Motorhome holidays are conducive to great conversations, but there are a few things you are unlikely to hear said. Here, we run through a few of the most common.
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It’s too crowded here.
If you do hear this one, it’s probably because you’ve stopped off at a supermarket for provisions, or decided to head into town for the day.
The rest of the time, you have as much peace and quiet as you want. You can find a quiet site to park up and relax and, if you do ever find anywhere that bit too busy, you have wheels. You can drive away.
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I thought the view would be better.
Go for a package holiday, or just turn up at a hotel and you leave the view to chance. You might strike lucky, or you might have a view of a wall, or perhaps a building site.
Hotels have many good points, but often great views aren’t among them. We are reminded of Basil Fawlty asking a guest what they expect the view to be (and the guest could have found something far worse than a view of the Torquay sands).
With a motorhome, you can choose any great view that takes your fancy, be that for a lengthy stay, or just parking up to enjoy the view and a picnic.
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What are we going to do about food?
Eating out can cost a small fortune on holiday and also requires finding somewhere that fits the needs of everyone in the party.
That’s great for the occasional meal out, but after a busy day sightseeing or on the beach it can all be a bit of a hassle. With a motorhome, though, you have a great kitchen so you can knock a great meal whenever you rock up back at your holiday accommodation.
Motorhome cooking is also a great chance to try out some local specialities – pick up some local produce from local stores and then cook it up, perhaps washing it all down with a glass of cool, reasonably priced wine.
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I’m a bit bored
It happens on most holidays, the kids have moments of boredom, perhaps right about when you just want a relaxing evening in.
However, a motorhome is a home from home. The kids can bring all their home comforts, you can even pack the Xbox if it helps entertain them while you enjoy a bit of you time. And, if everyone has had enough of one particular site; just move on.
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A three hour transfer?
If there’s one thing designed to get a holiday off to a stressful start it’s the trials and tribulations of getting to your destination; or at least if you haven’t got a nice comfy motorhome.
For most holidaymakers, the start of the holiday goes – arrive at airport, go through check-in, kill loads of time, fly to destination (probably snatching 30 minutes’ sleep on a noisy plane), wait for baggage on the carousel (worrying that yours will be one of the bags that fell off the little lorry), get on a coach, wait an hour for the last passenger to get on the coach, endure a three-hour transfer.
Not fun…
6) Let’s not do this again next year…
You should never think this at the end of a holiday but sometimes, when it’s all a bit of a let down, you might.
It might be any of the factors above – the transfer, the hotel, the other people, the climate. With a motorhome, you have so much more control and freedom. With a motorhome, you’ll be saying ‘let’s do this again next year – actually, why wait a whole year?’
About Emm-Bee Motorhome Dealers
Emm-Bee is a leading UK family-run motorhome dealership based in Bury, Greater Manchester.
As well as stocking the latest models from leading makes such as Burstner, Chausson, Bailey and Laika, we also have an unrivalled stock of used motorhomes for sale.
We pride ourselves on customer satisfaction and offering unmatched levels of service – we have been in business for 25 years and have flourished on word-of-mouth recommendations.
Please have a look round the site to check our range of used motorhomes and do get in touch with any queries, or just to pick our brains.
