Pricing in the directory and online
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More to do with quality and ambiance? Club sites are far too expensive in that reapect?
Not sure I quite follow but I think that you are saying better ambiance on commercial sites. Not my experience. For the times we tour I usually find commercial sites no cheaper and sometimes dearer than nearby club sites
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One day this Club will hire managers who understand Dynamic pricing structures - adjusting prices regularly to meet supply and demand, - cutting prices to try to fill empty pitches at short notice, and putting them up when demand is greater. There will be no printed list of fixed prices a year ahead. Look how RyanAir prices move. Look how supermarkets shift stock. None of them print prices in advance.
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We are booked for Torbay April/May, a regular visit for us to the same 'commercial site' we have visited for years and to catch up with friends. It is a quiet spot we have reserved with unrestricted views across the bay - Site fees work out at 23.95 per night.
Local Club site works out at 24.42 per night for the same period.
Also Booked another 'commercial' facility in Cornwall with a Beach facing pitch (literally feet from the beach) in a quiet spot, that works out at 28.14 per night.
Stunning site on a working farm in Dorset near the Jurassic Coast, £28 per night
Daleacres Club site (Kent) based in Hythe 24.60 per night.
'Commercial' does not have to equate to larger operations, although those above are, CL sites are also 'commercial' with many now providing good facilities at reasonable prices. I can only speak as I have found, in fairness some sites I would not go anywhere near in the high season, but when touring outside of this period they are quiet and can be better value - I think the suggestion of a more 'dynamic' pricing structure makes a whole lot of sense if the 'club' are going to compete in an ever growing leisure market.
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Yes WTG, by commercial sites I meant non Club sites or CLs. So are you comparing 'bang for bucks' (so to speak) of CC sites and those overseas then? Such price comparisons are, for me, irrelevant as different countries have different socio-economic situations. Comparison of club sites and non club sites is valid and although I use a mixture of both of the main clubs and also non club sites my preferrence is for CC sites.
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I have, when there is not a convenient club site and have often 'paid a little bit more' to do so. That is why I am able to state my general preference for CC sites.
If you find otherwise PD it is doubtless down to the well known fact that we are all different
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I think we all have a preference for Club sites whether they be a C&MC site or another Clubs' but only if they are considered value for money. After all why pay a membership fee and not use them?
I am having a lot of difficulty understanding why a printed copy of a price list is so crucial to choosing a site. I can only think it is the way members are choosing where to go. Does the site determine this or is it the area/place that points to where one is going to go. It is the latter in my case. I first select an area or place and only then decide on a site from what is available and suitable in that area taking into account factors such as location and accesibility. It is only in the final stages of selection do I need to know the actual price and that is usually only when the booking is made. It seems to me those who want to browse a hard copy of a price guide are selcting where to go purely on cost and not on an area or place of interest? If this is the case why then go and book on line which according to the Club this is how the majority of bookings are made! It seems an incongruous way of doing things when the price is clearly available on the site details page.
peedee
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And to return to the topic, yes, I would like a printed list of prices. Have rung the Club with a request but was told it would be 'the end of January' before the list will be available for posting to members. My (damaged) handbook arrived today, but minus an accompanying price list it is pretty much redundant.
I think you are overstating it a bit WTG. Apart from the detailed price the handbook still has all the information about the sites, pitch types, facilities, EHU etc. It also has a price from which at least enables a comparison. For instance Chatsworth £14.90, Buxton £10.05, Castleton £10.25. Plus the information that Buxton and Castleton have a mid week discount and Chatsworth doesn't.
You are going to have to go online or ring up to check availability. The book isn't going to tell you that. The actual price will be apparent at that time.
You clearly have online access to come on here.😉
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But he may not have when out on the road and that is the crucial point for a "touring club" surely.
The lack of a price readily discernible makes it difficult to decide whether the club site price in any location is good value or whether alternative providers need evaluation. Could it be that "they" know the club does not stand up to comparisons with other providers and wish to obscure the fact.
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You are still going to have to ring to check availability CY. They will inform you of the price at that time. Based on what the book tells you about the site, i.e. minimum price / non facility / non EHU pitches / plus time of year, I think most will have a rough idea of the likely price in any event.
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Buxton £10.05, Castleton £10.25.
The quote in bold is taken from Steve's post above taking about prices from. However to me it illustrates the stupidity of Club pricing. How can two sites, not two far apart and yet in price they are separated by 20p, yes 20p Someone at the Club needs to look at the bigger picture and start dividing sites into less price bands with meaningful differences that way we could have a much narrower selection of price bands.
David
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Totally agree David. It would make the pricing much clearer if they were banded. Sites like Buxton, Castleton, Clumber falling into one band. Those like York, Baltic Wharf and Chatsworth into another. I don't think there would need to be more than 4 bands and one of those would be the non facility sites.
However, this would have to go along with less uping and downing throughout the year, due to all the different holiday periods the club has invented.
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Been like this for a while DK, stupid little amounts of a few pence that are irritating when calculating an overall price. The pricing structure is a shambles nowadays. Too many differentials, too many changes on certain dates, too many variations between sites. All designed to claw in a few extra pence.
I would love to know how prices are determined for each site, and who does it, using what as calculator. Staffing costs and energy costs will be in there without doubt, possibly clawback for any refurbishment, probably historical usage, perhaps wishful thinking in terms of popular on trend destinations.........
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Even the no facility sites are differently priced. Some are a straight £15, others like Marazion are more. This is probably location based, or might be linked to how much lease of land costs?
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I used to tot up prices in handbook and write total in for a stay for us, to compare with CL alternatives at a glance. Can’t do it now, so will assume, and go straight to CLs, unless it’s a Racecourse or AS.
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