Advice on the Algarve Please
Discussion
Now our two boys are old enough to go to a hotel, we are looking to get away from self catering and try a 'normal' holiday!
I went to the Algarve years ago, long before kids and fancy going back. However, I want to avoid the 'ahem' British scum element who want to cook themselves all day and drink pints of bitter all night.
Is there anywhere that's like northern Mallorca? (Pollensa, for example)
I went to the Algarve years ago, long before kids and fancy going back. However, I want to avoid the 'ahem' British scum element who want to cook themselves all day and drink pints of bitter all night.
Is there anywhere that's like northern Mallorca? (Pollensa, for example)
We went to Praia da Luz about 5 / 6 years ago. It was OK, but nothing special to be honest. Just seemed to be lots of middle class Brits looking very proud of themselves because they were there (this was the year before the Maddi Mckan thing kicked off).
Lagos was alright with lots of small winding streets and, once you get away from tourist bits, some reasonably good restaurants.
The countryside was nice, with some lovely small villages dotted around to drive to for a walk and lunch.
The sea was mighty cold
We take a villa near Pollenca pretty much every year and much, much prefer it to the Algarve. If your looking for a hotel, rather than s/c, have you considered the Ila d'Or in Puerto Pollensa? It's very nice there.
For us, if Pollensa rates 9/10 for a chilled family holiday with lots to see and do, the Algarve was probably a 6.5 / 7.
Lagos was alright with lots of small winding streets and, once you get away from tourist bits, some reasonably good restaurants.
The countryside was nice, with some lovely small villages dotted around to drive to for a walk and lunch.
The sea was mighty cold
We take a villa near Pollenca pretty much every year and much, much prefer it to the Algarve. If your looking for a hotel, rather than s/c, have you considered the Ila d'Or in Puerto Pollensa? It's very nice there.
For us, if Pollensa rates 9/10 for a chilled family holiday with lots to see and do, the Algarve was probably a 6.5 / 7.
i would second Lagos
nice town, plenty of frozen yoghurt bars so i was happy
not to far from Sagres, which is good for scuba diving
usually stay at Parque da Floresta, which is a golf resort just outside the sleepy fishing village of salema
not an hotel, so wouldnt be good for you
but generally easy to find some good resteraunts etc
nice town, plenty of frozen yoghurt bars so i was happy
not to far from Sagres, which is good for scuba diving
usually stay at Parque da Floresta, which is a golf resort just outside the sleepy fishing village of salema
not an hotel, so wouldnt be good for you
but generally easy to find some good resteraunts etc
Jasper Gilder said:
Have you thought about La Manga Club in Spain? - great resort and great for kids
thought parts of that resort were a little run downbut other bits looked nice
the main strip with bars and restaurants on nearby i liked
with different types of beaches depending on what you and your family want, as on one side its the ocean and the other is the lagoon so the water is perfect for youngsters
that area is generally warmer than portugal as well
Edited by mikebradford on Sunday 4th August 17:10
We stayed here a few weeks ago http://www.scottdunn.com/luxury-holidays/europe/so...
It was excellent....we and the kids had a fantastic time. You can either stay in the hotel or they have various town houses, apartments etc in the grounds.
We stayed in a 2 bed apartment so had the best of both worlds....all the facilities of a hotel but also had a kitchen and living room.
It's sans Chav but that's partly down to price I suspect. If you want to escape Chav's on the Algarve you need to go somewhere expensive.
Villamoura in the summer has got Chav's all over the place.
It was excellent....we and the kids had a fantastic time. You can either stay in the hotel or they have various town houses, apartments etc in the grounds.
We stayed in a 2 bed apartment so had the best of both worlds....all the facilities of a hotel but also had a kitchen and living room.
It's sans Chav but that's partly down to price I suspect. If you want to escape Chav's on the Algarve you need to go somewhere expensive.
Villamoura in the summer has got Chav's all over the place.
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