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Jade Pot Chinese Restaurant Ballymahon Reviews from The Last Year
Perfect, a place you will just have to return to.
Our daughter and husband invited us to join them and their two boys in a three bedroom lodge. We quite simply could not fault any aspect of our fabulous short holiday. The lodges are cleverly located in the forest, their design so superb you would be happy to live in one. Having unloaded the car and then driven to the dedicated car park you have the perfect holiday location with no cars, so safe for children and everyone. Our grandchildren almost lived in the sub tropical paradise, it is quite simply perfect. So cleverly designed. Going outside in the warm pool was almost like being in the Blue Lagoon in Iceland and that is a serious compliment. All I know is that my daughter and family are booked to go again - you can give it no higher praise than that.
Worth the expense - wonderful week away with lots of lovely memories
Just back from five wonderful days in Longford Forest with the family. We hmm'd and ha'd about booking the holiday for a while due to the expense, and it *is* expensive - but honestly we really do feel it was worth it. That said, I don't think I would pay the near double it costs in school holidays. If you went wild on activities and ate out constantly, the costs would rack up extremely quickly. This was our first trip to a Center Parcs, and it absolutely is a slick, well oiled operation. We went for a three bedroom lodge with sauna and it was spacious and very well kitted out. We hired bikes (and were very glad of it) and it was fantastic peace of mind as a parent knowing there were no cars about. Our observations (good and bad) as follows.. Improvements could be made: 1. With wait staff friendliness. There was maybe one or two people across all the restaurants and shops that had any ounce of personality or warmth to them. 2. Cycle quality. Albeit you can hire a "premium" cycle.. but we opted for the standard, and the brakes were so rusted I had to have it swapped on day 2. Same again for the toddler trailer we hired, it had a hole in the rain cover. The bike locks were ATROCIOUS!! We went through 2-3 each in 5 days, as the cold seizes them so you can't get the key in, or if you can get the key in it then snaps in the lock! Thankfully the cycle team are only a phone call away and they come straight out and get you sorted. 3. Better management of the area directly outside the soft play within the sports bar. There's one small doorway and all the parents and their prams all loiter there making it extremely crowded and frustrating to get in and out. 4. It would have been helpful to have more kids clothing available for purchase (there was some in Joules). 5. We were worried based on other reviews about lodge cleanliness, but ours was very clean in fairness - save for some signs of wear on the walls with scuff marks/dirt/grease (not so bothered by this), and the showers had black mould on them (again, not super bothered but shouldn't be there). 6. Inability to do any washing :( A laundrette or something would be a welcome option there, as there are no washing machines in the lodges. We got around this by bringing some detergent sheets and washing our swim gear/swim towels in the bath but it was annoying. 7. Beds were quite hard.. mattress toppers wouldn't go amiss..! What we were really impressed by: 1. The first aid team (Gary?). Unfortunately our rambunctious toddler went face first into a pillar at Hucks while running through the restaurant when we first arrived, and the wait staff were brilliant - very attentive and got him an ice pack straight away and called the first aider who was there within minutes with a full kit and was extremely thorough, checking him over, and telling us what we would possibly see if there was serious damage done. He even gave us an information card about what to look out for overnight, and called us in the morning to check how he was overnight. This was very impressive for us, and hugely reassuring to have that on hand. 2. The Sub Tropical Swim Paradise - spotlessly clean, well managed, great to have the cafe there and it served very decent food at reasonable prices. 3. The general cleanliness and state of the whole grounds - not a scrap of rubbish anywhere, and obviously well looked after. Top tips: 1. Pack proper wet weather gear including puddle suits for little ones (we forgot... d'oh!) - the Parc market sells ponchos both for adults and kids for two euro though. 2. Some reviews say about bringing a fire stick but since the tv's don't move from their brackets, you might be hard pressed to get one situated. I found the HDMI cable for our Apple TV hard to get sorted. 3. Bring your own bike locks. The ones provided are pants and rage inducing. 4. Bring disposable shower caps (or something similar) for your bike seats to avoid wet backsides :D 5. Take a picture of the numbers for customer services/cycle centre on the welcome paper map they give you, so you can get to it easily and call for help when you have damp, hungry cranky children and are trapped by faulty bike locks :D 6. If you have a smart watch with apple/google pay and it's waterproof - wear this into the pool so you can pay for snacks at the cafe without having to return to the lockers for your wallet. 7. You don't need to go wild booking activities. The pools are more than enough activity for half a day. I think one activity per day if even is heaps - especially with small children. 8. Air fryer would probably be a good idea for ease of use... but beware there is not much space in the freezer (per next point!) 9. The fridges are just under counter ones with a small horizontal freezer - so don't go wild on pre-shopping. 10. If the restaurant runner takeaway doesn't take your fancy (and I thought it was pretty expensive tbh), it's easy enough and a short drive to scoot into Ballymahon for a takeaway, or JustEat delivers to the gate apparently. Things I recommend taking: - matches/lighter for the fire logs we had delivered to the lodge. - chalk for the chalk board - Drying rack (there was one kind of triangular one in the lodge, but it was broken). - bike lock - gel cushioned seat for said bike if, like me, you don't often ride a bike and value your backside's comfort lol - disposable shower caps to keep bike seats dry - puddle suits for kids - kitchen roll, dishwashing tablets, fairy liquid, teabags, tin foil/baking paper, laundry detergent - Rugs/blankets for cosying up by the fire :) - Ice packs for the freezer so you can bring out a snack bag for hungry gremlins during the day. Perhaps an ice tray too if you like iced drinks. - Fleecy suits to zip the kids into after swimming to keep them warm. It's a bit of a departure from the balmy swim paradise to the cold Irish air ;) Enjoy it!
Spa was way too busy
Paid €70pp for a spa experience, and the Aqua Sana place was like a cattle mart, so many people there, the noisiest sauna I've ever been in. Outdoor jacuzzi wasn't working either. Left after less than an hour. Also tried to get lunch at spa cafe but was asked if we were day trippers (it was our last day!) so preference was being given to people at the spa who were visiting the spa for the day only, as opposed to staying at the CP campus. Poor form all around, wouldn't book the spa again.
Good and bad
Stayed for 4 nights in a 3 bed executive lodge. Lodge was good, clean and had everything we needed. Few signs of wear and tear - torn curtains/ splashes on walls - but didn't bother us. The pool is fantastic. Lack of seating however which was an issue when we arrived on first day as needed to feed our baby. Activity wise, we did bowling and our 3 yo did the Chocolate chef workshop. They enjoyed it despite not getting the usual apron (we were informed they had run out) - not great when charging €40odd for it. I did a 3 hour spa session, enjoyable as it's ultra modern and has a huge number of different steam rooms, saunas etc. Only downside was when I stopped by the cafe for a coffee and snack at the end, I was seated and then ignored. Had to leave after 15 mins of not having been asked my order as had to get back to family. Food - "Best" was coffee house and Italian. Worst was pancake house. Overall the food is overpriced for what it is. Indian is completely bland, pancake house was quite horrible and measly portions. We purchased a sandwich from Parcmarket which contained a human hair - informed customer service who asked me to bring said sandwich to Guest services as they could do nothing! Like I had nothing better to be doing! Overall, facilities and pool are great however food and the feeling of just being a number let it down. Great for children, not so much for adults. Wouldn't be rushing back.
Great family holiday but ..
Just back from 3 days in this beautiful little gem but I have to say there was a few small issues. We were staying in oak 106 and there was sets of stairs down to get to our house.. not ideal if you have a large buggy( uppa baby) which I had. There is a ramp to the side but there is no way you could use a pram on it it’s obvs just for bikes so beware of this if your cabin is along that row and you have a baby. The house was lovely but It was not very clean. Sick smelt terrible, dishwasher dirty and fridge awful smell also. I found old contact lenses on the floor in the bathroom. Not very appealing and obviously a rush job. They did wish my son a happy birthday though on the blackboard wall which I taught was a lovely touch. Food is crazy expensive for very small portions and not great to be honest and we ate out a lot so we samples lost places except hucks and Indian. Takeaway also not great. Definitely bring a full shop to have at the house. Staff on the other hand were all do friendly. Activities were great but expensive. Swimming pool is fantastic but I think the 10am opening time is a little late to open when most people’s kids are awake at 6 and 7am. Coffee house has great reasonably priced cakes and buns and coffee tastes great. Apart from those negatives it really is a great family holiday we had a ball and it wouldn’t put me off going again il just be more prepared next time.
Suggestion for additional needs guests
Generally, very positive. However, we travelled with our 8-year old autistic son. He really enjoyed it but the lack of a dedicated sensory room was a disappointment. Shopping centres and airports now are providing these so I see no reason for CP not to. Equally, as the pool opens at 10am, I would propose a quiet hour for additional needs guests from 9-10am? Our son is lucky that he could put up with the crowds but many austistic people would not be able to. We also noticed one quite disabled child in a wheelchair and her mother had to struggle with the crowds so again would have benefitted from a quiet hour.
Few things
We stayed here mon to fri. We all had a great time. When u arrive and check in etc you are given wrist bands for the door to your lodge. Then u go park ur car and walk to your lodge. We got to ours and none of the bands would open the door. Now this was last week with the snow aswell. So it was very cold We had two small girls with us. I rang a number I found online and no avail. So we finally found a number for reception. Said they would send someone down. Now as we arrived in i seen multiple security vans driving around. They left us waiting outside in the cold after driving over 2 hours woth two small girls and we were all bursting for the toilet aswell. After 25minutes someon showed up with new bands and opened the door. I asked why the others didn't work he said dunno they just don't sometimes. I said it's not good enough really. Anyway all else was great but tht annoyed me. So ask when u check in are u sure these bands are 100pc working.
Everything is an extra cost, food poor
Swimming pool the best part-activities overpriced and need to be booked in advance. Great to have such a variety in one centre but expensive if doing a few things. Game of pool 16 euro for 1 hour…badminton extra also… Food quality very poor, even the takeaway so definitely just cook your own- facilities good within the cabins. Pool,sports bar and cafe very busy on Monday am- every has same idea so bit of a wait everywhere. Pool very busy too.
DIRTY accommodation
1. On arrival had to wait 30mins to enter after 5pm. 2. DIRTY microwave & untouched DIRTY fridge. I had to begin cleaning in my costly holiday! break!! Was told the snow brought staffing issues?? 3. COLD water at raging rappeds as there was a power cut yesterday. How unfortunate for our second visit to lodge 654 on 1st March.
Trying to be fair...
This is a very mixed review. Firstly I will say the facilities are excellent. The pool is brilliant and there is more than enough to occupy kids for hours. There is a variety of activities to suit every age and budget. On site food is expensive and portion sizes are not great value for money but treats such as takeaway coffees and the ice cream bar are well priced. You can also order takeaways from Justeat.ie and they will deliver to the gate for you to collect. The setting is beautiful, we thoroughly enjoyed spotting the many squirrels and deer who passed by our lodge. It's a great place for kids to explore nature and cycle around safely. Unfortunately I have to agree with reviewers about cleanliness. I think it's proving very difficult for them to keep up with the high occupancy numbers and quick turn around of guests. I wouldn't call our lodge dirty. It was "surface" clean. But the closer you looked the more you could see it had not been deep cleaned in some time. There were food stains on multiple cupboards in the kitchen, the skirting boards were thick with dust and the toilet bowls were heavily stained. The walls were marked and grubby and definitely due a wipe down and paint. However saying all this because we went during Winter prices were lower and so overall value was better than the price of hotels and Airbnb's currently. Would I pay big money in Summer? No. Have I booked again in Winter? Yes. But I'm prepared to call guest services for a 2nd clean and I'll eat in for every meal.
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By 👻 @CivilizedCard10, 07/06/2023 5:26 pm
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When you sell a reservation that has a prepaid fee AT takes a commission on that fee. This doesn’t really make sense because it’s an expense the seller incurs not part of the profit that is shared.
For example:
Carbone NYC fee to book table for 2 is $108.88
If you sell it for $200 on AT you get $140 from them.
Your net profit is $31 and AT collects $60 in fees.
It would make more sense not to charge commission on the upfront fee as this creates a disincentive and results in higher costs for buyers.
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