Tony_B
Member
The SWCC AGM is looming, and inevitably there is going to be a discussion about our cottage fees - it's in our constitution that these are set by the meeting. I hear mutterings on the club grapevine along the lines of 'we're the cheapest caving hut in the UK' and I think there is a groundswell of opinion that we need a price rise.
As the person who will have to chair the discussion I would like it to be properly informed and not misled by those, on either side of the argument, who have axes to grind.
So my question is: if your club has an HQ, what do you charge, per night, for members and for visitors? What does this price include? (Do you, for example, have an extra charge for showers?)
I would also welcome input from those with experience of similar accommodation, such as climbing huts, commercially-run bunkhouses and so on.
For the record, SWCC is currently ?2.50 for members, ?4.50 for guests and visiting clubs (although pre-booked university clubs pay ?3.50). We do, though, have reciprocal rights with a number of other clubs which means that our members and theirs pay members' rates when using each other's accommodation.
Many thanks in advance.
(Footnote: I do not want this thread to be hijacked by SWCC members voicing their opinions about our hut fees! If you want to do this come to the AGM.)
As the person who will have to chair the discussion I would like it to be properly informed and not misled by those, on either side of the argument, who have axes to grind.
So my question is: if your club has an HQ, what do you charge, per night, for members and for visitors? What does this price include? (Do you, for example, have an extra charge for showers?)
I would also welcome input from those with experience of similar accommodation, such as climbing huts, commercially-run bunkhouses and so on.
For the record, SWCC is currently ?2.50 for members, ?4.50 for guests and visiting clubs (although pre-booked university clubs pay ?3.50). We do, though, have reciprocal rights with a number of other clubs which means that our members and theirs pay members' rates when using each other's accommodation.
Many thanks in advance.
(Footnote: I do not want this thread to be hijacked by SWCC members voicing their opinions about our hut fees! If you want to do this come to the AGM.)