Misleading Pricing on booking system

Pixie replied on 16/09/2022 14:09

Posted on 16/09/2022 14:09

The prices on the available dates are based on ONE adult (I have just found out) So when I go to make a booking, invariably the price increases.

1. Why advertise price from £23 for example? When I book it is £32 because we are 2 adults. Most campsites in Europe and the UK base their prices on a unit and 2 adults.

2. I would like to know what percentage of bookings made are for single individuals. Surely the majority of bookings are for 2 persons (or more)

nelliethehooker replied on 18/09/2022 19:20

Posted on 18/09/2022 19:20

Personally I think the Club could abandon putting a price against a campsite with the possible exception of those few sites that have a single price throughout the year?

David, it now looks as if there are no longer any single priced sites, there being a differential on those of £1 between grass and H/S pitches. Perhaps JK could confirm or otherwise.

wellum1959 replied on 18/09/2022 22:16

Posted on 18/09/2022 22:16

Coming back to this thread to give an example, just checked 5 mins ago.

Chapel Lane headlines a price of £15 a night, however when you go to and choose a grass with ehu, presumably the cheapest pitch, the cheapest I can find is £16 a night through to early October when the grass pitches close.

Next year price goes up again. There are examples of this all over the site.

It's sloppy, which makes me think, do I really want to hand over my financial details to such a website.

JVB66 replied on 19/09/2022 11:30

Posted on 18/09/2022 19:20 by nelliethehooker

Personally I think the Club could abandon putting a price against a campsite with the possible exception of those few sites that have a single price throughout the year?

David, it now looks as if there are no longer any single priced sites, there being a differential on those of £1 between grass and H/S pitches. Perhaps JK could confirm or otherwise.

Posted on 19/09/2022 11:30

 Are the grass pitches a pound cheaper or the way this clubs Dash For Cash is now it seems the operandi are hardstands a pound more than grassundecidedsurprised

It also seems that the midweek discount on some sites has now been withdrawnsurprised

nelliethehooker replied on 19/09/2022 20:20

Posted on 19/09/2022 11:30 by JVB66

 Are the grass pitches a pound cheaper or the way this clubs Dash For Cash is now it seems the operandi are hardstands a pound more than grassundecidedsurprised

It also seems that the midweek discount on some sites has now been withdrawnsurprised

Posted on 19/09/2022 20:20

No the grass pitches are at the published price of £17 pn and there is a surcharge of a £1 for a H/S one, or at least that is what was indicated by the comments of the relief warden here a couple of days ago.

davetommo replied on 19/09/2022 20:30

Posted on 17/09/2022 22:20 by Takethedogalong

The crafty 🤬 Just done a dummy booking for a grass pitch, 2 adults, and a HS pitch, 2 adults. Yes, the price has increased by £1 a night for HS, even on this so called economy site.

I was beginning to think this Club couldn’t sink much lower in my estimation, but I should have known better. 😡

Posted on 19/09/2022 20:30

Try a dummy booking adding 2 children over 5 and it goes up even more

 

 

davetommo replied on 19/09/2022 20:32

Posted on 18/09/2022 17:24 by Whittakerr

 Another one here who detests hardstandings

Posted on 19/09/2022 20:32

In the middle of winter who wants to step out of the van ankle deep into muddy grass

cyberyacht replied on 05/10/2022 09:20

Posted on 05/10/2022 09:20

The Club's pricing information is, at best, misleading. Whilst technically accurate, the price shown in the "from" category usually applies only to a few nights in the depth of winter for one person. Realistically, for couples, you will end up with a price that is between double and treble the one shown.

Dishonest? In my opinion, yes.

EmilysDad replied on 05/10/2022 09:29

Posted on 19/09/2022 11:16 by Randomcamper

Unless it's raining of course.......

Posted on 05/10/2022 09:29

when we were at Bunree, where, being in Scotland, it does rain a little 🙄 The gravel pitches just didn't drain, there were large puddle everywhere, both on the roads & the pitches

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