To think my husband was unkind to his mum about their holidays when young

[Rosathon]

My husband's parents bought a beautiful holiday house on the Irish coast, near a buzzy town, when their children were young. They all went there for several weeks a year. His parents - now in their 70s - still own it and we often go and stay there now.

Before his parents bought the house, they used to go to 'Eurocamp' in France. After they bought the house, they stopped going to Eurocamp and went to their holiday house instead each summer.

My husband is 40. Over Christmas, he was talking with his mum about how much fun Eurocamp was. He then said 'it's a shame you stopped taking us to Eurocamp after you bought the holiday house, and that we went there [to the holiday house] every single year instead'.

AIBU to think this was an unkind thing to say? It felt like he was making his mum feel bad about their summer holidays when he was young.

If that’s the worst thing he ever says to his mother, their relationship is probably fine. Your post gives the impression that he was engaging in nonstop moaning about the issue; if that is not the case, YABU.

Holiday homes do get pretty boring for kids, year after year, in many cases.

I don't think it's unkind no. A bit thoughtless at most but if you were having a conversation about holidays and Eurocamp came up, it's not unreasonable he mentioned it. He's not saying he didn't enjoy the holidays at the 'cottage' he's saying as a younger child the camp seemed more fun and exciting. As an adult he clearly values the local holiday.
Did his mum seem upset? I don't see why you're so concerned

Funny that he still chooses to go and stay there.
Why is it that your Dh does't go to Eurocamp in France with your children every year?

His comment isnot really offensive - morelike reminiscing about France.

That was my first thought @user1492757084

Agree not really offensive, bit thoughtless perhaps if that is exactly what he said?

Did his mother seem upset? He didn't complain about the holiday home, he just said he enjoyed the holidays they took earlier in life too and acknowledged that there was a trade off to going to the house every year.

It seems like you're looking for something to pick at.

It's not really offensive, but this is the issue with owning a holiday property. We have a family cabin (not at all a luxury property) and a certain number of holidays 'have' to be spent there just because it's there - I hear the same from people who own timeshares.

Thing is, he has rose-tinted glasses and if they'd kept going to Eurocamp every year he'd soon have tired of that.

I think if I was his mum I'd be telling him that he was welcome to book holidays elsewhere from now on as the house was such a disappointment

Thanks all. The way it came out was like it was a complaint. I'm sure his parents tried to make the holidays fun.

It dues sound a bit boring to go every single year to the same place. Eurocamp sounds much more fun.