John O'Groats Caravan and Camping Site Reviews Summary

Location & Views

Pros:

• "This place is one of the best places to watch the sunset from your camp or caravan."
• "Waking up to the sounds of the sea was wonderful."
• "Great place to start the holiday, Lovely view great staff and nice walks around the coast."
• "A fantastic view of the sea too."
• "Fantastic location right next to the coast."
• "Great views I would definitely stop again."
• "Great views over to Orkney."

Cons:

• "Very disappointed with John O Groats."
• "Unfortunately there's nothing to do on site and the local shops/cafes all shut around 5pm."
• "We were less lucky with the pitch allocated to us which had a direct view on the refuse and recycling bins."
• "I just dont like John o Groats, one of the ugliest places in Scotland."

Staff & Service

Pros:

• "The staff are very friendly."
• "Really lovely lady at the check in. Very helpful."
• "The site staff were very nice and loaned us a longer cable."
• "Easy to book online and the service was friendly at check in."
• "Friendly staff who are very helpful and welcoming."
• "The staff are super helpful and could not be friendlier."
• "Staff perfectly friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "If you have a young family I implore you not to go to this site."
• "Very rude reception staff (elderly couple - there are some negative reviews about them so it is beyond me how you can be so rude to costumers in this line of work)."
• "Good location, let down by rude and unhelpful owners."
• "Not the friendliest of receptions. The reception room stank horribly of cigarettes and we didn't feel welcome."
• "The staff are aweful and have really bad customer service."
• "Very rude owners! Abide like a plaque!"
• "Our arrival without booking was greeted by a grumpy sigh by the couple on reception as if we had caused them the nuisance of the day by coming to their campsite."

Facilities & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Lovely service, plenty of good facilities and decently priced."
• "Laundry, pot washing area, hairdryer, iron and even a microwave and phone charging in the reception!"
• "Nice campground with good and clean facilities."
• "Facilities are good. They have showers, toilets, waste disposal, clean water and electric hook up."
• "Site facilities 1st class piping hot showers and immaculate toilet block."
• "Shower and toilet block where very clean and the space inside the showers where huge."
• "Facilities all seemed good, nice shower block and nice views."

Cons:

• "The shower pressure was all over the place and then the water was freezing one minute then burning the next."
• "Showers were not the cleanest or warmest."
• "The hot water was hit or miss which made showering an unpleasant experience."
• "No grocery shop nearby - do need to be stocked up prior to arrival."
• "Facilities are very very basic. The site is crowded as this is the only camp site in the area."
• "The facilities are very old, although clean."
• "But given the throughput they get, the facilities really should be better, feels like they haven't been touched since the 70's."