Choosing a camp
Should I stay in on-site camp accommodation?
Updated 2026-09-01
The short answer
For a first trip of two weeks or less, yes: it removes every decision and puts you thirty seconds from the ring. Past about six weeks it usually stops making sense, because a normal apartment nearby costs less and gives you a life outside the camp.
The case for on-site is friction. You will train twice a day, you will be tired in a way that makes a twenty minute commute feel like a negotiation, and being able to walk back to your room between sessions is worth real money. It also solves the social problem instantly, because the people around you are the people you train with.
The case against is that camp rooms are priced for convenience, not for space, and you are buying the same room whether you are there two weeks or four months. Long stays are where people move out, rent locally, and find their monthly cost drops sharply.
There is a second, quieter argument for moving out: living at the camp means never leaving work. Some people thrive on that. Others burn out in three weeks and blame the training.
Worth knowing
Where we have not confirmed a camp has rooms, the camp page says so rather than assuming. Do not book flights around accommodation you have not had confirmed in writing.
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