Holidays with young kids, summer sun and creche required

[Lemmonie]

Anyone have any recomendations of these awful family package holidays?

You know the type, First Choice/Thomas Cook village affairs in Majorca/algarve/spain etc with kids clubs and water parks etc.

[furtive]

Mark Warner

[Simon Brooks]

Club Med, have not been to any in Europe, however have been to Sandpiper in Florida, kids had a great time and plenty to do for adults, could try a cruise as most of them have great kids clubs (avoid Thomson cruise, very poor in my opinion)

[kiwifraser]

Simon Brooks said:

Club Med, have not been to any in Europe, however have been to Sandpiper in Florida, kids had a great time and plenty to do for adults, could try a cruise as most of them have great kids clubs (avoid Thomson cruise, very poor in my opinion)

Club Med was brilliant for us this year. We have 2 young kids (1 and 3), and were looking for exactly the same as you. We went to Hammamet in Tunisia in May and we all loved it so much we went back in October! Paid only 2k including flights, accommodation, transfers, entertainment, food, booze, kids/ baby club for the whole week. Its only 3 hours from the uk iirc. Restaurants are good, drink is all free all day, and it is a great way to just get a break from the usual uk day to day life

Our 2008 holiday was Thailand/ Singapore, which was also brilliant but harder work with flights to get 2 kids to.

[Puggit]

Went to Fuerteventura a couple of weeks ago with 1 year old and 3 year old. They had the only Thomson kids-club open in the Canaries (3-12)

The staff were extremely professional and our son could not be dragged away. Sadly the creche wasn't open over winter!

[Bill]

furtive said:

Mark Warner

We used them in Hurghada, and although the hotel was full of Russians (Rude but good for people watching) it was very good. I've also used Sunsail before we sprogged out and they're a bit more upmarket.

A couple of pointers for wherever you go:

Book as much child care as possible, you can always take them out if you actually want to spend time with them. We had 6 half days booked and he had such a good time we tried to arrange more but they were full.

When you arrive find someone with kids who's been there a week already. They'll have worked out mealtimes and where and when to find stuff to do which will save you a load of grief.

[Lemmonie]

Good Tips thanks.

Just booked the Holiday Village in the Algarve with First Choice. All inclusive for a week with an upgraded room and insurance came to £1500. Not too bad i suppose.


Will be pre-booking the creche on monday!

[ClaphamGT3]

Mark Warner

Esprit

Evolution 2000

Neilsson

Sunsail

[Lemmonie]

ClaphamGT3 said:

Sunsail

eh?! a boating holiday with two kids that dont swim?!

[ClaphamGT3]

Lemmonie said:

ClaphamGT3 said:

Sunsail

eh?! a boating holiday with two kids that dont swim?!

They do shore based clubs which have really good childcare facilities; a couple in the med and one in Antigua (although we've taken both of ours sailing since they were a few weeks old &, if you have the right set-up, its perfectly safe)

[Lemmonie]

ClaphamGT3 said:

Lemmonie said:

ClaphamGT3 said:

Sunsail

eh?! a boating holiday with two kids that dont swim?!

They do shore based clubs which have really good childcare facilities; a couple in the med and one in Antigua (although we've taken both of ours sailing since they were a few weeks old &, if you have the right set-up, its perfectly safe)

Good for you. Obviously much braver than me. Unfortunately my two are 3 and 2 years old which is the perfect age for causing as much mayhem as possible and generally being shifty little sly wosits that get into all sorts of trouble!!
Hence the all inc. 3 hour flight, waterpark on site, kids clubs holiday for us! I want a break too!

[furtive]

ClaphamGT3 said:

if you have the right set-up, its perfectly safe

Do you tie them to the mast?

[ClaphamGT3]

furtive said:

ClaphamGT3 said:

if you have the right set-up, its perfectly safe

Do you tie them to the mast?

Not Quite!! The bambino goes into her car seat down below when we're sailing & in a travel cott when we're moored up. The toddler is on a life-line with a life jacket & cysling helmet when on deck and we have meshed the guard rails so nothing larger than a tennis ball could get over the side