For context our usual holiday budget is around £8k. Sometimes a bit more and sometimes a bit less, depending on what we are doing.
Next year is a big one in terms of birthday/ anniversary and so I have been putting a little extra aside so we can go somewhere a bit more special.
Years ago before our 2 DC were at school we went to Ikos Olivia for a week in June. We loved it and always said we would go back but until now I hadn't looked.
£14,000+ for two weeks - WTAF? I was thinking more like £10k, £12k max if I upgraded the room but this is for a standard room - not even sea view I don't think.
I checked and we paid £3.6k for a week when we went back in 2019.
I then looked at Sani - oh my word - £18k!
They are both fully booked for the same weeks this year so obviously people are paying it but who and HOW?
I am looking through agents but is there a secret way of booking these places without selling a kidney?
I could find the money to go still but it just feels like such an exorbitant sum, not sure I could bring myself to. The DC won't appreciate it, that's for sure.
Any other suggestions? We stayed in an Iberostar last year that was nice but not "special" nice and I got fed up of the same buffet restaurant after 2 weeks.
Mauritius? In August? We aren't that fussed about it being scorching hot but the flight length puts me off.
TIA - yes, I know first world problem... but this is holiday chat.