Holiday accommodation-noisy children

Bet this is Craig Tara.

This I true but what can you do? Get in to an argument with the parents? Speak to the manager? I don’t think anything would change. There are inconsiderate people everywhere who don’t parent properly. Hence I wouldn’t go to a holiday park with older kids.

We have a non verbal child next door and once you realise what the parent goes through then you understand maybe there’s a reason for shrieking and screaming

I think polite people would keep their kids quiet until around 9. But if you are going to go to one of these holiday parks where there are loads of younger kids then I think unfortunately you have to expect some early noise.

I’d have looked at the set up with the courtyard and thought ‘no thanks‘ especially with older kids that lie in. I think you just may need to choose a more peaceful holiday next time if you want a good lie in. Maybe an air bnb.

Definitely 9am or later. (And I have 2 young children). Mine will happily sleep until 8.30ish on weekends and holidays though so we can enjoy later evenings.

Shrieking at any time of day is unacceptable. Normal playing noise is ok, but continual shrieking is not. There is a distinct difference and some parents seem to be completely unaware of the hideous noise their kids are making.

As for timing, I would expect kids to be up and about somewhere between 8 and 9. If I had youngsters up before that I would take them somewhere away from the accommodation to let of steam.

Family resort doesn't mean "shrieking and screaming is OK." It means there are activities and accommodations for people of all ages. Not that it's OK to be feral as though no one else were nearby.

Family-friendly hardly negates the concept of "consideration for others." If your kid is loud, be that at home, at a resort, in a restaurant or wherever, take it away from other people. There is no excuse for disrupting the ambience with shouting, screaming and screeching, anywhere. Family-friendly or not.

Just because there is no roof over a child's head, out in the courtyard, doesn't mean the "outdoor voices" are OK. At all. "Outdoor voices," an obnoxious comment to begin with, are only OK where there is no one else in close proximity to be bothered. On the beach, in a field, in a playground, at the end of a deserted pier, in the woods on a nature trail, etc. The presence or absence of a physical roof is irrelevant.

Who pissed on your chips?

8/8:30am if you’ve got early risers climbing the walls!

Id say if you expect young children kept quiet in the mornings, you also need to keep adult noise down in the evenings.

Id usually avoid allowing mine to make loads of noise in communal spaces.

Depends on time of year a bit

I'm guessing you are at Butlins? If yes, it's tots breaks during termtime, so mainly younger children going to bed earlier and getting up a bit earlier, so maybe 8am?

I expect families to be up and about whatever time the coffee shop opens.

I personally wouldn’t let them out to play until aroun 8:30. But I wouldn’t be mad at anyone else for anything sooner.
its a holiday park. It’s aimed at young families. If you’re looking for a restful, peaceful holiday then you’re barking up the wrong tree

KookyRoseCrab

7am is obnoxious and and anti social

9am

8am for me. I'd not keep them indoors earlier if the weather was nice but my DC are not shriekers. I'd encourage them to play quietly and they'd generally be quite compliant with that. I dont mind hearing people go about their business early or late, including kids playing. But I don't think shrieking is ok at any time of day.

Find out where they are staying and go and shriek outside their window at 9pm (or whenever the noisy little brats go to bed)

We are just back from Lanzarote ( couple of months) and when we booked I asked for the Premium suites ( adults only ) although the holiday company said we booked it as adult only but other travel companies might not , yes we had kids staying in our block but they were well behaved that’s all I was asking for

It sounds like you’re at Butlins. The accommodation is very close together. It’s unlikely they were targeting your bedroom window, probably just very close to their accommodation. Many young families will be up and out to breakfast, or to queue for swimming or the first show at 8-8.30am. We usually try to leave by that time and the kids might be running around outside whilst we load up the buggy/bags. Ideally I wouldn’t want them screaming at any time of day, but you know, kids, holiday, excitement etc. YABU. Get up and go enjoy your day. Or bring earplugs next time.

Sorry I think if you don't want children there, and therefore the noise of children, then it's on you to choose an adults-only resort or holiday somewhere that isn't a dedicated holiday resort - children wake early, and are noisy. Given that the kids probably woke at 6:30 the parents have already put in 90 minutes of heroic effort to keep them contained until 08:00.

Gosh we have a park behind our house and I don't let DD in there until 9am because of the neighbours.

No, 8am is VERY rude, holiday resort or not.

Shame some parents are too lazy to look after their own children, and get rid of them to send them screaming being a nuisance for everybody else.

yes, it is the children's holiday too.

CHILDREN are entitled not to be awaken or disturbed by feral little darlings screaming before 9 or 10am. Kids need sleep, being shaken awake by screaming outside ruins their entire day.

Having children means you PARENT them, and that includes distracting your toddler, not letting them run wild because you can't be bothered to look after them in the morning.

Family resort doesn't mean families have to put up with horrible noisy children from lazy parents.

the only thing with people that bad is to be thankful they're not your neighbours! They are ruining everybody's holidays, but at least it's only for a week. Imagine living next to someone with that attitude, neighbours from hell all year round, awful.