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Has anyone used this card from Les Castels group of campsites? http://www.camping-castels.co.uk/the-castellissime-card-id555.html

Is is a good deal?  I can't seem to equate the 1euro spent = 1 euro earned with the 15% discount deal.  One seems much better than the other.  Can anyone work out if its worth 10 euro?

Pam

Sometimes You're the windscreen; sometimes the fly

Points are awarded based on the season of your stay, ie high season at 2 % Low season at 15% . So a  € 100 stay in high season gains 2 points, and in low season 15 points. Your points can then be "encashed " against your next stay at a Castels site at the rate of 1 point  = € 1 . In effect you are getting a variable rate discount between 2 %  to 15 % depending on the season of your stay. Some people might think it useful to have an early holiday, gain points/euros at 15% and spend them in a 2 nd high season holiday as euros. Typically French complexity, because in low season, the prices are low anyway,  so eg a pitch at € 20  in low season earns € 3 euros to spend against the same pitch at € 40 say in high season. ie 7.5 % discount in high season. Simple is n't it?

Some Castels sites are not fully in favour of the scheme, ( too complex) , but if you present your card, we got 10 % discount on some in July last year.

Up to you whether you think it worth the €10

FM

thank you both. Think I get it now .  We go low season and love two of the les castels sites (one on the way south and again on the way home) so even getting 10% discount for using the card would pay for itself then.   Plan to get the ACSI card too tho for the 'budget' part of the holiday.

Pam 

Sometimes You're the windscreen; sometimes the fly