Treated like a criminal at Sun N Fun
I have never been treated like this ever before. We have stayed at Sun N Fun in Sarasota 4 or 5 times starting in the late 1970's. We have always seen fishing boats on the sites. In January 2014 I called them to reserve a campsite. I told the lady that took my reservations that I had a boat and needed a site large enough to park my boat. I told her that we had always seen boats on the sites on Tennessee avenue and they are very large. She said she couldn't guarantee me a site on Tennessee but she would be sure I got a 60' premium site that would accommodate my boat.
March 21st we checked in and setup our 5th wheel with our screen room and settled in. 5am the next morning I headed back the 180 miles to pickup my boat at the marina where it was in dry storage. I got to Sarasota about 4pm and parked the boat next to my 5th wheel. About a half hour a person from the park knocked on my door to tell me I couldn't park the boat on the site. He said they had a complaint. I explained I had requested a site specifically that I could park my boat. He said that anyone "Staying over 1 week" had to park out front in the parking lot, which made no sense. I asked him if the lot was secure and he said NO. I told him I couldn't secure my boat and it wasn't leaving my sight. He said the park supervisor would come down to talk to me either the next day or on Monday. We fished the next day, Sunday, and it rained Monday so we stayed in. About 1pm someone showed up at my door saying she was head of park security and the boat had be park in the parking lot. She stated this time they don't allow boats on sites "This time of year". I told her I couldn't secure my boat and explained that I had Requested a site specifically to park the boat. She said the person who made reservation made a mistake. 10 minutes later The park supervisor showed up to say if I didn't remove the boat she wood call the sheriff and the would forcibly remove me, my 5th wheel, and the boat. I told her I couldn't find such a rule about parking boats. She said it didn't matter she could have me removed anyway.
I caved under protest, and took the boat back home 180 miles and returned, packed up my RV and left. A total waste of $400 of fuel, all the work preparing for a vacation, and the $200 for 4 days at Fun N Sun Sarasota!
I was given a booklet with the park rules in it when we checked in and there is no mention of boats on sites or any other things parked on a site. They took my reservation and charged my card the full amount, and that makes it a contract.
March 21st we checked in and setup our 5th wheel with our screen room and settled in. 5am the next morning I headed back the 180 miles to pickup my boat at the marina where it was in dry storage. I got to Sarasota about 4pm and parked the boat next to my 5th wheel. About a half hour a person from the park knocked on my door to tell me I couldn't park the boat on the site. He said they had a complaint. I explained I had requested a site specifically that I could park my boat. He said that anyone "Staying over 1 week" had to park out front in the parking lot, which made no sense. I asked him if the lot was secure and he said NO. I told him I couldn't secure my boat and it wasn't leaving my sight. He said the park supervisor would come down to talk to me either the next day or on Monday. We fished the next day, Sunday, and it rained Monday so we stayed in. About 1pm someone showed up at my door saying she was head of park security and the boat had be park in the parking lot. She stated this time they don't allow boats on sites "This time of year". I told her I couldn't secure my boat and explained that I had Requested a site specifically to park the boat. She said the person who made reservation made a mistake. 10 minutes later The park supervisor showed up to say if I didn't remove the boat she wood call the sheriff and the would forcibly remove me, my 5th wheel, and the boat. I told her I couldn't find such a rule about parking boats. She said it didn't matter she could have me removed anyway.
I caved under protest, and took the boat back home 180 miles and returned, packed up my RV and left. A total waste of $400 of fuel, all the work preparing for a vacation, and the $200 for 4 days at Fun N Sun Sarasota!
I was given a booklet with the park rules in it when we checked in and there is no mention of boats on sites or any other things parked on a site. They took my reservation and charged my card the full amount, and that makes it a contract.
