Hi,
We are a family of 5 (Husband 49 years young, well when I say young I mean infantile, Wife 41,feels 27 but looks - ok 41!!!! Sons 16, 14 and 7).

Money is tight(ish) (I am self employed so any holiday I take is a double cost - I pay for the holiday but don't get paid for the week off).

We normally like the idea of traditional Spanish places (husband can speak a fair amount) but after watching Benidorm Series 1 and 2 over Christmas I happened to type in Benidorm on the holiday search. I was totally surprised to find that it was really cheap - 1 week - 5 people less than £900 for 1 week - a week before Christmas, 2009.

Now the thing I wondered was - is it the place for us? When people think of Benidorm unfortunately the 1st thing they think of is lager louts and "English pubs".

What I wanted to know is are there traditional Spanish places for us to visit? Neither of us drive so we couldn't hire a car - we love public transport (are we strange lol) and love eating different types of food. The other thing we like is live music (rock preferably) and gulp hate kareoke.

Hope I don't sound patronising in asking these questions - it's just that we are up for a laugh as a family but would like to know what to expect really.

It will be the only holiday we will be taking in 2009 - I'm not great at choosing holidays but it's always left to me - I booked a week in Scarborough a year or so ago and it was terrible (plug in Glade everywhere to mask the smell of cat wee - ewwww!!!) so I really need to ask before I book (hoping to book Monday before husband decides we need something new for the house).

Thanks for any replies I receive,

Claire.xx.