Not So Bella Tola (Camping Sites in Switzerland)

Member Name: steve27

Product:	Camping Sites in Switzerland
Date:	26/08/02 (898 review reads)
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Advantages: Caravan perfect

Disadvantages: Site too remote, Noisy pool, Surly Owner

We stayed at the Bella Tola campsite up the hill from the village of Susten on the banks of the River Rhone, courtesy of Canvas Holidays in June 2002. It looks & sounds quite nice when you read the brochure, however we found the swimming pool area full of local kids running about jumping in and out of the pool & squirting each other with sun tan cream whilst the site owner looked on. When I tackled him about it he was fairly abusive and we got nowhere. Obviously he is quite happy charging the locals for the use of the pool but is unwilling to take responsibility to see that all his guests are able to enjoy it. Many of the Eurocamp & Canvas holidaymakers were unhappy with this aspect. A nice local trip is up a neighbouring valley to Leukerbad where there is a lovely spa / bathing complex as well as 2 cable cars to nearby mountains.
Overall however, this part of this region (the Valais) has little charm & we much preferred Manor Farm Campsite at Interlaken & wished we'd stayed there for the whole holiday. Susten itself is a one horse town after the horse died.

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