Just finished a week at a "Good Sam" park with an overall 9.0-9.5 advertised rating which I feel is not only undeserved but highly erroneous. 1) WiFi available? Not true. Even the seasonal campers can't connect to the supposed 'free service'. 2) clean restrooms rated 9.5? When? Where? The park has kids cleaning the restrooms who have little or no knowledge about good sanitation procedures. The restrooms were cleaned(?) twice during our week long stay. With 4 days of torrential downpours and muddy unpaved roads and sites, you can imagine the mess. 3) Water pressure at the sites, especially when the park filled up on the weekends, was pathetic. Talking to the seasonal campers, found out that this has been an ongoing issue for years. 4) Why can't management mow grass and drag sites during the week (at slow times) rather than waiting for the middle of Friday afternoon and Saturday morning to perform this work? The campground is Sky High Camping Resort at: N5740 Sky High Drive Portage, WisconsinI cannot fathom how this park was rated so high, but I can assure my fellow Good Sam RVers I won't be back until the park measures up!

Consider adding your review to those posted at RVParkReviews.com A lot of us check that when planning camping trips.

Thanks for the info. I recommend that you go to the Good Sam website and send them an email with your experience. Also go to Tripadvisor.com and leave a review there under "accommodations" as a large number of RVers now prefer to use that website for reviews.KZ Tahoe Camper wrote:Just finished a week at a "Good Sam" park with an overall 9.0-9.5 advertised rating which I feel is not only undeserved but highly erroneous. 1) WiFi available? Not true. Even the seasonal campers can't connect to the supposed 'free service'. 2) clean restrooms rated 9.5? When? Where? The park has kids cleaning the restrooms who have little or no knowledge about good sanitation procedures. The restrooms were cleaned(?) twice during our week long stay. With 4 days of torrential downpours and muddy unpaved roads and sites, you can imagine the mess. 3) Water pressure at the sites, especially when the park filled up on the weekends, was pathetic. Talking to the seasonal campers, found out that this has been an ongoing issue for years. 4) Why can't management mow grass and drag sites during the week (at slow times) rather than waiting for the middle of Friday afternoon and Saturday morning to perform this work? The campground is Sky High Camping Resort at: N5740 Sky High Drive Portage, WisconsinI cannot fathom how this park was rated so high, but I can assure my fellow Good Sam RVers I won't be back until the park measures up!

Inter-rater reliability is always a problem when you have a bunch of raters (in this case, across different areas of the country, but the concept obtains more generally). It takes a whole bunch of training to get it right.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrater_reliabilityLynn

How big is their ad in Trailer Life Campground book?

Good Sam ratings are objective. 1- wifi is not a rated issue 2- 9.5 rating for washrooms is related to construction, not to cleanliness otherwise they would have a star * for cleanliness. 3- It rained all week. Sorry your trip was inconvienienced by the weather. is it possible that the camp had larger issues to work on than a puddle or rut on your site? If permanents have a problem there, why are they still permanents?

Good Sam Campground did not measure up to its high ratings

Drbolasky
Explorer
Jun 21, 2014
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

We no longer use just one source for researching CG's; often I'll start with the TL directory, then solicit experiences here or rvparkreviews.com.

In the case of the latter, I'll scroll back through maybe a year or two of reviews. What usually becomes apparent rather quickly is an overall picture.
soricobob
Explorer
Jun 21, 2014
Good Same, like all other ratings, are NOT objective. They are based on the rater's perceptions, past experiences, influences, and opinions. We all know that "clean" to one, may not be "clean" to another; same with "cut grass", "good repair", and "caring front desk help", and you get the current rating system for any hospitality business.
SDcampowneroper
Explorer
Jun 21, 2014
Good Sam ratings are objective.
1- wifi is not a rated issue
2- 9.5 rating for washrooms is related to construction, not to cleanliness otherwise they would have a star * for cleanliness.
3- It rained all week. Sorry your trip was inconvienienced by the weather. is it possible that the camp had larger issues to work on than a puddle or rut on your site?
If permanents have a problem there, why are they still permanents?
bobsallyh
Explorer II
Jun 21, 2014
How big is their ad in Trailer Life Campground book?
eubank
Explorer
Jun 21, 2014
Inter-rater reliability is always a problem when you have a bunch of raters (in this case, across different areas of the country, but the concept obtains more generally). It takes a whole bunch of training to get it right.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interrater_reliability

Lynn
magnusfide
Explorer II
Jun 21, 2014
Thanks for the info. I recommend that you go to the Good Sam website and send them an email with your experience. Also go to Tripadvisor.com and leave a review there under "accommodations" as a large number of RVers now prefer to use that website for reviews.

KZ Tahoe Camper wrote:
Just finished a week at a "Good Sam" park with an overall 9.0-9.5 advertised rating which I feel is not only undeserved but highly erroneous. 1) WiFi available? Not true. Even the seasonal campers can't connect to the supposed 'free service'. 2) clean restrooms rated 9.5? When? Where? The park has kids cleaning the restrooms who have little or no knowledge about good sanitation procedures. The restrooms were cleaned(?) twice during our week long stay. With 4 days of torrential downpours and muddy unpaved roads and sites, you can imagine the mess. 3) Water pressure at the sites, especially when the park filled up on the weekends, was pathetic. Talking to the seasonal campers, found out that this has been an ongoing issue for years. 4) Why can't management mow grass and drag sites during the week (at slow times) rather than waiting for the middle of Friday afternoon and Saturday morning to perform this work?
The campground is Sky High Camping Resort at: N5740 Sky High Drive
Portage, Wisconsin
I cannot fathom how this park was rated so high, but I can assure my fellow Good Sam RVers I won't be back until the park measures up!
Alfred622
Explorer
Jun 21, 2014
Consider adding your review to those posted at RVParkReviews.com A lot of us check that when planning camping trips.

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