Gloria M.
Yelp
WARNING! Most of the negative reviews have stated that there is a huge problem with staff and management. Our experience with TJ, the on-site manager , motivated me to WARN fellow travelers because I have no assurance that a HUGE PROBLEM will be fixed under his watch.
We arrived after driving @ 600 miles a few minutes before they closed the registration desk. The woman who checked us in gave us all the information we needed, including the code to our deluxe cabin, and thoroughly explained how we can contact after hours support if needed.
We arrived at the cabin and proceeded to enter the seven digit code she provided. It would not open the door. I am immediately called the after hours number and left a voice message. I also texted another support number and called the main office. NO RESPONSE... since the office had just closed, I went back, but it was already abandon.. the entire staff had left the site. I continued to call the after hours emergency number leaving multiple messages. NO RESPONSE!!
So it's cold, and dark, we are starving, and we have no other lodgings beside our car, or the extremely overpriced Nashville hotels.
We continue to try the code, and even used different combinations of the numbers assuming she may have mixed them up when handwriting it on our brochure.
Thankfully, our cabin neighbor showed up and told us their lock has only six numbers... so we tried six number combinations of our code....
Guess what.. we did not get a call back from anyone until the next morning around nine when a young lady listened to the recording.
TJ showed up at our cabin about 20 minutes later. From the moment he arrived, he showed no empathy or level of concern for what we had experienced, and was almost nonchalant about the lack of after hours support. We explained that we understand human error in writing down an incorrect code, but it's gravely concerning that someone would have an emergency (imagine if we had a car load of kids or an elderly person with us!!) and there is absolutely no one to assist in any way. TJ simply said if it were him, he just would've gotten a hotel which proved to us he has no understanding of his real responsibilities in managing this KOA. Above all else, his responsibility is to ensure the safety and security of his guests.
Of course, we asked him to prioritize fixing his emergency contact system, and also to provide us with a reasonable refund. He said he would get back to us... We were stunned by his lack of follow up.. he never called us, and in fact avoided several of our attempts to reach him.
He may mature overtime, but my guess is he just does not have his priorities straight, and based on other reviews, is not leading his team in guest satisfaction or safety.
RECOMMENDATION check out the Two Rivers RV park next door... maybe that would be a better choice for your trip.