Technical Specification

Model Year	2009
Manufacturer	Hobby
Class	Single Axle
Range	Prestige
Base Vehicle	-
Price from (£)	12675
Berths	4
Shipping length (m)	7.34
MRO (kg)	1298
MTPLM (kg)	1600
Max width (m)	2.30
External height (m)	2.56
End Washroom	No
Island Double	No
Fixed singles/bunks	No
Triple bunks	No
End Kitchen	No
Back & Front Dinette	No
Side dinette	No
Caravan Buyer Test Date	-
Caravan Test Date	-
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Detailed Review

Hobby Prestige 540 UL, 2009

Price new: £13,200

This caravan is a: four berth with fixed beds

This layout has you sleeping in the fixed beds up in the nose; your lounge/living area is at the back. I’m in the minority, but that’s just where I prefer it.
The kitchen sits centrally; a thick bulkhead separates kitchen from bedroom. Within it is a swiveling partition that takes a television (viewable from both sides), with a drinks cabinet on the reverse. Opposite is the outer wall of the washroom which, together with the bulkhead, creates an almost entirely separate bedroom feel to the layout.
Some caravans rely on kit alone to create any impression of whether a caravan is special or not. Fact is in the Hobby you could strip it bare of electrical goodies and you’d still have an interior that feels instantly expensive. The furniture looks like wood – because it is. Sadly – and incredibly – some caravan manufacturers manage to make the real thing look like plastic.
The big U-shape lounge is dominated by the two huge corner back rests and even larger table. If I were to use the Hobby as a two-berth I’d feed this monster table to my wood burner and buy a cheaper lighter occasional table. Result? Even more space here and a half-tonne less on the MRO.

Caravan layout

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