Inspired by a couple of threads on here recently where people are encouraging those at a loose end over Christmas to book a cruise/holiday/cottage by the sea and escape the forced jollity of the festive season.
What are people’s experiences of this? I ask as I have taken myself away for short breaks in the UK over the past few years - staying in a mixture of AirBnB, Hotels and holiday cottages (not over the Christmas period though) and more often than not, I have felt like a bit of an outcast, especially when going out for dinner as a lone woman dining, albeit with my dogs for company.
I quite often find myself subject to looks of suspicion/pity from other tables or am completely ignored by the waiting staff!
Anyone else had this?