lea moser
The other camp guests were totally fun and not everything about this camp is bad but here is why I wouldn’t recommend it or at least prepare you so you don’t get disappointed (my boyfriend and I had a double room in the Lapoint house) some of the following things would be easily fixed but nobody really cares or notices: - you can’t lock your room, there is no place to safely store your belongings - the interior is super cheap, our beds were broken and extremely squeaky - the walls are so thin you can hear everything (big minus when your room is right next to the common area where everyone hangs around before going to bed so either bring earplugs or be prepared to stay up until everyone else is in bed) - we were supposed to have a private bathroom but the girls in the room next to us could enter our bathroom as well - there were cockroaches in our bathroom, the water drainage didn’t work in our sink and the room was only cleaned once (also means that the sanitary waste is only taken out once, which is really unpleasant when you have your period and the wastebin doesn’t even have a lid, so I ended up talking out some trash by myself) - there is almost never warm water to shower, twice there was no water at all for like 30-60 min - lunch and dinner was good and they take allergies and restrictions seriously but you’re often not full from the amount you are allowed to take, (breakfast is a nice buffet though where you can take as much as you want) - quiet hour is 22:00 but some days even the people that work there don’t follow their own rules (in our last night some of the socail hosts were partying with the camp guests and came back at 2 am, they kept us awake until they were done eating and talking in the kitchen next to our room) - our surf coach was really nice and super chill but except for the fact that he is driving you to the beach there is not that much you get taught (experiences may vary depending on the surf group you are in but renting a surfboard for a couple of hours and just trying by yourself probably has the same learning effect, that was even recommended by another coach especially for those that are not first timers anymore and just want to advance their skills) - some surfboards are pretty damaged, also my boyfriend never found a wetsuit in L that did not have any holes in it - overall it seemed like some people that work there are not convinced themselves that this is a good camp (they don’t even mind sharing what they don’t like about the work there…especially confusing when they start complaining about guests)…I mean yes we Iiked the chill laid back vibe and that everyone is very open and approachable and for the most part we had friendly interactions but things there are just a little too chaotic and unprofessional