Tui - Kids Holiday Recommendations

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Hi!

I’m hoping for some recommendations from those of you who’ve travelled with TUI.

We’re looking at amending an existing booking for next year and really need something geared towards younger children. Our kids will be 3 and 5.

Our wishlist is:

• Bookable with TUI (we would lose £800 to book elsewhere 😬)
• Flight time of around 3–3.5 hours
• Transfer of no more than an hour (happy to pay for a private transfer)
• A good kids club that accepts children from 3+
• Evening entertainment for little ones, like a mini disco
• As close to the sea as possible and swimming pool
• Preferably somewhere with 2 bedroom accommodation, but we could deal with being in the same room for a week

We’re completely open on destination so long as the flight isn’t more than 3.5 hours. Our budget is around £5k which I appreciate isn’t alot nowadays.

Thanks!

Have a look at the Holiday Villages. At a minimum they have 1 bed apartments, at the Benalmadena one kids sleep on a sofa bed, parents in the bedroom. Kids activities and entertainment are great but i'm not 100% sure they accept 3 year olds.

£5k would mean you could get better than HVs. We looked this summer for the Benalmadena one for us again and it was £4400 but we have an a 11 and 8 yo.

your flying time rules out Greece and the canaries so I would be looking at Spain really as more likely to find what you want. The hotel I’ve been to with a high quality kids offering is Magic Life (by TUI) there’s multiple branches, ai, I spent nothing

Been to Spain and Greece all inclusive and can hands down recommend Antalya Turkey. Food, kids clubs and entertainment all of a superiors standard. Kids clubs in many of the places we have stayed are open all day or 2.5hrs morning and afternoon. Lots of extra activities put on for the kids like bubble parties and wipeout. I can’t recommend Turkey enough.

Our flight. I’m pretty sure is 4hrs so if you can stretch your time limit slightly, you’ll be on for an excellent holiday!

I also love turkey but don’t think you can fly there in less than 4 hours

tui blue tropical turkey. You won’t go wrong there! Check kids club ages but the food is the best, food entertainment and it’s on a beautiful beach. Highly recommend this. Better than the Tui blue aura in Ibiza.

I agree with this. Tropical is so much better with a really short transfer time so I found the travel easier than Aura. But depending on the time of year it maybe too hot.

Have a look at Protur Safari Park in Sa Coma, Majorca. We went a few years ago and it was great for kids. There is a “waterpark” but it is not really. It is just a lovely pool, with swim up bar and a couple of gentle slides for the younger kids.
We did have to pay extra for this but it was not crowded and was much better in my opinion. Beach nearby.

Holiday Village Seaview Ibiza - literally overlooking the sea, right next to a quiet sandy beach, several pools, swim up rooms available, water park with splash park, kids clubs. We’re going back for a second time this year. Flight is around 2 hours and transfer around 30 minutes in a taxi

Most Majorca hotels are on the opposite side of the island to the airport so are up to 2hrs transfer time. We went to Protur Safari Park in Sa Coma a few years ago which was a lovely place (a decent walk to the beach though) but even the private transfer we used was nearly an hour. Palma airport I find awful as well.

@bugalugs45 we just flew back in under 4 hours last night. Must have been lucky with the winds.

What I’m saying is, if you can hold out 30mins more. Turkey is better for young families. Nearly all have amazing kids facilities compared to the others I’ve stayed at in Spain and Greece. Kids clubs disco packed each night! 😂

Menorca is great with young children. Only 2.5hr flight. Most hotels are geared to families too. Son bou family Club is a good bet.

Croatia. Would recommend the Valamar hotels with the kids clubs. The ones in Porec are about an hour transfer, and the ones in Dubrovnik about 30 mins. Their Maro Club is really special.
What time of year are you going?

Golden Taurus park in Spain. Highly recommend