cheap city break August Bank Holiday

ruthyjo

I haven't been away without kids in the eleven years since the oldest was born.

Just before I fell pregnant with him oh and I had been backpacking in Morocco.

My parents are minding all three kids for a fortnight in August. Oh and I will be working, but have the August bank holiday weekend off. We'd really like to go away for that weekend. Could possibly miss work on the friday 25th but no more than that.

Would like to go somewhere interesting (Prague and Barcelona spring rather obviously to mind) but most importantly cheap as we really have no spare cash for a break.

We could fly from Leeds Bradford, Manchester, Doncaster Sheffield, East Midlands or Liverpool.

We don't want to go to Ireland as that's where my parents are from, we go loads anyway and that's where the kids will be.

Other than that I'm open to any CHEAP suggestion. Can anyone help?

sloppychops

Whats your budget?

ruthyjo

Searching on lastminute.com for the bh dates comes in at around £400 for flight and b and b for Prague. We could spend that but really want to spend as little as possible so I was really hoping that someone could undercut that sort of amount.

sloppychops

How about Rome

Fri, 25 Aug 06
Flight 9644 06:45 Depart Liverpool (LPL)
10:30 Arrive Rome Ciampino (CIA)

Mon, 28 Aug 06
Flight 9643 10:55 Depart Rome Ciampino (CIA)
12:45 Arrive Liverpool (LPL)

Total £180.90
https://www.ryanair.com


Pisana Palace Hotel Rome 4 stars
Bed & Breakfast
Total £141
http://rome.hotels-europe.ws/

Grand Total £321.90


Or Berlin

25 Aug 06
Flight 1638 19:25 Depart East Midlands (EMA)
22:20 Arrive Berlin Schonefeld (SXF)

Sun, 27 Aug 06
Flight 1639 22:45 Depart Berlin Schonefeld (SXF)
23:45 Arrive East Midlands (EMA)

Total £96.20
https://www.ryanair.com


Agon Hotel Opera Berlin 3 stars
Bed & Breakfast
Total £102
http://www.hotels-europe.ws/city.php?country=Germany&city=Berlin&cc=EUR

Grand Total £198.20 or coming back on the Monday @ £253.40

sloppychops

Milan

Fri, 25 Aug 06
Flight 4538 16:30 Depart Liverpool (LPL)
19:45 Arrive Milan Bergamo (BGY)

Mon, 28 Aug 06
Flight 4537 14:50 Depart Milan Bergamo (BGY)
16:05 Arrive Liverpool (LPL)

Total £107
https://www.ryanair.com

Terminal Hotel Milan 4 stars
Bed & Breakfast
Total £147
http://www.hotels-europe.ws/city.php?country=Italy&city=Milan&cc=EUR

Grand Total £254

sloppychops

Venice

Fri, 25 Aug 06
Flight 9602 06:40 Depart Liverpool (LPL)
09:50 Arrive Venice Treviso (TSF)

Mon, 28 Aug 06
Flight 9603 10:15 Depart Venice Treviso (TSF)
11:35 Arrive Liverpool (LPL)

Total £211.18
https://www.ryanair.com

Russott Hotel Venice 4 stars
Bed & Breakfast
Total £123
http://venice.hotels-europe.ws/

Grand Total £334.18

sloppychops

Paris

Fri, 25 Aug 06
Flight 5253 17:10 Depart Nottingham East Midlands (EMA)
19:25 Arrive Paris (CDG)

Mon, 28 Aug 06
Flight 5252 10:00 Depart Paris (CDG)
10:20 Arrive Nottingham East Midlands (EMA

Total £117.76
https://www.bmibaby.com



Brittany Hotel Paris 3 stars
Bed & Breakfast
Total £168
http://paris.hotels-europe.ws/

Grand Total £288.76

sloppychops

Amsterdam

Fri, 25 Aug 06
Flight 5475 07:00 Depart Nottingham East Midlands (EMA)
09:25 Arrive Amsterdam (AMS)


Mon, 28 Aug 06
Flight 5476 09:55 Depart Amsterdam (AMS)
10:15 Arrive Nottingham East Midlands (EMA)

Total £139.46
https://www.bmibaby.com

Grand Hotel Amstelveen 4 stars
Bed & Breakfast
Total £153
http://amsterdam.hotels-europe.ws/

Grand Total £292.46

ruthyjo

Thanks - all of these are really useful.

Have been to Paris quite a bit and not sure about Berlin but fancy any of the three Italian cities. Would probably choose Rome myself but I bet when I refer to oh he'll say Milan as it's cheaper. Waiting for him to come in now so I can start a "discussion".

Only thing I wonder is if the spending money for Italy would be so much more than for Prague that it doesn't actually save money on the £400ish I could get as a package for Prague. Anyone know?

Also veering a bit towards Amsterdam. Went there quite a lot as a student but OH has just been there for a week for work and seemed to see quite a different city to what we did then in his odd bits of free time. He won't want to go again but he let me down majorly by not going to the Oilily factory shop despite the fact that I sent him lots of helpful emails about what to buy. Has anyone been there or know if it's any good? Actually that's such an obscure question I might just post it as a separate thread!

sloppychops

Berlin is a lovely city to visit.We went a couple of years ago and had a fantastic 3 days away.