I'm not enjoying my holiday.

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First family holiday with our 2yo dd 1 week away in a fairly chilled part of Spain. Husband booked it. Hotel not child friendly we are self catering in a bedroom.. No lounge area no kitchenette not even a kettle!

No evening entertainment or other guests in the hotel. Majority of tourists are German so feeling a bit isolated. Getting dirty looks from locals if we dare go for a quiet drink in one of the local pubs or bars so each night we are stuck on the balcony while we wait for dd to fall asleep.. also its unusually cold here at the moment had a bit of nice weather but it's very windy. I know I should be grateful to go on holiday but there's no fun to be had here it sucks and ita BORING!! early flight home will coat in excess of £300 so not really an option got 3 days left and I'm feeling thoroughly miserable... any advice. Please be gentle I've had a rough few days dd is playing up and being sugar nearly every where we go oh and she's frightened of the sand. All there is to do is walk up and down the same strip of shops and bars day after day can't even find a boat trip or anything.

Your husband booked a cheap "deal". Quite clearly you get what you pay for. Stick it out and next time pay a bit more to get what you want.

can you find a different hotel or even an airbnb & move to it?

I dont mind eating out and paying for that. I must of been mistaken when i said self catering apolgies I dont book holidays usually I'm rubbish at that sort of thing

I have never heard of this sort of set-up. In any case, you are not in prison. Eat out.

True DuchyDuke he should, but he hasn't. I wouldn't trust my DH to get it right without my input. He's a great dad but I am the day to day carer and I think of things he just wouldn't.

Plus the OP is the one on here complaining. If it were the DH I would be telling him to do more research.

So you’re in a regular hotel room. That’s not what self catering means

What a shame, it is very early in the season still so the weather can be crap.

We have had some terrible holidays in places with a toddler and the weather wasn't so warm.

Can you hire a car and explore the island. Hope it improves for you and the sun shines.

I must admit that I don't understand families who book holidays without consulting other family memebrs first. We always discuss where we are going with each other and do a bit of research first.

One of the first things I do when booking a holiday is check streetview to see what a place really looks like and how far it is from other amnities, pblic transport etc.

Use the trip advisor link I posted and find places that are aimed at tourists with families. You are highly unlikely to get strange looks in those places :)

Husband booked it been there, done that and learnt my lesson. Did he book the cheapest one with the ridiculous return flight time where you have to check out the hotel at 10am but your flight isn’t until the next day? You need to try to make the most of it.

He’s clearly booked room only so you’re going to have to go out to eat. Plan your meals around DDs nap? We used to do breakfast and pool until lunch then nap and beach and dinner then bed.

Try not to dwell on what a bad time you’re having and fuck the dirty looks.

Can you swap to another hotel?

Do you want s/c or to eat out?

Can you hire a car and tour Majorca?

I still don't understand the self-catering. You're not self-catering if you have a hotel room with no facilities

There's an aquarium in Palma and it's a nice city. Why don't you get the bus there?

Can Pastilla is great! Why aren’t you taking bus into Palma / eating gorgeous seafood in restaurants / talking Tram-train out of Palma up into the mountains?

Oh cross-posted that your DD didn't like the aquarium. Just hire a car and drive around.

It’s called the Soller train and it’s super groovy. There is an incredible food market next to the station where you can eat incredible seafood.

See if you can upgrade from room only to bed and breakfast but for the sake of only 3 more days probably easier to eat out.

Op, this tripadvisor page mentions restaurants where you are that are child friendly.

www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurants-g187463-zfn17511-zfp5-Palma_de_Mallorca_Majorca_Balearic_Islands.html

I don’t understand why you aren’t eating in the hotel or a restaurant?

Dh is the type to book something then lose the email for ages when i ask to see the details then finally starts looking at it all again just before. I didn't know the exact location until a few days before we have been lucky with a few nice days weather but today was very windy. It's not just about the food I agree palma is a lovely place but it can be a bit boring I've tried finding out about boat trips and other things going on but keep getting told onky certian days or too early in the year. I dont know think im just feeling a bit stressed I've never been great at travelling I always get really homesick but dh loves going away and i want my dd to have holidays so I'm here. I wish I'd been given more chance to do research I'm kicking myself!!!

Also if you have a look in Viator you'll find loads of excursions to do that might get you out and about a bit more.

I'm not surprised 2 yr old doesn't like it, never thought it worth doing this kind of holiday at that age

Were you expecting to pay to eat out and only have a room?

If you're going to end spending £300 killing time and dealing with a bored DD then I'd spend it coming home

I'm curious if your DH understood what he was booking? Also puzzled by the dirty looks, is it the kind of place that's maybe getting sick of tourists generally? I don't think it's you as a family

Sorry did say I got the self catering thing wrong no need to pick holes for that I dont holiday often and i certinly don't ever book anything. My husband did it through a travel company not sure which one and they advised him at the time. I wish I'd been consulted more so yes you're all right it's ROOM ONLY. I apologise for getting it wrong.

How odd that someone would think you aren't giving the full story, what reason would you have to lie about it?

It doesn't sound like a ton of fun. I think you are pretty brave going away with a 2 year old, DD was 3 before we were brave enough to go abroad.
I would definitely try and make the best of it, it's only 3 more days. And I certainly wouldn't let a few dirty looks put you off. She won't starve if you have to feed her junk for the next three days, get yourselves home and start planning a holiday for later in the year to somewhere that might appeal to you more

Start googling - get a list together of fun things to do over the next 3 days. In the evenings head to a restaurant and ignore the looks. It sounds a bit more like you don’t like holidays and aren’t willing to embrace it rather than the place itself.

Also never let your DH book without you having some input again.

Awww sounds annoying :( Sorry! On the upside you'll know to book the holiday yourself next year! Also 2 year olds aren't interested in anything so I wouldn't worry about it, by the time she's old enough to care you'll have found a great holiday.