KOA
Wow, one night at a KOA in Sioux Falls, South Dakota was $60, guess this is the last KOA I will stay at! Stayed in a nice campground near Mt. Rushmore for $40. :(
Forum Discussion
Geez, not a serious KOA bashing thread in a long time. Amazing, in all the years I have been on here this type of posting is completely redundant. New names (sometimes), new places (sometimes) but the content is virtually identical.
KOA generally has more amenities. Guess what, that costs them and it has to be passed on. You don't want or need them? Then go someplace else - if you find a place more meeting your wants /needs /not needs or whatever. Oh, no place near there for miles? Gee, think that has something to do with it? Or whatever - could go on and on.
I spent a 32 year career in corporate marketing. Maybe I have a been understanding of places like KOA, Holiday Inn, etc. There are good and there are not so good - even with Marriott.
We have also spent 19 years part time rv'ing and have now been to 190 different rv parks so I think I can speak with some sort of experience.
I will never badmouth KOA - though not all experiences have been perfect they do their best to make things right. Not true of many independent parks. Our worst experiences have been with independents - generally lack of ethics and honesty.
But I do my homework on RVPark Reviews (don't go back more than two years, toss out the high onw and low one, and look for at least 7.5 - which in some cases cannot be met for an area).
My best friend from engineering school just passed on. He was 77 and always going to cut back on his business and so envied what we do. Did not get the chance.
Count your blessings - Barbara and I do. A less than perfect RV park is way down on the scale of important things in life.
KOA generally has more amenities. Guess what, that costs them and it has to be passed on. You don't want or need them? Then go someplace else - if you find a place more meeting your wants /needs /not needs or whatever. Oh, no place near there for miles? Gee, think that has something to do with it? Or whatever - could go on and on.
I spent a 32 year career in corporate marketing. Maybe I have a been understanding of places like KOA, Holiday Inn, etc. There are good and there are not so good - even with Marriott.
We have also spent 19 years part time rv'ing and have now been to 190 different rv parks so I think I can speak with some sort of experience.
I will never badmouth KOA - though not all experiences have been perfect they do their best to make things right. Not true of many independent parks. Our worst experiences have been with independents - generally lack of ethics and honesty.
But I do my homework on RVPark Reviews (don't go back more than two years, toss out the high onw and low one, and look for at least 7.5 - which in some cases cannot be met for an area).
My best friend from engineering school just passed on. He was 77 and always going to cut back on his business and so envied what we do. Did not get the chance.
Count your blessings - Barbara and I do. A less than perfect RV park is way down on the scale of important things in life.
