Well, let me tell you about our delightful stay at Galveston KOA. It's a real gem if you enjoy being treated like an inconvenience by the "mostly full-timers" who apparently run the place. Oh sure, it's a great place to stay if you don't mind feeling like an outsider in your own vacation spot. I can assure you, our short weekend trip was a BLIP IN YOUR VACATION RADAR.
We had the audacity to bring our three, well behaved children to this supposedly family-friendly campground. Silly us, thinking we could use the empty pool and hot tub like any other paying guests. But nope, within minutes of quietly enjoying ourselves in a EMPTY hot the area, we were asked to leave by a worker. We were told we could enjoy the pool. In windy weather in the 40s. Thanks. But no thanks. We have young children and THAT is more a risk to their health than a large tub that is the same temperature as their bath water.
Of course, we left immediately, because who wants to stick around where they're clearly not wanted? But oh no, the passive-aggressive pettiness didn't end there. Within moments of escaping back to our camper in the cold, windy weather, we received a campground-wide text alerting all that NO CHILDREN should be near the hot tub.
Oh, and here's a little nugget of information for you: Mayo Clinic doesn't outright ban children from using hot tubs, but they do have some recommendations. They advise against infants and toddlers using hot tubs altogether, and older children are suggested to limit their time to no more than 20 minutes at a stretch (we had been in for about 3 minutes). But hey, who needs expert medical advice when you have Galveston KOA setting the rules, right?
And you know what's truly ironic? We've actually had a decent stay at Galveston KOA before. We thought it could be our go-to spot for family vacations. But oh, how quickly things change. We had hoped to continue enjoying our time here, but this whole passive aggressive text message debacle was just overkill. Such a shame.