Is it me or is this a bit mad?

[Ineedsomesleep]

$560 for a week to sleep in a tent that someone has made themselves.

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yurts are fucking awesome though!

I've never stayed in one. Arthog is fantastic though, the views are amazing. We've just got back from near there. DH has spotted a farm for sale for £500k and is planning on buying it (in his dreams).

It just seemed a bit expensive though. You can stay in a 3 bed cottage near the sea for narly £150 a week less.

You pay for the whole experience though, and the yurts I've stayed in has been really luxurious, more so than your average cottage. Agree with you that it's a lot of money, but if you were going to spend that much on accommodation anyway, I don't think it's too bad.

Very romantic too (less applicable now that I've got a toddler!), wish I knew about them a couple of years ago.

.... and £1 per shower on top? They are taking the mick with that. Total madness!!

Last year my sil and bil paid something in the region of £600 to come and camp in a tipi on the same site as us to see if camping was for them without the hassle of buying a tent.

I did point out it would be better to buy a tent and then sell it on e-bay if they didn't like it.

This year they have spent £600 on a tent

Hadn't even realised you had to pay a £1 for a shower. God, they really are taking the piss.

As for romantic breaks, its not really my priority with 2 DC in tow and when I'm booking a holiday in Wales I'm always conscious that it may rain all week. A week of rain in a Yurt doesn't sound like my idea of fun.

Smell like wet sheep? They just sound more appealling by the minute.