Paid for but vacant sites
Most state parks in Iowa consider a site occupied if it's payed for. I find out from co-workers that some public parks they have been to require a payed site to be occupied with a camper or someone ...
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broark01 wrote:
Let's think this through, if all the campground sites are reserved/paid for then the campground should not book anyone else or should they intentionally overbook, like the airlines, assuming there will be some % of "no shows"?
Why wouldn't the campground contact the reservation holder after 24 hours of "no show" to see if they could re-reserve the campsite?
If the campsite is paid for by a "no show" and then re-reserved to another camper, does the original reservee get their money back or does the campground keep the profit for the double booked campsite?
Seems like a slippery slope to me.
I agree it's not an ideal situation but it wouldn't be an issue if people didn't take advantage of the reservation system in the first place or if they actually contacted the campground beforehand to let them know when they'd actually be on site if they get delayed for whatever reason.
