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Haven policy unreasonable

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OneLuckyUmberScroller · 03/05/2024 21:34

Sorry for long post but AIBU to be pissed.
Booked a haven holiday for May half term, 4 nights. My DH, our Kids, ranging from teen to toddler and I decide to take my niece and nephew as they are always at our house and why not.
I booked an 8 berth caravan and spent about £800.
Since covid they have a policy of booking swimming 4 weeks in advance, fine. I tried to do this this week but we get 14 sessions. One session is one person so we can’t even book 2x sessions for us all.
I called the site they said basically nothing to do with them. I called the number online and a woman told me to book 7 slots for 2x sessions then pay extra for early check in at 12pm get there 2 hours early and hope there was one cancellation. This would mean I’d need to leave my house before 6am. Why should I have to? They knew how many I booked for and they offer caravans this big so why is the policy so restrictive? If there was 3 of us going we could go 4x over the week.
Has anyone had this problem? I’ve sent a complaint but no response. Surely the amount of sessions should be per play pass.

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GingerScallop · 03/05/2024 21:37

We've just been to Haven last half term. Honestly it was not a problem. Half the days 4 of 8 days, we just turned up and asked if pool was full and it never was. Book what you can now and sort the rest when you are there, either day before or on the day. People always cancel or don't turn up.
Enjoy your break

GingerScallop · 03/05/2024 21:38

If u turn up early and caravan is not ready, you just leave stuff in car and go swim with those u booked with. The others will just join. Am sure there will be spaces

Dareisayiseethesunshine · 03/05/2024 21:39

We had the same issue. 4 dc and me and dh.. We went first thing to book the extra people in for later in the day. . Nothing at all the first or last days left but always got spaces the middle days. So ime book ahead for the day you arrive and the morning you will leave and wing it the rest... Same for the other paid activities or there really won't be anything to book when you get there... Mine did 1 activity each and not even the same as each.. It is quite a crappy system.

OhHelloMiss · 03/05/2024 21:49

My friend recently went and couldn't swim at all.... nothing available the entire stay!

Ivalueloyaltyaboveallelse · 03/05/2024 22:02

Went April half term wasn’t an issue. We booked for 6 people on a couple of days as no spaces left on the app but all went up (8 of us) to enquire if any spaces had become available and there was.

We did had two caravan’s tho as went with extended family but we all managed to go swimming everyday over our 4 day stay. The pool wasn’t ever full.

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