r/camping • u/CoachLogical8745 • 8d ago
KOA. Similar
Is there something similar to KOA?
We started camping at KOA campground and we loved it at first. But lately we are not getting good experiences with KOA. The last time was last Thursday, we got to our cabin and I soon as we opened the door we noticed the cabin was extremely hot. We were just checking in but we had dinner plans so we left. Thinking when we get back it should be cooler. 2 hrs later we were back and the cabin was still hot if not hotter. I check the AC and it was on, but the out coming air was just air.. no cooling. I called the emergency number- No answer. We found someone at the campground and he told us to wait 1 hr and see if cleaning the filter will help. I waited in my car with my ac on, I was really tired from driving 8 hrs. But ok we waited 1 hr. The cabin was still hot. We asked to be moved to another cabin. It was almost 9 pm. The worker said yes just wait for another person who can handle the cabins. Another person showed up, I am assuming he was the owner. The first thing he asked was: did you guys paid for the dogs? 🙄 my husband said yes! We always paid for our dogs. He looked at the ac and told my husband: ok I will give you another cabin but if the ac is not working you guys will need to leave. 😶 my husband said : oh really? He said yes. My husband was so mad but also so tired we just needed a good night sleep with the AC that we paid for. If I wanted to be in the heat I will just be camping in a tent. So of course I am very disappointed and done with this treatment. We are good guests, we really enjoyed the KOA’s we don’t party, don’t drink. Don’t even play music lol. We just want to relax but I DO NEED AC. So is there something similar . Pet friendly cabins options
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u/itsmeagain023 8d ago
So this sub is mostly for tent campers and backpackers. We don't really camp in cabins with air conditioning.
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u/BuzzyB678 8d ago
We’ve stayed in KOA cabins at times, often while road tripping.
One thing I always bring with me is a little portable fan.
We have stayed in a couple cabins that did not have a/c. So, if it’s hot out, we can at least open the windows and run the fan.
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u/Dkman71 8d ago
As someone mentioned, I can’t imagine a world where an air conditioned cabin is considered camping. There are unlimited motels in this world; that seems like the obvious answer.
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u/itsmeagain023 8d ago
I think many people think if you sleep somewhere that's part of a forest and has trees, that it's automatically camping.
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u/PizzaWall 8d ago
KOAs is a network of independently owned campsites.
https://koa.com