Aibu to not want to sleep on a sofa bed for a week abroad?

[BernadetteRostankowskiWolowitz]

Looking at an abroad holiday this year for a change (usually book a UK Cottage), and all the "package" holidays are rooms which have a living/cooking area with a sofabed and then one bedroom.

The kids are under 10 and so will likely want to sleep a bit sooner than dh and I - which means realistically they will need to sleep in the bedroom so we can sit up for a bit longer.

So that leaves dh and I on the sofa bed. Which I don't want to do.

Other than a villa (super spendy and usually then not within a resort), what else do families do?

I've scoured and found one single hotel on the site which has second bedrooms. It's quite frustrating!

YANBU to not want to sleep on a sofa bed but I have two children and usually get two or three bedroom apartments or bunk beds for the kids with a double bed for DH and I. How many kids do you have?

YANBU.

Either get connecting rooms or an apartment with the correct number of bedrooms!

Two kids.

Most hotels showing on the site don't have second rooms. I do have a filter on for trips under 500pp for a week so maybe that's restricting the returned results too much.

Interconnecting rooms are usually just hotel rooms though aren't they rather than self catering accommodation.

I’m a big fan of Eurocamp type holidays - check out the 2 bed mobile homes on a site in an area you’d like, and you might find that’s a better option. You’re absolutely right, a sofa bed for a week would be miserable!

If you state your approximate budget people may be able to make suggestions.

Cross post!

YANBU

But tbh I don't see why you can't find rooms with 2 queens, that's what we always do, or get villas with 2 beds, Airbnb, homeaway appartments/houses, suites etc

There are so many options other than sleeping on the sofa bed

If you don't want to sleep on a sofa bed you need to look for a 2 bedroom apartment in a hotel complex

There are a few hotels in the Canaries that have bungalow-style accommodation.
HD Parque Cristobel in Meloneras is one of them. Two-bed bungalows with living room and terrace (and you can opt for AI if you want it)

@Pearlyqueen21

I’m a big fan of Eurocamp type holidays - check out the 2 bed mobile homes on a site in an area you’d like, and you might find that’s a better option. You’re absolutely right, a sofa bed for a week would be miserable!

My children used to absolutely love this sort of holiday.

Some places have 2 or 3 bed apartments. We stayed in a 2 bed apartment in Menorca that was great but will definitely book a 3 bed next time as we slept in the lounge on a sofa bed & it wasn't great.

Would you do an Airbnb? We've got some brilliant Airbnb's in complex's which have pools, restaurants and all the other stuff you'd get in a normal holiday park. It's so much cheaper, and you get way more choice. We got a massive 2 bed place in Portugal last time with all the above for £1400 for 10 nights for all of us.

Obviously this didn't work if you don't want to self cater though!

I think you are struggling to find 2 beds because of your budget. £500 for 4 for a week away is very cheap especially if you are looking for a package that includes flights!

Here is where we stayed, just as an example of why is out there on Airbnb

abnb.me/n13D2nNKYmb

In my experience there's a huge prevalence of holiday accommodation over-promising on capacity assuming that everyone wants to be packed in like sardines in the smallest possible accommodation. That means that for comfortable accommodation for 4, you need to be searching for places that is advertised for housing 6 people. Some sites will let you filter on the number of bedrooms.

Given that you want self catering why fixate on package deals? You can find accommodation on a site like vrbo.com and easily sort out your own travel rather than restricting yourself to packages surely?

You could always put the kids to sleep in the living room and hang out with hubby in the bedroom instead. Or put them to sleep in bedroom and carry them through to the sofa bed when you want to go to sleep?

ues to eurocamp. a small 2bed caravan (or tent) could fit your needs and budget.

Can you find an apartment with a balcony accessible from the bedroom?

I've just booked a holiday like this, and you are right - if you are after an AI package holiday somewhere with kids clubs, etc, then you are doing well to get even one separate bedroom for that price, rather than just an open plan "family room".

I'm planning to keep the kids up later than usual, then put them to bed on the sofa bed, and we will sit in the bedroom or balcony.

Package holidays often seem to put families of four in a one bedroom apartment (or single hotel room), or they charge massive surcharges for a second bedroom. We always found it to be much cheaper to book accommodation and flights separately, it also gives a greater choice of apartments.

The only thing I would say at the moment is to be careful of cancellation policies if you can't travel due to covid, as you don't have the same protection if you book independently, and who knows what the rules will be by this summer. Or check your travel insurance to see if you would be covered in the event that you couldn't go.

We don't do packages, we book flights + accommodation separately, nearly always self-catering apartments. I choose apartments based on everyone having a real bed and no-one sleeping in the lounge!

Depending on children's age, since mine have been about 5 & 7, we just met them stay up later on holidays. That way they can go to bed in the living room.

What about something like this?
www.vrbo.com/en-gb/p2814746?adultsCount=2&arrival=2022-07-18&childrenCount=2&departure=2022-07-25&uni_id=3368074

Flights to Menorca tend to be around £150pp at that time of year, so the whole thing comes in at about £400pp.

We always use vrbo. Put filters in for price and number of rooms. We usually find it cheapest but aren't usually looking for resort holidays to be fair

The place we stay at in Cyprus has one bed apartments. Our kids are older so it's not an issue, but all the apartments have a balcony or terrace, so the kids could be put to bed in the living area easily, then you spend rest of the evening on the balcony? It's an option if you're struggling to find more bedrooms. And depending on how much under 10 they are, they'll probably stay up fairly late cos you're on holiday?