Pili Palas Nature World Reviews Summary

Category: Zoo

Address: Ffordd Penmynydd, Menai Bridge, LL59 5RP, United Kingdom

Phone: +441248712474

Rating: 4.3
based on 352 reviews.

Attraction Quality

Pros:

  • "A great thing to do, and so I highly recommend it."
  • "Great place lovely location and fun."
  • "The adventure playground is first rate and the soft play area great when the weather turns."
  • "Amazing butterfly house, better than Chester zoo and a hell of a lot cheaper."
  • "The animals are clearly all very happy & very well cared for with enclosures perfectly suited & spacious enough for their species."
  • "Really good value for a family day out - variety of animals, outdoor play, soft play and opportunities to pet animals."
  • "The butterfly house was really nice, with huge numbers of butterflies."

Cons:

  • "The baby change loo needs some attention though."
  • "Some of the enclosures seemed very small given the size of the animals."
  • "The butterfly room was grubby and felt unloved."
  • "Children's play area very good but would hardly call this a zoo."
  • "The butterfly enclosure was lacking in butterfly's and other enclosures were very tight and struggled to get in the spaces with a wheelchair."
  • "Many of the animals are cooped up in uncomfortable looking enclosures (particularly the birds) and don't look like they have much quality of life at all."
  • "The area with the birds felt a bit tired and there wasn't much space for them."

Value for Money

Pros:

  • "Lovely little place and great value."
  • "Fabulous. Great to be so close to the animals, something that larger attractions just can't replicate."
  • "For the money it's really good value."
  • "Good value of you're taking a season pass as well."
  • "Definitely great value for money."
  • "I was pleasantly surprised by the activities and facilities available here for a very affordable price."
  • "Food is very reasonably priced and the shop has a lot of choice with toys and gifts."

Cons:

  • "It's a little more expensive than I'd like to have paid though! Kids off all ages have to pay, Β£10.95 for a 2 year old!!!"
  • "Not worth paying over Β£30 for 2 adults and a kid for though - sorry πŸ™ˆ."
  • "Bit expensive for the size of the place."
  • "Paid just over Β£25 for a 3 year old and 2 adults. Walked round it in less than 15 minutes."
  • "A total rip off for what you get at Β£26 for 2 small children and 1 adult."
  • "Expensive for a family of 4."
  • "Nice enough but dear for what it is and what’s there."

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "The staff are lovely, allowing is to hold some of the insects and giving us fun information about them."
  • "The experience itself was fabulous and the staff we very friendly and helpful."
  • "Very knowledgeable and friendly staff. The staff are a real high point of this attraction."
  • "Staff pleasant, polite, helpful and informative."
  • "Friendly Staff that seem to enjoy looking after all the different animals and other types of species."
  • "Staff were all super friendly and animals clearly looked after properly."
  • "All staff where very friendly and couldn't do enough for you, keep up the hard work guys we will defiantly be back."

Cons:

  • "It's just a bit scary if you have young kids who tend to run off or kids with Autism and problems with crowded places as there isn't much space when it's busy."
  • "Cafe food was very average thought, couldn't cope when it was busy."
  • "Staff were unwelcoming and were very apathetic."
  • "The staff seemed unorganised and unprepared for the volume of customers."
  • "Rude women working in the cafe. We were rushed out and ignored."
  • "The older staff are very friendly but the younger staff just carnt be bothered with you."
  • "Lost a star due to the staff I spoke to being rude."

Facilities and Accessibility

Pros:

  • "Great for kids. Enjoyed sitting in the cafe eating lunch watching the Meercats running around outside."
  • "Has a soft play area too."
  • "There is full disabled access and generous parking."
  • "Fantastic day out especially on a rainy day for the family."
  • "The new outdoor play area looks really good."
  • "The price for the annual ticket is very reasonable as you can use it in both good and bad weather."
  • "Loads of free parking. Friendly staff."

Cons:

  • "It also has a soft play, but it was far too busy and wild in there."
  • "The cafe area was a bit tired and overpriced though."
  • "We didn't go in the indoor play as you had to pay extra on top of the expensive entry fee."
  • "Reception could of been a little more friendly."
  • "No petting animals due to Covid, or soft play (due to it being too busy)."
  • "Sadly after vising today I personnel wouldn't recommend anyone who uses a wheelchair to go to this attraction."
  • "The whole place is accessible with a pram, but not so accessible in a wheelchair as you'd need someone to open all the doors for you."

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