Sunnyside Campground & Cottages

Clean quiet place Great hosts

Crazy fees that change as they please. Costs a fortune so go elsewhere. Like us you buy a trailer or cottager. You’ll build a deck, maybe even a hard top with a screen porch. Which you must to buy from them BTW. You can’t shop around for prices because they won't allow it. You have to buy from them and that's it. Then like most people with time you’ll end up selling, whatever the reason, kids grow out of it or they get a summer jobs, tired of the campground being a complete zoo, or in my case an amicable divorce. Every August you need to put a deposit for next years fees. Whatever happens, if you sell, leave, a tree falls on your trailer totalling it (which seems to happen every year) whatever happens your deposit is lost. In our case $1,183.00, even though they collect the full fees from the new camper it doesn't matter one bit, it's gone in the wind. Now you decided to sell... fine print, you MUST use them as your realtor. When we moved in the realtor fee was 8% which is already insane, however a couple years later the mandatory realtor fees were now 12%, yes that is correct 12%! PLUS a $565 "listing fee" for every 60 days it's for sale. Imagine a couple years the mandatory fees could be 16-20%, there is nothing you can do or say - it will be whatever they want it to be and there is absolutely nothing you can do, even if you agree to a fee when you move in, they will just change it. So you bite your tongue and finally pay it and after a few months and a few posting fees later you finally find a buyer. You will need to pay off your cottage / trailer in full BEFORE it is sold, before you have a deposit which means the new buyer can walk away at any time for whatever reason. Then you need to pay for the inspection, correct somehow the buyers inspection is your responsibility and you will pay whatever they decide the fee will be. So you scramble to pay off the trailer ($69,800 in my case) again without having a firm commitment, what’s next you ask? Well you will need to pay the 12% realtor fees of $7,482.40 In advance. So in my case I had to pay $77,282 before collecting a single dime and without any securities plus the $1,183 deposit (which they collected in full from the buyer. We feel like most people who've been here, completely ripped off. You've been warned and it will happen to you, so go and put a ton of money aside for when you sell or buy a real cottage or camp somewhere were the fees and penalties aren't completely insane. They have names for businesses like these... On long weekends you can't even park anywhere it's a complete mad house.

Message from the Owner Sunnyside Family Retreat is a private seasonal vacation destination for families to come together and enjoy the summer months. We work hard to provide a Clean, Quiet, Family oriented community for all to enjoy. We appreciate the positive comments, and respect everyone’s right to their opinions. As business owners for 26 years and now and three generations, it is difficult to accept negative feedback. We work endlessly to try and achieve above satisfaction from all our customers. Please take all comments with a grain of salt, as some use reviews as a forum to express their frustrations. We encourage all to contact us or visit our facility to form your own opinions. There is nothing better than seeing with your own eyes our beautiful park. We have policies in place to protect you and our business. We are up front, truthful and open to all communication with our Members. There is no small print. Sunnyside is a full-service park providing its Members many maintenance services. We are a dealer for Canadian products such as Northlander trailers and Sunspace Sunrooms. We do sell trailers for owners on our lots, as a service to our Members for a fee. All our services provide revenues for the park which in turn allows us to upgrade facilities, infrastructure, and activities. In response to some of the negative comments, they come from a single couple who because of private issues had to sell their trailer after only a couple of years with us. We feel many comments are unfair and untruthful. Their trailer sold on our very best waterfront lot in two weeks even after we closed for the season. Yes, we are busy on weekends as we are 99% full, and have fabulous fishing, boating and swimming, as part of the Rideau Canal system. This I can’t apologize for. Please come visit us as we would love to show you around.

Nice friendly people good water access nice place

Very nice campground. Beatifullakeand town