My husband and I are luckily out of the mess we got ourselves into in 2002 now, but we were part of a timeshare scheme by Niagara's Lazy Lakes. We should have known when the so called 90 min. sales pitch took 3 hrs (and our kids sat there bored out of their minds). Anyway, our biggest gripes were that you could NEVER get a full hook-up site. They were limited and they didn't take reservations to particular campsites (supposedly). The only people that got the full hook-up sites were people who were retired and could get there early or lived much closer than us and parked their camper there the night before, but didn't sleep there (which again was supposed to be against the rules, but went on all the time). Also, they NEVER got to any of the things that they claimed they'd be doing to improve the park. I think they finally did get the 2nd pool in, but that's the ONLY thing they did and that was in 2009. The sewer system they do have is terrible - we figured out quickly what area not to camp in due to the stink. Also, their power supply is terrible too -- every single time we went there when it was hot weather (July in NY), the power died completely for hours because people used their air conditioning. We learned to never have ice cream in our freezer. Most sites were very small and if it would be pure luck if you got a good one. They kept bagging (putting bags over campsite # posts) on the best sites so they could give them to other people they were trying to sucker in for the lifetime membership. Every single person we talked to had the same complaints as us. We met some people from Rochester while camping there (we are about 1/2 hr above Binghamton, NY) and they were told all the same lies about the membership and what things would be done for improvements. One of their big things they did do was build cabins -- its supposed to be a campground -- I have a camper and that's why I went there. VERY ANNOYING. Also, they claimed to be a family park when we signed up, but they don't even allow children to be in the bingo hall sitting next to their parents during bingo games. Our kids hung outside on the porch playing where we could see them thru the window screen. GEESH. Lastly, what kind of campground doesn't have restrooms right by their pool?
Can you say "Hey, let's pee in the pool Bobby cuz its too far to the bathroom!" -- stupidity. Ok, I'm finished and I hope this topic will help someone make the right decision about not buying a timeshare there!
