butlins caravan privatly owned question

oddies

hi all
looking for a little help :beer: we have booked with butlins twice now and found grandchildren love it so are looking to go back next year but this time i want to book a private caravan with passes. i know where to look or think i do but how would i know if i could check there ok and not fly by nights ( sorry can't think of a better word :rotfl:many thanks in advance everyone oddies xx

blue_monkey_2

Butlins own caravans are much cheaper than the apartments at Skegness and they are more orless the same price. Have you tried them? Google Butlins Caravans Skegness and the info comes up.

Unless you go by word of mouth, you wont have any idea. Just pay by credit card and not cash if you want some form of security.

citykid5

i would sugest offering a minimal deposit now,normaly say £50.preferably by paypal.then pay the ballance within 6 weeks of your stay.that way if it did turn out dodgy you would have the buyer protection through paypal? thats the way i except payment for my holiday lettings,as it offers some reassurance to the buyers (sorry not a butlins caravan)

oddies

hi
many thanks for replys so far, :beer: sorry to say i do not use paypal anymore so would not be able to go through that route. i will have a look at butlins own caravans and see what there charging for school hols and what you get for your money. we have been to minehead last two years but travels a bit much with two children so thought skegness would be better as not so far to travel will have a look at post tomorrow see if there are any other replys.

blue_monkey_2

Anyone can pay by Pay by Paypal and you do not need an account to send a payment - ask the seller to send you a payment request to your email and just pay with card.

Your money is as safe with Paypal as it is with any other 3rd party card processor - it is much easier to get your money back from Paypal in all honestly although you do onlt have the 1st 45/60 days to make a claim (can't remember which).

Skegness Gold vans are cheaper than the silver apartments but my friends said they would be too cold in Spet so we didn't stay in those. Lightweights!!

hyltonlad

hi all we have ussed this company a lot if they dont have what you need or when they will try and find some one who has google caravan holidays skegness it will be better to try and book a caravan near the crazy horse much less walking.sorry cant copy the link.
hyltonlad

oddies

many thanks blue-monkey :beer:and hyltonlad :beer: i shall look into both ideas paypal and skegness caravans. some of the caravans don't have heating throughout brrrrrrrrrrrrrr. we stayed in silver accomodation and found it to warm always having to turn heating down and hence i am now made up with a cold. still kids had a lovely time and in most respects so did we although bit of a nightmare when we first arrived as we went to go in to accomodation two butlins guys were inside, i thought this very strange as we had not had this year before and everything runs through your mind. well the guy said we have been working on your accomodation all day but there's a funny odour ( doors were wide open as well ) he then said i shall go and get you some airfreshener and came back to say well this ones a extra strong triple strengh spray :eek: i just shouted NO, NO, NO i am not staying here :mad: he then said well would you like to see the manager and see if we can find you another apartment. i said to my husband you will have to go as i am disabled and cannot walk that far ( moblity scooter was still in car ) as they were going to the office the guy turned to my husband and said i should not tell you this but we had: lets just say undisrables might be classed as racist if i say and i am far from it. he went on to say the smell was just unbearable when they went in. they got us a new apartment after that phew !!!!

Dillence

We stayed in one at Skegness 3 years ago with no problems and I would definately do it again if I wanted to go self catering. We went in June so didn't really need heating.

If you would like me to I can find the name of the site I can try to find the name of the people.

adviceforall

try looking on https://www.directholidayhomes.co.uk they have lots advets for different parks, all privately owned..
Paypal I dont think works with holidays as there isn't a tangible item..Could be wrong.. We have a holiday caravan and dont accept paypal simply because fo the additional costs involved with it..( on ebay purchases/sales I'm quite happy to use it)

[Deleted User]

Hello, I have a lodge at Butlins minehead http://www.holidaybutlins.com (wasn't sure if you wanted Minehead?) However we accept payment by card which also gives additional protection.
That said I have never heard of any problems of customers being duped by owners. Generally check their reviews for some reassurance like mine on toprooms.com http://www.toprooms.com/cottage/uk/somerset/minehead/butlinsta245sh-holidaybutlinscom-minehead/reviews/?adults=1&issearchformaccommodation=True
as that will offer more confidence.
Most of the caravans at Minehead have heating throughout and very high standards are maintainned and imposed by the Butlins management.

hyltonlad

hi oddies if you find some one you want to book with and you are not sure if they are real you could ring butlins to check.there was post about dogdy people on here.
hyltonlad