Planning a Family Holiday and Tips for Travel With Kids | AD

4th January 2017

I always find January a bit dark and depressing, as I’m sure a lot of people do. All of the excitement of Christmas and New Year is over and done with, and I can feel a bit down with the miserable weather and dull days.

Planning a Family Holiday

I always find that it helps to have something exciting to look forward to – to help this tough time of year go faster and to remain optimistic that it will all get better as we head towards summer and we make lots of exciting plans!

I’ve been working with Villa Plus on a campaign to help us all feel a bit more optimistic this January by looking ahead to our summer holidays, and get rid of those blues some of us are feeling right now.

Villa Plus have been around for over 30 years, providing a variety of handpicked villas in the very best locations across Europe. Whether it’s a villa close to bars, restaurants and shops, something peaceful in the countryside or within walking distance of a beach, Villa Plus has something for everyone.

They are all about making sure you’ll love your holiday, and they have amazing villas which are especially good for families, as all their villas usually come with loads of facilities like a private pool, wifi, barbeque and even a table tennis table! I love the idea that they have wifi – I find it so hard when you go away and have no access or very expensive access to the internet – especially as a blogger and social media addict – I feel very lost without it! It’s the little touches that really make a difference.

I think Villas are perfect for family holidays – you get the comfort of a home, but with luxuries such as a pool, and lots of outdoor space to enjoy the sunshine and blue skies. Especially if you’re going away with your wider family, it means you can take it in turns to have a break and relax a bit whilst other family members watch the kids, as well as spending some time altogether. But you still have plenty of space so you don’t all get sick of each other!

Planning a Family Holiday

Children can go to bed at a decent time and the adults can still stay up together, relaxing and enjoying themselves, without having to be completely silent and having to go to separate hotel rooms at the kid’s bedtime. 

Kids generally don’t want loads from a holiday – lots of time in pool to play, some time on the beach, ice creams and nice food, so it’s about making it enjoyable for all – and a villa allows that – you can spend lots of time there, enjoying being outside in the sunshine, but also having the comfort of a lovely home to come back to after days out – with space to lounge about, a fridge with food and drink whenever you need it, as opposed to a hotel where that is restricted – perfect with hungry, worn out kids.

Ava and I have filmed a fun little video, chatting about our plans for our summer holidays and what we individually look for in a holiday, if you’d like to see. (Please excuse my awkwardness on camera!)

If you’re thinking of planning a family holiday soon, then here are a few tips that might help:

Tips for planning a holiday with kids

For even more tips for travelling with children, particularly on your own, check out Luschka from ‘Giving Up Normal’s post: Tips for Travelling on Your Own with Children.

Have you started giving any thought to your summer holiday this year? Or is there anything else that you’re really looking forward to?

This is a collaborative post with Villa Plus.

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4 responses to “Planning a Family Holiday and Tips for Travel With Kids | AD”

  1. Rachel C says:

    Some fab tips here. We haven’t taken our kids abroad yet, planning on doing that in a couple of years time. Dreading the planning stage but there’s some really good tips here! Ava is so cute by the way! x

    • Lou says:

      I can imagine you’d want to wait until they’re a bit older when you have three – it can be chaotic with just one! Thanks so much xx

  2. Zara says:

    I love the video! I 100% agree with Ava, it is essential you bring 2 horses and a baby with you and think about all the fun things you will do the next day. We loved our villa holidays, so relaxing and easy with kids. Great tips!

    • Lou says:

      Thank you lovely! Haha, yes I think we might need a bigger suitcase!! They’re brill aren’t they – it makes such a difference being able to stay up after they go to bed xx

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