"It's all about the toilets, I'm afraid," said Dan Raine, who'd travelled from Manchester with his wife for the food and music event.
"I can't stand festival toilets, so the extra expense was purely for the loos."
"We've done festival camping in the past," said Leni Raine, who's married to Dan.
Dan and Leni Raine only had to bring sleeping bags for their yurtJimmy's Farm, which is at Wherstead near Ipswich, didn't have camping for its inaugural festival in 2009, so it's making its debut in 2010.
The boutique camping area is fenced off from the regular campers and has its own toilets and showers.
A couple of the advantages are that the accommodation is already set-up for you and there are locks on the yurt and cabin doors to minimise the risk of theft.
"We do have our own tent, but this is more of a holiday - taking it easy and enjoying a more chilled side of camping," said Leni.
"£600 doesn't seem to get you a lot. You really do just get your yurt for the weekend, but it's a pretty average price for festivals in this type of accommodation.
"The security's pretty good on festival sites, especially if you're in VIP or boutique camping.
"You feel you can leave something and it's secure.
"Now we're older, our idea of festivals has changed slightly. We prefer it if we have a good time but we're not woken up in the middle of the night by somebody falling on our tent."
So it is 'all about the toilets"! One of the best reasons for booking a yurt at the next festival you go to, clean loos and a shower block!
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