Full review

Look at the price – and then the length, and then the solidity of build, and then the ultra-stylish lighting and then the large, luxurious island bed… This is an impressive caravan.
Slovenian-built caravans tend to have individuality and lots of distinctive features.
The Adora range sits mid-way through Adria’s line-up. It’s less expensive than the flashy, dark-sided Adiva. And the Adora’s more British, conventional styling makes it, in some ways,       more appealing.
First impressions? Big bedroom, small shower, mid-sized kitchen, short lounge. The 612 DP sends out a scattering of mixed messages at a first glance. So let’s get stuck in and assess each area.
It has to be the bedroom first – because it’s simply gorgeous. It has a big, big island bed with no rounding of the corners; twin wardrobes; lots of lockers and shelves; and an amazing secret hidden under the bed. The 612 DP’s under-bed cavern is unusual in a number of ways. First, the aperture. The mattress is divided in two; the sections are constructed so that you can raise one or the other, on easy spring-loaded hinges. Beneath each wardrobe, a section of furniture juts out. Coffee tables, perhaps? Certainly that’s one purpose, but that’s a by-product of something much more clever. On each side of the bed are exterior hatches, to enable you to store long items such as fishing tackle.
The bedroom is complete with en-suite shower, with the rest of the washing equipment in its own little room just forward of the shower on the offside.  But the floor is plastic, giving the impression that there should have been a shower in here and as an afterthought someone decided to put the shower somewhere else.
The kitchen has good cupboard and drawer space. Working surface is to the right of the (three-burner) hob. Here in the kitchen is the second of this Adora’s hidden secrets. It’s a huge chopping board which pulls out from a slot under the drainer. Pull it partly out and it augments surface space. Pull it out completely and place it over either sink or hob and you have a surface for food preparation.
The Slovenians do things differently; in the 612 you’ll find the large roof light in the centre, over the corridor by the kitchen, rather than over the lounge. It means the kitchen is a lovely, light environment but the lounge is less so. The Adora’s tinted windows give the lounge a slightly cold look – so you’ll appreciate the spotlights and the gorgeously stylish triple light unit above the lounge, surrounded by eight pin-point LEDs. The lighting style goes on, into the drinks cabinet with superb curving frosted plastic doors. Inside are 12 bright blue LED lights set into a mirror. Brilliant in every sense of the word!
The lounge creates a second double bed but the settees are not long enough for adult-length single beds. There’s no central chest of drawers. Instead, a coffee or drinks table that hinges up from the front wall.
At this point in our test we decide to seek the table. It’s well hidden – and there’s something really clever going on here… In the bedroom, just behind the kitchen, is a door which opens in two halves, hinged in the middle. Inside this cabinet is the free-standing table. But the cabinet has another use, too. You get a clue when you notice a mains socket and a TV point close to the cabinet; you can place a TV on top of the cabinet, in the perfect position for bedtime viewing.
Our short test tow was uneventful, in perfect, windless weather and it happened that I wasn’t overtaken by a large vehicle, which can upset stability so easily. The geometry remains stacked in favour of four wheels for eight-metre caravans. That apart, the 612DP is fantastic value for £14,712.