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Does this actually exist?!

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Twlight1 · 01/01/2025 16:07

Hiya - desperately looking for a holiday and loosing the will 🙃 Has anyone been or found a hotel (anywhere in Europe) matching this criteria:

  • budget - £3k for two adults and child
  • transfer from airport 30mins or less
  • pools that aren’t freezing in May
  • plenty to do for a 4 year old.. decent water slides, mini disco etc
  • Either interconnecting rooms or apartment type with separate lounge so we have somewhere to go of an evening when he’s 😴
  • preferably near a beach but not essential
  • all inclusive

is that too much to ask… 😂?

OP posts:
EmmaMaria · 02/01/2025 16:47

Twlight1 · 02/01/2025 13:22

Thank you for all the suggestions! The Liberty hotels look fab, although for the dates and room type I want a little over budget. I have found Tui Blue Palm Garden seems to tick most boxes (except transfer time which is an hour). Trip advisor reviews are some of the best I have seen.

Depends on if you can budget a bit extra for transport, but transfer times are based on huge coaches that stop everywhere! If you book a taxi or private transfer, they are often an awful lot faster.

Sinkingfeeling952 · 02/01/2025 16:58

MajaTime · 02/01/2025 12:28

I am looking for almost this exact thing, higher budget (but also a second DD). The connecting rooms/two rooms thing is the issue I keep coming up against. Places with villas or apartments tend to only have a 'proper' swimmer's pool, so not as fun for the toddler. Eurocamp style has more options for accommodation with different rooms but then we'd have to cater and cook, which we don't want to do, at least not for every meal. If I could find somewhere that combines static caravan/villa/apartment with at least half-board and kids pool and entertainment...

@Overthemoun these seem to only be one bedroom, no?

@MajaTime - Valamar camping in Croatia at the Istra site might work for you. It has luxury mobile home / cabins which are I think nicer than the Eurocamp ones and it does offer a half board at one of the on-site restaurants. A lot of v fun pools and playgrounds, lots of kid entertainment, a special adventure island and a nice beach. Not far from Pula airport and fun pools etc plus a few different on site restaurants.

https://www.valamarcamping.com/istra-camp-porecAlso

hilbil21 · 02/01/2025 17:03

Maxeria blue didyma in Turkey is very good - heated pools etc. transfer time says 2 hours but it's more like 1 hour 15 mins

Britneyfan · 02/01/2025 19:17

Mediterranean Palace in Tenerife meets most of your criteria, is well located with a great kids club and is super close to Siam Park. I felt it offered great value for money.

wherethewaterisdarker · 02/01/2025 19:27

the Amarin hotel in Croatia (in rovinj) - we’ve been a few times, I really love it

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