Family Holiday Inspiration

[Dalos]

NSC seems to have the answers to most of lifes questions so i need some reccomendations for a family holiday.

Somewhere in the Med, for me, the Mrs and 2 year old boy. Perfect would be a nice port/town that has some nice bars and restaurants but is not full of clubs and chavs.

Hotel needs to be kid friendly ie shallow pool, maybe a park etc

any advice greatly recieved

 

[Northstandite]

Port de Pollenca, Mallorca.

Seems to be bypassed by chavs, a bit more expensive, and a lovely resort.

Multi-national, so not just Brits, and just a 2 hour flight.

Great beach, and theme parks are easily assessible on the compact island.

 

[CHAPPERS]

When are you going? Dubrovnik out of season (ie not July or August) could be a go-er.

 

[scooter1]

We've just got back from 2 weeks all inc at The Holiday Village, Playa de la Arena in Tenerife - our 3 year old had a blast. Exclusive to First Choice, which is the only down side

 

[Sompting_Seagull]

Just got back from Palmanova, Majorca. Great flight time, 1 hr 50 there and 1hr 20 mins back. 20 mins taxi from airport. Lovely area for kids, beautiful beaches, very nice holiday. Use travelrepublic.co.uk as it is by far the easiest website to book holidays on, pretty competitive prices too.

 

[Smile]

We've just got back from 2 weeks all inc at The Holiday Village, Playa de la Arena in Tenerife - our 3 year old had a blast. Exclusive to First Choice, which is the only down side

Very nice with good food and at a reasonable price. You can also book directly as it is owned by Luabay and called Luabay Costa Los Gigantes Hotel - luabay.com

 

[nomoremithras4me]

Port de Pollenca, Mallorca.

Seems to be bypassed by chavs, a bit more expensive, and a lovely resort.

Multi-national, so not just Brits, and just a 2 hour flight.

Great beach, and theme parks are easily assessible on the compact island.

Can recommend Pollensa, beautiful. We have stayed at this place a few times

First Choice | Club Del Sol Aparthotel holidays | Book holidays to Club Del Sol Aparthotel online

 

[janee]

Wow! Was about to post Peurto de Pollensa in Mallorca but a cheaper option is Pefkos in Rhodes

 

[StonehamPark]

Just got back from Palmanova, Majorca.

My favourite part of Majorca, however for a bit of a quieter and child friendly holiday, may not be the best bet due to the crowds and youngrels.
Majorca is lovely though!
I'd suggest Sa Coma, East coast of Majorca. I'm going back there 2 weeks today for a week!

 

[BensGrandad]

We went to Bulgaria, a couple of years ago, not the med but very cheap, very hot and children friendly.

 

[pottert]

Cala d'or Majorca

 

[Dalos]

Settled on Menorca in the end.I like the look of Mallorca but the transfer times to some of the resorts suggested were around 1.5 hrs which didn't fancy.

Some good advice though and came very close to booking one of the hotels suggested.

 

[Northstandite]

Settled on Menorca in the end.I like the look of Mallorca but the transfer times to some of the resorts suggested were around 1.5 hrs which didn't fancy.

Some good advice though and came very close to booking one of the hotels suggested.

Have a great time.

(The Pollensa transfer time is only 50 minutes. The company may have been adding on a standard and often exagerated 40 minutes, to ALL flights, for the collecting of cases etc).

 

[Dalos]

Have a great time.

(The Pollensa transfer time is only 50 minutes. The company may have been adding on a standard and often exagerated 40 minutes, to ALL flights, for the collecting of cases etc).

Cheers mate and I'll certainly bear that in mind for next years hols

 

[pottert]

Settled on Menorca in the end.I like the look of Mallorca but the transfer times to some of the resorts suggested were around 1.5 hrs which didn't fancy.

Some good advice though and came very close to booking one of the hotels suggested.

If you can afford to take a wife & a 2 year old abroad you can afford to get a cab from the airport to your destination.

Which means reaching hotel first.no stop start coaches & no queues at hotel

 

[Lady Gull]

Tenerife is always a safe bet x

 

[gully is my god]

We used to go to Morairia in Spain. Every year. The kids loved it, and it doesnt feel too touristy but it has lots of nice restaurants and things.

If your looking for a tranquil place for a beachy family holiday, this is the one. I even met Mr Motivator there in the old days when he was doing a thing for GMTV

Moraira


Bit loathed to tell people about this one, in case it changes.

 

[middletoenail]

one place I would never go again would be Turkey. If you have a teenage daughter or you plan on taking an attractive girlfriend beware. I went to Marmaris with my girlfriend and the Turkish blokes I saw there were complete scumbags!

Complete dirty leaches latching onto anything in skirts!

 

[Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews]

a 2 year old eh? we've been twice in a year with one of them, Magaluf....bear with me, short flight, 20 min taxi journey(albeit 40 euros) down the far end is the luverly 'Sol Guardalupe' 3 pools, one about a foot deep, perfect. small play area,acouple of Spanish restaurants and not too noisy bars nearby and the beach is perfect for the little un, very flat, clean sand, and Happy House/Tom Browns both know how to feed a fussy 2 year old, you don't need to go anywhere near the Square/BCM etc! Sa Coma's lovely, I just didn't fancy the transfer

 

[WATFORD zero]

When our kids were young, we took them to Menorca quite a few times - Excellent choice for young families. Get a car and it's easy to get around with some excellent Fish restaurants in Fornells