Excessive site fees

As I've posted elsewhere - "you pays your money and you makes your choice".

The club, along with the C&CC offers an alternative to commercial organisations and many stand alone private sites - both in what they provide and in their pricing structure. Club sites are undoubtedly more expensive than many commercial/private sites out of peak season (although to term the difference excessive is somewhat misleading I feel), but that is mainly down to the special offers those sites offer at that time of year (if you comare them night for night they're often not so very different). To compensate, they whack up the prices mightily in peak season, precisely the time when families are more likely to want to use them and precisely the time when club sites become more affordable. That's good isn't it? It encourages families who don't want all singing/all dancing sites to use them.

Surely it's good to have that alternative? Surely it's good to have a network of sites, many of which are away from holiday hotspots?

Folk who want to and can take advantage of special offers at others sites would be crazy not to do so - good luck to them. But personally I just don't get this argument that the club, its sites and its prices should become some sort of "Haven" clone. (Other leisure organisations are available!)

Choose whatever is right for you, but don't knock folk who think and choose differently. It's their money, their choice!

Very well stated Moulesy, i have been a club member for 30+yrs i have also been a member of c&cc as well as various other organisations, I pay what the price is to get the location and facilities that i want for my holiday, whether that be 2,4,or 44 days. And yes i do consider price but my primary concern is going where i wish to go and that can mean cc, c&cc, haven etc, does not matter a jot to me as long as they provide what i am looking for. Would not do for us all to be alike in our choices, However Choice is the operative word as no one forces people to go anywhere

As I've posted elsewhere - "you pays your money and you makes your choice".

The club, along with the C&CC offers an alternative to commercial organisations and many stand alone private sites - both in what they provide and in their pricing structure. Club sites are undoubtedly more expensive than many commercial/private sites out of peak season (although to term the difference excessive is somewhat misleading I feel), but that is mainly down to the special offers those sites offer at that time of year (if you comare them night for night they're often not so very different). To compensate, they whack up the prices mightily in peak season, precisely the time when families are more likely to want to use them and precisely the time when club sites become more affordable. That's good isn't it? It encourages families who don't want all singing/all dancing sites to use them.

Surely it's good to have that alternative? Surely it's good to have a network of sites, many of which are away from holiday hotspots?

Folk who want to and can take advantage of special offers at others sites would be crazy not to do so - good luck to them. But personally I just don't get this argument that the club, its sites and its prices should become some sort of "Haven" clone. (Other leisure organisations are available!)

Choose whatever is right for you, but don't knock folk who think and choose differently. It's their money, their choice!

I can't highlight your contention about bumping fees at peak times on commercial sites, but in our experience, being a family that is tied to school holidays, as I posted in the other Site Fees thread; the CC is higher priced, for less facilities. My other thread illustrates our first years caravanning site fees, facilities and locations for a more informed debate and not just statements. I did the analysis to see what was what after 'hearing' lots of views about the CC prior to actually joining. We did the same exercise 10 years ago with the C&CC when the CC did not welcome MH. We didn't renew the C&CC those yeas ago after the first year. We did a lot of rallying with a MH owners club thereafter including a convoy to Poland.

As I say there, we have chosen to use CC, CL and Commercial sites going forward, our choice. 

I have no prejudice regarding sites.In fact going to Chatsworth CC next Sunday.

As has been said by a lot more people than the "knockers"when chosing cc or ccc sites in the majority of circumstances,it is a known good quality product  that can stand up to the majority of competion, as is noted in the majority of sites at peak periods,both clubs seem to be investing, where possible ,in their sites some of which have been on the networks far longer than probably any posters on here,and i am sure its very difficult for either club to juggle the available money into which site gets this years investment with over 300 sites between them,but as we know the few who actually post on here saying that the clubs are getting to expensive, has not reached the real world members 

I have no prejudice regarding sites.In fact going to Chatsworth CC next Sunday.

Write your comments here....so much for the waffle about CC sites being to expensive , Chatsworth is one of the dearest on the network......... enough said

Basically if you like club sites and can avford them then you use them. If you do not like them or cannot afford them then you go elsewhere. You can get a cheaper deal in some areas but except for families then we believe they represent decent value. A family deal is probably the thing most needed.

Compass- Its horses for courses.A Haven 3 week in the lakes for the same period quoted  would be £87 ( more expensive than Chatswirth)> Still remains I get a superb pitch in Pwllhheli in May at £9-90 per night. Instead of being blinkered we look and use alternatives, to the detriment of total CC income. thats all I am  saying.

Basically if you like club sites and can avford them then you use them. If you do not like them or cannot afford them then you go elsewhere. You can get a cheaper deal in some areas but except for families then we believe they represent decent value. A family deal is probably the thing most needed.

I don't agree WW, I can afford Club sites and I don't dislike them but like Fisherman says we are not all blinkered and there are just as good non Club sites out there at better prices, especially off peak. What effect this is going to have on Club occupancy this year remains to be seen but as I have said in another thread my perception is the trend is down.

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Compass- Its horses for courses.A Haven 3 week in the lakes for the same period quoted  would be £87 ( more expensive than Chatswirth)> Still remains I get a superb pitch in Pwllhheli in May at £9-90 per night. Instead of being blinkered we look and use alternatives, to the detriment of total CC income. thats all I am  saying.

If the CC had to charge £9.90 To attract you in May. They would have to more than double their occupancy rate just to bring in the same net income as they do now. This is very unlikely to happen. Haven relies on you spending money in bars / clubs etc. to make ends meet. You may not do this, but enough do for them to offer the deal.