The Hotel Flamingo Oasis, Benidorm is a great hotel. Good food, wine by the bottle not the glass! Good entertainment and very clean. We went there in 2003 in the middle of August and even though it was busy, we didn't have to queue for anything.

Last October we went to Jupiter in Alcudia Majorca. Again we had a really good time. We had no problems with the food, even my sister who is veggie enjoyed it.

This year going to Houda Golf and Beach Club in Tunisia - hope its as good as the others we've been to.

Hotel Santa Ponsa Park, Majorca.

Just returned - see my review.
Mealtimes were so relaxed and enjoyable as you were allocated a table on arrival, which you kept for the duration of your holiday. Drinks were also served at the table - bottles of wine, not by the glass!

A great hotel - no complaints at all!

Carol

Best AI was cruising on the destiny. My son must have clocked up over £100 on virgin cocktails and soft drinks same with hubby and myself though no virgin cocktails for us!!!!

Maureen

try the club kadikale turgitries nr bodrum turkey
just came back from a week All IN was just great
3 buffet style meals plus between the hours of 2pm till 6pm snacks at the snack bar
the staff are great, food same most nights (who goes on holiday for different food each night we went to relax) has 2 adult pools a jacuzzi attactched to one pool and 2 kiddie pools and another small pool for 2 waterslides
we went 29th august till 5th sept and cost us £2040 for 6 of us with 2 free child places with JMC (thomas cook)

I've stayed at and recommend for A/I:-

Beach Club Torremolinos (Jan 2001)

Talanquero, Juan Dolio, Dominican (March 1999)

Riu Turquesa, Varadero, Cuba (June 2004)

Sancta Napa, Ayia Napa (Jun 2003)

Pyramisa, Sharm el Sheikh (July 2005)

Atlantica Bay Limassol Cyprus. Staff were fantastic really made the holiday for us.

Dawn

Looking for a good family resort for August 2006 - so many to go for but we want a double bed and sep beds for the kids - they will be aged 14 & 10 then and i dont think they will want to share

Anyone any ideas

Which continent do you want?

Europe

The best AI that I have stayed in is the Flamingo Benidorm,great food and great staff too.

Eygpt is good. 6 hours flight and Good all inclusives.
If you want good tempertures Gambia good too( only 6 hours flight. )Not sure on the all inclusive though we went half board Very cheap though.

Mid two weeks of July this year, myself, husband, 12 year old girl and 10 year old boy stayed at Louis Creta Princess in Maleme Crete. This was our first venture into an AI as I had always been sceptical but it was brilliant. Pools superb, with large pool surround so always managed to get beds, food excellent, very clean. The rooms were rather small with 2 twins and a small bunk bed so we were at full capacity. Animation team worked really hard. Good mixed cliental didnt see any abuse of AI going on.
Would have liked to go back in 2006, but can't afford it due to needing two rooms and would therefore be paying 4 adult prices as opposed to two plus two. Would recommend to those who can get it with child prices.

Maritim hotel- Mauritius.....fabulous

Club Sarba, Club Sarba 6 (perish the thought if there are more than 6), Green Abacus or whatever else they call it to disguise it. Well dont bother going unless you like a lot of boozy drunken Brits for company. Food not brilliant but mostly edible. One lady told me it was awful as it was Turkish food - hope it wasnt traditional Turkish as it would their cuisine a bad name. I would say it was badly cooked english food with a twist. Do you want cauliflower cheese whilst abroad? Breakfast was the best meal with cheese and lovely turkish bread. Anyway, the staff are very lovely and the hotel is VERY basic although pretty clean, it would need a good spruce up before they open again next season though. Free Alcohol served from 10.00 a.m. to 11.00 p.m. which just gives everyone just about enough time to get paralytic and start banging all the bedroom doors before they go out on the razzle to the clubs and then home again about 5.00a.m and bang the doors again, all quiet until about 9.00 a.m. in time for breakfast (or not) but definately for 10.00 a.m. for more free drinks. And so it went on for a week! We felt sorry for a couple on their honeymoon and were there for two weeks. We left at 1.30 a.m. for our flight and some friends we met begged us to make sure we woke them up, (giving us their room number) so they didnt get left behind. Oh and also forgot that loud music is blasted out around the pool from 10.00 a.m. til midnight, just in case you wanted to stay awake on the sunbeds cramped (or camped) around the pool. We knew it was an extremely cheap deal so werent expecting top quality, that wasnt a problem it was just the people that were!

Iberostar Creta Panorama & Mare near Rethymnon Crete - excellent in every department

My dad is taking me away next year for my 21st (my parents recently split and he doesn't want to come to the party my mum will be there). He said all inclusive for 2 weeks anywhere within a reasonable price. max about £750 pp (with flights EVERYTHING) Also if the flight is over four hours we have to be able to upgrade my dad struggles with long haul flights. I don't want to go to europe really and I've been to turkey 3 times (ive just come back too) . We are not resricted to school holidays so what is the cheapest time of year to go on holiday???? (I've often wondered this). Please can you help we want the bestest location and accomidation we can get!!!!! If you could help that would be great!

Thankyou x

I used to work in Travel and some of the cheapest times to go were begining of May, most of June. Beging of October and December, most of November and January.

If you go long haul most of your charters will charge you quite a bit to upgrade which will eat away at your budget. If you go schedual then you`ll more than likely get a large enough seat pitch that you won`t need to upgrade.

Have a look at aircraft seat pitches as some vary alot, our friends have just been to Sharma el Sheik and they went on a Jumbo jet which was chartered to Mytravel (Air Atlanta) they only went hb but you might be able to get All inc in your budget.

If you look on Eclipse, Direct holidays and Portland they have some good offers, they should also list who they are flying with so you can check their seat pitch.

Which airport do you want to go from.I`ll have a look and I`m sure others will for you.

Christine W

That sounds great ideally we want to fly form stanstead but any london airport. I'm so pleased people want to help thankyou!

Hi Sneaky,

If you look through all your posts on HT you will see that everyone on HT that has replied to you has helped.

My offer of help is an easy one in self help.

Read this entire forum from first to last page and you will have the sum knowledge of all from HT then you too will be able to help others.

John