Sun Retreats Old Orchard Beach

If you are looking for a relaxing camping experience...go somewhere else. It cost me $600 for 3 nights and yes they have all the key amenities I would look for in a family campground. What it lacks is an actual camp site big enough to put my 29 foot camper on. Stop telling people their camper will fit...this is essentially a parking lot you can bring your camper to. My hitch was in the road. Our truck had to be parked in the overflow parking. Site wasn't big enough to have a fire with out setting my awning or our neighbors camper on fire.

If you are planning on camping here do some research on which site you are staying at and see if you can find pictures. The ones online are not accurate.

We travelled for more than three week through various states, this campground has been the worst. Expensive, unfriendly staff and no privacy at all on the tiny campsites. The staff gave us incorrect information about the trolley service schedule and we had to wait for a long time.

The pool was great, but already closed at 6:30pm and we couldn't reach anyone to ask to open it up (noone was answering the phone). The kids were very disappointed. We couldn't get much sleep at night because we had some very noisy neighbours with 10+ people on the site and plenty of alcohol and loud music. The site manager has not answered our calls until today.

On the positive site:
The trolley service to the beach is great (not operated by the campground)
The pool and water play area is very nice (when it's open)

Arriving at this campground, I was really looking forward to a family-friendly experience. However, the actual campsites did not match the pictures at all. The spots were cramped and disappointing, they shared no resemblance to the photos online. The pool and hot tub are restricted to 21 and over, and they didn't serve alcohol or have any valid reason for why they employ such a restriction. This made my family feel left out. Considering the high price of over $100 a night, I would not suggest coming here, and I will not be coming back myself.

We spent 4 nights here. It was great! The splash pad was amazing and refreshing on the hot days! And the kids loved it too! They had a “pillow” which was a big trampoline that was fun for adults and kids too. The trolly picks you up right at the gate and takes you to old orchard for shopping and restaurants, etc. It was a short bike ride to ocean park for ice cream or the beach! We had a great time!

Cabins were very nice. Love the screened in porch. Was disappointed we had to refill the propane on the grill which ended up taking most of the 1st full day as the store did not have keys to the propane cage. Then the cable was out for most of our stay. Kids were bummed that the arcade didn't have much. I feel like it is not a very family oriented campground. No activities for kids. After spending over $500 for our stay, we left a day early. Probably will not go back.