CL Price Rises

Posted on 22/07/2022 09:13 by cyberyacht

What I always find puzzling is the preponderance for 'sooper-dooper' vans with massive end bathrooms that remain unused whilst the owner insists on a fancy facilities block. All that duplication of facilities costs money.

Posted on 22/07/2022 09:44 by neveramsure

Well Cy, that's because the end bathroom is just an en suite and dressing room for the OH.

As said many times in the past, the main thing is that members continue to use CLs of their chosen type, be it basic or full facility. The price they pay per night is something for individuals to decide.

Posted on 22/07/2022 09:13 by cyberyacht

What I always find puzzling is the preponderance for 'sooper-dooper' vans with massive end bathrooms that remain unused whilst the owner insists on a fancy facilities block. All that duplication of facilities costs money.

Posted on 21/07/2022 21:08 by harryb

A lot of discussion has taken place since I first posted 2 weeks ago.

Just to add another massive hike in a cl price.

2019 a new cl with ehu and water hook plus drain opened not to many miles from me and it took my interest because it was near to friends. It started life at £18 per night and we said we would book on sometime. Obviously 2020 took a hit because of Covid and in late 2020 after lockdown we decided to try to book on. Looking at their entry on the club website there was a bold headline stating, "This cl is not taking any bookings until further notice". I have checked back periodically only to find the same notice.

Just tonight I have checked again and it has reopened on the 15th June this year so we would go to book on. The new price is now £25 per night. So we haven't.

The cl only opened 3 years ago and had been closed for at least half of that time so I find it unexplainable as to the reason for such a massive 39% increase. All facilities are the same.

Posted on 22/07/2022 10:18 by DavidKlyne

I suppose it depends on the motivation of the site owner in terms of whether the CL is their main source of income? Even if full every night of the year at £25 a night it would only gross about £45000 a year. If we assume that 50% occupancy is more likely you are down to an income of £22500 a year and by the time you deduct all the running costs that figure will diminish further. There does seem to be an expectation that CL's should be run on a sort hobby basis by the owners but I suspect that new to CL owners will look at it very differently. £25 a night only seems expensive because up until now the majority of CL's have cost less, by some margin it seems? Would I pay £25 a night for a CL. The answer to that is yes if it met with my location requirements and location is always my overriding key decision maker.

David

Posted on 22/07/2022 11:29 by eurortraveller

My nearest farm field CL has managed to collect just three reviews in ten years. (Two liked it, one didn’t) . That response doesn’t imply he is getting many visitors, and it doesn’t strike me that the owner is making very much money - even though some members will say on here that the prices should be cheaper.

Posted on 22/07/2022 11:25 by harryb

I can agree on your comment about costs appearing expensive to what they were some years ago.

However my overriding factor is solely my budget and these new prices in the mid £20's do not fit in with that.

I may sound over critical of cl prices but the end result is if I want to maintain this pastime my objective in doing so is the cost of my holiday. The cheaper the cl the more money I have to enjoy my time away.

Posted on 22/07/2022 11:29 by eurortraveller

My nearest farm field CL has managed to collect just three reviews in ten years. (Two liked it, one didn’t) . That response doesn’t imply he is getting many visitors, and it doesn’t strike me that the owner is making very much money - even though some members will say on here that the prices should be cheaper.