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Has anyone got any suggestions of villa holidays they've had that have been good for two kids under two? We are looking for somewhere that's warm in late May/early June, our two girls will be 20 months and 4 months old then...


We are looking for a private villa with pool, preferably with sandy beach nearby and nice port/town to visit locally. Also relatively short flight... We like Greek Islands and South of France but have been thinking about Croatia/Spain/Sardinia maybe...


Any suggestions of where other couples with young children have holidayed successfully?

hi I can highly rec the alykanas beach resort hotel. in alykanas zante(or zakynthos) greece. We went there when I was pregnant and plan to go back this year with our 2 yrs old. The resort is very quiet with a selection of bars and restaurants. Most restaurants have childrens play areas. We didnt have a bad meal the whole time we were there. There is a fab bar called catacombes about a 5 min walk away. the hotel is lovely big playground, swimming pool and toddler pool. jacuzzi, lovely restaurant/bar. It has tables out on the sea front so can eat watching out to sea. The best thing is the beach. Its right on the beach and the sea is very shallow walk for 5 mins and only up to your knees so great for toddlers and its warm. Like getting into a bath rather than the sea. It was lovely. The resort is quiet but that suited us but walk along the beach and you get to alykes which is a much busier resort so best of both worlds. there is a little land train that goes up to the hills that the toddler would like. also you can get a horse and cart up to the lemon tree restaurant just outside the resort which is a lovely eve out. You can get boat trip across to kefalonia or go to the waterpark or a trip to the shipwreck. Lots to do and we loved it.

We've just booked Villa Pia in Italy, very baby-friendly so you won't need to lug loads of baby bits over there, plus they provide lots of baby purees, milk etc. Hven't been before so can't give you more info till April but have a look around the website. It has a private pool but no beach.


http://www.villapia.com

When my kids were that young we used to book villas in Provence with Meon, not too hot and an hour or so from the beach. We found most of our time was spent wondering around village markets for that days food with the occasional road trip to Monte Carlo, Italy or Cap Ferrat for beaches and shopping.


The other benefit was we could drive down overnight with the kids asleep in the back. Looking back they were some of the best holidays we ever had.


We also used to take the benefit of not being linked to school holidays at that age to do some long haul trips with overnight flights for quite a low cost. Our best was the Beau Rivage in Mauritius, amazing with kids and just a dream holiday but not stupid prices like the really expensive ones on the island.

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