Its seaside equivalent is equally hip but just a bit more fun as if Habita
Posted in General on 29. Sep, 2010
Its seaside equivalent is equally hip, but just a bit more fun, as if Habita has packed up, slipped on its tiniest shorts and gone on holiday. Not the place for a quiet getaway, this pastel-coloured (mainly soft turquoise and white) den is set in Playa del Carmen, the tequila-soaked heart of the newly fashionable Riviera Maya. And, with rooms surrounding a central bar/lounge area that goes all club-like after dark, sleeping isn’t usually high on the agenda Not that most guests mind. Partying is what they come for – that and the ocean views.Deseo, 5a Avenue y Calle 12, Playa del Carmen, Mexico (00 52 984 879 3620; ) Doubles from $138 (£81), including breakfast. Enjoy tax breaks in NY
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This is a large complex with eight apartment blocks, a swimming pool, a children’s pool and a playground, so it is bound to be social for your son There is also a good selection of shops a short walk away. Unijet (08705 336336; ) offers the Aparthotel Flora, a three-star property 150m from the beach in the north-east corner of the Bay of Pollensa. Villa Select can arrange this for £145 per week, but if you book online through a broker such as Holiday Autos ( ) you can get a reasonable car for around £105.Holiday prices are likely to be significantly lower with the big tour operators. You could take a taxi to visit the picturesque Old Town of Pollensa, a 15-minute drive away, which will cost about €9 (£6).
As Mallorca is such a beautiful island, you may opt to hire a car and drive around the spectacularly rocky Formentor cape, continuing west to visit the beautiful old towns of Soller, Deia and Valldemossa. At the resort there is no need for a car – it is very pleasurable to stroll down Pine Walk and the promenade with a pushchair. This will cost £1,272 for seven nights’ accommodation, departing on 11 or 18 September. The price includes charter flights from Gatwick to Palma (or from other UK airports at a small supplement) and transfers by taxi. This second bedroom is large enough to take a cot or camp bed (£20 charge for cot with bedding) for your son if you would feel happier to have him sleeping closer to you. This tiny house is located right on the beach (where your toddler is bound to make friends), at the start of the famous traffic-free Pine Walk. Prettily decorated with lots of chintz, the cottage has a large front terrace overlooking the beach, a living room and a well-equipped kitchen, plus two bedrooms – one on the ground floor with en suite bathroom, and a larger one with air conditioning and shower on the first floor.
This is an attractive resort set on a sheltered horseshoe-shaped bay with plenty of caf?and restaurants along a pedestrianised promenade. The long sandy beach shelves gently to the clean sea – ideal for a bucket-and-spade holiday with a toddler. The town centre is an easy walk too, as is the attractive yachting marina and port.Villa Select (01789-764909; ) features Pescador, a Grade I-listed fisherman’s cottage. We also need holiday accommodation, preferably self-catering, which does not have high balconies or steps. A holiday cottage/villa with direct access to a beach would be perfect. We would ideally prefer a destination that is less than a three-hour flight away We don’t have a huge budget – around £1,200 for all of us P Mahoney, via e-mail
A. For a beach holiday with a small child in tow, Mallorca is ideal.