Silly site prices. Off season and peak season

Not Mike replied on 28/02/2019 02:08

Not Mike

Posted on 28/02/2019 02:08

I have looked at the latest handbook to book a site. Prices are not clear ... There is no guidance, as there was in the past, as to off season / peak season pricing. Is all pricing now charged at peak season rates? Go online .. No mention of differential prices as you book.

So the only way I can find how much a site will cost is to go through the booking process, then I will get a price, then I can decide if I can afford it or not.

for Example

I looked at the Bladon Chains site ... Page 149. A bargain at "from £7.90 a night, for one adult and pitch. It's open from 01 March. I decided to book from 01 March ... Surely this is must be low season, my experience tells me that this is the case. But I wanted too book two adults, so I wonder how much this will cost?? Perhaps, at the very most, my wildest guess, at the most 2 X £7.90. Perhaps £16 a night. No it can't be that much ... The site has only just opened, so it must be off season. Proceed to book it £179.20 for 8 nights. £22.40 a night for 2 people!! There is no breakdown of the pricing on the email confirmation.

In the wildest imagination of consumer rip offs, "I could not believe it"! How can you get from £7.90 to £22.40 by adding one person. How do I find when I can go by myself for £7.90?

This seems to me the most opaque pricing structure you could possibly get. I thought transparency was the new watch-word in consumer relations!

I booked, but will be chasing this up to find out WHY., The silly price declaration. (Would it have been cheaper to book 2 pitches with one person on each?). I don't expect I will get a sensible answer over the phone tomorrow.... But I have given the 'powers that be' a chance to formulate a response, in advance.

Watch this space!

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Tinwheeler replied on 02/03/2019 10:01

Tinwheeler

Campervanner

Posted on 02/03/2019 10:01

We caravanned for several years without belonging to a club. There were site guides around even back in those days before the internet so it wasn’t difficult to find sites. Then we joined C&CC to give us a better choice of sites and 30 years later joined this club to further improve our choices.

Therefore, we are capable of finding whichever type of site we fancy and, if we use a CAMC site, it’s in the full knowledge that others are available. Most times, in my opinion, the CAMC sites give the better experience and, as with most things in life, you tend to get what you pay for.

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SteveL replied on 02/03/2019 10:11

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SteveL

Motorhomer

Posted on 02/03/2019 09:55 by

I've definitely paid more than I thought reasonable on the odd occasion simply because it was where I wished to be and I did not fancy the alternatives. Case in point http://the-willows-abersoch.co.uk/

Posted on 02/03/2019 10:11

Prices on the Delux pitches look similar to service pitches at Chatsworth and not dramatically more than service pitches at other CC sites. If the site is as good as it looks, I would be happy with the value, using our caravan.

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Posted on 02/03/2019 09:55 by

I've definitely paid more than I thought reasonable on the odd occasion simply because it was where I wished to be and I did not fancy the alternatives. Case in point http://the-willows-abersoch.co.uk/

Posted on 02/03/2019 10:16

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Posted on 02/03/2019 10:11 by SteveL

Prices on the Delux pitches look similar to service pitches at Chatsworth and not dramatically more than service pitches at other CC sites. If the site is as good as it looks, I would be happy with the value, using our caravan.

Posted on 02/03/2019 11:03

Well the site really had a great dog exercise area. The toilet facilities were modern. Popular site with a large number of seasonals on the hardstanding I reckon. We were there first week in September. I would say that, for us it was £10 a night overpriced It may have been £35 from memory and we don't attach particular value to serviced pitches. The hard standings were round a large grass area. There was another very large tenting area. I will say that the grass with electric pitches were best placed with a superb view.