How To Choose The Perfect Caravan Holiday Home

1 – Bedrooms

The first thing you’ll need to decide on when choosing the perfect Holiday Home is how many bedrooms you require. This will mainly depend on who will be predominantly using the caravan.

If it’s just you, a 2 bedroom model might be more than enough, allowing you to sleep in the master bedroom and use the second bedroom as extra storage, or somewhere to work or do hobbies, while still keeping the option to have guests stay.

If you have a large family who will want to visit, a 2 bedroom might still be suitable, as many living areas have sofa beds, which can be surprisingly comfortable.

If you’d prefer your guests to each have their own space, then you might want to consider a 3 bedroom model. It’s worth noting however, that unless you opt for a lodge or a considerably larger caravan, having 3 bedrooms may decrease the size of your kitchen and living area, so it’s all about weighing up what’s important to you.

At WDLH Parks, we mostly stock 2 bedroom models pre-sited and ready to move into. However, we do have a number of vacant pitches just waiting for a holiday home of your choosing, and many of the larger pitches will happily take a 3 bedroom model. So, just because you may not see a 3 bed Holiday Home listed on our website, it doesn’t mean it’s not an option!

3 – Living Area

You may not realise it, but having your living room at one end, and your bedrooms at the other end isn’t the only layout option available! While it’s true that most Holiday Homes default to this option, it is possible to get a Holiday Home with a living area in the centre and there are a number of reasons why you might want to do this.

If you’d like a bit more space between you and your guests/children while you sleep, a centre-lounge layout is perfect for this. It also works well if you are getting a large side decking and/or the best views are to the side of your pitch. A more traditional layout is ideal if most of your decking is at the front, or if that’s where the best views are.

It’s also worth considering the dining table, and whether you’re happy with bench/sofa seating or if you’d prefer freestanding dining chairs.

4 – Storage

When thinking about how much storage you’ll need, it’s worth considering how long you’ll be using your Holiday Home for at a time. If you’ll mostly be doing short, weekend trips, you may be happy with more open space, with less need for storage. If you’ll be staying for a couple of weeks at a time, you’ll probably need to make the most of the space to store as much as possible.

Cupboards in the kitchen and bedroom are the obvious place to start, but there are plenty of other spaces to consider. Under the sofas and beds, in a coffee table/ottoman, bathroom cabinets and more are all spaces that can be utilised for extra storage. Holiday Homes with built-in furniture can often have more storage space than those with free-standing.