Utclmjmpr
Well-known member
Beware of the state of Michigan reservation rules that are punitive, convoluted, manipulative and designed to "pick your pocket"..
It is so stupid that they spend millions each year to promote tourism, then treat you as trash to exploit when using their system'
EXAMPLE Mid January I made a 5 day reservation at the Porcupine Mountains State Park in the UP of Michigan during the month of June..14 day's later I canceled when the state tightened their Covid19 control system.. This is how it went down: $8.00 for a" reservation transaction fee"
no problem and is normal these day's,,A $10.00 "cancelling fee", also normal..THEN A $14.00 "SHORTENED STAY FEE!!..This represents a 10% per day charge for each day you have held the reservation!! All this while they are sitting on your money as they ding you immediately.! This amounts to a tax on a tax and is punitive when you consider that the arrival date is 4 months out and they can rent that spot every day till I arrive with no loss or cost involved..#2. A $34.00 PER VEHICLE charge for each vehicle entering a state park!!
I guess they don't understand that the tourism business is highly competitive and RVs do have wheels..
The sorry part that I hate to admit is, Michigan in 1941 was my state of birth!! >>>Dan
It is so stupid that they spend millions each year to promote tourism, then treat you as trash to exploit when using their system'
EXAMPLE Mid January I made a 5 day reservation at the Porcupine Mountains State Park in the UP of Michigan during the month of June..14 day's later I canceled when the state tightened their Covid19 control system.. This is how it went down: $8.00 for a" reservation transaction fee"
no problem and is normal these day's,,A $10.00 "cancelling fee", also normal..THEN A $14.00 "SHORTENED STAY FEE!!..This represents a 10% per day charge for each day you have held the reservation!! All this while they are sitting on your money as they ding you immediately.! This amounts to a tax on a tax and is punitive when you consider that the arrival date is 4 months out and they can rent that spot every day till I arrive with no loss or cost involved..#2. A $34.00 PER VEHICLE charge for each vehicle entering a state park!!
I guess they don't understand that the tourism business is highly competitive and RVs do have wheels..
The sorry part that I hate to admit is, Michigan in 1941 was my state of birth!! >>>Dan