rvparkreviews.com - favor couples?
Just a random thought. We just finished a 2 week trip with the little kiddos. We were picking RV parks based on reviews on rvparkreviews.com. We started to notice a trend -- the parks with higher r...
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As one of the administrators of RVParkReviews.com I can assure the OP that we don't in any way skew results towards parks for couples or families. However, as others have noted, there are some (mostly older) RVers who dislike having children running around a park with the associated noise, etc, even if the children are well behaved. Some are quite vocal with respect to looking for parks at which there is peace and quiet. Some of these folks are also the ones who object to campfires, another typical part of family fun.
Since the RV demographic is skewed towards older RVers, it's therefore not surprising that these factors result in some skewing of the ratings toward "quiet parks" over those that are more active. I have personally processed numerous reviews for KOA's and Jellystone parks (two that cater to families) that contained comments along the lines of "there's a lot of stuff here that we weren't interested in."
There's no way we can prevent this from occurring, but I always encourage people to read our reviews and not to rely solely on a park's numerical score. Only by reading a review can you determine if the reviewer's perspective on the park is likely to be similar to yours. If someone downgrades a park because there are lots of kids running around and you are traveling with a family that includes children then this one may be for you even though it wasn't for the other reviewer.
Joel Weiss
RVPR Administrator
Since the RV demographic is skewed towards older RVers, it's therefore not surprising that these factors result in some skewing of the ratings toward "quiet parks" over those that are more active. I have personally processed numerous reviews for KOA's and Jellystone parks (two that cater to families) that contained comments along the lines of "there's a lot of stuff here that we weren't interested in."
There's no way we can prevent this from occurring, but I always encourage people to read our reviews and not to rely solely on a park's numerical score. Only by reading a review can you determine if the reviewer's perspective on the park is likely to be similar to yours. If someone downgrades a park because there are lots of kids running around and you are traveling with a family that includes children then this one may be for you even though it wasn't for the other reviewer.
Joel Weiss
RVPR Administrator
