsite the reps (Steve and Laura) came to see us every day to have a chat and make sure everything was ok. This was a first for us, as we had always stayed with Keycamp and were lucky if we saw the reps once over our 2 weeks onsite. In fact friends of ours happened to be onsite at the same time (staying with keycamp) and they only saw their rep twice! Once on arrival and the other the day they were leaving! It was hilarious, the keycamp reps had 2 signs that they displayed outside their reception each day. The first was that they were currently with a customer and would return shortly and the other was that it was a very busy departure day and that they were busy due to that. It got to the stage that joked, that there may not be any reps onsite at all!
So, on to the most important part of the holiday, the campsite itself. The holidaymakers’ onsite consisted mainly of Germans with lots of Dutch and a good few Danes. There were quite a lot of Irish families particularly with Canvas and absolutely no English onsite (maybe it was the fact it’s so close to the end of the school year in England?). This is a huge place with 3700 pitches, so you can imagine it’s quite time consuming getting around. We hired bikes for the 2 kids which cost €68 for 7 days for the 2 bikes (one big, one small). Tip: We decided to hire the bikes again for the remainder of the holiday (5 days) after the 7 days had elapsed and assumed we would be charged at a 5 day rate, however we were charged for a 12 day rate overall which meant it only cost us an extra €25 to keep them for the extra 5 days!
The main pool onsite is enormous, very safe, and shallow and some great slides for the kids. There’s also a Jacuzzi area which is very nice. There’s also a 25M pool behind the main pool area which is available for lane swimming and swimming hats are not required. There is a charge for the sunbeds at the pool and this costs €7.50/day for 2 beds and a brolly or €40 for a week. You can choose your bed from the map and you are then assigned that bed and given a printed receipt. This is handy to a certain extent as there is none of the nonsense that goes on at Bella Italia and it also means if you find a good spot at the pool (near the slides where your kids mostly play) you can book the beds for a week.
The beach is long and quite narrow and wouldn’t have a patch on the beach at Marina Di Venezia, however the water is warm, shallow and very safe for kids. You can hire Pedalos (€13/hr) and go out on banana boats and other inflatable water rides.
There are 3 restaurants onsite- One in the hotel, one in the sports bar up at the tennis courts and one beside reception. The latter 2 do take aways. The food in my opinion is only average especially if you compare it to Norcenni Girasole.
One of the best activities onsite is the soccer school, which runs for 7yrs-11yrs @ 9:30-11:30AM Monday – Friday and for 11yrs up, it runs from 15:30-17:30 on the same days. Our boy is a tall 5yr old who plays in an academy at home and he was able to join in without any issues. Other activities include a tennis school, archery and scuba diving. Tennis courts cost €14/hr, table tennis €5, mini golf €5/Adult and €4/Child
The onsite shop is quite expensive so if you have a car I recommend you going to the nearest supermarket called Alpier. To get there go right at the campsite exit and take the first right at the next roundabout. You can’t miss it.
There are a couple of bazaars onsite that sell clothes, footwear and other bits and pieces. They do a very good range in kids and adults crocs, flip flops, and sandals so if you’re tight for space in the suitcase it’s as cheap to wait and buy them when you get there. They also do lots of soccer jerseys for kids for €8 each! There’s also hairdressers (€26 for a wash and blow dry) a newsagents that sells cigarettes an ice cream parlor and in the bazaar beside the supermarket there’s a decent sized section that sells camping gear. Tip: They sell ice packs so if you have room to bring a collapsible freezer bag you can buy the ice packs, stick them in the freezer and bring your cold drinks to the pool or beach. This saved us a fortune as you can buy cans of soft drinks in the supermarket for 70 cent (50 cent in Alpier) as opposed to paying €2.70 at the pool side bar!
There’s WIFI hotspots in and around (within 100M of) the hotel and also at the golf club. If you’re staying in one of the canvas mobiles looking out at the course you should be able to connect. However like everything here there’s a charge for it.
Evening entertainment here is fairly poor. There’s a stage area with rows of wooden benches and no bar or service area to get a drink while watching the show. The shows are mainly variety or an ABBA or Queen Tribute night and are fairly poor. There’s and big outdoor activity play area, sort of like an outdoor version of the indoor ones back home with slides, bouncy castles, playball pits etc. This costs €5 per child and they can play there until 11PM. There are also grabber machines and small rides for toddlers. But if that hasn’t squeezed enough money out of you there’s a small rollercoaster and water bumpers! I almost forgot! The spending isn’t finished! There’s also a go kart track for younger kids which costs €1.50 per token however the more you buy, the cheaper it is (20 tokens for €20). And when all that’s finished and it’s time for bed there’s a little shack strategically placed beside this area, selling Crepes, Waffles, Candy floss, Popcorn, etc. Obviously if you can avoid this whole area that’s fine, but kids being kids, when they see a place like this they want to be part of the action.
One of the highlights of our holiday was our visit to the local Pizzeria. It’s a small little place called Pizzeria Brian not far from the campsite and the guy that owns it has won world pizza making championships. I can safely say it’s the nicest Pizza I’ve ever tasted!!
Overall we had a great holiday and as the kids get older each year we find these types of holiday more and more relaxing. It’s very good site with excellent facilities which I would recommend but having said that I don’t think we would return. However we met a number of people who’d been there multiple times so I suppose it depends on people’s perceptions.
One word of warning – There‘s a disco bar that’s thronged with teenagers each night and it stays open until after 1AM. It’s extremely noisy and there are some Eurocamp and Canvas mobiles situated within earshot of this. The Canvas Rep told us he’d moved 3 families already this season due to the noise. Also the legal age for serving alcohol in Italy is 16 so there were plenty of drunken teenagers in and around this bar area each night after 11PM. This didn’t affect us where we were staying but if we had have been situated near this I would have went straight to reception and bypassed the rep. There are Security guards going around on bikes telling people to be quiet outside their mobiles yet ironically, if your mobile is within earshot of the disco bar the chances are you’ll be counting sheep until 1AM at the earliest!
Hope this review helped and if anyone needs any more info you can contact me via tripadvisor.

Almost forgot! Like most of the other reviews of this campsite have already said, you WILL get savaged by Mosquitos, no matter what precautions you take