LazyDays Tucson to become KOA
Our favorite CG in the Southwest is becoming a KOA. Lazydays has sold the park to KOA head office. I wonder how long before the rates go over $50.00. Occupancy will drop dramatically and then the whol...
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In about 25 years of camping, we've stayed at many KOAs (NJ/Fl/Az) using I-95, I-10, I-20, I-40...and have come across some that are better than others, but never a "dump". That can also be said for non-KOAs on the road.
Using the Trailer Life Directory, most of the time, the ratings are pretty good. Once, however, a 8/8/8 turned out to be, in our opinion, a 2/2/2...but on the other hand, a 4/4/4 rated cg turned out to be one of the most unique places we've ever stayed at. (I guess the 4/4/4 place didn't take the raters out to dinner or something......)
As far as SOREN says (above) that KOA will divide it's places into 3 tiers (excellent, fair, poor)?? (I've never heard this) I wonder how they might describe the "poor" places. Things like "stay at your own risk"? "Bring your own bottled water?"
Yes...franchise $$ is important...but reputaion is more important, IMO. If some KOAs are "dumps", KOA should dump them.
Them "dumps" are what I really wanted to see when "Undercover Boss" went with KOA. But all this guy did was visit the very top-of-the-line and not too far from his home office. Accomplished nothing for the betterment of his company.
Using the Trailer Life Directory, most of the time, the ratings are pretty good. Once, however, a 8/8/8 turned out to be, in our opinion, a 2/2/2...but on the other hand, a 4/4/4 rated cg turned out to be one of the most unique places we've ever stayed at. (I guess the 4/4/4 place didn't take the raters out to dinner or something......)
As far as SOREN says (above) that KOA will divide it's places into 3 tiers (excellent, fair, poor)?? (I've never heard this) I wonder how they might describe the "poor" places. Things like "stay at your own risk"? "Bring your own bottled water?"
Yes...franchise $$ is important...but reputaion is more important, IMO. If some KOAs are "dumps", KOA should dump them.
Them "dumps" are what I really wanted to see when "Undercover Boss" went with KOA. But all this guy did was visit the very top-of-the-line and not too far from his home office. Accomplished nothing for the betterment of his company.
