Laguna Seca Recreation Area Campgrounds — Hotel in Seaside

Overpriced and untrained staff

I’ve stayed here a few times as there’s not much else to choose from unfortunately.

I just stayed again recently and here’s a bit of a warning for others: DONT call and make a reservation if you plan on staying here!

I’ve always booked online but my last stay I called bc I wanted to speak to someone about getting a site closer to the “regular” toilets and ask another question or two.

The rep said sure and told me a site # that was apparently closer.

I asked - I might stay a second night is there a difference in price if I book them separately? She said no.

When we arrived there were tons of sites unreserved much closer to the toilets. Bizarre but whatever. The next day I see my card was charged $10 MORE than the total the rep told me.

They have a $5 fee for online reservation but the rep on the phone didn’t tell me there’s a $10 fee for phone reservations! (Duh I would have hung up and booked online)

Super bizarre and unethical to tell customers one price and then charge them another - she had TWO opportunities to tell me the fee - that there WOULD be a difference if I booked separately and when she told me my total.

Not sure what’s up with this place but staff is not fully competent.

Furthermore there’s only one bathroom for the Grand Prix side for tons of sites. NONE of the sites are near the facilities - it’s so weird, it’s pretty far actually!

So they placed portapotties closer to sites which is fine but come on!! Portapotties for $60 a night 😳 and lying about my total and charging me more!?

ONLY book online and be prepared to pay for pretty much a parking space with nasty portapotties.

The one extra star provided is bc at least the views are decent, cell phone reception is good, and the volunteers at the front were nice ( they tried helping me but apparently get told nothing - she couldn’t even look anything up in the system for...

I will just start with saying if it wasn't for two of the camp hosts that was working a couple times through my stay it wouldn't have been that bad but for a few different reasons related to the camp host I'm referring to my time was very uncomfortable, unprofessional, unsafe feeling to say the least. To keep this short and to the point for a review if there is a gentleman camp host that has glasses and stays on site that drives a dark blue 06 dodge ram mega cab 4x4 diesel truck working then your better off leaving and Come back another time that host is not there or not on call. He had totally disrespected my disabled mother more then once and went as far as calling my mother a scamming lier who just is using her so called disability to receive money and that she is not really disabled and should not be allowed at that camp site because she was not the type of people they want or allow there because he said only for the simple fact my mom is able to walk by herself just not for long periods at a time he said she is faking her injuries and is a white trash scamming junkie that is word for word. Then there is the other camp host that is a Hispanic lady or Latino I am not sure it has nothing to do about the issues race is not the issue on my end of the problem anyway. She was so rude with me after telling me u needed to move my vehicle which I told her not a problem I was on my. Way to move it when she started telling some one on the phone that I refused to move my truck and that I told her she will have to make me move it which is absolutely not true at all I was very upset with the stay there and how we was treated and to cost me...

I already knew the water was bad but they need to verbally tell their guests when they come in here that the water has arsenic and it's not drinkable. Also if you're in a tent I advise you go elsewhere because it is not camping friendly unless you're in an RV. I knew that it was going to be windy but it was windy enough to blow my tent over and the rates are higher then Veterans Park by $10 if you have a dog. Veterans Park does not charge for your dog and they're very tent friendly. I would not advise taking a shower in Arsenic water as it can cause cancer and is very harmful to humans. People with children should think twice about coming here. It is very windy, the shooting range is very loud, and the racetrack can be loud as well. Overall just a place to get through the night for me. Unfortunately I had nowhere else to go but I'm making the best of it. Just wanted to let other campers know this is not a tent friendly area and even if they sell you a campsite and you tell them that you're camping in a tent, I advise you...