RV "Resorts"

jplante4 wrote:
A little rant :)

Let's say you booked a room at a luxury resort somewhere and when you got there you discovered that the place was being used by transient workers who all got up at 5:30 am and started their loud pick-up trucks and let them warm up for 10-20 minutes. How long do you think it would be before no one went to your "resort"?

We got spoiled on our first extended trip. We stayed at a true RV Resort - Hilton Head Island Motor Coach Resort. Pavers instead of concrete pads, wrought iron patio furniture instead of a picnic table, each site privately owned and landscaped. The place had indoor and outdoor pools, tennis, pickle ball and deals at all the golf courses.

I am curious as to how you would solve this "problem"? Should the park quiz every guest as to their reasons for being there? Where would you draw the line? Should people who work out of their RVs be excluded if they didn't actually go to a worksite? What if they were non workers but had a diesel pickup and get up early in the morning to go animal watching, fishing or to watch the sunrise over the ocean? Do people who like to come home late also get excluded?
We actually manage the issue quite well. We do it through pricing. The workers seek out the lower cost providers. Being at higher daily cost and not offering severely discounted long term rates we effectively push the workers to other parks. But no matter how hard people try, you have to remember that an RV park is basically a miniature city and the odds are great that not everyone will move in lockstep. Sometimes you just have to smile and endure your neighbor and they are probably doing the same.