The Sun £15 Holiday, New Priority Booking Form-April 2010.

rebekah_cardiff

Hiya,

Has anyone stayed in Haven Devon Cliffs before? Im just wondering if its nice! i was in such a rush to book i didnt get chance to investigate!

thanks!

BLT_2

carlahostie wrote: »

Warning!!!!
We booked back in the January promotion to go to a Eurocamp campsite in France
It has taken until today 24th April and several emails and phonecalls to get my booking confirmation from Eurocamp.
I emailed the sun and they said in accordance with their terms and conditions we will receive our confirmation by the 25th August!! This is 5 weeks after our planned holiday...
Today I received an extra bill from Eurocamp for £104.50 which we were not aware that we had to pay.
I realise that it is still a great deal however on the confirmation it says basic £120 however the sun have only put a credit of £76.00 towards this hence us paying more but we actually paid the sun £120 which was £15.00 x 2 (for a week) x 4 so that is obviously how the sun make their money on this promotion.
I have just noticed in the booking confirmation another fact sheet saying that we have to also now pay a supplement of £11.00 per person per trip for any of the summer trips ie July August so therefore making up the suns payment.
Like I said I know we have got a good deal but when you have budgeted for something this comes quite out of the blue and we have been given a whole 7 days to pay or else the booking is cancelled and we lose all of our money, so our Bargain sun £15.00 holiday for four that should have cost us £60.00 plus £100 for the ferry is now costing us nearly double at £328.50!

Has anyone else had this experience?

Been there and got the T shirt. 9.50 holiday for 4 people = 36 pounds, Charges for bedding, entertainment passes, etc etc, final charge was in the region of 120 pounds for a 3 day break.

Still cheap but not quite the bargain the failed journalists at the Sun Newspaper would make it out to be.

BLT_2

holidaysforme wrote: »

Just an observation, but i have noticed that there are a number of new posters, or relitively new ones asking for a priority code.
It seems people come out of the woodwork when they want something!!
Also noticed that there's usually a bit of a sob story attached, ie my partner has lost his job, or i havent taken my kids away for the last five years,- something along those lines.
Sorry if i'm being cynical, but have noticed that this is a consistant theme. I''ve noticed it on other forums as well, not just here.

My goldfish is on its last legs and its dying wish is to see the father it never knew (his father was on a golfing trip when he was born).

I have been trying to save for a holiday to Devon to take him back to the fish pond he was born in, but unfortunately I just cannot muster up the money (fish medicine is expensive and he's not getting any younger).

Please help me to grant a dying goldfishes final wish and provide me with a priority code for Sun Newspaper holidays, I know it would bring a smile to his little fishy lips.

Failing that the little bas*ards getting flushed down the toilet

carlahostie

BLT wrote: »

My goldfish is on its last legs and its dying wish is to see the father it never knew (his father was on a golfing trip when he was born).

I have been trying to save for a holiday to Devon to take him back to the fish pond he was born in, but unfortunately I just cannot muster up the money (fish medicine is expensive and he's not getting any younger).

Please help me to grant a dying goldfishes final wish and provide me with a priority code for Sun Newspaper holidays, I know it would bring a smile to his little fishy lips.

Failing that the little bas*ards getting flushed down the toilet

How much has that one just made me chuckle,,, thank you !:T

Wannabefree_2

rebekah_cardiff wrote: »

Hiya,

Has anyone stayed in Haven Devon Cliffs before? Im just wondering if its nice! i was in such a rush to book i didnt get chance to investigate!

thanks!

Hiya we`ve just returned from Devon Cliffs & we really enjoyed it, if you`ve got kids then they`ll really enjoy it as theres lots to do. Its so close to beach (its own access) & theres lots to do.
I can deffinately recommend it!

princessk1

:jumping: I am so excited-sent my form off last week and got our booking back this morning.got 4nights in devon cliffs in june.i am so excited as this is our first family holiday and our long overdue honeymoon (2yrs!) plus we finally recieved some compensation from a court case from over a year ago which will pay for the extras on the hols! A great start to the week

Simstwins

I have had my confirmation today too, I collected the vouchers and sent them off last week too- I haven't got my first choice park, but did manage to get school holidays. I did think from reading this thread that I wouldn't manage this, perhaps they hold some back for paper applications?
I am so pleased, as without this short beak, we wouldn't be having a holiday this year, due to my twin sons needing school uniforms for secondary school, and rugby kit, and foot ball kit, and whatever extra kit the school comes up with between now and September!!!

Rachie_B

BLT wrote: »

Been there and got the T shirt. 9.50 holiday for 4 people = 36 pounds, Charges for bedding, entertainment passes, etc etc, final charge was in the region of 120 pounds for a 3 day break.

Still cheap but not quite the bargain the failed journalists at the Sun Newspaper would make it out to be.

All the extra payments / info is there ...........maybe read it next time ?! :idea:
you don't HAVE to take the entertainments passes or linen,they are EXTRAS ,of the optional variety!

dee72_2

Got my priority booking confirmation today

phoned up to see about extending so full week either side of 30 aug-3september and to cancel linen. at cala gran was £100 extrato do either way mon-mon or fri-fri. not sure on sums as totalled 173.50 week without linen and £74 linen passes and power charge for original 4 nights but either way great price ill just check new confirmation price when arrives. £235 approx for week high season brucure price 550 full price so thats not bad

jellyhead

I know, it's not the same dates as my family who've booked full weeks at butlins (missing the final week of school, I'm not doing that even if I could afford the scary price they all paid!) but I have managed a week in the summer hols for around £250 by tagging 4 nights at haven onto 3 nights at butlins and am very excited half my family will be at butlins for that weekend too so that will be great