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    Capitol KOA

    2.8 (44 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Bill M.

    Very nice KOA Holiday location, we have stayed at a few. We were lucky to get a spot arriving in the middle of a holiday weekend, but using their site reservation tool we were able to get a suitable spot near the bath house. The bath house was big and clean! This is important to us having a pop up camper. The only negative was they have 6 showers and one is only slightly wider than the others and has a Handicap sign on it. It would have been great if they built 5 showers and made one even bigger for mobility impaired people, but I managed. The staff was nice and the store well stocked at reasonable prices! They kept it really clean during the holiday weekend despite being packed! The last 2 days beginning the next week days was very pleasant and quiet. 50 minute drive into DC to tour on our own. The pool was nice! Would definitely come back.,

    Campers with no trees. Pit stop.
    Patricia G.

    1. Customer Service not good: it felt like we were a bother during checkin. Asked if any events planned and she was like not sure. 2. It is right off thruway and you could hear all the cars. It felt like a pit stop for camp trailers. Definitely not a camping feeling. 3. No hot water or for that matter warm water to shower. 4. At other KOAs we stayed the owners would visit and check on campers. Not here. They drove on their golf carts and encircled the camp ground. No hello no nothing . On a positive note, the bathrooms were clean and so was our cabin.

    Matthew S.

    Was treated very poorly by staff, man in a golf cart harassed me to the point of canceling my reservation. Then followed my vehicle to the entrance, I was shocked at how terrible I was treated and I blame it solely on me being young and having tattoos. Assumed and discriminated against me, looked on google reviews and wasn't surprised. Bob the slasher is the owner, do not stay here. If you have to stay here, play nice with employees.. heed my warning.

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    Brad M.

    This is a great spot to camp, it has a lot of activities for kids like a pool (closed for covid) playground, bikes, chess, and a jump pad, scavenger hunt and outdoor movies. (No lake for fishing) I've been to a few KOAs and this is only the second that had the jump pad. (Obx KoA has one too) if you're looking for some time away to relax this place is settled nicely in Maryland with reasonable access to nearby stores, shops, DC of course and even better a drive in movie theater is about 40 min north of here. It makes for a great weekend getaway for the family or for you and your significant other. I've camped here three separate times, they offer late night check in, allow dogs, everyone is friendly, and due to the area prices are higher than other KoAs I've stayed at. The staff is awesome and does a great job at keeping social distancing in place. Over the fall they do two weekends of Halloween decoration and trick or treating.

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    Gary R.

    DANGER - "Bob the Slasher"? Be sure to read this incredible update! After we placed the negative review below, we have video recording evidence and believe that "Bob the Manager" vindictively damaged our RV by slashing the high pressure sewer hose inside our RV bay, causing hundreds of dollars of damage and creating a dangerous leak of sewer on the last night we stayed at the Capitol KOA Park. THE REVIEW: "This place is on our "never return" list. Firstly, the park is in the armpit of two freeways built at "old hog farm" - all this luxury for $100 per night. It is "conveniently located" only 1 hour typical drive from D.C. Oh, and can words describe how asinine, petty, and insulting the staff are? I was astonished, appalled, offended, and incredulous by our unexpected interactions with them. Kind of like the four seasons of emotions in a 30 minute period except without summer or spring. Logic and basic expectations of acceptable customer service are totally bereft. This is the park to make you grateful for all the other parks you will stay at. *** AVOID ***" The Evidence - draw your own conclusions: After my guests and I suffer horrible verbal abuse and absurd accusations from Bob the manager and his staff over a $14 guest parking pass (that we had no idea was required) we pay the $14 but ask for an apology. Bob refuses to apologize and become extremely hostile. We tell him that the treatment is absolutely unacceptable at every level and promise that we will be leaving an appropriate review to reflect his despicable demeanor. He storms off. At 9:00pm I post the above review. I have a 24/7 video recording system on my RV and tow vehicle (Front and back HD video recording). On video - At 10:13pm my video system records what looks like the manager's golf buggy drive to my RV. (Scoping it out?) On video - At 10:15pm the golf buggy drives back toward the office. On video - At 10:19pm a person with a flashlight walks from office direction to my RV. We are all watching a movie. At 10:20pm from my driver's chair I observe through a window someone that I immediately perceive to be Bob the manager outside my motorhome with a flashlight walking around it. At 11:15pm my wife tells me to empty the gray water tank as it is full. I go out and turn on the high pressure sewer pump. Gray water sprays everywhere from a gash that was stabbed into the high pressure with a knife inside the RV bay - strategically slashed to inflict maximum damage and contamination. My 13 year old daughter usually does this job. I get sprayed with gray water and inside bay is contaminated (See photo). Hmmm. Who would do such a thing and what would the motive be? I have little doubt it was "Bob, the slasher". Do you really want to send your family to a place with such a lunatic who would do such things? What a horrible, vindictive, psycho person! Protect the safety and sanity of your family and stay far, far away!

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    Haley K.

    We checked in late and they forgot to leave our paperwork out for us but I understand since it was late. The manager was extremely nice and courteous and came to the front at almost 1am and helped us. He took us to our cabin which was clean and cozy!! Definitely will be coming back in the summer when it's warmer. We needed somewhere to stay for the Chicken Wing Fest and this was not only close but adventurous!!!! Only four stars because it was extremely cold and the room was freezing before we turned the heater on.

    The scavenger hunt was great fun for the kids!!! We had fun watching and doing some hunting ourselves!

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    Capitol Koa Campground - Bed bug on shirt. Found while packing

    Capitol Koa Campground

    3.0(19 reviews)
    0.8 mi

    This campground was nice, nothing fancy. We didn't spend a ton of time at the site as we were…read morespending time with family. Site was level, quite a few trees but nothing in the way. The service was good - they offer propane refills and will deliver back to your site. Site was spacious - we were able to park our dually, 45' 5th wheel, a Harley and a sedan in our site.

    Stayed in cabin 202 for a Fri - Sun and on our last morning we found a bed bug on our clothing…read more While they gave a refund it does not come close to cover the time and energy of remediating all of our clothing, sheets, and blankets. We also had to throw out items that could not be cleaned properly and now have to replace them (pillows, shoes, etc). My husband has 23 bites over the course of 2 nights. They burn and itch very badly. I truly hope this was a hiccup for them and they go through correct methods of having the cabin treated properly. UPDATE: A recount of the bites - my husband has 31 bites so far. The remediation of all of our items is exhausting. All the blankets, clothing, suit cases, all the other items we used in the cabin needs to be cleaned. We had to throw out our shoes because they shrunk in the dryer. Spent $$$ replacing shoes for a family for 4. Pillows are not cheap to replace either. I bought a new corset at the renfest this weekend that I'm hoping doesn't get ruined when it goes through the dryer. That too was expensive. So if you're looking to have to spend a bunch of extra money to replace items you didn't want to replace in the first place - I recommend staying here.

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    La Petite Academy of Gambrills

    La Petite Academy of Gambrills

    2.6(13 reviews)
    3.4 mi

    I'm really disappointed with my experience at La Petite Academy. From the start, communication has…read morebeen a constant issue. The director, Kalani, rarely responds to emails or follows up when concerns are brought up. Meetings that were scheduled to discuss my son's needs were missed with no explanation or reschedule, which is completely unacceptable. There's been nonstop turnover with staff, not enough staff in classrooms, and little to no structure day to day. It's very clear that the staff is overworked and the children are the ones who end up affected.My son hasn't received the consistency, support, or attention he deserves. Even more frustrating, they have failed to provide accommodations or meaningful support for children with disabilities, despite multiple conversations and requests. That's something no parent should have to fight for. Parents are barely kept informed -- no clear curriculum, no consistent updates, and no sense of stability or leadership from the director. For the amount of trust and money that goes into childcare, this is incredibly disappointing. If you're looking for a center that communicates, values your child, and maintains consistency, I would strongly recommend looking elsewhere.

    Do Not Enroll in La Petite Crofton. My Daughter started at…read moreLa Petite at 18-months-old. My daughter adapted quickly and enjoyed it there until shortly after she turned 3 years-old. She suddenly started biting and fighting at school. We were shocked. She never does that at home. It got to a point where we'd have to pick her up at least two or more times per week. We engaged the teachers, we practiced the material they gave us at home as best we could. She didn't bite or hit at home so we didn't have opportunities to reinforce the behavioral lessons. She would whine and cry every time I took her to school. She was adamant that she didn't want to go. Not even 3.5 years-old and she was already capable of vocalizing that she wasn't happy there. My husband and I, after months of racking our brain and worrying, decided that it wasn't her fault she was behaving this way - she's 3 and a product of the environment she was in. I honestly believe that she'd get in trouble on purpose so we'd come get her. Ultimately, we realized that La Petite was not the right fit for our daughter when she didn't improve no matter what we tried and La Petite proved they were incapable of taking care of our daughter consistently and reliably. Let's talk about reliability. Especially during COVID. Don't get me started on the obscene number of COVID cases they had. In November 2021, they had a full outbreak - at least 2 cases they announced, and at least 1 wasn't - the one where my daughter also got COVID. See attached screenshots. This was the first indication that there was a significant concern about La Petite's reliability and management. All that aside, I have very little complaints about how she was cared for, the facilities, or the teachers. My complaint about this facility is about professionalism: The school director, Bianca Wilson, in particular. Recognizing that La Petite wasn't the right fit, we started looking for replacement care facility in the last couple weeks. We fortunately found a replacement school that would have an opening in a month-and-a-half. Simple enough, right? We picked up our daughter from school on Friday without issues. My husband emailed Bianca to let her know to not charge us for the re-enrollment fee scheduled to be charged that coming week. Our daughter got sick with a cold that weekend, and got us sick, so we stayed home on Monday and Tuesday to recover. On Wednesday (today for me as I write this), I show up like usual to drop my daughter off at daycare and I'm stopped at the door by the receptionist, who tells me that Bianca responded to my husband's email on Sunday to tell us that our daughter was not welcome back. Of course we hadn't seen it. Let that sink in for a moment. Had we seen it, that would have been one day notice that we no longer had childcare. But we didn't see it so I was blindsided. No phone call. No sit-down meeting with the director. No notice. No attempt to negotiate with us so that we could work out a plan. This is the height of unprofessionalism and disrespect in a daycare provider. I can accept that my daughter is not a fit for La Petite, but let's work out a plan so that we can transition smoothly. Let's talk about it. An email that was never acknowledged is NOT the way to expel a child from a daycare. That's not the half of it. While at daycare, I asked the receptionist to get Bianca on the phone. She wasn't able to because Bianca was driving. But somehow, Bianca did manage to text the receptionist that we weren't charged for care this week. If she has speech-to-text, then she has Bluetooth or a speaker phone to take my call. So not only did Bianca not communicate with us directly when expelling our daughter, she avoided confrontation about it. I contacted corporate to file a complaint, but they have yet to return my calls after several hours. So instead, I writing our story as a cautionary tale for other parents. If you want professional, reliable, and communicative childcare, then the La Petite on Johns Hopkins Rd in Crofton, MD, is not the right place for you.

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    Harpers Ferry Adventure Center

    3.8(265 reviews)
    59.4 mi

    Regular tuber, first time zip liner! And it was amazing. Cost was such a great balance to the…read morelength and intensity to this fun excursion. 3 hours on the course with great bridges, crossings, zip lines, and a free jump. Our guide Liam and his partner (terrible name memory!) were awesome and made our trip that ended in rain still feel safe without spoiling the fun! Highly recommend for families or a date day like we did

    We had an amazing time tubing with Harpers Ferry Adventure Center, an experience we won't forget…read moreanytime soon! From start to finish, everything was smooth and well-organized. The river was relaxing, the views were gorgeous, and the whole day just felt easy and fun. A huge shoutout to Spider, our guide, who truly went above and beyond. Not only did he keep the energy high with great vibes and a friendly attitude, but he also made sure everyone was safe and accounted for throughout the float. We noticed him picking up trash along the way. So awesome to see someone taking care of the river and setting a great example. He really cared about both the people and the environment. If you're thinking about doing a tubing trip in Harpers Ferry, this is the place to go--and if you're lucky enough to get Spider as your guide, you're in for a great time!

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