Bag yourself a cheap family beach holiday with deals for trips to Zante from £174 and Crete for £843 before school holidays start
With the hot spell over and normal summer service resumed, now’s the time to think about a cheeky trip before the kids break up
WITH the hot spell over and normal summer service resumed, now’s the time to think about a cheeky beach holiday before the kids break up and prices rocket.
Those with pre-schoolers and couples who don’t have to worry about term-time fines can get great deals on trips in the next few weeks when the weather will be beautiful across the Med and prices reasonable.
Here LISA MINOT rounds up some of her top tips for bargain beach breaks.
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Zante from £174
Olympic Holidays has seven nights’ self-catering at the 3H Alamis Apartments from £174 per person including flights from Gatwick on July 6. The hotel is just 100 metres from sandy Tsilvi beach. The same deal with a July 30 departure would be £449pp. Book by June 30.
See or call 020 8492 6868.
Bulgaria from £291
Balkan Holidays has seven nights’ half-board at the 4H Hotel Fenix in Sunny Beach, flying on July 6 from East Midlands, from £291pp including flights and transfers.
The same holiday flying July 30 would start at £475pp. The hotel is just metres from a beach and a short stroll from the centre. See or call 0207 543 5555.
Cote D'Argent from £305.50
Le Soleil des Landes in the French coastal resort of Aquitaine is a 4H park in a stunning location set among 24 acres of trees.
One of the most stunning beaches on the Côte d’Argent is just five miles away and there is a heated indoor pool and water park with slides.
A week self-catering in a two-bed Puccini mobile home, sleeping up to five, is from £282 in total. Flights from Luton to Bordeaux with easyJet are from £95pp and car hire is £139 for the week. See or call 0161 332 8900.
Costa Del Sol from £349
A week half-board at the 3H Medplaya Hotel Bali is from £349pp including flights from Leeds Bradford on July 6, 22kg baggage allowance and return transfers.
The hotel is just 25 metres from the beach at Benalmadena and boasts two pools and lawns as well as a pool for kids. To book, see or call 0800 408 0778.
Costa Del Sol from £420
Save a whopping 25 per cent on a week in the Spanish sun staying at this 4H studio apartment at Hotel Las Palmeras in the popular resort of Fuengirola.
The apartment has fantastic ocean views and there’s a large shared pool and free wifi. Price includes seven nights’ self-catering for two adults from July 1.
The same holiday in August costs £560. Return flights are available on July 1 from just £62pp compared with £106pp in August. Flight prices from . Book at or call 0845 680 5856.
Menorca from £470
Seven nights’ self-catering at the 4H SunConnect Los Delfines is from £470pp including flights from Birmingham on July 3.
The hotel is within walking distance of the sandy beach Cala’n Blanes and the centre of Cala’n Forcat and has two pretty pools as well as a splash park for little ones. To book see or call 0844 412 5970.
Crete from £843
Live it up in luxury with seven nights’ all-inclusive at the 5H Sea Side Resort & Spa, just 80 metres from a beach on a private peninsula next to the fishing village of Mononaftis.
The hotel is built into the hillside, on the edge of the island’s coastline, ensuring fantastic sea views.
From £843pp including Gatwick flights on June 29. The same holiday on July 29 would start at £1,172. Call 0203 870 6844 or see .
St Lucia from £1,049
Blue Bay Travel is offering seven nights at the 4H St James’s Club Morgan Bay from £1,049 per person based on two travelling (saving up to £1,230pp).
Departing on 6 July, the package includes all-inclusive accommodation in a Garden View Room and return flights from London.
Must be booked by 30 June and subject to availability. Call 08444 997 645 or see .