RV "Resorts"

Yeah - that looks like a real RV resort - thanks for sharing. Too bad it's on the wrong side of the country.

All RV resorts are not created equally - IE Alsatian RV Resort Castroville Texas

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"?

Since you don't say where, not even a region, it's hard to make a meaningful comment.

Bear in mind however, especially in popular tourist areas, they try not to do any more construction than is necessary during 'peak tourist times'. If the situation you mention is happening right now, it's between summer season and winter (if in a southern locale) season. Prime construction time.

Also, if the area had suffered some natural catastrophe 'luxury resort' or not it's "Git'R'Done" ASAP to get the region back on its financial feet.

IMHO I see nothing wrong f either of those are the case. They ought to have however at least told you so before you booked your stay.

Ive always suspected the word "resort" when used to describe an RV park.

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.

Our inside joke is when a RV park calls itself a "resort" that just means there is a pool onsite...

westernrvparkowner wrote:
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.

So in order to discourage workers you up the price for travelers? Nice.

2gypsies wrote:

westernrvparkowner wrote:
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.

So in order to discourage workers you up the price for travelers? Nice.

We get higher prices which increases profits and don't have to deal with the issues that workers inevitably bring. It truly is nice.

Who is the "daddy" of the phrase "RV Resort"? It means anything a park owner wants to call a resort. RV Resort is the most verbally abused phrase in the RV Park industry1

mbrooking wrote:
Our inside joke is when a RV park calls itself a "resort" that just means there is a pool onsite...

I think this is it. Although I was prompted to post this by a specific place (Tomorrow's Stars RV Resort in Springfield OH), we're just finishing up a 10 week trip from New England through the upper mid-west and the prairies and have stayed at several "resorts".

The workers at this "resort" were pavers, which I found especially ironic after driving on I-70 to get there.

We stayed there on the way out because I wanted to hit the Air Force Museum. It's not a bad place; it just doesn't measure up to the level of "resort". We use RVParkReviews almost exclusively to pick stops. We never stay at a place less than 7.5. This place got a 7.6.