Lake Laurie RV Resort

Don’t know where to start with–
This was our first experience with KOA site. We were very excited about the same and we were looking forward to our 1^st camping experience this summer. Unfortunately, this turned out to be the worst camping experience ever. We should have realized this before as more than 80% of camp-​site was available even on a Father’s day weekend.
To begin with:
— We go camping on a regular basis but this is the first time we encountered so many insects, mosquitoes & other small bugs. In spite of applying insect repellent, we got mosquitoes bites all over our body which left marks for more than a week. Our 4-​year child is still suffering from the itchy skin!
— There were not many kid’s activities planned & even on beautiful summer day all the activities were indoor including the movie time. KOA is known to have good family activities and all this site had to offer was some board games in the activity room thrown at the guest.
— This was worst Father’s day anyone can ever have!
Worst of all was the experience at Father’s day breakfast. We signed up for the paid breakfast the previous day. We are vegetarian and even though nothing on the menu was vegetarian other than pan cakes we signed up considering this was a KOA event we thought it would be a good way to celebrate the special day.
— On the contrary we had a terrible experience. Breakfast was to start at 9:30 but we waited patiently when the breakfast was not ready at the time. There was a long line and we waited in the line for 20 – 30 mins. By the time we got our turn there were only a couple of Pan Cakes left and we were 3 of us. At this point our 4-​year-​old couldn’t wait any longer hence we decided to settle with whatever was there & thought we will come back later. People were still waiting in the line as the staff could not keep serving so many people. After some time, when my husband went back stood in the line patiently one of the guest gave harsh comment. Also, this time one of members in the staff who was a summer intern insulted my husband in front of so many people when it was his turn after waiting for another 20min. She was dis-​respectful and made in-​appropriate comment saying we were only allowed to take breakfast once and not multiple times when they were actually serving people for the 2^nd round on everyone’s table. We were dis-​appointed and left the scene. We left that time but were very upset hence decided to go back & make our point that this is no way to talk to your guest. When my husband was explaining this to Miss YUKIN, there was another guest who came up to us started yelling & showed us USA flag hanging on the wall. When we didn’t understand what it means, he came out loud & told us «GO HOME «! We didn’t need to clarify or justify to him as we are as much law binding & respectful USA citizens as he was! He kept going on several times till we asked him if could only go and ask his grandparents where they came from.
— All this time, there was no interference or intervention from the KOA staff when this racial discrimination happened on their site. We went back to the office & spoke to the manger on duty _​_​Mr. Joseph_​_​who promised us would talk to the staff as well the guest.
— Our father’s day was completely ruined. We wanted to do lot of stuff but it was already 11 by then so went back to assemble our gatherings & came back to office to check out. We couldn’t stop thinking how people can be distinguished because of their skin color & felt disgusted, helpless about not doing anything about it. On the way out, when we were checking out it would give us some piece if we would get some apology or at least consolation that the manger spoke to the guest as well as the staff as he promised. He had left for the day & even then we left a number to call back which we have yet to hear back after 10 days!!!
— All of us in the family has rashes & marks on our skin from camping at this site but the scratch on our mind & hearts will never be removed.
— We highly discourage anyone going to KOA sites in particular this one– it should be shut down forever!

My wife and I stayed at the Lake Laurie, Cape May KOA on ⁶⁄₁₀ and ⁶⁄₁₁ in a travel trailer. We were very disappointed. The bathrooms were clogged and dirty and no attempt was made to correct the issue. We walked into the office one evening and the manager was dealing with someone who was complaining about the bathrooms issues and since the office was closing soon, he could not fix it. He stated they would be cleaned the next day. The following day, after we shut down and drained out our toilet in our rig, we wanted to go the bathroom one last time before heading on a nearly 200 mile trip home. The bathrooms were still clogged. This was disgusting.
We stay at KOAs because of their reputation, and this clearly did not live up to KOA’s standards. If you are a «Manager» and there is a problem, you take charge of it and fix it. We wound up stopping to use the bathrooms at a rest stop on the highway.
Here are a few other concerns that we had:
While some work has been done to improve the location, (thankfully we stayed in one of the newer spots), this was about the filthiest KOA we have ever stayed in. We took a look around the campground and there were tent sites that had garbage in them, (one had a rug that someone had used as a pad). Its June and a lot of sites still had leaves on them from last fall. There were areas in the park where there was standing water; perfect for mosquito breeding and is a health hazard. There were also no garbage bins or recycling bins in the campground. We wound up taking our garbage and recycling home with us. There was no where to park your rig when you check in. We wound up pulling off the side of the road next to the office and blocking some parked cars, but that was the only place where we could park. The wifi was almost nonexistent. I walked almost directly under one of the wifi hotspots and still had issues getting a signal.
KOA and this campground let us down

We did not enjoy our stay, we were unable to go swimming because the pool was green the entire weekend, we were there from Thursday-​Monday. They were understaffed, The bathrooms were disgusting with overflow of trash, feces floating on the bathroom floor. On some sites the Grass was so high, A customer had complained about it. I would never return or recommend this campground to anyone!

I have been there for 10 years in a row. This years was just horrible. We had no water for a day. Just imagine the bathouse! We do not have any cleaning in the bathouse for 4 days in a row. We notify the front desk and they said, the Manager will call you. He didnot call and show up. When we have checked out, we asked for a rebate and they do not reconize the non-​cleaning and they just dont care. They mention that cleaning was not done for one day! Wrong! We show them pictures (excrement and urine on toilet, no paper in all toilets, full garbage, garbage in showers) during 4 long days. Really nice when you have kids. After 10 years, I will choose another resort next year for Cap May vacation. I feel bad this year we introduce friends to discover the camping. If you looks for a nice stay in Cap May, stay away from that place. The year before we had power and water issue on the ressort. For us it’s enough!

Boy oh boy where to start. Everything about this place is horrible except the location. This is the most disgusting camp ground I have ever seen and I’ve been camping for 30 years. The bathrooms are outlandishly dirty (all night and all day over three days) — mud all over, clogged, one night there was even fecal matter rubbed all over the toilet and counter, huge hair clumps in the showers and a tampon applicator in the bottom of the dirt filled shower. Advised a worker of the restrooms condition (since all 5 stalls were totally unusable) I was advised no one cleans them until morning last cleaning shift is 6pm. What? If people are complaining you do something. You can’t have people have no where to go!!!
The sites are tiny at best and the picnic tables are rotted and very unsecured and we had to steal a fire ring from another site because ours didn’t have one. The staff is pretty friendly until you need something then they can’t help and get an attitude. This place really needs to clean up (literally) their act.

Summary:
Would I stay here again, NO.
Would I recommend, NO.
Pros:
The 1 bedroom cabin (trailer) we rented was large spacious, new, and clean. It included, TV with Cable, bunk beds, small kitchenette, overall nice.
The amenities were adequate, and clean. The personnel we spoke with were nice enough.
Internet is paid $ 5.00 for 1 day, $ 10.00 for three days. Our connection was 2.71mbs download and .48 mbs upload. Better then nothing.
Cons:
I really didn’t like the area where the rv’s and cabins are, there are lots of broken down rv’s it seems more like people are living here all year round because they can’t afford to go live somewhere else.
Water really smells, I turned on the water and it smelled up the entire cabin.
They only give you one key for the cabin, which if you have more then one person staying in there causes problems.
The cabins are way too close together, I felt like I was in Staten Island.
Parking at the cabins is a problem, lack of space.
There is minimal outside space at the cabin as they have shoe horned in as many as they can.
Lake Laurie should be called «Pond Laurie» the pictures are deceiving.

A very lovely camp ground. We stayed for the weekend in one of the cabins and it was very cozy and very clean! We were not expecting what we received and it was delightful! I’m not sure if there was a renovation since all the other reviews but it was definelty updated. We had a double bed, and twin bunk beds and a pull out couch, not the mention a fully functioning bathroom which was very clean and a lovely kitchenette, with a dining table. Don’t forget the flat screen tv which had basic cable!
The staff was accommodating and friendly. It is a great camp site for families as everyone is so nice and inviting.
The only down side would be the water quality. It did smell but that is to be expected as it’s still a camp ground and not a hotel.

This place is awful. We had electricity issues day 1. Water issues day 2. The people here are not friendly. The pool is disgusting. The facilities are rundown. The sites are dirt patches with crap leftover from whoever stayed before us. Please consider staying at a different place. Holly Shores would have taken us in, but we would have lost all the $ we put down on this place because it was «holiday weekend»…btw the place isn’t even full on 4^th of July Weekend. If that isn’t proof that this place is bad…

Worst campground we ever visited. All amenities are non existent. No cable tv no nice sites – sites are dirt — bathrooms are the worst we ever saw and filthy. Good thing we had our own restroom and shower. Internet had no free trial, so we did not chance paying for the service not knowing how it was. Also water was yellowish –not drinkable with a bad smell. Also this place had only 20 amp electric hookup instead of the usual expected ³⁰⁄₅₀ amp… Save your money for a decent campground and not this one. The only nice part was the lake.