Help! fussy friend needs help choosing a holiday....

ajdj

Hope someone can help. My best friend and her husband are planning a final holiday together before wanting to start a family.

I have been impressing them with my MSE attitude towards everything and she wants it applied to her holiday!!

She has an idyllic beach holiday planned with sandy beaches and clear blue sea- hot weather and plenty to see/explore.

They have been looking at Kefalonia but her husband has just thrown Sharm El Sheikh into the mix and now she is confused about destination. Sharm sounds like everything is A.I- is this because there is still a stigma around safety and/or limited quality restaurants etc locally?

They want 7 nights in June (flexible on dates) pref. flying from Birmingham up to £450 pp.

They could go 5* AI for this in Sharm or 4* B&B in Kefalonia- Her husband wants as much as they can get for their money but i'm not convinced a 5* label in Sharm is neccessarily 5* quality?

Anyone got any thoughts? Suggestions of other desinations/offers for them please....

cheekymole

Fortina Spa Hotel in Malta - fantastic for a last one before kids.
Personally I wouldn't go to Sharm

http://www.hotelfortina.com/page.asp?p=7481&l=1

Mercury holidays also do packages

http://www.mercury-direct.co.uk/mercury/index.php

cheekymole

sorry, didn't read the max spend, might be pushing it for a decent room at the fortina although late deals do come up

ajdj

Thanks cheekymole, will get them to have a look.

She has her sights on the Captain Corelli's Mandolin setting! I don't think Sharm is going to do that somehow- she won't do any of the Canaries again and their budget and the fact they want a 7 night trip is restricting them from looking further afield.

cheekymole

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Total£918.00
Exclusive online discount£-91.80
ADULT BASIC PRICE£808.00
FUEL CHARGE MH£70.00
APD (NON-EU)£40.00
TOUR OP DISCOUNT (% OF DISCOUNT)£-11.00
TOUR OP DISCOUNT (%)£-80.80
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St George Three Corners Resort,
Hadaba, Egypt
Operator: Airtours Sun Holidays
Hotel rating: AAAA
Board type: All Inclusive
Room type: 1 x ROOM 3(OR 2A2C)(STD)
Arrival: 11-Jun-2006
Departure: 18-Jun-2006

Mytravel Airways
Outbound
Departing: 13:50 on 11-Jun-2006
From: Birmingham
To: Egypt - Sharm El Sheikh
Arriving: 21:35 on 11-Jun-2006
Return
Departing: 22:35 on 18-Jun-2006
From: Egypt - Sharm El Sheikh
To: Birmingham
Arriving: 02:50 on 19-Jun-2006

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Adults: 2

cheekymole

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Total£988.00
Exclusive online discount£-98.80
ADULT BASIC PRICE£908.00
FUEL CHARGE MH£70.00
APD (EU)£10.00
TOUR OP DISCOUNT (% OF DISCOUNT)£-8.00
TOUR OP DISCOUNT (%)£-90.80
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Lara Beach Resort Hotel,
9B, Turkey (ayt)
Operator: Airtours Sun Holidays
Hotel rating: AAAAA
Board type: All Inclusive
Room type: 1 x TWIN 3
Arrival: 11-Jun-2006
Departure: 18-Jun-2006

Thomas Cook Airlines
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Departing: 19:00 on 11-Jun-2006
From: Birmingham
To: Turkey - Antalya
Arriving: 01:10 on 12-Jun-2006
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Departing: 02:10 on 19-Jun-2006
From: Turkey - Antalya
To: Birmingham
Arriving: 04:45 on 19-Jun-2006

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Adults: 2

cheekymole

Both the above from the mytravel website

ajdj

Thanks,

This was the one i was going to recommend-

Birmingham to Kefalonia (3hrs 15mins)
Tue 20 Jun 2006 to Tue 27 Jun 2006

Departs: 05:35
Arrives: 10:55
Airline: First Choice

Departs: 11:55
Arrives: 13:25
Airline: First Choice

Nine Muses in Scala, Kefalonia 4*

1 x Double Room
Balcony Or Terrace, Shower, Toilet
Bed & Breakfast
Transfers included

£870 total- £435pp

Can they book First Choice hols cheaper anywhere else??
Hotel website for info- https://www.9museshotel.com

cheekymole

They would get more for their money on AI if that's what they want

ajdj

I think this is why i added 'fussy' to the title!

She wants to sample all the local restaurants, hire a car etc and go exploring.
He on the other hands is thinking AI would be good as I suppose he knows exactly what it is going to cost him!! lol!!

Perhaps it's not that they're fussy- they just can't agree on what they want.
Note to myself- tell them to sit down and agree what they want before i get stuck in the middle of a domestic here!!

cheekymole

But if you're paying the same price for B&B as AI then they can still go out and explore but with the added bonus of free food if they want it?