fab relaxing holiday with young children

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we cant afford hol this year ,so i am comforting myself by saving and daydreaming about next years holiday.what have been your best holiday destinations? there will be 5 of us ,inc. 3yr old, 6 yr old and 17 yr old.DH doesnt like anything too touristy and loud, and we would be going either april or may school hols. any ideas?

Croyde Bay

surfing and teenagers snogging each other for the teenager, sand and kiddies entertainment for the smallies

Roughly what budget?

about £2000 could go slightly higher if i budget well over next year., i wanted to go abroad as went to portugal last year and dd5 is still raving about it.

We have just come back from 5 nights at the Los Gigantes spa and suites hotel in tenerife. Its about 1/2 drive away from the hell on earth that is las americas, and tbh it was the most fantastic holiday ever. It gets great reviews on trip advisor, and a few other MN'ers have recommeded it. 4* all inclusive - 5 pools, kids club, 4 different restaurants, all suites so seperate living room and bedrooms. Amazing food, service, hotel, cant recommend it enough.

...relaxing holiday with young children?

Crikey.

...if you find the secret, please pass it on!

thanks geordieminx that sounds great, will look into it,

If you want something a bit different you could try a Kinderhotel or a Familotel in Austria or Germany. I think they have them in northern Italy as well.
They all have a range of activities for children of different ages and are often in parts of the countries with interesting local places to visit. They tend to be 1 or 2 (or even 3) bedroom suites and are half board or all inclusive. We've stayed in a couple of them and they've had children's clubs, indoor swimming pools, different sports e.g. horse riding and tennis, and the food was fantastic.

Badpups - what are Kinder hotels like? Do they speak English there? Will my son be confused in the creche/kids clubs there as he only speaks english (and is 2)