“I challenge you to fit 15 days of clothes for three small children, in the UK where it may be rainy, muddy or cold, along with body boards, wetsuits, various sporting items, some kitchen stuff, many beach towels, windbreak, waterproofs, walking boots... into the back”
Well quite. Add bikes into the mix as well. I have been smiling at the posts saying ‘surely you just take enough clothes’ and ‘who does washing on holiday?’
Those posters maybe don’t get muddy, wet or sweaty or require specific kit for their activities. There are 6 of us and we pack minimally on the clothes taking only that which we specifically need and kit that can be washed and dried overnight ready to be reused the next day. We’d need to hire a van for all the clothes otherwise. We take two cars packed to the gunnels as it is!
No laundry facilities? No booking. A dishwasher is way low on the list of requirements for us. Between 6 of us, the dishes are not a concern.
I think the OP will have got a lot from this thread and how wide ranging the holiday needs of her guests will be. The simple answer is, she should incorporate both.
I hope that each and every one of us, whether scrambling up the side of a mountain in the rain, sauntering round a gallery after a nice brunch or days out with the kids to the beach, get a break this summer. I know this thread has put me in the holiday space in my head.
Fingers crossed all.