Pontins Camber Sands

Overall it was not that bad,bit expensive,485 quid for a week, but had no choice as kids in comps.yea the chalets need updating,[you look at 1970's photos of camber nothing much has changed chaletwise,few updates here and there,but they said that when planning is approved they will start demolishing old chalet blocks and building new ones],entertainment and things for kids is good,staff helpful,weather makes or breaks these types of holiday,any place is bleak with rain lashing the windows,never ate in the main building,got stuff to cook from local shop,prices in bar little expensive,then again, is that not like everywhere these days,if you like a drink get half tossled before you go up the club,Camber itself is very nice if a bit remote,Rye is a lovely little port/town,all in all,[the chalets let it down,but hopefully not for too much longer],good crack of a break.

i go to pontins every year with the majorette nationals. each year the apartments are even worse then before. i've just got back from camber and the floor was dirty, the fridge was rotten, shower was mouldy and draws and tables were broken. half of the pots and pans were missing and the bed covers were disgusting. the prices are terrible, we have to paid about 475 pounds for one apartment that isnt even clean!!!! however, we still go each year as it's great fun and theres plenty to do. everyone has soo much fun and the bluecoats make it all much better. i'd like to thank bluecoat carl and bluecoat bobby-lee! i would also like to say thanks to bluecoat andy who hasnt been around when i go pontins for a couple of years and we miss him loads!!!!
overall, pontins is a fabby place and once you get the apartments sorted, it's the best times ever !!!!!!!

I actually heard the phrase "Pikey paradsise" when reading reviews anad against my better judgement still went. What an absolute hole!! First of all we were herded into the main hall for "check in" where we were advised that we would have to purchase electric cards.
We were then given our keys and we negotiated our way through the maze of buildings that would have better suited a German POW camp than holiday accomodation. This was made harder by the fact that it was very confusing as to the numbers of the accomodation.
We finally found our (Musty, dirty) accomodation and sat down to dinner, this was hard to enjoy on account of the fact that there weren't enough chairs to sit on. It was also accompanied by the constant banging of footballs against the windows. My wife actually went out and asked the offenders to stop which only increased the velocity and frequency of the balls smacking against the window.
My paitience finally wore thin when the window of the prison cell - sorry! "chalet" accross the courtyard was put through by a stray football. i decided it was time to pack. But my mother, not wanting to upset her grandchildren who were 5,6,6 and 11 months at the time put her coat on and (wiping her feet on the way out) went to the reception to complain.
We were, to the credit of Ponitns, moved to accomodation closer to the centre of the it was a slightly better class of "appartment" and was on the first floor - hard with a buggy but at least for the most part protected the walls and window from football playing Gippos and their foul mouthed offspring.
The kids entertainment was on too late although there was one afternoon where a good pantomime was put on
The karioke in the bar consited of a two person "sing off" for a prize of a weekend at Pontins Prestatyn (obviously an internal prison transfer).
In short, if you want to experince "Ross Kemp in Afghanistan" first hand or enjoy Kids fuelled by Fruit Shoots and Slush Puppies run riot whilst their parents are either nowhere to be seen or are there but just couldn't give a flying [--] about them then its the place for you. However, if you are a normal hardworking, non dole scrounging Pikey then AVOID IT LIKE THE PLAGUE

Before going on our booked Holiday to pontins i was very worried
as two days before we was to go i read the reviews and they scared me.
But im pleased to say we all had a Fab time.
At first when we got there we were not to happy with our room as in all fairness there was a damp smell but the staff were great they changed our room stright away and we ended up getting free electric..
The Food was great!
The kids loved it, blue coats were fab!
The place could do with a makeover and i feel for the staff but the warmth of the place made it a great place!

This is the first time me and my 2 kids have been on a Pontins Holiday, and after reading off this website thought at the last moment should we have chosen a diffrent place to go.
Good Points:
Bluecoat's were Fab, my 12 year old girl got on really well and she said made her holiday. They were really friendly and always in a positive mood!!!
Shows were really good, Re-Take that were fab!!!!
Swimming Pool. Its good to see the lifeguards getting involved playing water polo, inflatables and hamster balls.
Reception Staff, really helpful
Bad Points:
Accommodation could be up dated, but everything else made up for that!!
Cant wait till we re-book for summer 09

First of all can i add that my revew is about a holiday which was in Feb so obv the weather wasnt amazing and we couldnt venture to the beach so we spent most of our time in Pontins!!
I will start with what i think of each aria after reading some of these revews i was a little worried of what i may encounter....
BARS- Clean and Friendly Staff Allways Ready to help.
RESTRAUNT- Tidy and Clean. Yet again staff ready to help with everything.
FOOD (RESTRAUNT)- A good selection of food tasty sanwiches for when you feel like a light snack.
FAST FOOD- Didnt really use but the staff seemed helpfull when asking questions about the center.
RECEPTION- Checking in was very easy as there wasnt any cues i just got my keys and the directions and i was off! The staff on reception look very tidy and are very helpfull and there always happy!
BLUE COATS- WOW!!!! TOP TEAM THIS YEAR GUYS!!!!! The kids absolubtley loved Calvin and his Magic tricks! And what girl wouldnot like to be friends with joe she was super and made my kids holiday for them hopefully they will be there next year...
APPARTMENTS- I have no trouble with my appartment appart from that it wasnt as close to the venues as i would have liked allthough a brisk walk to the main center never hurt anyone.
All in all the holiday was top and i would recomend it to anyone to go to pontins take some blankets if you are going in the winter and some exta money for electic.

Wow just thought i should write a note to say what a fab holiday i had this feb half term. We always visit Camber as its a friendly place and a lovely beach, although not used at this time of year, its always good to have a look round. We had a great time we checked in on arrival and got into our apartment which had free electric which was good as it was freezing!!! We quickly went to the main building to see if our fav Bluecoats were still there and yes Carl and Jigs were still here yes, the kids were very happy!!!We then spent our free Pontins Pounds in the restaurant on some very nice hot meals...We had a great first night Emma G's party time always amuses me typical northern humour great fun...Missing the place already so have booked up for their 48 hour party weekend all the blues will be there stil and a great party cannot wait once again thanks to Carl for a great weekend and thanks to Pontins good luck with the refurb...

Where can I start...the best part of the holiday was getting in the car and driving away. As soon as we opened the door to our accomodation we encountered an over powering smell of mould and damp. Condensation was dripping off the window on to the beds. The carpet was dirty and stained, something like a tramps drop in centre. The walls were stained and damp. The kitchen was basic. The bathroom was unusable, in fact even if I was pissed out of my mind and needed my stomach pumping, I would avoid it like the plague. The place was so dirty I had to clean it myself.
We put the heating on, left the accomodation and hoped to return to a warm, cosy appartment. We headed to the restaurant where the food was not fit for a pig! The suasages looked as though they had been cooked under an atomic bomb! The chilli con carne was in lumps of congealed meat. Needless to say we went to bed hungry. The only thing worth consuming was the bottle of win sitting in our fridge! I brought my own bedding but this was soaked by the dripping water from the window. We could only stay one day before giving up and going to the Premier Travel Inn which was heaven in comparison.
The only saving grace was that we got this so called holiday for £38 through the sun newspaper. I would have been very upset if I had paid full price for this prison sentence.
WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT GO THERE!!!

Mum, Dad and two teenagers on a half term break - a recipe for disaster? No! Wifey does not like caravans so a Pontins chalet was chosen. Check-in was long queues but moving quickly, a key and map with a smile and we were off. The chalets do look old (cos they are) they are also basic but from our experience clean and reasonable accomodation. Electricity is paid for by cards and not too pricey, the windows modern UPVC so no draughts and the electric heaters worked well. Some bad bits; condensation on all inside windows did not clear and the water heater needs a long time to heat enough for a decent bath. (Showers would be cheaper to run and use less water!) TOP MARKS for the security staff, always nice, happy and helpful. More top marks for general services; two extra pillows please? delivered same day. Can we have a second key? (teenagers want independance!) no hassle & no charge. The water heater element failed; the engineer fixed it same day, at a time convenient to us and put extra money in the electric meter! Minor whinge - evening entertainment sometimes started at 22:30 - a bit late? MAJOR WHINE! - the fold-out sofa bed was so uncomfortable that we slept on the floor!!! To summarise; definitely cheap 'n' cheerful, a no-frills family holiday that I would recommend for the budget-conscious!

We have just arrived back two days early from that hell hole [ camber sands ] don't go we had the club room we are so dissapointed. If you paid me £500 to go i would refuse.
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