What are the living arrangements?
This is one of the most common questions we receive from prospective parents. Of course, we’ve all seen enough Hollywood interpretations to imagine our children living in everything from tents with cots to luxury facilities complete with common rooms furnished with ping pong tables and fluffy sofas. The reality at Camp Starlight is somewhat simple, and in this blog we’re going to try to answer some of the most common questions that we receive about camp living facilities.
What are the cabins/bunks like?
Most cabins or bunks house 8-12 campers plus a couple of counselors in a single room for sleeping and a separate bathroom and shower area. Some cabins or bunks may have separate areas with cubbies for storing clothing and personal belongings. The beds may actually be traditional bunk beds (one stacked on top of the other) or they may be single beds lined next to each other and separate by cubby stands.
What’s the difference between a cabin and a bunk?
Essentially, nothing. It’s simply a matter of each camp’s preference in whether to call its living facilities cabins or bunks. This may or may not be related to the particular region in which a camp in located. In some areas “cabin” may be the more common term while in others, camps are more likely to call them “bunks.”
Where do campers put their things?
Whether it’s next to the beds or in a separate area, camp cabins and bunks have cubby areas in which children can place their things. Although there is ample cubby space for everything on the camp’s packing list, it’s important to keep in mind when packing that there isn’t a lot of extra storage in bunks or cabins. So it’s a good idea to contact the camp before giving into temptation and tucking a lot of extra items in your camp trunk.
Are the toilet and shower facilities inside the bunk, and what are they like?
Although some summer camps do have community shower houses shared by several bunks, all of Camp Starlight bunks have ensuite bathroom facilities inside that are shared only by those living in each individual cabin or bunk. They typically have a two showers, two sinks as well as two toilets and hot water.
Additionally, all bunks feature porches or sitting areas outside and drying racks for beach towels, since waterfront activities are a prominent part of summer camp. While cabins and bunks do not feature air conditioning, there are plenty of screened windows that allow air to pass through, which works well in mountainous locations where the air tends to be a few degrees cooler anyway.
So there you have it, what a bunk is like at Camp Starlight.
