Has its pros and cons, but the ocean access “forgives” many of the cons. Beautiful beach is huge accessible via four wooden walkways across the dunes. No road to cross. Sites themselves vary from large with elevated and covered deck, to narrow and stacked in. Try to stay as close to the beach as possible for best sites. However, the ocean cannot be seen directly from any sites as the dunes block the view. Inner roads are narrow. Long units should pay for a drive through as back ins (except the most expensive ones closest to the dunes) would be very tight. Nice pool , okay cable, weak WiFi. Many long timers, but none look hoarded. We will return - for the great ocean access.
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Date of stay: March 2020
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We have been coming to Bryn Mawr for years, the kids always loved it because they have a pool and the ocean. There are two pools one for families and one for adults. It has not changed much through the years other than a lot of full time trailers. We try to get down close to the ocean where there are less of them. The beach is the biggest draw for this park, they have 4 boardwalks with beautiful sand dunes between the campground and the ocean. We have saw a variety of small animals in the dunes so have the kids look for them. Most of the campsites have raised decks so you can see beyond dunes which is nice, it gets you off the ground and out of the water if it’s raining. It’s just about 5 miles to the fort and old St Augustine and the lighthouse is even closer. There is a Publix and a Winn Dixie just down the road, and a lot of restaurants to choose from. Our kids are grown now but we will keep coming back to Bryn Mawr.
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Date of stay: August 2020Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Ok, been coming here for over 24 years and yes the park has deteriorated over the years BUT on our last visit in early September, 2023 it was obvious something was different.
Many of the “trash” park models are gone! The entrance “fountain” area is beautiful and freshly redone, security gates actually work, the roads were still rough but much improved.
I asked an owner what changed and they explained for 22 years the same president and board were in charge and were basically lining their pockets with rentals while not doing ANY repairs over that time.
Apparently there is an entire new board with a new attitude to repair, fix, improve the entire park. This has all been done in the first 6 months of the new board being in charge.
It may take some time but from what I see, if they continue, this park will be a premier beach camping resort.
The beach, well is is nothing short of spectacular and the main reason we kept coming back.
The owners must have been given an ultimatum because there is so much site improvement going on it’s visible and I’m being told that in the next year they will go back to having parties for campers each month and a common space will be available for guests to use on those rainy days.
I won’t argue with many of the reviews BUT we were not coming back after our last visit a year ago but if this is what they have done in a year it won’t be long before it is a “real” resort.
Aside from the board there is a new manager in the office so hopefully they will make sure their employees treat paying customers like “guests”. Our interaction with the office was nothing but pleasant and efficient. I think I heard they will now have online reservations working very soon so the reservation process will be easier.
Good luck to the new board and new manager. You’ve got alot to do to gain customers again but my observation is after 20+ years of visiting this was the first visit that it was obvious things are changing for the better.
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Date of stay: September 2023
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We stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023. Nice park, friendly guests and amazing beach access. I was disappointed with one point that really bothered me. We had purchased a $500 Coleman chacuzzi/hot tub MADE for camping. Child proof locks, child proof controls, 200 gallons of water and low power consumption. A whole day after we had set it up we were told to take it down. We got to use it one evening. No reason and it was not covered in the campground rules. I called the front office and they said it was a liability. I complied and took it down immediately. So we had no hottub and decided to visit the pool where there was a community hot tub. I was shocked to see a family in the hot tub dipping and holding their infant with diapers in the water. 😝 Hmmm....maybe the Bryn Mawr board should take a closer look at their priorities and guest safety.
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Date of stay: February 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Didn’t know what to expect after all the previous reviews but we were very pleased with our accommodations (site 230 and 229). They allowed for us to add an extra day to stay. The sites were paved, all of them had covered decks that were clean and with electricity. We didn’t go for a pool or hot tub, we came for the beach site, so I can’t give any opinion on that. But the walkways to the beach were in great shape. The staff were welcoming and helpful, they came and picked up the trash daily, it was peaceful and dark at night so you could actually see the stars. I would return to this RV park in a heartbeat.
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Date of stay: October 2023Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Response from Bryn Mawr, Marketing at Bryn Mawr Ocean Resort
Responded Apr 15, 2024
So glad to hear you had a great stay @brynmawr @thebeach 🙂
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We've spent the last 35+ years renting a park model and spending our memorial day weekend + the following week here. The park has deteriorated over the years. What once was a family oriented facility that had games and arts and crafts for the kids, ice cream socials, and a pool side concession stand where my kids grew up and my grand-kids had their first memorial day now offers nothing more than a nice beach access. Every year since our first rental we were told we couldn't reserve for the next year until Saturday morning in order to give everyone a fair chance at reservations. On Friday after we checked in and got settled we went to the office to get a registration form to reserve for the following year. We were informed that the facility had no vacancies. What???? We found out from other families that they reserved on Thursday when they arrived. When we went to the office to discuss what other families had told us the staff became very rude and disrespectful and simply were unwilling to explain the new policy to us. Even though we could probably rent a beautiful facility for what five families pay to stay the week we simply kept the tradition because it has meant a lot to my parents who have parked their RV here for 40 years. We also mentioned to the staff that we had been visiting their facility for over 35 years and one employees behind the desk stated maybe its time to move on. Seriously!!! Sad that this once beautiful family oriented facility has now become an unfriendly, run down, business that doesn't care if you return they just want the models rented. Well I guess traditions are long gone and so I'll take my over $1200 X 5 and spend it else where. Thanks for nothing.
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Date of stay: May 2023Trip type: Traveled with family
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Responded Apr 15, 2024
I’ve recently taken on responding to reviews. I must tell you that I get emotional when I see your review. I know what it’s like to come for years with my family. I’m sincerely mortified and saddened by this happening to you. I believe Online Booking will help resolve this sort of issue. And I hope to see a Loyalty Program in place that rewards our long time visitors with the ability to reserve earlier than others for example. Again I apologize for this experience.
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We also have been coming for several years and the park was horrid but we enjoyed being close to the beach and being able to bring our little dog with us. We brought family with us this time and told them not to expect much. We are just staying there for the above reasons. Well, I was pleasantly surprised how friendly the checkin staff were right of the bat. As we drive thru the park, it was actually very neat looking. Several camping sites were updated and didn’t look like they were fixing to fall apart. Security actually riding around again. And the biggest thing, we didn’t have do dodge golf carts from renters as we walked thru the park (which is prohibited and I complained every year). This was the best visit since our first time staying here. Our beach site was lovely and had fresh paint on gazebo and picnic table. Thank you new board and manager🙂🙂🙂🙂 PS, and thank you that we weren’t embarrassed bringing new family members. They kept asking “what’s wrong with this place, it is nice!”
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Date of stay: October 2023
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We have been camping for over 22 years and I have never had to write a "bad review". However, I know how important family time and vacationing are and I do not want anyone to encounter the "nightmare" and "unprofessionalism" I have experienced with this RV Resort's staff. Please go and search out the "reviews" for yourself from other customers and you will find this is a pattern for this organization. I will not go into lots of detail, however, we never made into the "RV RESORT". We had to cancel and were certainly within our time period. The resort charged me for the full stay and refused to credit my account. I spoke with Renee, the manager and I can honestly say, I have never been spoken to in such a rude and unprofessional manner when dealing with a reservation. I will not stoop to Renee's level and share the comments she made to me. My only advice to you, please do not book at this campground. It is very sad because it looks like a nice campground and is in a great location, however, the stress and treatment you will receive from the staff and Manager are not worth it. There are many other resorts in this area that I would strongly recommend. Please do your due diligence before booking this resort. Again, it is very sad that "Upper Management/Owner" does not take the time to read the many reviews on the internet about the staff and make changes. I wish the owner had cared enough about their business and the treatment I received to reach out to me, however, that never happened. There is a "silver lining" in my situation; after providing proof and confirming documentation, my credit card company did agree with me and will be "handling this matter with their own review". I did not receive my money back, however, hopefully I will prevent someone else from this awful experience.
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Date of stay: March 2024Trip type: Traveled with family
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Been here for the last 6 yrs & will continue for the reasons we come. We only come because the beach is pet friendly, owner sites that are kept up by the owners & to meet new campers & enjoy the beach. If you are coming for the “RESORT”, the hot tub hasn’t worked last 3 yrs, security is non existent this trip, maint. Is almost non existent & if you have a golf cart or electric bike, bring it on!!! You might even be able to go faster than the few workers go on theirs. You don’t have to be an owner AND disabled as stated in the rules, Ride on thru-out the “RESORT”they don’t care. It started going down hill 4 yrs ago, not Covid related. As we were hooking up to stay for the week, we had issues with an electric outlet not working. Guy came by & said he would get it fixed. As of checkout a week later, never was fixed. We like this place, but we once loved it. I did want to play the Bingo that they had on the board for Saturday @ 7pm (see pic)☹️. But if you are looking for a “RESORT”, better look elsewhere. If you want a nice beach where you can take your dog & not looking for anything extra, this place is perfect. Also, both pools had issues where they were not heated.
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Date of stay: October 2021
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My family has been visiting this campground for 40 years, almost annually with only a few breaks in between. The past 3 years their grounds have declined in quality, their staff have become incredibly rude, and their policies have become absurd. They just charged us $50.00 per site cancelation fee for a site we reserved only 6 weeks ago for NOVEMBER. This is a new policy they never told us about when we booked, as we booked in person while we were there this Thanksgiving. This past visit they notified us of other policies (like you owe the full site fee if you cancel inside of 30 days), and when we chatted up one of the site owners who happened to be there that week, they said they had no clue about this policy, which means the management is imposing these fees on the visitors without the owners of the sites being made aware. The office staff have been completely rude. Between declining facilities, absurd non-industry-standard cancelation policies, poor treatment of long-time customers, and generally rude customer service staff, we'll not be visiting again. It's disappointing to have this kind of change happening to a place I grew up at my whole life.
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Date of stay: November 2022
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St. Augustine, Florida5 contributions14 helpful votes
I am sure that is not the belief of the majority of the shareholders, but the resorts President Mr. Charles Hassler seems to have a bias towards anyone that does not agree with him and the Board is totally controlled by him and is seldom if ever in attendance at the park. Next time you are there ask him what his reasons are for not having minorities employed or allowed to own. I understand that a court case is forthcoming in regard to this
Unfortunately this is not something that reflects the resort as a co-op. Fellow owners also frown upon this. That particular park model belongs the president and is to be rented at all times. Even if the entire park is empty this particular one will be occupied.
At any point during your stay you could have asked to be moved. But you would have more than likely been told that nothing else was available during your stay .
I'm sorry for your experience but hope you will come back and try again.
Thank you again for staying. Hopefully by your third stay this issue will be rectified.
There are large Potholes all around park!! Has been a problem for YEARS ! Being that the roads are DIRT. I believe it's a maintenance issue! So when you do damage to your rig or your vehicle needs a alignment , YOU BEEN WARNED!
Common problem on TripAdvisor, Happens all the time! I'd ignore rating that emphasis on " GREAT STAFF" or personal names . I did see a lot of reviews with only lady "APRIL" named. Note as well that if under 20+ reviews it is probably fake and there are a lot of those on this location. Most time the 3 stars reviews are most honest
There are more places to choose from in the St. Augustine area.
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