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Holiday home - what are your top 5 must haves - in order?

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Laiste · 19/08/2025 21:44

Lighthearted, inspired by thread about bed size.

So mine are:

  1. Area. We have one specific area when holidaying in uk.
  2. Number of bedrooms.
  3. Number of parking spaces and must be off street.
  4. Garden.
  5. No pets.

Honestly don't think to check for king or double bed size!

What's your top 5 in order?

OP posts:
Silverbirchleaf · 19/08/2025 21:55

  1. Welcome gifts - bottle of wine etc. Best one was air BnB in France that had wine, milk, and a plate of hams, cheeses and breads. After a long drive, much appreciated.

  2. Seating area - went to a place for four people that only had a two seater sofa (and kitchen table chairs)

  3. Dishwater - can’t be doing with washing up whilst on holiday

  4. Beds made up on arrival.

  5. End of holiday cleaning - not - before I get fished, I always empty bins, put dishwasher on, etc, and leave the place reasonably tidy, but I’m not doing a deep clean, stripping beds etc.

stretchworkwrigglerepeat · 19/08/2025 21:54

Posting from holiday home which is very nice and well eqipped apart from only loo on ground floor. Will always look for that in future. Sick of downstairs trips in the night. Otherwise, washing machine, stocked with basic cooking stuff like oil and salt and pepper, walkable to local amenities, private outdoor space.

Elsvieta · 19/08/2025 21:53

Nice soft mattresses and not-too-thick pillows (the number of cricked necks I've had from monster pillows)

Curtains that actually exclude light

Reliable wi-fi

No noisy neighbours

Somewhere to park (on-street ok as long as you reliably can actually get a spot there)

Pernickety perhaps, but's what's with the coffee tables in the middle of rooms that you can't actually reach from your seat? Little tables, by sofas and chairs!

Reasonably powerful shower.

Why do you always go to the same area? Don't you get bored?

Original poster
Laiste · 19/08/2025 21:51

BBQ !
See - one i wouldn't think of.

I agree about the weird bedroom with no doors thing. Some places are odd. These days i like a floor plan if poss.

OP posts:
FionnulaTheCooler · 19/08/2025 21:51

Private parking.
Preferably at least two rooms with a double bed but can cope with twin beds if not.
Separate toilet in addition to the main bathroom.
A smart TV that we can log into our own Netflix account on.
Washing machine.

songbird3086 · 19/08/2025 21:49

comfortable sofa
outdoor space
water /beach nearby if possible
no pets
parking ease

ishimbob · 19/08/2025 21:48

The big one for me is that I want everyone in our group to have a proper bed/bedroom. No sofabeds/mezzanines with no proper door etc. Can't understand places that do "three bedroom, sleeps 13" style advertising

WhyNotUsehis · 19/08/2025 21:47

No. of Bedrooms/Beds
Outside area to eat/relax in
Air Conditioning
Amenities within walking distance
BBQ