13/10/2026
A wee bit of consideration goes a long way...
We've always said we don't expect perfection from our guests. We're all human, things get missed, and goodness knows we're probably guilty of overlooking the odd thing ourselves! Even our lovely cleaners aren't equipped with superhuman eyesight (although sometimes we do wonder!).
Over the years, we've picked up the odd cigarette end while doing changeovers. One or two here and there? No big deal. We pick them up, pop them in the bin and carry on with our day. It's hardly worth making a song and dance about.
But during yesterday's changeover? Well... 😳
While getting Sunrise ready for our next guests, we found ourselves on an unexpected cigarette-end treasure hunt around the caravan.
And the photographs? That's only SOME of what we collected from the FRONT of Sunrise!
Now, before anyone gets the wrong idea, we genuinely appreciate our guests respecting our no-smoking policy and taking their ci******es outside. Thank you! We really do appreciate it.
But we'd love it if that same consideration extended a few feet beyond the caravan door!
We're not on a deserted island (although some days that sounds quite appealing!). We've got neighbours enjoying their own holidays, families staying in the surrounding caravans, other holidaymakers walking past, children playing and dogs having a good sniff around.
None of them should have to dodge somebody else's discarded cigarette ends. And neither should the next family arriving at Sunrise, excited to start their holiday.
Our cleaners work their socks off, and we do our fair share too, making sure everything is clean, comfortable and welcoming for each new arrival. We're more than happy to go the extra mile, but we'd rather not spend it bent double in the grass hunting for cigarette ends!
We're not asking for perfection. Accidents happen, things get missed, and we'll never make a mountain out of a molehill.
But there's a bit of a difference between missing the odd cigarette end and leaving enough behind to keep us occupied for half a changeover!
So here's our very simple, very reasonable little request...
If you're having a cigarette outside, enjoy it! Just make sure it's properly extinguished and disposed of responsibly afterwards.
A little thought for your neighbours, the people passing by, our cleaners and the next family arriving really does make all the difference.
And if you do drop a cigarette end...
Just pick it up. Because, well... why wouldn't you? 🤷♂️
With love (and considerably fewer cigarette ends),
The Moonstar Team 🌙