Jes B.

Review of Costanoa Lodge and Camp

All hookups available for RVs.. but the atmosphere...

All hookups available for RVs.. but the atmosphere is not what we would have expected. Granted, we stayed Saturday and Sunday night, but the crowd of people staying across the way were rowdy and drunk partiers, with no one telling them to keep it down. They went on well past 1030pm. The restrooms are connected by what I can only call a "gathering place" as there is a firepit between the two hallway style bathroom where a mass of people were hanging out drinking and talking loudly. There is one shower in each restroom, four or so toilet stalls (one with changing table) and three sinks.the doors were propped open and men were milling about the fireplace gathering area, yelling into the bathroom over the noise of the drunk congregation to communicate with their wives. Needless to say, no ladies took showers due to the open doors and men lingering neatby.
The location is nice with a pathway that goes down to the beach. You'll have to cross an extremely busy highway with no crosswalk, so this is terribly dangerous, especially for kids (and drunk adults). It's worth risking your life for the sunset though, I guess.
There is an area with horses and goats, which cost an additional payment to enjoy. There's also a play area for kids.
The employees of this KOA seem very disgruntled and unfriendly. The workers at the village shop were complaining about other customers as they checked put my purchases. The older host guy at the restaurant on site was also grumpy and did not seem to want us to eat there, nor did he seem to care if we left. It was 4:15pm and only the bar was serving food until 5pm when dinner would start. The host acted like we were out of luck because we didnt make a reservation, even though all the tables were empty and there was 45 minutes until people would be eating at them. We asked if we could sit at the bar then and he begrudgingly pointed towards an open spot.
Wifi is available at Registration but doesnt reach all parts of the campground. There is no signal at this site for AT&T users. There are coin op washers and dryers- $3.75 in quarters to wash and dry one load. Not bad. Also there's a sauna near the fireplace gathering area, if you want to brave the drunk crowd gathered there.

I expected KOA to be more friendly and safety centered for the amount of money we paid.