12 Jul 2011 12:35 PM:
Hi Jason.
This is so dissapointing.
We too tend to spend much of out time at the pool bar and those of you who know us will remember that we usually holiday with friends. We will be out soon and are bringing two other grown up kids with us, that makes seven of us.
At those prices it would cost us 29 euro A DAY!
We are over for more than a fortnight and would be round at the pool bar most days. Theres simply no way Im spending nearly 500 quid to use the pool bar, especially given that we would probably spend that again on food.
Like you Jason we usually buy our lunch there (thats lunch for 7 people) and drinks etc. We also go to the functions and barbe-cue nights etc. How can we be expected to pay nearly 30 euros for the pool and then another 70 odd for lunch and drinks?
Time we got our own pool I think. Its a shame because the pool bar is a good facility and meeting place. Surely there another way?
Why not allow those who buy food to use the pool for free?
Or
Prohibit people from bringing their own food and drink into the pool bar?
or
Offer a heavilly discounted two week family rate for holiday makers? (and for that matter residents)
As is stands from a business perspective this is financial disaster, the takings from food sales and functions will plummet as will any money that was being generated from people using the pool because people simply wont go. I know at these prices we would go a lot, lot less and feel agrieved when we did go. Thats not good business.
We will check this out ourselves when we arrive but if true I think we will end up buying the family package in La Torre (thanks for the tip.) until such times as we put our own pool in.
MESSAGE TO MANAGEMENT....please rethink this policy, we like using your pool bar and recognise that it takes money to run a business especially in these tight times BUT cahrging those prices to simply use a pool is counterproductive and will only do your business harm.
Hope you can resolve this in a mutually acceptable and succesful way.
Community thread:
Outrageous price to use pool now - it is not exactly Peurto Banus, but the price is
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