Father and daughter looking for a cheap sunny holiday

Dark_Eyes

Hello folks

I am looking for suggestions for somewhere to take my eldest daughter (age 13) on holiday, during the first week of school holidays (18th-26th July). We are looking for somewhere warm and cheap, preferably within reach of a beach, our budget is about £400 for travel and accommodation and we would prefer to have 2 bedrooms.
We have been considering going to France, probably ferry/eurotunnel and driving (not more than 4 hours) or a cheap package holiday, as long as it is family friendly, but haven't managed to find anything suitable within budget.

Any guidance or suggestions would be most welcome.

PeacefulWaters

£400 is an optimistic budget.

I immediately thought of Canvas or Eurocamp. You should be able to get a tent with separate bedrooms for under £500. Mobile home will probably be edging over £700. I'd prefer the latter tbh and would recommend saving hard to get it!

Remember you'll have food, petrol and ferry / tunnel to sort out on top of that.

You could both certainly have a great time at numerous options near beaches within four hours of Calais.

Cheapest all inclusive holidays will be around £1,200 for two sharing a twin room.

loveabargain13

Hi,

Not to bring a cloud over your sunny holiday but that is peak season just the start of the school holidays where everyone will be trying to get out of here 😊 that maybe why you can't find a holiday in budget.

But trying to amuse a teenager have you looked at Tenerife, 4.5ish hour flight, sunshine and plenty to do. I'm not sure whether it'll be in budget but just a suggestion! Good Luck!

mrsmazza

Hi,

We found some apartments on Owners Direct near Alicante for less than £400 for the week. Obviously flights on top .

crazycatlady1984

Heya! I'm not sure if those dates might be expensive, but I have always found the Algarve to be incredibly good value - again, not sure about your dates, but we've gone away for flights £80 p/p and (amazingly) basic but clean self catering apartments for approx £60 for the week. Good luck! x

Fluff15

You'll be hard pressed to find somewhere within budget at that time of year in traditional spots. I had a quick search and Barcelona came up with a 3 bed apartment for £110, then flights are £130 each. Barcelona has a beach, and plenty to do for a 13yo as well as a dad!

Try Skycanner for cheap flights, then search for accommodation.

melb

Is there any chance that one of your daughter's friends could come with you and pay their own way (or at least for the flight if you are doing self-catering). You could all spend time together and eat together but they could do a bit of exploring on their own during the day maybe and leave you to either go with them or to have a relax.
if you could get somewhere near Salou they or you and your daughter could go to Portaventura. I have noticed over the years that flights to Reus always seem cheaper than other parts of Spain during the summer holidays. hope you find something

missbiggles1

Fluff15 wrote: »

You'll be hard pressed to find somewhere within budget at that time of year in traditional spots. I had a quick search and Barcelona came up with a 3 bed apartment for £110, then flights are £130 each. Barcelona has a beach, and plenty to do for a 13yo as well as a dad!

Try Skycanner for cheap flights, then search for accommodation.

You're not misreading this but I'm pretty sure it must be a mistake.

Edit that to definitely.

https://www.flipkey.com/barcelona-condo-rentals/p602436/

Dark_Eyes

missbiggles1 wrote: »

You're not misreading this but I'm pretty sure it must be a mistake.
Edit that to definitely.

Hence the classic saying "If it is too good to be true, it probably is"...
I had almost booked it, but there was a delay in getting my leave approved. Given the very limited protection offered by the 'Payment Protection', and the fact that they even have a FAQ entitled "I've arrived at the property and some other guests are already there" I think is probably too big a risk to take, as we could end up in Barcelona for 7 days with nowhere to stay :eek: