This is a guest post by Anglo-Italian journalist Lorenza Bacino, about the villa where she stayed near to the beautiful coastal town of Cefalù, Sicily. You can read more about Lorenza’s trip in her post Cefalù, Sicily: travel tips and things to do. ‘The family and I (two kids aged 11 and 14 and my […]
Fairmont Sanur Beach Bali review
This is a guest post by broadcast journalist and blogger Sharmeen Ziauddin. Sharmeen blogs at BritPakGirl and lives in Surrey with her husband and their three young children. You can find her tweeting as @sharm33n. ‘When you go from being a family of four to a family of five, things change dramatically in many ways. One of the […]
Praia D’el Rey Golf & Beach Resort, Portugal
My favourite thing about the apartment where we stay on Portugal’s Silver Coast is its marvellous view of the ocean. I’m with my husband, daughter (18) and son (13) at Praia D’el Rey Golf & Beach Resort, around an hour’s drive north of Lisbon. It’s our first time in Portugal, and we start our trip […]
Hilton at St. George’s Park review
My 13 year-old son lives and breathes football. He plays for two football teams, he supports Arsenal, he watches football on TV, he reads about football, he plays FIFA on his Xbox, he practices football wherever he can, he talks about football teams and footballers to whoever will listen and he probably even dreams about […]
Slieve Donard Resort & Spa luxury hotel review
This post is about my summer trip to Northern Ireland with my 17 year-old daughter. We flew from London to Belfast and spent a night at the Culloden Estate and Spa (you can read my review here) before driving to the coastal town of Newcastle by the Mourne Mountains in County Down. After an hour […]
Luxury at the Culloden, Belfast
We begin our first ever trip to Northern Ireland in style, with a night at the luxurious Culloden Estate and Spa, a five-star hotel near Belfast. My seventeen year old daughter and I are spending a few days away while my son is on school summer camp. I’m feeling pretty stressed before we leave home, and am delighted to accept […]
Holiday Inn Camden Lock
A few months ago I reviewed the Holiday Inn Brighton Seafront Hotel, as part of the BritMums Holiday Inn You’re Welcome campaign for families. You can read my full review here: Kids welcome: Holiday Inn Brighton Seafront but the short version is that we found it a relaxing and friendly place to stay, in a […]
Star Castle Hotel, Isles of Scilly
The Star Castle Hotel must be in one of the most captivating locations in the Isles of Scilly. The hotel is in a star-shaped former fortress, the centre of a garrison which was built on a hill above Hugh Town on the island of St. Mary’s in 1593. The site must have been chosen for […]
Duinrell accommodation, Holland
This is my second post about my trip to Holland during the Easter holidays with my son, sister and nephew. I’ve already written about our relaxing ferry crossing from Harwich to the Hook of Holland with Stena Line. This post is about our accommodation at Duinrell holiday park in South Holland, which was arranged by […]
Cardiff Marriott hotel review
I turned in to the car park of the Marriott hotel feeling tired, confused and a little stressed. I was late. My journey from Surrey to central Cardiff had taken much longer than I’d expected (Severn Bridge – can I introduce you to Dartford Crossing, a river crossing which doesn’t make cars queue for flipping […]