Holiday parks
Bungalows, chalets and lodges on a park with a pool, restaurant and plenty to do
A holiday park is all about rental accommodation: bungalows, chalets, lodges, cottages or mobile homes, often dozens to hundreds on one site. Unlike a classic campsite you don't bring your own tent or caravan; you move into a furnished unit with a kitchen, bathroom and beds. Around the accommodation you'll find shared facilities such as an (indoor) swimming pool, restaurant, supermarket, playgrounds and often an entertainment team. Many parks belong to a chain such as Landal, Roompot, EuroParcs, Sandaya or Capfun, but there are plenty of independent parks too. On Ovisola you find holiday parks by country and region on the map, and where we know it you'll see how many units a park has.
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All about holiday parks
A holiday park is built around rental accommodation. Where a campsite is a place to pitch your own tent, caravan or motorhome, at a holiday park you move into a ready-made bungalow, chalet, lodge or mobile home with a kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms and often a private terrace or garden. The range runs from simple cabins for two to luxury villas with a sauna or hot tub for large groups. Because the accommodation is heated all year, many holiday parks also open outside summer: for an autumn weekend away or a midweek break in winter.
What sets a holiday park apart is its central facilities. Most parks have a (subtropical) swimming pool, a restaurant or snack bar, a shop or supermarket, playgrounds and sports fields, and an entertainment team or kids' club in the holidays. In the Netherlands and Belgium holiday parks are often wooded or set by the water; in France, Italy and Spain they are more often large 'villages' with mobile homes and extensive pool complexes. On Ovisola we identify holiday parks by their name, their Google category, their chain and their number of units. Filter by country or region, see them on the map and compare location, rating and facilities.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the difference between a holiday park and a campsite?
- A campsite is about pitches for your own tent, caravan or motorhome; a holiday park is about furnished rental units such as bungalows, chalets and lodges. Many parks also have pitches, and many large campsites rent out mobile homes too — so the line is fluid.
- How does Ovisola decide what counts as a holiday park?
- We combine several signals: the name (holiday park, bungalow park, ferienpark, village vacances), Google's 'holiday park' category, membership of a park chain such as Landal, Roompot or EuroParcs, and the number of rental units — a park with 20 or more known units always counts. Motorhome stopovers are always excluded.
- Can you also camp at a holiday park?
- Often, yes. Alongside their bungalows and chalets, many holiday parks have a camping field with pitches for tents, caravans or motorhomes, where you share the same facilities such as the pool and restaurant. The campsite page shows which types of stay a park offers.
- Are holiday parks open outside summer?
- Many are. Because the accommodation is heated and parks often have an indoor pool, many holiday parks are open all year or for most of it. Especially in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany they are popular for weekend and midweek breaks in spring and autumn. Check the opening period on the park's page.