Mark Warner - are children of 1 and 2 too young?

[chrissiejames]

Hi
We are thinking of a Mark Warner holiday. Our children will be 1 and 2 and a half. Is this too young for them? Are Mark Warner holidays good? Has anyone been to The Beach in Sri Lanka?
Thanks
Jude

We took our dd on a Mark Warner holiday when she was 14mos - let's put it this way, you're the odd ones out if you don't have a child under five with you

The holiday was great, but dh and I really love sailing and windsurfing so we may be a little biased!

their childcare is brilliant - personally not too sporty so MW's not truly my thing (also found their food/wine at best adequate), however, it was wonderful to have some free quality time knowing that ds was not only being well-looked after but really having fun. The nannies they employ are of a much higher calibre than the nursery nurses typical of most nurseries. Our ds was about 1 1/2 when we first went.

Ds's have been going to MW since they were 4 months (oldest now 4 yo), and have loved it. Shoudl suit your age group really well.

The Beach is a new MW destination as far as I know.

sounds fab... have looked at MW before but never thought of going. How old is too old for the children?

Hmmm, wel its fairly expensive in school holidays, but there's plenty to do for all ages (and the 14-18 year olds even have their own forums etc where they meet up and chat post holiday). There are usually a handful of over5s who go during term time, but I'm not sure that they have as much fun.

wow... that old? My girls should be ok. I've been tempted by the childcare and activities for them to participate in but, you're right, they are very expensive holidays. I imagine totally worth it though if you come home with everyone having had a fantastic break .

So will my 8yo be OK at Chistmas?

Are you going during school holiday times?

Yes on the 24th Dec (for a week) - hope there will be enough childen for DD to play with

School holidays will be heaving with kids - you have absolutely nothing to worry about!

just got a MW brochure in the post... was amazed that the prices as good as double during the school holidays. Being a teacher, this is the only time I could think about going.

I've been to a MW in Corsica, and I thought the childcare was excellent. DS refused to stay in the nursery but that wasn't the staff's fault--he just wasn't ready to leave us for a whole day & we didn't want to upset him by insisting.