Roy's Hideaway Campground Hot

My partner and I came to the grounds to check it out for permanet living. Roy and his staff gave us a tour of the area. We fell in love with the rustic wooded area and the least expensive yearly rate. You could not ask for a nicer group of people than here at Roy's Hideaway. They have a wonderful pool side cafe where they serve quality tasting food. The grounds are well maintained and landscaped. In the past months Roy has built a club house with state of the art sound system for special events. Roy is always upgrading different aspects of the park...new RV sites, with latest completed project of "The Stables" which has the most fantastic rustic barn decor.

One of the things we like about Roys is that it's "Georgia Country" not the plastic feeling like Key West or Miami, or other "Gay" areas.

Since we've been here Roy has done nothing but make us feel welcomed, and will do all he can to make our living here the best.

My first impression of Roy's was that I was impressed that we got a personal tour of the campground by one of the staff. I have to say the campground is well kept and they were in the process of adding new sites at the time I was there.

As for the friendliness of the staff and other guest staying there I have to give this campground a very poor rating. Roy didn't meet us and this being our first time visiting the campground. I had to ask one of the staff was one person there Roy and then he started talking to me but was limited. I was never asked how was our stay or were we enjoying the campground. The rest of the guest and residents there were clicky and standoffish which was disappointing because of my previous experiences at other campgrounds here in Georgia where I was made to feel at home by the perms as well as other campers. Unfortunately, this was not the case at Roy's.

As for the "cafe" at the campground the food was poor at it's best. The special the night we tried it was rib eye steak. Me and my partner both agreed we should have grilled or cooked ourselves and not eaten the food. The steak was fatty, greasy, and appear to be skillet cooked instead of broiled because of how fatty and greasy tasting.

After seeing the web site and all the activities posted on the web site the campground itself was an overall disappointment. It is unfortunate because it seems to be a great piece of land for a campground. I think if the owner was a bit more friendly this message would come across to all that came to Roy's and this would be seen with visitors as well as the permanents and staff and all would feel welcome instead of it feeling standoffish and clicky.

Hello,
I really can't review my own campground but I do want to let everyone know that no matter what campground you choose to go to make sure its a gay owned one and check to see if you can speak to the owner if you can't beware. Always find people from all campgrounds and ask them what they think about each and every place. Do not always trust what you read here when it comes to ratings we got a rating that was not to fair and I have had several guest tell me who it was. The person that put the rating works for another campground and never has been to our place. We will continue to go out of our way to make sure each and every guest is treated at the highest level possible. Feel free to go to our facebook page at Roy's Hideaway and ask all my guest what they think of us and you will get the true answers on facebook. Another thing I want to point out always check pictures to see what kind of activity you see on each event that is listed on a campground webpage. Also check to see if every event is repeat same pictures used over and over again good sign that they don't get many new people. If they don't have any pictures that will tell you everything. I welcome anyone to call us anytime to ask questions. I have the best full timers anyone could ask for and we are adding more spots all the time. My full timers are not guest they are family.

Thanks,
Roy

Roy’s Hideaway is not a pristine, lavish, resort nor does it claim to be a “resort” unlike other Georgia campgrounds that positively fall short of “resort” quality. It is a bit difficult to access and the interior roads may not be resort quality, the pool a bit small in comparison, and the layout a bit chaotic.

Roy’s is only in its second year of operations as a gay campground where the staff offers amenities and activities rivaling the best “resorts”, all with a personal touch. The staff’s difficult task of successfully providing clean and well maintained facilities is obvious and sure to please the most discerning campground critic. Roy, himself, and the entire staff are approachable and sociable and work hard ensuring you enjoy your visit.

You will enjoy a great meal, at reasonable prices, most everyday of your visit if you choose not to cook. The pool is intimate and inviting providing the perfect social atmosphere to make great friends and you can usually find a beer keg or punch to liven up your evening. I have many friends who visit Roy’s regularly and provide me with an excuse to drop by.

I have personally witnessed increased fanfare, improvements, and patronage, in my short tenure and I am positive that Roy will continue to polish his diamond until it’s bright and shiny and I will always be a fan.

Let me begin by saying that I have traveled the country what feels like several times over and have visited 90% if not all of the gay campgrounds throughout the country. During my journey I have relied on several of the gay camping resources available online for both directions and for recomendations posted by fellow campers. I have come across my share of postings that were somewhat exagerated either by a biased camper or perhaps an employee of the park posing as a camper that just visited the park and decided to post a review with exagerated comments. I thought I had seen it all until I made a trip to Roy's Hideaway, influenced by the postings made on this site I was all but certain Roy's was the best kept secret that I was just finding out about. NOT THE CASE BY EVEN THE LOWEST STANDARDS! Don't get me wrong though, I'm not saying that Roy's is a terrible campground, it is just no where close to being the Roy's that had been described in the previous 5 postings. Perhaps these postings help to build my expectations a little too high but I was expecting paradise in Collins GA and unless there is another Roy's Hideaway in Collins that I don't know about I would recommend the boys in Collins get out a little more in their pusuit of paradise before writing anymore reviews.
On a 1 to 10 scale I would say Roy's is a solid 5 for the overall rating of the park. Upon arrival my first thoughts were that the roads were somewhat difficult to navigate with all of the ponds on the property. It appears as though the property was used as a fish hatchery in the past as all of the ponds looked to be placed close together with just enough room for single lane gravel path between them. Our site did have 50amp service with water and sewer connection but I was told that only a few had sewer connections so I was lucky to get one, although I don't know how lucky I really was considering there was only one other camper in the park not counting the eight or so trailer residents.The site was level for the most part and required little effort to set-up. Restroom facilities were of average condition and cleaned satisfactory for the average camper. The pool area appeared to be fairly new but was certainly a residential designed pool not commercial and it would only accomodate at most maybe 15 or 20 people and that would be pushing it. In my opinion Roy's has really limited their potential by not spending the extra money on a commercial pool but for what it is it is clean and nice for smaller groups to enjoy. There was a hot tub at the pool as well as a snack bar for customers to order what appeared to be typical fast food items.
As far as lush, manicured grounds resembling paradise, NOT HERE, the grass was cut and the property was maintained about the same as the trailer parks surrounding the property that you drive through to get to Roy's. I can't attest to the complentary taco and spagetti nights as I did't care to stick around to take advantage of them but apparently this is an added bonus to the trailer residents in addition to lot rent for residents that is probably one of the cheapest I have seen, notice I said cheapest not best value as I'm a firm believer that you get what you pay for, my guess is that Roy's residents got just that.
So I guess the main message in my posting is take the advise of fellow campers postings with caution as Roy's Hide away along with its postings are a prime example where the gay camping resources available online can't always be relied upon in fact in some cases they look down right suspiciously like paid advertising, you be the judge.
Thanks for reading and Happy Camping !
Rocky