Camphill Cottage — Hotel in Camboon

The place is far more ‘rustic’ than the photos suggest, half the appliances didnt work and its miles from nowhere. All that was annoying and made the place completely overpriced at $400/night, but none of that is the reason for the one star.

Heres the reason: the owner showed up during our stay and demanded $730 extra for having 3 kids at the house for 3 nights. Literally just the kids being present, no other reason.

At first there was no mention of money, just that she had been watching us and she had seen kids on the property (ages 3, 4 and 7). We had to contact the booking agent immediately and let them know they were with us. We had no idea why it was so important but we figured it was going to be about money. The amount was very vague, the reason was there were three extra beds to make and making kids beds wasnt covered under the $1200 we had already paid.

We showed her all the broken stuff (oven, toaster, washing machine) and we were offered $150 off to compensate - very reasonable. We offered to just hand over the difference to her in cash, thinking it couldn’t be much considering the $150 discount. At this point we really just wanted her gone. “No, must be done through the agent.” Weird but ok.

We were left thinking it would even out and we could continue on our weekend away without being harassed any further. I mean, its three little kids. Wrong!

Within 15 mins of the owner leaving the booking agent called and made the whole thing clear, there were some fees hidden in the terms and conditions we signed up to which entitled the owner to an extra $210 PER NIGHT if we bought our kids (exceeding the 4 person limit). So thats it, minus the $150 for the broken stuff there was $580 owing. Apparently the owner sets the fees and they don’t have to be fair.

This was easily the most negative experience i have ever had at a rental. I would never recommend Camphill Cottage to anyone, if theres a child fee in play, who knows what other hidden surprise fees are in those terms to ruin...

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