Help! I am driving myself mad trying to find a suitable holiday for next year and am really struggling with what type of holiday would suit us best.
For the last few years we’ve done either self-catering through Owner's Direct or Eurocamp holidays. For next year, we fancy a change (and I really would like a rest from cooking etc.).
I’ve been considering AI resorts – but the massive cost hike compared to what we’ve paid before is staggering, plus I’m not all that sure that we’d like a big resort holiday – we’re used to doing things slightly more independently and going to quieter places. Though I think somewhere that has a bit more going on for the DCs (7&5) would be good – they particularly like waterslides/splashparks etc though are a bit small still for a full on Aquamania type place.
So I was wondering if there is a happy medium – something like an Aparthotel that has the pool, splash park, possibly kids club (though not essential) to keep the DCs amused, the option of having hotel facilities when we want them, but not the huge cost/”full-on ness” [is that a word?] of AI.
Has anyone had a holiday that fits the bill? Location-wise, we’re fairly flexible. It just needs to be guaranteed sunshine, ideally near a sandy beach, and just a nice, family oriented resort. Oh, and I really don't want all 4 of us sleeping in the same room - that's perhaps one of the things that was pushing up the cost of the AI as I was only looking at places with partitioned family rooms etc.
Any ideas??