First Camp Mellsta-Borlänge

Booking and check-in are electronic only. It worked fine. Good, large pitches and low occupancy. Choose a pitch at the southern end; there are good sun conditions both morning and evening. No private swimming area, but the nearest one is a short distance away. Nice place.✦Translating

No gates, open for all to get in. Immigrants come in cars to have picknick and use the facilities for free. First and last time we’re paying for a spot here.

Basically, it is a beautiful and well-maintained campsite, and the self-check-in is straightforward. Afterwards, you are supposed to receive a code/card for the sanitary facilities. Only with the help of the service hotline (long wait) did we receive a code verbally. At exactly 8:30, a lawn-mowing crew set out and woke all the campers. They finished at 10.00. ✦Translating

Very tidy and clean; the sauna worked too :) We were just surprised that there was nothing going on here in the middle of the season. The beautifully laid-out site was not even half full. The café does not open until noon, and doing laundry costs 250 kroner!✦Translating

The shower area has obviously been renovated. The sauna was clean and operational. There was no staff on site, but they were helpful by phone. Several running routes and fitness stations are next door, as well as swimming opportunities. The mini-golf course is in good condition and there is a well-equipped children's playground. Wi-Fi could be improved. We liked it, so we stayed longer.✦Translating

Booking and payment online were problem-free. Large campsite, at most 25% occupied in the low season. Everything was closed (restaurant, kiosk, reception), but the automated check-in is well organized and self-explanatory. Sanitary facilities are mediocre; unfortunately, many things are broken and poorly maintained. Wi-Fi and electricity are reliable. A major downside is the proximity to the unfortunately very busy and noisy road.✦Translating

Anything but a FirstCamp. The reception was closed all weekend. Many campers wanted to enter the site; apparently the online registration is so complicated or does not work that they all drove away again. Again and again, groups of people who did not live at the site came for picnics and left their rubbish behind. The sanitary facilities are very old and completely covered in limescale.✦Translating