I mucked up big time-flight to Glasgow instead of Malaga!

baabaachi

I have another idea - if we can find cheap accommodation for the Friday, Sat, Sun in Glasgow and then Monday-Friday go to the Wemyss Bay holiday Park

Fri - Sat - Sun - Find cheap accommodation
Mon - Friday Wemyss Bay £154

Then everyone will be happy!!

melb

Have you looked on holiday lettings. they had a few apartments in glasgow.

baabaachi

melb wrote: »

Have you looked on holiday lettings. they had a few apartments in glasgow.

Yes, they come out as around £75 each night which although sounds cheaper than a hotel comes to over £500 for the week

jackieglasgow

Well then, try the Youth Hostel for the weekend? You can do lots of city stuff, then chill at the caravan (the is a swimming pool there). If you phone the youth hostel it might be cheaper than the website, as they'll quote you for a family room. There's also an Ibis hotel, and there's another hostel in the city centre overlooking the river, but I can't remember what it's called. I'm going into Glasgow tday or tomorrow so will check and let you know.


Here's what I found for the Ibis, it would need to be 2 rooms though, but it's in a good city centre location http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/reservation/multirates.jshtml

The cheapest for 2 rooms for 3 nights is only £129.60!!!

baabaachi

jackieglasgow wrote: »

Well then, try the Youth Hostel for the weekend? You can do lots of city stuff, then chill at the caravan (the is a swimming pool there). If you phone the youth hostel it might be cheaper than the website, as they'll quote you for a family room. There's also an Ibis hotel, and there's another hostel in the city centre overlooking the river, but I can't remember what it's called. I'm going into Glasgow tday or tomorrow so will check and let you know.


Here's what I found for the Ibis, it would need to be 2 rooms though, but it's in a good city centre location http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/reservation/multirates.jshtml

The cheapest for 2 rooms for 3 nights is only £129.60!!!

I got the £129.60 but when I went onto the next page it doubled!!! :think: the swines!!

jackieglasgow

Oops so it does, it says at the top the price will be applied to each room! Sorry. We've got nearly eight months, don't worry we'll find you something!!

baabaachi

jackieglasgow wrote: »

Oops so it does, it says at the top the price will be applied to each room! Sorry. We've got nearly eight months, don't worry we'll find you something!!

Yes, it looked like it was cheap but then doubled it - you were not to know - I'm really really grateful for all the help and encouragement I have been shown - another forum may have told me what a moron I have been!

Yes, between now and 8 months I'm sure I will find something cheap, clean and in the correct city - country even!!!

Emma_M_2

Have found this hotel 'Etap Hotel' in glagow for the friday,sat,sun i've worked out and you can get two rooms for the 3 nights for £210 (each room sleeps up to 3 people)

Can't post links as i'm a newish member but if you google Etap Hotel you'll find it.

baabaachi

Emma_M wrote: »

Have found this hotel 'Etap Hotel' in glagow for the friday,sat,sun i've worked out and you can get two rooms for the 3 nights for £210 (each room sleeps up to 3 people)

Can't post links as i'm a newish member but if you google Etap Hotel you'll find it.

Have looked at the Etap rooms - they are so small - more like a get there as late as possible, get your head down and sleep kind of place - not ideal with 3 kids - but I'm very grateful for your help.

If I was to say ideally what we would want (after chatting to the family) it would be an apartment between Glasgow and Edinburgh - 2 bedrooms sleeping 5 people (happy with a sofa bed, our 8 year old will kip on that), where we can easily get to public transport to visit various places.

Again, thanks everyone for helping out.xx.

t4mof

We went to Scotland for our main holiday in 2006 and booked self catering accommodation through Mackays Self Catering. We found the prices to be very reasonable for July/August so may be even better value for October.

http://www.mackays-self-catering.co.uk

Also we found loads to do for 2 weeks. Tesco Clubcard vouchers can get you into various family places in Glasgow and Edinburgh and the cities themselves are lovely just to walk around so I'm sure you'll fill a week, no problem.