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I would hate to put a damper on your eurocamp booking but......

 I thought the state of their tents was disgusting. I can't speeak for the inside but the outside was covered in grime, bird droppings  and general dirt. The windows were filthy and the location was mainly under trees. I would have complained profusely if I had booked one of their tents and arrrived to find them like that.

Keycamp, on the other side, were all bright and airy, totally different.

Nikki I notice you are going to La Guyonniere this year. Why not call into La Garangeoire and have a look.

harryb 

Quote: Originally posted by warbis66 on 21/7/2011

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Were they the safari ones

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Not being a camper I don't know the difference. They just looked like the usual frame tent design to me, canvas made up of the eurocamp colours. They did look very old.

harryb

We stayed at the Garangeoire last year and I think the safari tents are separate from the main eurocamp area.  The usual frame tents did look quite old and unkempt but the safari tents looked lovely from the outside and peeking inside looked like they had proper beds.  They are situated at the far end of the site by a path to the lake.  Only downer I could think of - the slope is quite steep to walk up to the main area of the site, although we do live in a very flat part of sussex so not used to hills!

Right.

I now know what you mean by safari tents. I can remember them down at the bottom of the site and these didn't seem to be a problem. Yes they have full sized beds which I found strange and yes they are at the bottom of the slope. But that will help burn of the calories of the wine the night before.  

At least i wasn't the only one to find the frame tents dirty.

Sorry if I caused you any concern.

harryb

I think the tents are erected early in the season, and often sit unused and unloved until the first tent guest arrive which is often quite late in the season, because early holidayers tend to want mobile homes.  They are then thoroughly cleaned, inside and out, before anyone arrives.  I know, because my son used to do it.  The problem is that in poor weather the tents can look really shabby, but by the time clients arrive they are spruced up.

I think the 'looking old' is probably what they are.  I don't think Eurocamp and the like are doing particularly well at the moment, and probably haven't replaced their old equipment as regularly as they perhaps once did, in the boom years when they couldn't get enough pitches or enough sites.

Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 21/7/2011

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I think the tents are erected early in the season, and often sit unused and unloved until the first tent guest arrive which is often quite late in the season, because early holidayers tend to want mobile homes.  They are then thoroughly cleaned, inside and out, before anyone arrives.  I know, because my son used to do it.  The problem is that in poor weather the tents can look really shabby, but by the time clients arrive they are spruced up.

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Val,

These tents handn't been erected. It appeared to me they had never been taken down. Two of them were under hire the week I was there and the weather was terrific. I felt sorry for those people.

The Keycamp tents on the pitches opposite were bright and cheery and looked more inviting.

Talking to one man he said he was suprised the site management did nothing about it.

What I saw I would certainly not recommend them to anyone.

harryb

Quote: Originally posted by HarryB on 21/7/2011

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Quote: Originally posted by Val A on 21/7/2011

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I think the tents are erected early in the season, and often sit unused and unloved until the first tent guest arrive which is often quite late in the season, because early holidayers tend to want mobile homes.  They are then thoroughly cleaned, inside and out, before anyone arrives.  I know, because my son used to do it.  The problem is that in poor weather the tents can look really shabby, but by the time clients arrive they are spruced up.

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Val,

These tents handn't been erected. It appeared to me they had never been taken down. Two of them were under hire the week I was there and the weather was terrific. I felt sorry for those people.

The Keycamp tents on the pitches opposite were bright and cheery and looked more inviting.

Talking to one man he said he was suprised the site management did nothing about it.

What I saw I would certainly not recommend them to anyone.

harryb

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