Holidays with baby creche?

[nylonmeals]

Wondered if anyone had a holiday tip - we're looking to book a holiday with our 1 year old and have increasingly started to realise that it would be a proper holiday for us if we could find a hotel that had a creche where we could leave the little one for an hour or so each day in order that we could have a little bit of baby-free time to ourselves.

Ideally somewhere in Europe so that the flight times and jet lag aren't too horrendous.

Does anyone have any places that they have been too that they could recommend?

I have looked on Baby Friendly Bolt Holes but would love find somewhere that comes personally recommended.

Thanks!

[tommy]

First Choice Holiday Villages, or Mark Warner all offer v good childcare for under 2's.

[Norfolkvillas]

We really enjoyed Martinhal in Sagres, Portugal. Launched last year by the people behind the likes of Ickworth and Fowey Hall in the UK, it is a hybrid hotel / self-catering resort designed specifically to be family-friendly. They really have thought of everything, and have a lovely kids club where our then 10 month old was perfectly happy.

http://www.mrandmrssmith.com/luxury-hotels/hotel-martinhal or http://martinhal.com/

If I remember correctly, Portugal doesn't have a time difference from the UK.

Other places I've considered but not visited are Almyra on Crete and Sani Asterias Suites in Northern Greece.

Hope this helps!