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| easyrider65_01 |
 Sep 30 2004, 12:22 AM
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I am relatively new to owning an RV and I was wondering if KOAs as a whole are nice or if it better to stay non-franchise cg s. I f have stayed a few KOAs and I get the feeling that KOA does not monitor the cgs that are not in the more tourist areas. I plan on doing a lot of traveling and KOA has a great website to locate a cg. I hope that my poor experiences have been the exception rather than the norm. So, as a whole are KOAs to be avoided
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| katt |
 Aug 25 2007, 08:09 PM
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I had my 2nd worst camping experience at a KOA. If they would have at least addressed my concerns I would have been satisfied.
KOA corporate office made excuses, the campground owner could care less about his campers safety or campground cleanliness. To me, KOA is all about drunks partying into the wee hours and filthy restrooms. Not family friendly at all! I no longer stay at KOA's . |
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| gilda |
Aug 25 2007, 09:17 PM
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| gwbischoff |
Sep 7 2007, 03:16 PM
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QUOTE(gilda @ Aug 25 2007, 10:17 PM)  QUOTE(katt @ Aug 25 2007, 08:09 PM) I had my 2nd worst camping experience at a KOA. If they would have at least addressed my concerns I would have been satisfied. KOA corporate office made excuses, the campground owner could care less about his campers safety or campground cleanliness. To me, KOA is all about drunks partying into the wee hours and filthy restrooms. Not family friendly at all! I no longer stay at KOA's . Thats really too bad that you feel that way. Over 500 KOA's and you let one change your opinion of all. You obviously had a bad experience. You should let us all know the name of the park. KOA's are known for cleanliness. (especially the bathrooms). Couldn't agree more. We just stayed a week at the KOA in Moab, Utah which couldn't have been quieter or had people any nicer running the camp. Don't paint with such a broad brush. -------------------- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
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| HappiestCamper |
Sep 8 2007, 08:29 AM
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QUOTE(gwbischoff @ Sep 7 2007, 05:16 PM) QUOTE(gilda @ Aug 25 2007, 10:17 PM) QUOTE(katt @ Aug 25 2007, 08:09 PM) I had my 2nd worst camping experience at a KOA. If they would have at least addressed my concerns I would have been satisfied. KOA corporate office made excuses, the campground owner could care less about his campers safety or campground cleanliness. To me, KOA is all about drunks partying into the wee hours and filthy restrooms. Not family friendly at all! I no longer stay at KOA's . Thats really too bad that you feel that way. Over 500 KOA's and you let one change your opinion of all. You obviously had a bad experience. You should let us all know the name of the park. KOA's are known for cleanliness. (especially the bathrooms). http://www.rvparkreviews.com/invboard/styl...images/bold.gif Couldn't agree more. We just stayed a week at the KOA in Moab, Utah which couldn't have been quieter or had people any nicer running the camp. Don't paint with such a broad brush. I'm afraid that in this case they are allowed to paint with the broad brush - they tried to get satisfaction out of corporate office (which represents all KOA's) - the brush is in corporate's hands at this point. |
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| gwbischoff |
Sep 10 2007, 01:18 PM
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To me, KOA is all about drunks partying into the wee hours and filthy restrooms. Not family friendly at all!
I no longer stay at KOA's . My point was obviously lost. If you "no longer stay at KOA's" because your "2nd worst experience" was at a KOA. Fine. God Bless America. Stay somewhere else. But this quote still stands: Thats really too bad that you feel that way. Over 500 KOA's and you let one change your opinion of all. You obviously had a bad experience. My worst camping experience was at a private campground. So by that logic, all independent campgrounds must be the same way. That's what I meant about "painting with a broad brush". My guess is that this person had a really bad experience with drunks partying into the wee hours. Well, I've stayed in some really nice hotels that have booked weddings and proms during my stay and have seen my share of hotel guests vomiting in the hallways at 5-star resorts. That doesn't mean that every Marriott, Hilton or Ritz Carlton is like that. Personally, I've never had that experience at a KOA but I'm not going to be ignorant enough to believe that it can't happen there. As far as the corporate aspect of it. Again, if you didn't like the answers they gave you. Via con dios. Call them out on it. Give them a bad review. Never stay with them again. That's your right. But consider this. At least you had another option to vent your displeasure. What happens when you stay at "Joe's RV Park" and have a bad experience? -------------------- Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.
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| HappiestCamper |
Sep 11 2007, 08:53 AM
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QUOTE(gwbischoff @ Sep 10 2007, 03:18 PM) As far as the corporate aspect of it. Again, if you didn't like the answers they gave you. Via con dios. Call them out on it. Give them a bad review. Never stay with them again. That's your right. But consider this. At least you had another option to vent your displeasure. What happens when you stay at "Joe's RV Park" and have a bad experience? Yes, they had another option - and that option failed, so their opinions are warranted. If Joe owned two parks (Joe's RV Park North and Joe's RV Park South), and Joe flubbed your visit to his South park, then you would not want to venture into the North Park. Yes, there are plenty of fine KOA's - but if you have a franchise through them, then you are going to be represented by the corporate office. Maybe some KOA owners will see this thread and demand that the act gets cleaned up. |
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easyrider65_01 KOA Sep 30 2004, 12:22 AM
Cheryl We have stayed at some very nice KOAs and some ver... Sep 30 2004, 06:41 AM
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We have stayed at some very nice KOAs and some ve... Jul 13 2007, 12:12 PM Cheryl
[quote name='Cheryl' post='1368' date='Sep 30 200... Jul 30 2007, 02:51 PM Beastdriver Its like any other campground chain, as Cheryl say... Sep 30 2004, 08:29 AM Sunflyer We've been fulltiming since 1999. At first we... Sep 30 2004, 07:32 PM John S. We use our MH to travel and put on many more miles... Oct 1 2004, 02:38 PM Cheryl One KOA that I would stay at when in the area is t... Oct 1 2004, 03:32 PM rscraig We camp in a pop-up, so the cleanliness of the sho... Oct 3 2004, 09:46 PM vegasken :( We also used to stay at KOA's but they pric... Oct 4 2004, 01:26 AM mittshel Some good, some bad. Most overpriced. KOA was so... Oct 5 2004, 01:26 PM zipper1 We've had mixed experiences with Koa's. W... Oct 7 2004, 05:53 PM Camper Man I have stayed at a few KOA campgrounds. They are ... Oct 10 2004, 06:22 AM rustysf350 I stay at KOA as a last resort. They are over pric... Oct 19 2004, 06:53 PM RVman3252 There are good and bad KOA's... but I have alw... Oct 21 2004, 11:35 PM philhoey KOA seem to be trying to improve their image. 25 ... May 12 2005, 11:17 AM Art D I consider KOA as an overnight stop that you can r... May 13 2005, 09:18 AM sparky KOA's as a whole to me are very tight to get i... Oct 30 2007, 10:27 AM partyof5 We have stayed at a few KOA's and some were go... May 13 2005, 02:53 PM mmnava If you get a chance...stop at the KOA in Carlsbad,... May 17 2005, 09:49 AM buddybleau If you're just going to be there overnight, wh... May 21 2005, 05:21 PM TheHabu I'm just getting started as an RVer too. I... Jun 19 2005, 09:22 AM Beastdriver KOAs are just like any other chain of campgrounds-... Jun 19 2005, 10:52 AM skippy We've stayed at a couple of KOA's and I th... Jun 22 2005, 08:29 PM Cheryl Fuller Like most, I find KOA's to be generally over-p... Jun 24 2005, 10:17 PM Navigator64 We stayed at 21 different KOA's on a cross cou... Jun 25 2005, 10:11 AM genestoy Navigator64,
Could you elaborate a little more ... Jun 25 2005, 12:11 PM michaelforce Thanks to everyone who created this site and to th... Jun 25 2005, 03:04 PM rz8425 We agree that there's some good and some bad K... Jun 27 2005, 11:37 AM Navigator64 Yep, it was the Glendale one. Skip it. Lousy sit... Jun 27 2005, 12:58 PM denbroncs Like private campgrounds, KOA's can be good an... Jun 29 2005, 07:46 AM jim1632 My wife likes to make reservations and we have rel... Jun 29 2005, 11:28 AM Cheryl
Smart move, oh yeah, welcome to the forum. :lol: Jun 29 2005, 01:50 PM DrSus :huh:
As most reviewers have noted, KOA's ar... Sep 10 2005, 06:16 PM John Blue Over the past years we have only found two KOA... Sep 10 2005, 09:02 PM Butch Our experiences with KOA campgrounds run the full ... Dec 6 2005, 09:37 AM jensjems :D We are new Rver's, sold everything and went... Dec 6 2005, 08:34 PM Beastdriver jensjems:
Welcome to this site and welcome to the... Dec 7 2005, 09:13 AM Cheryl Beastdriver,
Since you seemed to take great deli... Dec 7 2005, 04:14 PM Beastdriver Cheryl: Thank you for the correction. May I quote ... Dec 7 2005, 09:29 PM sbryant6 We like the KOA's for the cleanliness of the f... Dec 8 2005, 09:09 AM Cheryl At that point in time, I hadn't corrected anyo... Dec 8 2005, 06:11 PM genestoy Now children! Take a deep breath--the holiday... Dec 8 2005, 07:06 PM Beastdriver Genestoy: Thanks for the humor.
Cheryl's pro... Dec 8 2005, 07:23 PM Cheryl I do not operate on a double standard and I don... Dec 9 2005, 01:24 PM danshula Hi,
KOA is more of a family oriented C.G and they ... Jan 25 2006, 07:08 AM Everafter Camper :rolleyes:
Hello everyone, I'm going to try a... Jan 25 2006, 08:27 PM Dogbone I am with the majoroty here, I stay at them as a l... Jan 30 2006, 07:25 PM aMazin KOA's are a mixed bag of good and bad.
We pr... Jan 31 2006, 10:39 AM mjhoffman Okay guys, this is my first time in the pool but I... Jan 31 2006, 03:27 PM gwbischoff
Okay guys, this is my first time in the pool but ... Jun 22 2007, 02:51 PM rangiebob
$40 to sleep in your own bed is a bargain.
... Jun 22 2007, 05:09 PM Travelin Rose Everyone is looking for something different in a c... Jan 31 2006, 04:34 PM denbroncs We stay with them often. Like all camps there are... Jan 31 2006, 06:32 PM Sunflyer $40 to sleep in your own bed is overpriced wh... Jun 23 2007, 07:43 PM gwbischoff
$40 to sleep in your own bed is overpriced w... Jun 25 2007, 04:32 PM popup6 I am a gold card KOA-er, and I have to say that I ... Jul 6 2007, 07:05 AM Sunflyer To each his own, but shying away from private camp... Jul 10 2007, 11:38 AM Big Ben We some time use Koa when in rout to our destinati... Jul 10 2007, 02:27 PM fireproof74 When staying at any KOA i always take a look at th... Jul 15 2007, 12:39 AM denbroncs KOA's are like doctors; most are good & so... Jul 16 2007, 08:12 AM Old Dan I'm a newcomer at RVing but this summer we sta... Jul 27 2007, 03:24 PM Chris Blom When I am travelling and stopping overnight, I usu... Aug 6 2007, 07:09 PM BJMA My wife prefers a KOA, I on the other hand perfer ... Aug 21 2007, 02:48 PM KAC We just finished a 2 1/2 week trip through the Dak... Aug 24 2007, 09:33 AM mastercraft We have not stayed at many KOA's in the past. ... Aug 24 2007, 11:11 AM katt
I had my 2nd worst camping experience at a KOA. ... Oct 5 2007, 02:58 AM katt gilda, THINK!
Just once try it.
You stay at ... Oct 6 2007, 09:44 PM gilda deleted Oct 7 2007, 10:01 AM denbroncs I've had a poor meal at Ruth's Chris steak... Oct 7 2007, 01:19 PM AceFace >>Don't paint with such a broad brush.... Sep 8 2007, 09:24 PM RLM Just some interesting figures to add to this discu... Sep 11 2007, 01:37 PM gwbischoff Again, I think my point is lost.
The "broad ... Sep 11 2007, 02:18 PM RLM [quote name='gwbischoff' date='Sep 11 ... Sep 11 2007, 07:52 PM gwbischoff
[quote name='gwbischoff' date='Sep 11... Sep 12 2007, 12:17 PM Patster1234 I am a newbie here. After reading many of the pos... Sep 27 2007, 06:15 PM pianotuna Hi Patster,
I find KOA campgrounds to be on the e... Sep 27 2007, 07:13 PM gilda deleted Sep 28 2007, 09:26 AM ddbradley952
I am relatively new to owning an RV and I was won... Sep 27 2007, 09:52 PM Warren Wilke Looks like Mr. Bradley has way to much time on his... Oct 1 2007, 10:30 PM gilda deleted Oct 5 2007, 11:10 AM gwbischoff Aye caramba...
So, by your logic katt, if my wors... Oct 10 2007, 12:39 PM Bud in Florida I have stayed at some very nice KOAs and some not ... Oct 14 2007, 08:45 AM leftyf
I have stayed at some very nice KOAs and some not... Oct 23 2007, 11:38 AM mogulman Koa's are nice for a quick stop. They are alw... Oct 14 2007, 01:54 PM Testudo Gee ! Is this topic _still_ going ?!?... Oct 25 2007, 05:24 PM Butch Good Grief Oct 25 2007, 06:35 PM Testudo
Yeah, sorry, I was referring to 'Cheryl Fulle... Nov 7 2007, 04:38 PM Cheryl Why do you care when or if I post on a thread, or ... Oct 26 2007, 07:06 PM denbroncs
Why do you care when or if I post on a thread, or... Oct 27 2007, 08:08 AM Testudo
I can appreciate those feelings. Still, KOAs co... Nov 7 2007, 04:52 PM Cheryl No, we are not one and the same. Although, we do h... Nov 7 2007, 05:51 PM RLM IT IS OBVIOUS THAT KOA IS A LOVE/HATE RELATIONSHIP... Nov 7 2007, 07:14 PM gilda deleted Nov 7 2007, 10:37 PM |
