subevo

I'm looking for ideas for a 50th treat.
Anyone recommend a place they have been.preferably all inclusive luxury type. Anywhere. Considered.

donny andi

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I've been to loads of 'holiday villages' over the years buddy , Greece,Cyprus .
I would go back to all of them to be fair.
All inclusive villages though are rammed with kids if you go around the school holiday times.
I'm hunting for one now for September when the little buggers are back at school for me and the missis so I'll be watching what replys you get!

domino46

Playa del carmen in Mexico ,,Catalonia hotel ,, been 4 times now and will be going again to the same place ,, there luxury rooms are amazing !

subevo

Forgot to say its October I'm looking at and sprog free if possible.

Dingdongler

You need to give some more info as to what kind of thing you like.

SJ_Skyline

Sandals St. Lucia at chocolate bay did us well

r32

Venice without any doubt...................

Lydia72

The best place I've been to is Antarctica but I don't think that's what you had in mind

joe v3sti

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Biah Lara hotel, Antalya turkey. Amazing!

Justme103

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Went here the other year

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_R...odecanese.html

Stunning hotel especially if you have one of the rooms with balcony into the private pool like we did,
Food was spot on & a very clean hotel with friendly staff.

Felix.

For our 40th, we stayed at the Bellagio in Las Vegas - highly recommend

subevo

Thanks for the replies so far
.im interested in luxury all inclusive resorts Mexico.carribean.etc.or even cruises.

tarmac terror

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Borneo - stayed at the Shangri La hotels in Sabah province

Tarjung Aru Resort in Kota Kinabalu
Rasa Ria Resort - stay in the ocean view wing if it is affordable for you

I have never experienced hospitatily or service like it, out of this world, the Malaysian people are wonderful too.

Lydia72

I've been on several cruises and they vary enormously. People can go on one ship and then say they'll never cruise again but it's like saying if you stayed in one bad hotel you'll never stay in another hotel again so you just need to do your research and find a cruise line that suits your requirements.

The really massive ships are great for facilities but you will suffer in having to share your space with a few thousand people which obviously means longer queues. The smaller ships you'll get a more personal service but you won't have the ice rinks/ climbing walls/ outdoor cinemas.

Also some cruise lines are very family orientated so they'll have more children onboard and lots of family-led activities, other lines might be full of old bids and be too sedate. Caribbean routes will be a lot livelier than European, somewhere like Scandinavia will be quieter.

These days there are some amazing routes if you want to go somewhere a bit different and it is a good way of getting a taste of various places without having two weeks there.

zip106

Depends how far you want to travel.

I can heartily recommend Kauai, Hawai'i.

ronjeramy

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Cuba, Ibersostar Varadero

thenewgalaxy

Probably not what you're looking for but two places I've stayed fit for a grand occasion have been Hotel Villas Cortes in Tenerife and the Keio Plaza in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

stevep360

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Maldives, we did sun island

Dingdongler

I'd second Maldives but it can be very pricey for the better Islands. I stayed at the Constance Moofushi and even though I'm a fussy bugger I couldn't fault it. Actually the only fault was the gym wasn't that well equipped!

I've also stayed in the two hotels tarmac mentioned in Borneo, very nice. The food all over Malaysia is great.

Good luck

scoobyboy1

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Went here a few years ago, all inclusive 2 weeks in Holguin, Cuba, brilliant time, everything was in the resort, food was brilliant, even bottles of champagne where part of the all inclusive, and even managed to do the whole cocktail list in the 2 weeks I was there!!

Sol rio de luna y mares hotel
http://www.melia.com/en/hotels/cuba/...res/index.html

Trip advisor reviews
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_R...ince_Cuba.html


Think we paid just under a £1000 pp

Graz

Blackpool

scoobyboy1

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Would love to try the Cook Islands in the South Pacific, Not your usual holiday destination, in fact I dont know anyone who has been there, but looking on trip advisor and pictures it looks amazing!!!

Somewhere like this!!
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_R...k_Islands.html

Defiantly on my to do list one day!!!

David Lock

http://www.ladigue.sc/

La Digue Island, Seychelles

Glorious. Not for the super active but you'll never forget the beaches and the atmosphere.

Most beautiful place I've been is to the Wild Coast in South Africa.

dl

hodgy0_2

Seychelles is a dump (all imo)

David Lock

Why?

Have you travelled to the main Islands?

dl

alcazar

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Barbados..the Island Inn.

Doesn't look much, but a few steps from the beach at Carlisle Bay, and steeped in HISTORY, (it was the old Royal Navy rum store)...the paths are bricks used as ballast by returning ships.

Food was lovely and plentiful, Barbados is just amazing.

hodgy0_2

been to the main one

Mahe - the actual "place" was beautiful (but when you have seen one tropical paradise you have seen them all tbh)

it was the surly, unfriendly, lazy inhabitants that really did it for me - a thoroughly unpleasant experience

all the bad points of the Swiss, with none of the good ones

(PS I am not big on "customer service" btw, a smile is often enough - but you got neither)

as Alcazar has posted - Barbados is fantastic (although I think the food is generally sh1te there)

Dingdongler

Barbados is nice but I found it a little boring. It doesn't quite have the 'flora and fauna' of some carribean islands, the beaches are fantastic though, especially the one at The Crane.

Even though Bajan (?) food itself is horrible I actually thought the restaurants there were quite good.


I really didn't like Mexico. Food and service are excellent but it seems to lack a soul. I did a day trip to an eco park whilst I was there and it was a horrid experience, overcrowded, artificial and loads of fat yanks drinking and stuffing their gobs.

billythekid

Iberostar 5 star resorts.

Any of them really - just look at the reviews on trip advisor.

We stayed at a couple - very very good for the cost.
Generally all inclusive but including good branded alcohol, free mini bar and room service etc etc. When you work back the cost and the quality (its usually very good) then its cheaper than going 4 star on B&B.

ditchmyster

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Have you considered India, go via someone like Explore and do one of their Mogul tours (i think that's what they are called) you move around a bit and stay in some old palaces as well as going on safari, Taj Mahal, Red fort at Agra, go see the little temple with the kama sutra carved on it etc, you can taylor a tour to whatever you want or even make your own for a price and stay in what ever hotels take your fancy.

Much more of a trip of a lifetime / something special than going to one place and staying there, which I think is extremely boring after 2/3 days.