To ask how much you’d expect to pay for a holiday

This is what it cost us each for a fully inclusive week in Malta about 5 years ago so would agree that's about right

I got Dominican Republic in jan for two adults for under £3k

Depends where you are going , when (summer season will have higher prices even if it's outside of UK school holidays) and the airport and company you're flying with.

Up to £2500 should be doable .

Tui has 7 night all inclusive holidays in Morocco late April 25 for under £1000 per adult. Baby appears to be free. We went earlier this year and would go again.

It also depends where you are flying from usually flying from the north is more expensive, as are weekend flights (if you can fly mid week money can be saved), whether you go say mid May or end of June beginning of July or early November, what the hotel is like is it a true 4 or 5 with excellent reviews in a desirable resort/area etc. Personally, if I were you I would swerve the AI at this stage and go somewhere really nice for you two and avoid the whacky races madness of AI until they are 5 or 6 and wanting playmates, activities and an ice cream, drink and or a snack every 20 minutes.

@HippeePrincess
I don't go AI, it's rarely worth it and ties you down, we go B&B. Also not stuck to school terms, last year Turkey in August was £1400 for 2, Portugal in October £950 for 2.
The MN obsession with 5* is silly, I've stayed in many 3/4 and they were fabulous, you're only sleeping there.

Depends as well what you mean by out of school holiday season. Your money will go much further in mid May or the last week of Sept than in early July, for example. If you can pick a time where none of Europe is off school, that'll help.

We are going to a 4 all inclusive on a Greek island, 2 adults 2 kids in school holidays for £2700. So I’d expect to pay less than that for a 5 in term time 1 baby.
check out Jet2 and EasyJet holidays.

Around £1,200-1,600 before flights per adult.

I mean I’d assumed long haul from the original post for some reason. I was basing this on the prices when I was looking at honeymoons 15 years ago (didn’t go!), and then family holiday (in school hols)in bog standard accommodation over the past few year (also haven’t actually gone). I haven’t seriously looked since and considering the prices of even UK holidays currently I figured a lovely hotel, all inclusive where the food is excellent, in a nice destination would be very expensive. How are you getting this including flights and all inclusive for £500?

It’s mad that as a family of 6 we could find a holiday cheaper than that/ about that price-the fact that it’s a hotel and you’ve a baby makes it difficult for that, we go eurocamp which is amazing, mobile homes.

Am sure you could go outside school holidays for maximum £2k for two people. Also try booking the flights and hotels separately as it can work out cheaper.

Also look at Jet2holidays, for a year from now, 5 star AI is starting at under £2.5k for all of you.

If you go in early/mid May that drops to under £2k.

£3k minimum

@HippeePrincess
No wonder you've never been if you think a week in the sun is £3k per person!!
I routinely go on week long holidays to very nice hotels for £5/700pp

You could do that for £1k each outside school holidays.

if you want something nice I would say 3k minimum

I stayed in a 5 star resort in marmaris in may. 14 days all inclusive for 2 adults and 2 children )4 and 14. Paid just under 4 grand with luggage and insurance but not transfers. Going back October half term but without the 14 year old and only for a week and paid 1900. Booking to go back next August for 10 days and again without the 14 (15 by then) and it’s still only 3500. I’d happily pay about 4-5k for our main family holiday and a bit less for my extra one.

I was (honestly) gonna say about £3k.
Prices for a holiday in the med have increased again. 😫

Official star ratings - as opposed to TripAdvisor ratings - are determined by what facilities a hotel has, not how good it is. For example, in some countries a hotel needs to have ‘business facilities’ to be a 4* and in some it needs to be wheelchair accessible.

Each country is different, but - higher rating doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a better hotel.

Have a look at easyJet holidays, we’ve got some real bargains with them! No payment required until 6 weeks before (bar deposit) and change/cancel anytime before then easily online. Some lovely filters, literally hundreds of £ less than Tui/jet2

£3500 at least if you're going in June time- obviously a lot more for middle to end of July.

We went to a lovely 5 star all inclusive last year with a little one- in June it was £4k we looked at August out of curiosity and the same holiday was £6500!

I would get the best you can afford. Before booking do your research on the area/ trip advisor etc.
Have a great time.

Term time we’ve paid about £500-750 pp for that.
School hols we are paying £800pp for a 3/4 star hotel AI, you can of course spend more!

Anywhere between 2 & 3k I’d say is doable…mumsnet is a crazy place if 10k is normal…!

A week out of high season in Europe at 4/5 star would probably set you back around £1500 per person. You might get it for £1k at a cheaper resort.