Posted on 06/04/2018 22:11
ive just been reading the link sent from the club re CL of the year. From £17 or even £19 a night?
When most vans have full facilities why do we have so many of this type of site? What about the quiet, peaceful site with a tap, bins and toilet disposal.
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Posted on 10/03/2019 13:38 by Rufsare you for real
1. shower...tick in the box, never used shower in our caravan
2. toilet...tick in the box. use toilet in caravan mainly overnight for a pee
3, information shed...tick in the box, helps for forward planning
4. would i pay extra for these ...tick in the box, even if near or at club price , most CL's that i have used are beautifully situated, and after a week away with the Gkids, the tranquility you so often find and dont get always on a club site is just bliss.
5, wage ouf of a CL...maybe not but surely you would expect some profit, why else would you do it
Posted on 11/03/2019 11:39
On a CL we would expect to sue the shower and toilet in the caravan as we paid for those facilities.
We would have checked out the surrounding area before even booking into the CL
We used to use CLs due to their lower price but now find that some very decent commercial sites offer more facilities for the same or little more than the cost of some CLs. I think that £12 a night for a plain CL is about right and one with serviced pitches that have water and drainage we are happy to pay £15-$16 a night. At £19 a night a fully fledged site is a better option!
Posted on 10/03/2019 14:02 by moulesyRidiculous! I guess that's the very attitude that has led to so many closures of CLs!
Posted on 11/03/2019 11:47
Please explain why you think my statement was ridiculous if a CL owner made the choice to add all the extras and perhaps charge higher fees or relied on an honesty box?
Originally a CL was supposed be reasonably priced location with or without EHU, a water connection and an Elsan point. Now it seems to be a competition encouraged by the CC to try and be CL of the year by adding extras so that the CL is on par with a site with all the facilities.
BTW most CLs that seem to be closing are ones with no EHU? Happy to be corrected!
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Posted on 11/03/2019 11:47 by SurferPlease explain why you think my statement was ridiculous if a CL owner made the choice to add all the extras and perhaps charge higher fees or relied on an honesty box?
Originally a CL was supposed be reasonably priced location with or without EHU, a water connection and an Elsan point. Now it seems to be a competition encouraged by the CC to try and be CL of the year by adding extras so that the CL is on par with a site with all the facilities.
BTW most CLs that seem to be closing are ones with no EHU? Happy to be corrected!
Posted on 11/03/2019 17:47
Well (a) saying that adding extras "deprives" those wanting a simple CL without EHU etc is patently untrue since many of that basic sort of site still exists, apparently - but how many of then have you actually used? (I note on another thread you say you can't make a rally because there's no EHU.)
And (b) to say that "surely no one expects to get a wage from a CL" is something only those who give up their time and work hard to provide CLs can say.
(And (c), according to Nellie, who knows far more than me about these things, I believe your final statement, while maybe not "ridiculous" is inaccurate.)
Posted on 11/03/2019 20:08
BTW most CLs that seem to be closing are ones with no EHU? Happy to be corrected!
Not the case, Surfer. Have just looked through the Site Directory and so far this year I see that there are 16 EHU CLs closed compared to 7 Non-EHU. (That includes those marked as closed when the SD was published)
Posted on 10/03/2019 17:41 by gibbo456but correct me if I am wrong, don’t you encourage an honesty system for shower usage? I am not sure if other aspects are via the honesty system, for example the washing machine, maybe other aspects of the information Hut? No criticism intended by the way, I think it gives visitors a great deal of choice in terms of some of the facilities you offer, but rather than upping the pitch price, perhaps folks are not being as honest as you would like? I
sorry let me explain, the question was do we offer a price for non ehu, we were asked once and agreed to £10 per night for a self sufficient motorhome, the lovely couple arrived in a very small motor home and had been travelling for 6 weeks, they did not use the ehu but moved into the information hut putting on the heater, watching tv, using the fridge for some food items and catching up on 6 weeks of emails etc on the internet, this is exactly what the info hut is for, the smaller motor home but we would expect them to pay £15 for it, I was not including the washing machine etc that we have an honesty jar for. Hence my comment that we cant police what people use, we have never been asked for a pitch with non electric since and would in our circumstances say no.
My sister will be very pleased to see you all!!!
Posted on 11/03/2019 20:08 by nelliethehookerBTW most CLs that seem to be closing are ones with no EHU? Happy to be corrected!
Not the case, Surfer. Have just looked through the Site Directory and so far this year I see that there are 16 EHU CLs closed compared to 7 Non-EHU. (That includes those marked as closed when the SD was published)
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