Ok so we have never been AI, we always also book flights and accommodation separately to ensure we get the accommodation that suits us best. We have two kids aged 8&4.
This year we have done a week in a city and a week at eurocamp park but not with eurocamp (1st time in camp site abroad). Kids have loved site immensely, pools are perfect for them, restaurants on site, small fun fair, entertainment etc basically everything is very accessible and effortless and they love it.
DH and I think it's ok, accommodation is alright basically a posh caravan but we each have our own room, but it's not cheap. We booked directly with the park to get the best accommodation we could. When we add up everything we have spent for a week here, it's pretty eye watering, having to pay for sheets and leave a 90euro deposit to do so has really irked me, the pool is perfect for the kids and quite effortless for us but would be nice not to have to queue up for the pool opening to get one of the 30 odd loungers. So basically we are thinking it may be more cost effective and slightly more luxurious to go AI next year but have reservations as follows:
We would all need to stay in the same room, therefore DH would have no space to relax in the evening.
Pools might not be quite as brilliant for the kids?
The food might not be what we like. DH and I are vegetarian, we have one v fussy child the other will eat most things.
We'd like a naice resort, i.e. Loungers when we want them, v clean, decent accommodation.
Does all of this exist without blowing the bank? Are there any examples to look at?
We'd consider most locations except turkey and Egypt.