Folks,
We are back home and I've got another piece if relevant information to add to this topic on White Acres.
Yesterday when we were at the Makers Mark Distillery tour...we happened to have the privilege of being part of a tour of US Vets and their spouses. Mostly Vietnam Vets. Oddly enough they were camping at White Acres and actually saw me swing my Phaeton through the park as I was making my turn to exit after being turned away.
One of the gentlemen told me that he had also been told they had "limited" room due to the previous large group "extending" their stays. The only site they had for him on Thursday night (the same night I got there) was that same unlevel site that I was offered...he too refused that site for his coach...they found a spot (literally not even a site according to him) that had shared hookups with a neighbor that was in his group for a night until the other group vacated.
So...even our US Vets received the same treatment at White Acres as I did for the same reason.
The whole point here is that the every other CG I have ever stayed at when I have attempted to "extend" it was only possible to extend if 1) The site was open on the next night or 2) I was willing to move to another "open" site. White Acres apparently has a very liberal interpretation of "reservation" and they don't reserve specific sites...which is cool...and if they are going to "extend" someone they need to make sure that their incoming reservations can be accommodated for the size of the rig they have (they take this information when you call).
Also White Acres reservation policy is their reservation policy...I found it odd that they didn't want my CC number to hold the reservation even though I offered it up and they also don't send any email or mail confirmation of your contact with them...but this is how they operate and who am I to alter their reservation system...it just seems fraught with potential errors.
Could I have called to confirm my reservation?...sure I could have...but I travel a lot for business and stay at hotels many nights per year...I never call to confirm my confirmation. I also rent lots of cars on these trips...and I never call to confirm those confirmations...I also make reservations at restaurants for meals and never call to confirm those confirmations...I expect those to be honored since I called and gave my intention to do business with them. Those places (with the exception of the restaurants obviously) all have my phone number, my address and a CC number to guarantee my reservation and if they screw up they make good on it. White Acres CHOOSES to NOT take a CC number by their policy...and just this weekend both myself and a gentleman I met on a tour had the same issue pop up...so that just tells you that it happens much more frequently than folks would imagine...what are the odds of me meeting up with someone on a bourbon trail tour from White Acres...well some will say I'm making it up...and that's their prerogative...but I'm here to tell you that it is true believe it or not...my experiences at White Acres was shared by another I met and like I said...I know we're not alone.
Joe.
