THE PARKIE WIN25 - Magazine - Page 16
NEW ENSUITES A ROLL AWAY SUCCESS
Amberlee Holiday Homes & Accommodation on the Mornington Peninsula has devised a
great way to keep revenue coming in on sites sitting empty while infrastructure is being
upgraded.
“Amberlee is undergoing an exciting transformation,
gradually replacing some of our older caravan and annex
setups with modern, self-contained cabins,”’ said park
Finance Manager Corrine Davis.
Costing between $32,000 (without bath) and $33,000
(with a bath) to design and construct, they’re simply
connected to the existing water and sewage systems by
a plumber.
“But as with any major development, this comes with its
own set of challenges.”
“Amberlee does not have an amenities block as all our
sites have their own bathrooms, so if we didn’t have
these ensuites during the development, there’d be noway to draw income from these sites across an extended
period,” Corinne said.
One such hurdle was the downtime between removing
old infrastructure and installing the new cabins, when
sites often sit vacant despite being fully connected to
utilities, resulting in missed revenue opportunities.
“To address this, we’ve developed a creative and effective
solution: luxury bathrooms on wheels - one even with its
own bath! This has allowed us to temporarily convert
otherwise idle spaces into rentable sites,” Corinne said.
“We’re proud of this offering and believe this model of
ensuites being portable and being able to be moved
between sites, could offer real value for other parks
facing similar transitions,” she added.
BUSH DUNNY DUMP POINT
When Dee and Gavin Riddell took over management of NRMA Portland, Dee was not
happy that one of the cabins had a window view of the caravan park’s dump point.
With relocation of neither the cabin
nor the dump point an option, this
creative couple, with the help of
groundsman
Stephen
‘Speedy’
Christensen, got to thinking about
how they could shield the dump point
from view.
What they came up with was a unique
idea that has become a talking point
amongst visitors.
The caravan park now has an ‘outback
dunny’ hiding the dump point,
complete with a spider under the
seat, undies hanging in the corner and
even a “complaints” button.
The quirky dump point is an example
of how a clever idea can overcome an
obstacle and even go on to become a
park feature!
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