Frustration with Camping Club Booking Policy (2 Viewers)

[Bobby dazzler]

So this really gets my goat alot of camping and caravan club sites only will let u book 2 days at a weekend and want top dollar 33 quid a night non electric pitch so 66 quid in total no thanks.

A quick internet search and found a nice little site for 20 quid for 1 night what is the point in being a member of this club non what so ever.

Think I need to use my remaining Schengen days soon lol

 

[chaser]

Can never understand why you have to pay to join, just to be charged the dearest site fees, you would think you would be paying for subsidised fees.

 

[dunnah01]

And why are tents cheaper than mohos when tenters use more of the facilities

 

[Carpmart]

And why are tents cheaper than mohos when tenters use more of the facilities

Because we are (were) any easy touch… we are obviously all Getty money bags wealthy!

 

[Spriddler]

A quick internet search and found a nice little site for 20 quid for 1 night what is the point in being a member of this club non what so ever.

I think many people have more confidence in booking a site with an organisation that has a nationally recognised and publicised reputation to maintain for order and cleanliness, rather than take a chance on a nice little site found on the internet, especially if booking a week or more.

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[Bobby dazzler]

I think many people have more confidence in booking a site with an organisation that has a nationally recognised and publicised reputation to maintain for order and cleanliness, rather than take a chance on a nice little site found on the internet, especially if booking a week or more.

But as above I only need 1 night and all facilities are on board

 

[ctc]

Now my 6 months wandering France etc has gone I'm selling up. Sitting here in the rain, having had to pay in advance, when moving was so easy on good quality roads. It's cost me more in wheel trims knocked off in the potholes than I spent in Aires.

 

[Pausim]

I choose to join the clubs for the CL and CS sites and occassionally use one of their sites for convenience. It is simply choice, if sites don’t provide what I want I go elsewhere and would leave the clubs if their terms and conditions vexed me unduly. I am not a great fan of clubs that claim to represent us all but generally take a very narrow view of things like wild camping, which is why I just think of them as businesses.

 

[Paul.]

Everyone has a choice, if you don't like 'em don't use 'em
Paul

 

[Dolmen]

I am staying for 4 nights at the Stover Country Park site next week (CAMC), for a few days walking on Dartmoor. This is one of their sites where they don’t provide a toilet and shower block and is great for those of us with full facilities on board. Travelling by myself as main reason for trip is walking, £68 for four nights, I don’t think that’s too bad in July for a large level pitch, clean black and grey disposal and unlimited electricity. Appreciate wild camping is cheaper, however, on site there is no problem with putting awning, table and chairs out and no worries about being moved on.

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[Spriddler]

But as above I only need 1 night and all facilities are on board

Indeed, but I think the clubs still have a caravan mentality in that few will be self-sufficient or stay for just one or two nights.
I guess they feel that one or two nights booked by a motor-homer will block pitches for a tugger who is looking for a stay of a week or more.

BTW - the last thing on my mind when buying a motorhome was to have cheap holidays. If a site is located where I want to be I stay there.

 

[Peterd82]

What I didn’t like with the caravan and camping club website is that they have minimum stays at some sites but don’t show that in the site info, just rejects a booking. To find out what they are you have to search the website to find the document that lists them. As a result, I left.

 

[Jim]

We don't have a strict policy, but on a busy weekend, I will turn people away who want just the Saturday night. They will block someone who wants a full three day weekend.

 

[Bobby dazzler]

Indeed, but I think the clubs still have a caravan mentality in that few will be self-sufficient or stay for just one or two nights.
I guess they feel that one or two nights booked by a motor-homer will block pitches for a tugger who is looking for a stay of a week or more.

BTW - the last thing on my mind when buying a motorhome was to have cheap holidays. If a site is located where I want to be I stay there.

Yeah and that's fine as the saying goes you pay your money you take your choice but for me being asked to pay 66 quid to park in n a piece of grass is too much. I also didn't buy the motorhome for cheap holidays but we all have our limits

 

[Bobby dazzler]

We don't have a strict policy, but on a busy weekend, I will turn people away who want just the Saturday night. They will block someone who wants a full three day weekend.

How much a night is your place jim

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[Spriddler]

Yeah and that's fine as the saying goes you pay your money you take your choice .......

and you do, which seems perfectly reasonable to me.

 

[Jim]

How much a night is your place jim

£10 a night for Funsters, £14 if they need a hookup. Which they invariably don't because the sun is relentless here.

 

[Bobby dazzler]

Lol you see that's very reasonable and 3 nights is not unreasonable at those prices.

 

[Brains]

We don't have a strict policy, but on a busy weekend, I will turn people away who want just the Saturday night. They will block someone who wants a full three day weekend.

That is fine and understandable, but do you tell them ?

We have a similar policy on a FHL, and they can immediately see that one night or two nights costs the same as 3 nights.

 

[L' Hobo]

Lol you see that's very reasonable and 3 nights is not unreasonable at those prices.

Looks like you have a regular customer Jim!
Problem solved!

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[Bobby dazzler]

Lol yeah where do I book

 

[Bolti]

I choose to join the clubs for the CL and CS sites and occassionally use one of their sites for convenience. It is simply choice, if sites don’t provide what I want I go elsewhere and would leave the clubs if their terms and conditions vexed me unduly. I am not a great fan of clubs that claim to represent us all but generally take a very narrow view of things like wild camping, which is why I just think of them as businesses.

I use cl and CS sites ring and ask if it's possible to stay tell them I am not a member. Have never been refused yet.

 

[Spriddler]

Lol yeah where do I book

That's why in 14 years I've only ever toured 'over there' although I have encountered the frustrating booking difficulty in U.K. when I've had to book a site occasionally for a couple of nights for a specific reason, like family meet-ups etc.
Obviously the clubs' are a business and their bean counters and marketing whizz-kids strive to maximise occupancy - turnover - profit to reinvest for the benefit of their customer base. That policy isn't going to suit everyone.

 

[Pausim]

I use cl and CS sites ring and ask if it's possible to stay tell them I am not a member. Have never been refused yet.

This year we are finding about half of them ask for our membership numbers when booking.

 

[BrochMike]

This year we are finding about half of them ask for our membership numbers when booking.

But are they checking?
Asking for a friend who has an expired membership number

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[starquake]

The wierd thing CACC have at moment is some of the discount codes only work on a 3 night stay. 40% off grass non-ehu pitch one for example. When you do the maths, it's cheaper for 3 days than 2 days without the code, so you ALWAYS should book 3 nights even if yuo stay 2.

 

[cyberyacht]

I've tried booking a few C&CC sites and couldn't get it to accept any codes. With prices for all of them being north of £40 a night, I didn't bother. They are getting as bad as the other lot for over-pricing.

 

[L' Hobo]

I've tried booking a few C&CC sites and couldn't get it to accept any codes. With prices for all of them being north of £40 a night, I didn't bother. They are getting as bad as the other lot for over-pricing.

Last night was the first day of High Season , PERHAPS the discount code no longer work?
Why not give the booking number a ring, I have always found them fast and helpful, but then, I don't call them at busy times,such as when the schools have just broken up for their summer holidays or when there's World-wide computer outages.
Good luck!

PS. £20 per person, per night in High Season is a reasonable price I would have thought, I paid £22 with hard standing+ EHU earlier this week at Devizes when it was lower.

 

[ChrisL]

The wierd thing CACC have at moment is some of the discount codes only work on a 3 night stay. 40% off grass non-ehu pitch one for example

This is not correct, I was on a CCC site for two weeks end of June beginning of July with the 40% grass no hookup deal £60 for two weeks, and am booked into another site next week for two weeks on the same 40% deal £136, not too bad for a seaside site in August. There is a different discount for 3 day midweek bookings.

 

[starquake]

This is not correct, I was on a CCC site for two weeks end of June beginning of July with the 40% grass no hookup deal £60 for two weeks, and am booked into another site next week for two weeks on the same 40% deal £136, not too bad for a seaside site in August. There is a different discount for 3 day midweek bookings.

Sorry I meant minimum 3 night deal. You can't use the GRASSUK40 code on a 2 night stay (or one) is my point, which means a 3 night stay is always cheaper than 2 where this code works.

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