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Luxury family holiday

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ScottishDiblet · 04/03/2015 20:42

Please may I have your help planning a high-stakes holiday? I am in desperate need of a holiday after a very tough couple of years. My parents have offered to either take us on a lovely holiday or to give us some money for us to go without them. My parents like luxury hotels and I love them too, especially the idea that I won't have to cook or clean up all week! My DH prefers villas because it gives more space and prefers the privacy. To me that's just NOT a holiday! Anyway i need to choose somewhere fabulous that will totally convert DH to hotels AND will be family friendly BUT luxury enough for my parents. Where should we go? I want a lovely sandy beach because I'm so keen to build sand castles and play in the waves with DD, a lovely warm pool to take her swimming in, a playground, family friendly restaurants and opening times. And golf for my dad and DH. In Europe with lovely warm weather. Please help me! Thank you SO much in advance.

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queenofthepirates · 04/03/2015 20:47

hard to beat the Shangri-La in Oman www.shangri-la.com/muscat/barraljissahresort/ especially for kids

TranmereRover · 04/03/2015 20:52

what about a villa with services? Coastline Villas in Corsica - they provide a cleaning service, daily morning deliveries of newspapers, bread and croissants before breakfast, can supply chefs / masseurs / amazing english nannies by the half day or evening babysit. Corsica has the most stunning beaches in Europe & all the villas have pools. Not sure how the golf is.
IF you really want to stick to a hotel, people rave about Elounda Beach in Crete, also the Abama in Tenerife (but that's real 5* / change for your 100 euro a head dinner which is not my idea of fun)
Oh! the Don Pepe in Marbella has all of the above, or La Manga

ScottishDiblet · 04/03/2015 20:52

Thank you SO much. Shangri-La looks amazing and my best friend is there right now! Unfortunately we can't go to the middle East and it has to be Europe.

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ClosedAuraOpenMind · 04/03/2015 20:53

hotel Elysium in Paphos in Cyprus ticks all your boxes for me.....I went there pre DD but there were loads of families

TranmereRover · 04/03/2015 20:54

absolutely LOVED the shangri la, but no golf and not short haul enough maybe? doubt you'd get that standard of luxury / space / service in europe for the price.

Coconutty · 04/03/2015 20:55

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HiawathaDidntBotherTooMuch · 04/03/2015 20:57

There is lots of golf on the Algarve. A fabulous family based five star hotel with all of the facilities you're looking for i think there is the martineau or martindale or something along those lines.

ScottishDiblet · 04/03/2015 20:59

Can I say that you are all lovely for helping me? I am going to be on the computer looking these all up all night now. Heroes, every one of you. X

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MaybeDoctor · 04/03/2015 20:59

Martinhal.
Brilliant, but it can be windy in the main summer months.

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LowLevelBlinging · 04/03/2015 21:03

have a look on i-escape there's loads of gorgeous hotels and some of them are like groups of little villas, so the best of both worlds.

Roseformeplease · 04/03/2015 21:03

We are going to the Adama Hotel in Marrakech (not Europe, but close) and have a villa, but it is half board (.they also do full board and AI). They have 3 bedrooms villas with kitchen, sitting room etc, so you get the privacy but they serve all your meals / drinks etc. Not going until Oct but looks amazing.

Bowlersarm · 04/03/2015 21:06

Domes of Elounda in Crete is lovely.

MisForMumNotMaid · 04/03/2015 21:07

Forte Village Resort, Sardinia I've never been but this was in a magazine and I loved the idea of the privacy of a famila villa whilst being able to stroll to restaurants and have kids clubs should the DC want them.

Heels99 · 04/03/2015 21:16

I don't think Elysium in Cyprus has a sandy beach? I may be wrong!

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Heels99 · 04/03/2015 21:34

Yes i Personally Wouldn't raVe about the Elysium and I think paphos isn't very nice.

Costacoffeeplease · 04/03/2015 21:43

Vila Vita in the algarve?

ScottishDiblet · 05/03/2015 07:36

Ooh Martinhal? Is it five star enough for my parents? And will it be windy in May/June? Or Abama in Tenerife? Or just too fancy and not child friendly enough? What about the Hotel Conrad in Algarve? I like the look of the Forte Village in Sardinia a lot. I wonder if that's a winner!! I am excited! Where will have the nicest weather? I have read about Domes of Elounda but wasn't sure...does anyone have any experience?

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Chchchchanging · 06/03/2015 14:54

Holiday village Rhodes isAI in deluxe section there are private villas with pools?

Heels99 · 06/03/2015 17:20

Would the ops parents consider a first choice holiday village luxury though?

AvonCallingBarksdale · 06/03/2015 18:47

We have friends who are repeat visitors to Forte Village in Sardinia, and they rave about it.

Kantha · 06/03/2015 18:53

Check out Scott Dunn. As well as hotels they do (or did do) villas with staff. Top notch company. I have friends who have worked for them (ski and summer) and would highly recommend them.

thekingfisher · 06/03/2015 19:00

VILA VITA PARC has everything you want in spades (and you parents)

MintChocAddict · 06/03/2015 19:06

Sheraton Algarve. Child friendly and 9 hole course on site.