Active discussions

Please or to access all these features

Talk
AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Original poster

AI large family holidays = rocking horse shit!!

35 replies

WidMuthBae · 20/04/2024 16:57

DP and I want to take the whole fam on holiday. A proper nice (as in we get a break) holiday.
I don't want to go self-catering as I'll end up thinking about food, shopping, dishes, crumbs and all the rest.
I want to go somewhere all inclusive where the answer is basically yes to every snack whinge and I don't need to think about everyone's personal needs for 7 measly days... BUT we're 2 adults and 4 children, (2 x 14, 1x 11 and 1x10) and I cannot find an apartment or villa where we can all stay together and be all inclusive for catering... its either S/C villas or 1 adult with 2 kids in 2 rooms. DP and I want to share a bed on holiday! Siblings can share rooms so 3 rooms is all we need...
Can anyone suggest a solution or company that can help with this please?

Muchas gracias 😎

OP posts:
LBOCS2 · 20/04/2024 17:38

Barcelo hotels have 2x bed plus a living room in some of their hotels. Princess Yaiza has interconnecting suites but it's not AI, it's half board.

Whenwillilikehimagain · 20/04/2024 17:31

Yep. Impossible. Unless you're loaded or you want to spend your week separated from your spouse.

LoinChop · 20/04/2024 17:19

Princesa Yaiza in Lanzarote do 2 bedroom rooms which have 2 lounges both with sofa beds too which means they sleep 8. AI. Really good. Loved it.

GF gran Costa in tenerife do 2 bedroom suites. Again, AI.

Lemons1571 · 20/04/2024 17:10

Los Zocos in Costa Teguise Lanzarote. Large 2 bed apartments AI.
On the TUI website you can search AI but you have to put number of rooms = 1 into the search (think it’s in the “number of people” section)

ghostyslovesheets · 20/04/2024 17:10

First Choice have plenty of AI's with 2 bed family suits - these often have a sofa bed in the lounge

Frankie2015 · 20/04/2024 17:08

Look on jet2 they have a search for holidays for large families and can filter on all inclusive. Just booked mine from there and got a 2 bed apartment in a hotel.

Flamingogirl08 · 20/04/2024 17:03

There's lots of 2 bed apartments and a sofa bed in the living room. Would that work for you?

LazyDaysy · 20/04/2024 17:00

My solution to this would be to book an adjoining room (you can get these at lots of hotels). Maybe you can find one two bed and one one bed that joins on, but I think usually they’re just one bedroom rooms that connect through a door.

Are the 14 year olds nearly 15? Could you request a room next to each other, state that one adult will be in each room but actually just have the 14 year olds share?

PotteringAlonggotkickedoutandhadtoreregister · 20/04/2024 16:58

AI hotel. Book 2 rooms. The 14 year olds have their own room and share and you and DP go in a family room with the youngest 2?

Swipe left for the next trending thread