We are slowly approaching the holiday and we are all looking for different camps, resorts, or cottages and boarding houses where we could spend a holiday with our family or with our party. But why choose the right accommodation? Do the recommendations of friends or read reviews? Or are they more interested in the official evaluation of state agencies that have conducted evaluation according to their own standards or according to European Union standards?
Now, let's take a look at some options and what kind of references to choose the right accommodation for our holiday. At the heart, the references and recommendations can be divided into five categories.
- Evaluation of government agencies
- Guest ratings and recommendations
- References from acquaintances
- Subjective assessments of private sectors
- Recommendations of sites and objects on their own web sites
Evaluation of government agencies
State agencies that support tourism are usually subsidized by the state and the European Union. Their evaluation follows from the general standards that are given by the European Union. Such agencies may include, for example, the "Czech Quality System of Service or CSKS", "Camping Association for the Czech Republic" or "Czechtourism.cz". When we ignore the fact that the agents of the agencies have to report on the funding provided by the state, most potential visitors are not quite sure what exactly the "number of stars" given to the camp or boarding house is. Their ratings are usually a guarantee that we will not find dirty social facilities or a broken door on the closet. Here, it is important to remember that an inspector comes to the facility, which all staff, including the owners know, to be an inspector and, accordingly, behave properly and as we all know, it may sometimes be that reluctant staff can make us very uncomfortable with the holiday .
Guest ratings and recommendations
This alternative seems to us to be the most feasible. Based on our experience as operators of a tourist portal Kempy-chaty.cz we are obliged to point out the pitfalls of other guests' evaluations, which do not always have to be based on an objective point of view, which probably interests us all the most. Sometimes we meet guests who do not save various titles to the addresses of other guests (mostly from campsites) or directly to the operator. Such "ratings" violate the rules of decent behavior and have no place on our (or other) portals. Guests who are angry have often had problems before or still have problems. Therefore, even if you see negative comments, which is a necessity, because not every accommodation is for everyone, so pay attention to what the given review means for you. That's why you should rather pay attention to what other guests wrote and not how many stars they gave. Irritated guest = biased review.. You can also find genuine user reviews at Booking.com
References from acquaintances
Familiars and friends often seem to us as the best source. We also use the recommendations of acquaintances, but rather when it comes to some goods. From our acquaintances, we can easily find out if the goods are of the same quality as the companies promise. But to ask about acquaintances? If our buddies have the same taste we do, but if it is not so, we recommend not to rely on what buddies say. Of course, providing information about the atmosphere at the campsite or at the cottage is certainly useful, however, it is recommended to take it rather as a minor plus and continue to find other references ...
Subjective assessments of private sectors
We can consider TV Nova inspectors as private sectors, who evaluate on the basis of standards that we could not find anywhere. In any case, we searched for (and did not find) information on whether Tv Nova's inspectors are in any way connected to state organizations, so we currently consider their assessment to be a "private assessment of a public nature". In any case, we can perceive this evaluation as objective and it will also tell us whether the given facility is worth visiting or not. The stars that are awarded here are definitely not for the camps from 02... Similarly, only in pink, even if they rate "Campers" amusingly, their "reviews" are for two votes, which is quite a few. In addition, everything is prepared in advance, so it's like reviewing - not reviewing...
Recommendations of sites and objects on their own web sites
Surely you've all met with various references on the home page of the boarding house, cottage or camp you are about to visit. Such references do not give too much confidence to most of the guests, as the question arises whether the owners of their sites do not show up just what they want. In order to find out if these references are correct, look for the sign-in or writing reviews. If you did not find it, it means that the references are added by operators to their own website at their discretion and can not be considered trusted.
What's going on ...?
The ideal combination is to find references and reviews from friends if the campsite, chat or guest house visited them in the near future. Consequently, it is ideal to look for independent reviews of other people and then look at the evaluation of government agencies that support tourism.
Previously, however, you have to think about what accommodation you are interested in and in what atmosphere you want to spend your holiday. Do you want privacy? Or a lot of attractions for children and for you? Or are you sporting and spend most of your time on a bike, fish or water? Is the main accommodation for you, or guaranteeing quality activities for your vacation? When you successfully answer these questions, then just start looking for the ideal accommodation for your vacation.
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