Neilson vs Mark Warner v Club Med Post Reply

[sw11_]

Hi - does anyone have direct experience of any of these holiday companies for a summer holiday with a toddler? I'm trying to book a trip with one of them but they all get quite mixed trip advisor reviews, especially for their very basic hotel rooms and tired facilities. Any direct experience would be much appreciated.

Neilson seem to be slightly more upmarket (is that right?) although also seem to be more like activity holidays rather than focused on catering for young families who just want to hang by the pool and kids club.

Would love some feedback from people in the know...

Thanks!

[NYE31]

You beat me to it with your post as I too am looking at all 3 for a holiday in early/mid Sept once the schools go back for myself, my husband & our son who will be 26 months old by then.

Any suggestions on where to go gratefully received

[Writerlady]

Hi there, we did three Mark Warner holidays with our two before they started school. We loved every holiday. We went twice to Lakitira on Kos. Great kids clubs, food was good, lovely setting with 2 pools (one more family, one quieter) and you could do as much or as little as you liked without feeling any pressure. Kids went to clubs, I read by the pool and husband did sailing/windsurfing. Would highly recommend. Rooms were newly done and were nice. Afraid I can't comment on the other two companies.

Big hint from me - go on these kinds of holidays before your child starts school. After that, the prices are reaaallllly high!

[NYE31]

A friend of mine has just recommended this

http://www.sani-resort.com/en_GB/our-ho ... beach-club

And I have just booked a holiday there. It sounds amazing! I can't wait

[emsken]

No experience che of them I am afraid, but can highly recommend Scott dunn holidays! X

[Annabel (admin)]

I posted a review last year of one of the Mark Warner resorts.

http://www.nappyvalleynet.com/mark-warn ... rt-greece/

Hope it helps!

[sw11_]

NYE it does sound nice - how do you decide between the 4 different hotels within the resort?

[NYE31]

I asked a friend who had been & went for the one that she recommended.

[Kh77]

We've just booked our 4th MW summer holiday! We've always been in September when it's been significantly cheaper. We're returning to Levante beach this year as was so good last year. The main reason we keep going back is the child-care, it is brilliant. We always come back feeling like we've actually had a break.
They run an evening crèche with a video for the toddlers and travel cots for the babies so we have dinner a deux every night.
My husband likes to join in the activities, I like to read a book by the pool, it works for us!

[lily36]

Depending on where exactly you'd like to go, I would recommend Club Med with a Toddler club.
Kids love it, they are together during the day, doing all sorts of activities, they are independent yet taking looked after by trained . In most cases you wouldn't have to pay any extra fees for your kids activity, since everything in inclucled in club Med resorts.
Check their website where you can run a research by type and see if there is any the kids friendly Club that might suit your family

[sw11_]

Thanks for the last few posts. What about the comments I've seen that club med and mw are a bit rough around the edges. Is that fair? As our main summer holiday we were hoping for somewhere with a slightly luxury feel.

Thanks

[Tots Too]

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Have a look here
http://www.totstoo.com/
or call 020 7284 3344 for a chat

[lily36]

club Med has upgraded a lot and is quite glamorous now, this is definitively not the shak resort it used to be 40 years ago, and this actually reflect on prices !

Take a look yourself on their website, and I am sure you can ask further info in an agency
http://www.clubmed.co.uk/

[LKNorthcote]

I too am debating a similar type of holiday, with my husband and toddler.The Sani resort looks AMAZING but a bit on the pricey side for us, the search came out at over £3500 for a week in June.

Does anyone have any feedback on the Nielson holidays? I have been looking at these but have the same concerns as the original poster - the trip advisor reviews suggest they are more suitable for the family that wants an activity-filled holiday and the places sound a bit tired. I am looking for something a bit more luxurious and chilled but with an awesome kids club (appropriate for 2.5 year old).

Any tips would be most welcome. x

[Tots Too]

To LKNorthcote, you may like Aphrodite Hills in Cyprus, which is comparable to Sani in lots of ways, but you should get a week in June for closer to £2600 currently for 2 adults + 1 toddler (guide price, including flights & transfers). Here's a link:
http://www.totstoo.com/hotel_interconti ... sort-hotel
Call 020 7284 3344 or email sales@totstoo.com for more details