Any recommendations for family holiday?

[mifta]

Happy new year all.

I am looking for ideas for a family holiday, me, hubby and kids aged 9 and 5 years. For the past two years we have been to Santa Ponsa, Majorca but fancy a change. Definately a flight time of less than 3 hours and want somewhere with kids clubs, entertainment .etc. but not too tacky. We had thought of Alcudia but I have read some dreadful reviews about the resort about groups of teenagers and unruly brits. I know I may sound a bit snobby but I'm not. I just want us to have a nice summer holiday. Any ideas would be most welcome.

[vehelpfulguy]

How about Port Aventura in Spain, near Barcelona ?

It is outside Salou which is only 2 hour flight time. You fly into Reus airport which is about a 15 minute coach journey to the park. We have been there the last 2 years.

It is a single complex of 3 hotels, a massive theme park, and an terrific water park.

The hotels are excellent, we stayed at the El Paso, and you get free entry every day to the theme park so great for kids. You also get free access (some days) to the water park.

Each of the hotels has a nice swimming area, and some evening facilities for the kids. The theme park and water park are very close to the hotels.

It is not tacky at all. We were happy to let our 15 year old son walk to the theme park on his own.

We spent almost the whole time in the hotel, theme park, and water park, but you can go to salou (about a15 minutes walk) if you want to.

Here is the web site:

http://www.portaventura.com/home.asp?pIdi=uk

Any travel agent will have brochues with it in.

[vehelpfulguy]

Here is a picture of the whole Port Aventura complex, showing the theme park, water park and 3 hotels:

http://www.portaventura.es/img/mapas/uk/pa.jpg

Here is a picture of the El Paso hotel. All the buildings here are the hotel.

You can see the large safe swimming area in the centre.

http://www.elalmanaque.com/turismo/portaventur a/port10.jpg

Here is a picture of Salou. The Port Aventura complex is in the top left, under the word Salou in the picture.

http://www.fincasmaritimplaya.com/imagenes/vis ta%
20salou%2001.jpg

Another picture of Salou

http://www.gencat.net/turistex_nou/Premsa/graf /paseo_Salou.jpg

[vehelpfulguy]

Redo link to Salou picture as it did not work

http://www.fincasmaritimplaya.com/imagenes/vis ta%20salou%2001.jpg

[chazza]

What about puerto pollensa beside alcudia? It is much less tacky than alcudia and a lovely family resort, highly recommended.

We've stayed at the Oro Playa and Flora apartments and both were nice!