Beat the crowds, avoid disappoint and take advantage of incredible early-bird discounts by booking your 2020 family holidays now. From 14-night all-inclusive summer breaks to cheeky winter sun retreats for February half term, we’ve hand-picked 15 of the best bargains for 2020 – with deposits from just £49pp
1/15 Mitsis Rinela Beach Resort & Spa – Crete ★★★★★
All-inclusive Mitsis Rinela Beach Resort & Spa sits on Kokkini Hani Beach, one of the best beaches in northern Crete. The family resort is Cretan in style with beautiful gardens to explore. The 441 rooms are contemporary in style with wooden furniture and warm colours. Diners have plenty of choice with a main restaurant, Chinese, beachside tavern, café, lounge bar, pool bar, beach bar, sushi and champagne bar, creperie, gelateria, pizza oven on the beach and daily beach barbecue. To work off excess calories, there are plenty of high energy activities to try like windsurfing, tennis, waterskiing and beach volley. There’s a spa and small gym too. The resort also has two outdoor saltwater pools, a sun terrace and two water slides. Kids are warmly welcomed with an arrival gift. An age-themed mini club will look after kids from four upwards during the day and babysitting is available on request. Families also benefit from a playroom, kids’ activity programme, two children’s pools and children’s restaurant.
What’s included?
- 7 nights all inclusive hotel stay
- Summer holidays: 18th August 2020 – 25th August 2020
- Return flights from London Gatwick (or Stansted)
- Total price: £3294.00 for a family of four (£824pp)
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2/15 Hard Rock Hotel – Tenerife ★★★★★
Go rock and roll at Hard Rock Hotel Tenerife with its fabulous high energy facilities and activities. Get in a sweat at the Body Rock fitness centre or in Rock Om, with a dance yoga class before chilling out in the resort’s famous Rock Spa, boasting indoor and outdoor areas and a range of treatments. The Hard Rock Roxity Kids Club for kids aged four to nine gets kids dancing out their dreams as their favourite pop star or learning how to do their bit for the environment. Qualified staff in the Lullaby will care for babies as young as six months and teens will be in heaven with Xbox Kinect, Guitar Hero, music mixing competitions, tablets, giant chess and table football.
What’s included?
- 7 nights bed & breakfast hotel stay
- May half term: 24th May 2020 – 31st May 2020
- Return flights from London Stansted (or Gatwick)
- Total price: £2441.00 for a family of four (£610pp)
3/15 Club Turan Prince World Hotel – Antalya ★★★★★
Five-star Hotel Turan Prince World is a one-of-a-kind family resort, with an on-site fairground, Luna Park, plus one of the largest water parks in Turkey. It sits beachside with a large choice of restaurants and bars plus a large pool to swim in. Rooms at Hotel Turan Prince are elegant and modern. Larger rooms and villas are available for families with direct access to the pool and gardens. As well as the two parks, kids have access to a mini zoo, two playgrounds, mini disco and cinema. The resort provides supervised care for kids aged four to 11 and 13 to 17 with age-appropriate games and activities like PlayStation, origami, flower planting, animal feeding and paintball. Babysitting is available and new parents can request baby equipment for room and restaurant. Hotel Turan Prince comes alive at night with a nightclub, foam parties, live music performances and dancing.
What’s included?
- 7 nights all-inclusive hotel stay
- October half term: 24th October 2020 – 31st October 2020
- Return flights from London Gatwick
- Total price: £2418.00 for a family of four (£604pp)
4/15 Kresten Palace – Rhodes ★★★★
Kresten Palace is a modern four-star resort with 285 rooms, some suitable for families. Greek and Mediterranean dishes are served in the main restaurant and pool restaurant. A smart cocktail bar offers snacks and drinks. The vast main pool, shaded by palm trees is host to many organised activities for all ages such as aqua aerobics and water volley. Kresten Palace also has a fish-shaped children’s pool for kids to lark about in plus a large playground. The hotel spa boasts a Jacuzzi and sauna as well as plenty of face and body treatments for a spot of pampering. Fitness fans can keep fit in the remodelled gym or borrow some tennis rackets for a game on the resort’s courts. There’s also mini golf and a games room to enjoy.
What’s included?
- 7 nights bed & breakfast hotel stay
- Summer holidays: 25th July 2020 – 1st August 2020
- Return flights from London Gatwick
- Total price: £2461.00 for a family of four (£615pp)
5/15 Vidamar Resort – Madeira ★★★★★
Five-star Vidamar has 260 contemporary rooms decorated in soft tones with private balconies and Smart TVs. On site there are four restaurants to dine in plus a poolside bar for drinks and snacks. Families will appreciate the sandy beach just 150m from Vidamar, with plenty of water sports like banana boating, catamaran sailing, diving, canoeing, jet skiing and windsurfing. Land lovers can have a go at mountain biking, archery, golf, horse riding and tennis. Children are warmly welcomed to this amazing resort. There’s a playground and kids’ pool plus a good kids club for four to 11 year olds. While youngsters are playing, parents can wander through the exotic gardens and over to the natural Reserva dos Salgados dunes, or kick back in the spa with Jacuzzi, sauna, ice fountain, Turkish bath and steam room.
What’s included?
- 7 nights half board hotel stay
- October half term: 23rd October 2020 – 30th October 2020 (one day off of school would be needed)
- Return flights from London Gatwick
- Total price: £3100.00 for a family of four (£775pp)
6/15 Eagles Palace – Halkidiki ★★★★★
Eagles Palace in Halkidiki is a luxurious but relaxed resort, ideal for parents wanting a family resort but with added style. It overlooks a sandy bay with views across to Mount Athos and Ammouliani Island with bungalows, pools, terraces and mature gardens clustered around a central building. Families can enjoy guided hikes on the Athos peninsula, speedboat trips and guided sea kayaking. The beautiful nearby village of Ouranoupolis is worth a trip. On site there’s fine dining, sublime spa and tennis courts. The Explorer Kids Club (four months to 13 years) has age-themed activities, pool and playground. Water babes will love the watersports programme with sailing, kayaking, windsurfing, paddleboarding, waterskiing and diving available for kids to try out under the watchful eye of professionals.
What’s included?
- 7 nights bed & breakfast hotel stay
- October half term: 23rd October 2020 – 30th October 2020
- Return flights from London Stansted
- Total price: £1758.00 for a family of four (£439pp)
7/15 Green Nature Resort & Spa Hotel – Marmaris ★★★★★
Five-star Green Nature Resort sits on the edge of the lively town of Marmaris by a pine-filled forest. This family hotel has three lagoon-style swimming pools and some waterslides and a free shuttle bus runs guests to the resort’s private beach, 10 minutes away. Four to 12-year-olds are looked after in the hotel-run kids club with play zone, mini disco and organised entertainment and evening babysitting can be arranged as well. The buffet and à la carte restaurant has local and international dishes plus show cooking stations. Complimentary coffee and cake is served every afternoon. Daytime sports activities include volleyball, water gymnastics, tennis, basketball, scuba, canoeing and pedal boats. There’s a gym and spa too. Families should head to the hotel amphitheatre in the evening for live shows.
What’s included?
- 14 nights all inclusive hotel stay
- Summer holidays: 30th July 2020 – 14th August 2020
- Return flights from London Gatwick (or Stansted)
- Total price: £5412.00 for a family of four (£1353pp)
8/15 Aquashow Park Hotel – Algarve ★★★★
Aquashow Park Hotel is a dream resort for families who like the thrills and spills of a water park. A stay here gives complimentary access to a huge water park with scarily high rides and slides plus a mini train, Jacuzzi, lazy river and shows for younger guests. Late in 2019, an indoor water park, Tropical Paradise, will also open for even more watery fun. Back at the hotel, there’s an indoor heated pool, outdoor pool, Jacuzzi, playground and gym for all to enjoy. The beach is 4.5km away though so you’ll need to take public transport if you want a day at the beach. Aquashow Park Hotel has 148 rooms, with connecting rooms available for families who want a little extra space.
What’s included?
- 10 nights bed & breakfast hotel stay
- Summer holidays: 6th August 2020 – 16th August 2020
- Return flights from London Gatwick
- Total price: £4322.00 for a family of four (£1080pp)
9/15 MarBella Corfu Hotel – Corfu ★★★★★
MarBella Corfu is set in an idyllic location on a wooded hillside overlooking the sparkling Ionian Sea and mainland coast of Greece. It’s a top getaway for a luxury family holiday with a range of family rooms overlooking the sea or garden. Outdoors there’s a children’s pool and baby pool (as well as adults’ pools) plus a playground. MarBella Corfu is well set up for children, with bespoke babysitting services, the Crèche Kids Club run by Worldwide Kids and a range of fun activities for all the family on the resort. The Crèche Kids Club has different games and activities geared for different ages from four months up to 18. MarBella Corfu has also recently set up the Kids Dance Academy, where children can learn different dance techniques such as jazz and modern. Also new to MarBella Corfu is the Baby Aqua Class, which uses massage, floatation and stretching exercises in a heated pool to help build baby’s confidence and enjoyment of the water.
What’s included?
- 7 nights half-board hotel stay
- May half term: 22nd May 2020 – 30th May 2020 (one day off of school would be needed)
- Return flights from London Gatwick
- Total price: £2995.00 for a family of four (£748pp)
10/15 BelleVue Club Alcudia – Mallorca ★★★
BelleVue Club Alcudia is a vast three-star resort wrapped around an artificial lake and with well-tended gardens. The resort has apartments rather than rooms; great news for families who can choose from a studio, one or two-bedroom pad with kitchen. For adults, there are eight swimming pools, poolside bars plus a sports area with tennis and squash courts. All the family will enjoy the mini golf, horseriding, go-kart circuit, games room and huge amphitheatre with a range of live performances. There’s no childcare here but two children’s pools and a games room should keep youngsters happy plus the resort is a short 800m away from the beach. There is an all-inclusive option at BelleVue, and there are plenty of bars and restaurants to choose from onsite in the Andulucian-style village.
What’s included?
- 7 nights all inclusive hotel stay
- May half term: 23rd May 2020 – 30th May 2020
- Return flights from London Gatwick
- Total price: £2746.00 for a family of four (£686pp)
11/15 Martinhal Sagres Beach Family Resort – Algarve ★★★★★
Martinhal Sagres is located on Portugal’s eastern Algarve coast. Choose to stay in a stylish apartment or modern hotel room. Even the design of the hotel has kids at its heart. Surfaces have rounded edges to prevent knocks and bumps and little touches like toddler-height bannisters mean parents can relax. Families with young babies can pre-book baby equipment to ensure hassle-free travelling. Martinhal Sagres has five kids clubs. The Creche will care for little ones aged six to 23 months. Raposinhos caters for two to five-year-olds, Fox Club supervises six to nine-year-olds. The Explorer Club looks after 10 to 13-year-olds and the Blast Club will ensure teens of 14 to 17 years old have a ball. Sporty families will love the range of activities at Martinhal. There’s football, tennis, swimming and surfing to try out under the guidance of highly qualified instructors. Older kids will also enjoy The Blue Room, with video games and table football. Families have a choice of five swimming pools plus water sports centre and bike station. There’s also a hi-tech gym and soothing spa to enjoy.
What’s included?
- 7 nights self-catering hotel stay
- Summer holidays: 26th July 2020 – 2nd August 2020
- Return flights from London Gatwick
- Total price: £5050.00 for a family of four (£1262pp)
12/15 Gran Bali – Benidorm ★★★★
Four-star Gran Bali in La Cala, a quieter part of Benidorm, is a super-scraper resort with panoramic views over the sea. Suites come with private terrace, two bedrooms, living room, Jacuzzi and solarium. On site there’s a buffet restaurant with cooking shows, a café and pool bar serving cocktails and snacks, and local shops, bars and restaurants are only a short walk away should families want a day out of the resort. Guests can make use of the cycle trails around the resort as well as the sea-view gym and Blue Flag beach. Gran Bali has three pools including an Olympic pool for some serious swimming plus a kids’ pool and outdoor Jacuzzi. A spa circuit will help soothe weary minds and bodies. During the summer months, Gran Bali hosts a complete entertainment programme for all the family, with dancing and live music.
What’s included?
- 7 nights bed & breakfast hotel stay
- Summer holidays: 28th July 2020 – 4th August 2020
- Return flights from London Stansted (or Gatwick; Luton)
- Total price: £1324.00 for a family of four (£331pp)
13/15 Riu Grand Palace Maspalomas Oasis Hotel – Gran Canaria ★★★★★
Riu Palace Oasis is a lively resort, with direct access to Maspalomas Beach through lovely tropical gardens. The resort’s 400 rooms are neutrally decorated in relaxing tones. Families could opt for the family room with two bedrooms, for extra space. The RiuLand Kids’ Club runs every July and August to give parents some time off, and out of these months, there are many organised activities for kids run by Riu Palace Oasis’s RiuLand entertainment programme. Even the three swimming pools are incorporated into the action with plenty of water games and competitions. Evenings are also buzzy, with live music and shows.
What’s included?
- 7 nights bed & breakfast hotel stay
- May half term: 25th May 2020 – 2nd June 2020 (one day off of school would be needed)
- Return flights from London Gatwick
- Total price: £2574.00 for a family of four (£643pp)
14/15 Anastasia Beach Hotel – Cyprus ★★★★
Anastacia Beach Hotel is a recently renovated four-star hotel that overlooks the sea and the golden sands of Marlita Bay. The buzzy town of Protaras is only 20 minutes’ walk away for a day out and Pernera, with its many bars and restaurants, is on the doorstep. The 241 rooms here are light and bright, with furnished balconies. Family rooms have mountain views and sofa or bunk beds. There’s an indoor and outdoor pool at Anastacia Beach Hotel for all the family to enjoy, but the main draw for kids will be the Aquamania Waterpark, located next door. Other perks at the hotel include a buffet and Chinese restaurant, poolside bar, spa, gym and tennis and scuba diving lessons. If parents want to relax a little more, there’s a kids club at sister hotel Marlita which guests can use.
What’s included?
- 7 nights half-board hotel stay
- Summer holidays: 31st July 2020 – 7th August 2020
- Return flights from London Gatwick (or Stansted)
- Total price: £2847.00 for a family of four (£711pp)
15/15 Azuline Hotel Atlantic – Ibiza ★★★★
The four-star Azuline Hotel Atlantic is metres from the beach, restaurants and bars at Es Canar, Ibiza. It’s an ideal spot for families wanting to enjoy one of the quieter spots of Ibiza. The resort has a large outdoor pool and whirlpool plus separate children’s pool. Rooms are clean and modern and have been recently renovated. There’s a family room option which is more spacious than a standard double. All rooms have air conditioning and a private balcony. There’s a kids club here (open May to October) full of toys and games to keep them amused, plus a large games zone, park with seesaws and swings plus a mini club for younger visitors.
What’s included?
- 7 nights self-catering hotel stay
- May half term: 24th May 2020 – 31st May 2020
- Return flights from London Gatwick
- Total price: £2042.00 for a family of four (£510pp)