We are fairly new at RVing and have been planning a summer trip to the Northeast. Made a lot of park reservations last year, since I heard that was imperative to get into some of the parks. Some of these we had to pay ahead of time. We made reservations at one popular resort in New Hampshire last November paying in full and receiving a receipt and confirmation. The other day, I received a letter stating that we owed $80 because of the 2019 price hikes.Is this right? I mean if I bought a plane ticket last year for this year, could they bill me for a price change? I don’t think so. Is this normal for RV parks? Is there anything I can do?Moniki

Can they do it? Sure.Is it good business sense? Probably not.What I would do is call them directly and be very very very nice while asking them to honor the original rate.

I would do as toedtoes suggested. If that fails, you either pay the extra $80, or ask for a full refund. Because you are so far away, going to court in NH for breach of contract is totally impractical. No, it is not right. They would be in breach of contract (unless they had something in writing at the time you paid which said they had the right to raise rates without notice on prepaid reservations), but it isn't worthwhile for you to pursue it.Personally, I guess I would ask for the refund first if I had anywhere else I could stay instead, simply because I would not want to give my business to such underhanded people.

I would ask for a refund if they insisted on a change of price.Best to read the fine print of the reservation.

I've had parks advise me of a price change for future bookings, but existing bookings have always been honored at the originally quoted price. In your situation, I think I'd weigh the value of my planned stay against the price increase, and decide whether cancelling had a higher or lower value to me. Be aware that a cancellation fee could cost as much as the increase though.

RV campground and a airline ticket are two entirely different things.Apples and oranges comparison.Airlines are heavily regulated operations, RV parks not so much.Airplanes falling out of the sky, a big deal, price hike to park your RV on a small plot of land, not so much.Typically a RV park in a extremely popular destination are often hit up by local governing bodies (city) for taxes. One place we go (a popular beach destination) typically gets hit with increased "bed taxes" on a yearly basis.. Campground owners are not going to absorb the tax increases so it is ALWAYS passed on to the consumer.Likewise, campground operators face increasing costs to operate like power, water, sewer, labor and maintenance.. Those costs will then be passed along to you the user.Nothing illegal for the campground requesting additional funds after you have reserved and most likely if you read their fine print they might even spell out that additional charges may apply..

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jplante4
Explorer II
Apr 10, 2019
Ok, so the OP hasn't been back, we don't know what campground this is so there's no way to actually check the policies online and the forum lawyers are debating the meaning of life. I guess that's a wrap.

CLOSED
Gdetrailer
Explorer III
Apr 10, 2019
I am simply amazed that this thread has not gotten kicked to the curb due to the legal eagles talk..

The reality is the campground the OP was upset about most likely has a rental policy similar to one of the campgrounds we like to go to..

HERE

I will quote the sections which directly address the OPs issue.. Pay close attention to the bolded text below.

"Payment

The balance of any reservation made within the same calendar year is due at the time of reserving to process each reservation. Payment upon arrival is not accepted.

All rate, fee, SC state and local tax increases implemented after reservation confirmation, are the responsibility of the guest."

Folks, most likely EVERY organized campground does indeed have this or similar type of "policy".

Additionally this campground REQUIRES PAYMENT IN FULL UPFRONT AT RESERVATION TIME. I AM certain that this large campground HAS done their due diligence BEFORE they implemented this policy.

READ THE RENTAL POLICIES BEFORE SIGNING OR AGREEING TO ANYTHING.

IF the rental policy is not online (like this example) CALL THE CAMPGROUND AND REQUEST THEIR POLICY!

OP could have saved a lot of time and heartache by doing this simple but yet often overlooked item..
Bumpyroad
Explorer
Apr 10, 2019
Ralph Cramden wrote:
toedtoes wrote:
Can we stop the rhetoric (as I think you are both on the same side, it really looks stupid).

Inside of going political, just address the comments as they relate to the topic:

Big Red - wire fraud
Walaby - there is no wire fraud, what are you talking about, what's your point
Big Red - I was just posting a denifition. I wasn't making any point

See, no politics, easy to understand, and no insulting or attacking necessary...

Lighten up, let it go, it's hilarious. I almost wet my pants laughing at it. It's the gift that keeps on giving.

count your blessings, I just did Number 2 in my pants.
bumpy
Ralph_Cramden
Explorer II
Apr 10, 2019
toedtoes wrote:
Can we stop the rhetoric (as I think you are both on the same side, it really looks stupid).

Inside of going political, just address the comments as they relate to the topic:

Big Red - wire fraud
Walaby - there is no wire fraud, what are you talking about, what's your point
Big Red - I was just posting a denifition. I wasn't making any point

See, no politics, easy to understand, and no insulting or attacking necessary...

Lighten up, let it go, it's hilarious. I almost wet my pants laughing at it. It's the gift that keeps on giving.
toedtoes
Explorer III
Apr 10, 2019
Can we stop the rhetoric (as I think you are both on the same side, it really looks stupid).

Inside of going political, just address the comments as they relate to the topic:

Big Red - wire fraud
Walaby - there is no wire fraud, what are you talking about, what's your point
Big Red - I was just posting a denifition. I wasn't making any point

See, no politics, easy to understand, and no insulting or attacking necessary...
Ralph_Cramden
Explorer II
Apr 10, 2019
valhalla360 wrote:
RAS43 wrote:
I wonder where the OP went, probably scared off by all this "legal" talk. :h

Probably not a bad thing as he likely never had a legal leg to stand on.

LOL.....this thread keeps on going and going, much like a bad case of some medication resistant STD.
valhalla360
Navigator
Apr 10, 2019
RAS43 wrote:
I wonder where the OP went, probably scared off by all this "legal" talk. :h

Probably not a bad thing as he likely never had a legal leg to stand on.
valhalla360
Navigator
Apr 10, 2019
4x4van wrote:
valhalla360 wrote:

So what if the campground requires a 100% deposit?

Ummmm....then it wouldn't be a "deposit", it would be "Paid in Full".:h

Would it if they label it a "deposit"?

Especially if there is a clause that the prices may be adjusted for 2019, it's not "paid in full.
RAS43
Explorer III
Apr 10, 2019
I wonder where the OP went, probably scared off by all this "legal" talk. :h
Walaby
Explorer II
Apr 09, 2019
bigred1cav wrote:
Wire fraud is a crime in which a person concocts a scheme to defraud or obtain money based on false representation or promises. This criminal act is done using electronic communications or an interstate communications facility.

Really??? You have no clue what the policy says or doesn't say about rate increases, and you're calling this a criminal act?

Maybe Bob Mueller should investigate.

No wonder our country is so jacked up.

Mike

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