Would you pay 8K for this?

[treatsortreating]

All inclusive for a week in Greece.

I have fallen in love with the place, love the muted tones.

But is any all inclusive holiday for 7 nights worth £8,000? For 2 adults and 2 DC

I spend around £3k and find the places I go are really nice. Would it really be worth the extra £5k?

I don't have that kind of money, anyway but genuinely interested to see if that type of place is worth it when you can go someone very nice for 2-3K

@Iloveburgerswaymorethanishould - please share the details

I wouldn´t be happy about that either...

Would I pay 8k for this?
Well, it depends. Is this a "once in a lifetime-splurge" or is this an amount I´d comfortably spend on next winter as well?
I wouldn´t choose this kind of holiday for a rare splurge. But that´s just my personal opinion.

Not for children. They don't need luxury 😂 and will irritate people with no children 😂😂

That’s a totally weak comparison. No food, gas for the vehicle, drinks, etc included in your 8000 spend. I live an hour from WDW and eating out in this part of the world is more expensive than the UK (at least that was what we found on our most recent trip to the UK). You will be spending easily $150 a meal for food at an average restaurant for 4 people. Also the quality of the accommodation is completely different. Sheraton is a mediocre chain, IKOS is a whole other level. You’re comparing a Ford Fiesta to a Porsche.

I was thinking the same thing. If I was inclined to stay somewhere as expensive and sophisticated as this, I would definitely do so without children. At the end of the day kids won't appreciate all that fancy dancy stuff. They just want to (mostly) belly flop in the pool and eat chips. I'd rather savour the luxury as a couple or even a single person.

Well it all depends doesn't it on star ratings, reviews, facilities - we are spending five k on a week in Italy b&b and it's only four star. I would definitely want to do the nicest version of my preferred holiday than 'what I could get for £8k' which might be a rubbish version of something else.

If you're happy in all inclusive then it's meant to be high quality. I went through Dassia a few years back and it (the town) was pretty grotty in my opinion but if you're all inclusive maybe you won't leave the hotel.

Certainly not for Tui - they are known to be pretty crap.

@ginasevern that's exactly what we do - kids have grown up and we now spend £££ on luxury holidays.

@treatsortreating How old are your dc?

Beige. Meh

I've only stayed at lovely hotels like this for work - and if I could afford them, I'd live in them all year round!

I probably wouldn't splash the family budget on it if it's going to leave you pushed for other things. You'll still have a great holiday for half the price.

But if it's affordable - do it! Take my envy, it'll keep you cool in the sunshine 😉

I wouldn't. For 2K per person, I'd want to go a bit further afield or if small DC mean that's impractical, I'd have £3K AI holidays for a few years then do Thailand, Cuba, Egypt or somewhere when they were a bit older.

All fairly irrelevant for me as we're on camping/caravanning holidays just now (in part due to elderly dog)😂 but it's lovely to think about abroad hols!

@notanotherrokabag you can book Ikos via loads of different companies eg. TUI, on the beach, expedia, BA, jet2, booking.com. You can book directly with them.

TBH it's probably the flights that are making this so expensive - is it for this summer? Flights will now be at the highest premium for August this year.

It’s the only AI we’ve done - amazing!

I always base my decision on the colour of the bedspread! Muted tones indeed

No I would not pay that, better hotels in Antalya Turkey, 4/5 star much cheaper

I wouldn't. Even if I had the cash.

I know what you mean op, we used to stay regularly at villa di mare which is very close to the Rhodes one you posted, largely for the chic scandi minimist interiors. But the price has almost doubled in the last 5 years so we can't justify it anymore.
I'm looking for a different holiday but the interiors all look so shit I genuinely think it would ruin it for me 😂
If I had 8k to spend Willy nilly I'd go for it. But the top 2 reviews on trip advisor aren't great.

Ikos resorts are amazing. Try the Ikos Olivia - much better location if you really want to do an Ikos resort. £8k for a week in Corfu is way too expensive tho.
Tbh you could go 3-4 weeks in Greece if you just did bed and breakfast for that kind of money.
I think with AI resorts it doesn’t really matter where you are. Most people don’t seem to leave the hotel and eat and drink there for their entire holiday. So many look at other resorts in Spain and Turkey which might be cheaper. But if you want to explore the Greek islands there are far better resorts to visit

That does look wonderful. But would it be £5k more wonderful than the £3k option? Debatable. Would be interesting to hear from anyone who has tried both!

Mark Warner holidays are 8K for two adults and two teens in August, for a week. That's more than we pay... 6K is our limit and even then it feels really high.

I can't imagine paying 8K to Tui. Interesting eh?

Am now off to look at the fancy places mentioned in the thread...

If it was somewhere special then maybe. I would love to go to the Maldives so would consider increasing the budget for that. But its not for corfu. I'd rather have an extra holiday

I wouldn't pay an extra 5k for the muted tones, no.

For that sort of money I'd want something else, not concrete boxes facing the pool and each other. But then, to each their own applies here. You've fallen in love so if you can afford it, book it.

No, unless money was no object.

I always think about the things I could do instead with longer lasting benefits - a bathroom refit, various diy projects etc.