GOLD! ls it worth it

[skegred]

Thought we'd try GOLD accomodation as a treat.

We'd done self catering, and Silver half board situated in Oyster Bay,and Starfish Quay.

This time with GOLD we were in The Keys,as there were five of us(including two children) we had three bedrooms,Top floor

l didnt know what l expected really but being GOLD imagined a very De-Luxe accomodation,BUT it was no different from Oyster Bay and Starfish Quay.

Only difference was a larger TV and one in the master!! bedroom,
Towlels changed (six) every day but Wednesday
House keeper,who just emptied the bin, supplied tea sugar and milk(small satchets,but only enough for 3 cups)and a new toilet roll.

Free DVDs and eating in the Yacht club

Think for the difference in price we will be back to Silver half board next visit,

Andy skegred

[KAF2]

Never tried gold, but doesn't sound worth it for that. Maybe the main difference with gold is if you pay for bb & evening meals? Then you get to eat in the posh yacht club.

KAF

[skegred]

Nothing Posh about the Yacht club KAF, just less people,mostly help yourself,food nothing special,l think l enjoyed the Ocean Drive and Carol Beach as good.

An excellent variety of vegatables,But most of the time the Parsnips and Brocoli,which l love were too hard,undercooked most of the time

A plus is that if you wanted an omellette or stir-fry they would cook one for you.

Whilst l was having a shower l adjusted the shower head and the whole shower bar came down off the wall,But they did fix a new unit same morning

l thought to myself l wonder if our KATH had used this accomodation before me!!!!!!!!

[chrisalddin]

well we going to Bognor and am going to stay in the new Silver Apartment Plus,

been told that it is beter then the Bognor older gold and delx ones.
the stuff in the new Silver plus is well new :P so she said on phone :P

i not holding my hops up but for the best olday at bouth haven and butlins i think dont go high then sliver plus!
we when to haven last year and had a Gold....
if that carvan was up to a Gold standed i a cat!.
ok it had all the stuff need to call it gold. but it was no way maintaned to a gold standed in my eye and non my mums!

seeing as bouth haven and butlins are run by same ppl, and you can tell.
it sound like Silver is ok. but gold and up is pointlass!

[Angelbabe]

We had a letter asking if we wanted to update our accomadation to a silver or gold, ?40 extra for silver and ?80 extra for gold we were tempted but decided to stay with the standard glad we did we were just behind bobs yard

[barryislandfan]

Gold is out of the question for us as its minimum of 4 but at Minehead at least they are all those appartment blocks which I dont like anyway. As I said before I did liek deluxe and will go again but if we ever go self catering it's good old standard, I dont think you can beat standard self catering, even if you dont get a microwave!

[butlins steve]

I have to say the yacht club is nice and peacfull compared to ocean drive, but we would rather go deluxe and eat in ocean drive than go gold and eat in yacht club, i think dan has also said this but we hate those 3 storey apartments there very small.

[megan999uk]

ive stayed in gold last year at minehead must say it werent worth what we paid plus it was quite way out from venues.give me standard any day!!!especailly with the deep bath!!

[barryislandfan]

We for me if going half board for 7 nights it will now be delxue (if we can get it), otherwise silver. At Minehead I cant stand standard half board, and I dont like Coral Beach dining room either. I do like Ocean Drive has a really good atmosphere but it does get very busy!

Self Catering though standard is fine. The kitchen is perfectly acceptable (we dont use a microwave anyway), it is roomy and the decor is nice and tidy. Those silver apartments are the pits at Minehead, too small, too noisey and too much of a hassle bringing luggage into, it doesnt feel like a Butlins chalet at all!

[geraldene]

Id rather stay in standard at skeggy, ive stayed in the silver appartments before but they are no different to standard if anything smaller! and plus the appartment we stayed in was right next to the electricty generator! lovely view!

[Pushbutton]

well we going to Bognor and am going to stay in the new Silver Apartment Plus,

been told that it is beter then the Bognor older gold and delx ones.
the stuff in the new Silver plus is well new :P so she said on phone :P

i not holding my hops up but for the best olday at bouth haven and butlins i think dont go high then sliver plus!
we when to haven last year and had a Gold....
if that carvan was up to a Gold standed i a cat!.
ok it had all the stuff need to call it gold. but it was no way maintaned to a gold standed in my eye and non my mums!

seeing as bouth haven and butlins are run by same ppl, and you can tell.
it sound like Silver is ok. but gold and up is pointlass!

No offense intended, but did you text this message from your mobile phone somehow?

[chrisalddin]

No offense intended, but did you text this message from your mobile phone somehow?

ok let get this out of the way.
i went to a special school for people with learning problems

i am or so a bit dyslexic,

(this was spelling check by google tool bar and help from dad...)

i try to get along in life with out having to say this.
some times i just see no other choice

[Pushbutton]

In that case I apologise! Please don't be offended, I was just curious.

[chrisalddin]

In that case I apologise! Please don't be offended, I was just curious.

np.

[smegs1978]

We went gold at bognor last year and it was no better than the standard accomadation we stayed at in skegness, we didn't even get to eat at a better resturant as the yacht club had not been built, is that still the case?

We always go gold at skegness, having tried the other levels many times. I much prefer the yacht club as it is much quieter and i prefer the food.

We are thinking of going to minehead this year but i think we will just be going standard half board this time as i remember the higher levels being no better, however have not been since 2004 so things may have changed.

[chrisalddin]

We went gold at bognor last year and it was no better than the standard accomadation we stayed at in skegness, we didn't even get to eat at a better resturant as the yacht club had not been built, is that still the case?

We always go gold at skegness, having tried the other levels many times. I much prefer the yacht club as it is much quieter and i prefer the food.

We are thinking of going to minehead this year but i think we will just be going standard half board this time as i remember the higher levels being no better, however have not been since 2004 so things may have changed.

well as bognor is so small. and the 2 restaurant for half and full board tack up about 9% of the Space! there is just no room at all for a yacht club,
but i do believe that you get to eat free in pinewood one next to all-days
and maybe the one in the hotel. i don't know 100%.
i just remember read it some ware i think.

[jeggsy]

Always go self-catering and Silver-Plus when it's me & the wife & my sister and her bloke. Great chalets with plenty of space and a nice big telly as well as a shower and bath !!!

If it's just me and the wife, we go Silver half-board.

Touch wood never had a bad room all the years we've been going.

Always wondered if going from Silver-plus to Gold would be worth it. Seems like you have anwsered it for me.

[tweety]

hi ive stayed in gold at bognor and to be honest it was nothing special.infact i think of off the silver apartments had slightly bigger rooms.
we had to wait for the place to be ready as it was still being cleaned on arrival,so much for early check in lol.
we only upgraded as the lady on the phone made it sound so wonderful but honestly its not.

[Butlins Lass]

We always go in Silver Plus bungalows. Loads of room, big Tv, bath and shower, nobody upstairs (obviously lol), not to far from the main hub of Butlins, quiet.

[MissChampers]

I'm going on Monday to Minehead and we're staying in Gold half board. We booked it last May while we were there for a day trip and we got it reduced from ?718 to ?320 for a family of four. :p

[chrisalddin]

I'm going on Monday to Minehead and we're staying in Gold half board. We booked it last May while we were there for a day trip and we got it reduced from ?718 to ?320 for a family of four. :p

if you get a peice saving like that then yes it a good price!

[debsy]

Thought we'd try GOLD accomodation as a treat.

We'd done self catering, and Silver half board situated in Oyster Bay,and Starfish Quay.

This time with GOLD we were in The Keys,as there were five of us(including two children) we had three bedrooms,Top floor

l didnt know what l expected really but being GOLD imagined a very De-Luxe accomodation,BUT it was no different from Oyster Bay and Starfish Quay.

Only difference was a larger TV and one in the master!! bedroom,
Towlels changed (six) every day but Wednesday
House keeper,who just emptied the bin, supplied tea sugar and milk(small satchets,but only enough for 3 cups)and a new toilet roll.

Free DVDs and eating in the Yacht club

Think for the difference in price we will be back to Silver half board next visit,

Andy skegred


Wont Pay for gold when you have to walk half mile to get to the entertainment at Skeggie, at the times of year when the adult weekends are on its always freezing, standard ones are just a stones throw away from everything and how long are you in your rooms any way??