Club sites
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Takethedogalong replied on 19/06/2019 20:29
Posted on 19/06/2019 20:29
Not really. As I said earlier, as a nation, we rarely kick up a fuss about the price of most commodities. That’s why you see so many adverts for market comparison sites, because folks often cannot be bothered to shop around for most things. Companies make pricing rather difficult to compare, couple this with a lethargic approach to good value and you have a captive market, and prices keep going up and up.
We consider our membership good value, but it’s the extras (CLs, off peak prices, MWD) that make it worth our while staying. Like Moulesy, we seldom use Club Sites at peak times, (unless we have a specific secondary reason) and lower our preferred average nightly spend by mixing our site stays with no facility sites, CLs and small private sites.
Edit I was responding to ETs post earlier, sorry should have quoted it😁
replied on 19/06/2019 21:19
ChrissieR replied on 19/06/2019 21:24
replied on 19/06/2019 21:27
DaveCyn replied on 19/06/2019 21:41
Posted on 19/06/2019 21:41
Have to admit that we look at Rallies, THS's, CL's/CS's now before even considering Club Sites. They are just getting way to expensive & lacking in value.
We've just come off a rally on a commercial site in
Cornwall. On site shop, chippy, pizzas, bar, cafe, shows, 2 swimming pools etc. All at £10.75 a night.
Now moved onto a CL near Looe for a fortnight. Had we booked Looe site it would have been around £300.
The CL is only £84 for the fortnight! Says it all!!!
huskydog replied on 19/06/2019 21:46
Tinwheeler replied on 19/06/2019 21:59
Posted on 19/06/2019 20:26 by huskydogFair point ,but I thought wages were private between employer and employee.......
Cornersteady replied on 19/06/2019 22:09
Posted on 19/06/2019 21:24 by ChrissieRWow, so many replies 😉 The sites concerned are Morn Hill and Rookesbury, the prices are for two adults 😄
Posted on 19/06/2019 22:09
well a quick look shows them to be quite different, one has all grass (so it could cost £1 and it still wouldn't get my custom) the other a mixture with half HS.
One has more recreational facilities, large play field, and storage facilities which adds to the workload and leads to having more wardens perhaps? And tent pitches which again add to the workload? Also a baby toddler room as well.
Not conclusive but a good guide to the differing prices I would think?
Cornersteady replied on 19/06/2019 22:10
Posted on 19/06/2019 21:59 by TinwheelerIndividuals’ salaries, yes, but not general pay scales.
You can discover the pay scales for various jobs by grade, such as the Civil Service, but not the actual pay Joe Bloggs receives.
Cornersteady replied on 19/06/2019 22:12
Posted on 19/06/2019 21:27 byIn my younger days I found it usually impossible to get into a club site of choice at popular holiday period and more often than not used CLs instead, partly out of necessity and partly due to cost in spite of my being better able than most to afford to pay club rates.
These days we are well able to afford the rates and with Internet booking stand a very good chance of reserving the odd night we might need but as a matter of principle we will not pay £25 - £30 a night for a basic site when the following days "over there " (ridiculous expression so popular among CT users) we will pay half as much for more.
We go where we want and stay where we want with little or no regard for price (don't even know the nightly rate where we are just now ) in the knowledge that when we decide to leave it's going to be nothing like the cost of a CAMC pitch. These sites are not run on a shoestring using underpaid staff and there has to be another answer to the disparity in rates.
ChrissieR
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