Set right behind the sand dunes, there are toys for all here – swimming pool, tennis court, bowling, mini golf, games room and disco for mini kids and sauna and gym for the big kids. The bar and restaurant are on hand if you are too lazy, or had a few too many wines to consider cooking. Or forgot the food. Alternatively walk into the lovely surfy-vibed Croyde village to the iconic thatched Thatch pub for drinks and pub teas.
Have spent many a beach-based weekend here, and have tried all the rooms (you get a discount if you are a Unison member), working our way up the accommodation ladder.
Hotel rooms:
Family hotel rooms upstairs rooms are the cheapest at about £114 and are HUGE (if a bit institutional). Downstairs, for about £20 more you get a door opening out onto your own patio and general greenery, which is so much easier for beach access and returning with all your kit.
Chalets:
The next step up are the self-catering chalets, which also all have patio doors which open out onto green playing areas (unless you are unlucky and get the caged tennis court facing row). You get several rooms to spread your kit over, including a lounge/dining area and your own kitchen. Several families can fit on the sofas and dining chairs on a cold evening. (Or, if feeling brave, have one for the adults and turn the other into a kids’ hang out for the night.)
Lodges:
The ultimate in luxury, however, are the new 3 and 4 bedroom lodges. Plenty of room for 2 families to cooch up and stay in 1 lodge together, to keep costs down. They are top of the range patio-furnitured palaces of loveliness, with en suites, chic décor and decking. Having paid for it, I WILL sit out on the deck, whatever the weather (see Croyde – storm and a teacup post for details).
There are plenty of playing out areas for the kids on site (in addition to the vast sand dune system) – room for rounders, football and bbq’s (all with a little bit of help from one of your more organised adults).
These look like such great options for group accommodations! I am looking for somewhere for a friends 30th and that Swansea place looks perfect!
It would be great for a 30th! Drinks on the balcony, walks (or even a swim?) at the beach, and shops and bars on hand. Have a great time.
You’ve done so well to get so many people together at the same time in the same place! Some lovely places too – I especially like the farmhouse and the yurt 😊
This is such a great and comprehensive post with some great accommodations choices. I particularly love the Edinburgh townhouse – so stylish! Although I’m not sure I’d ever feel brave enough to travel with such a large group: there are so many people to entertain and how would we ever agree on what to do or where to go!
Still, staying at such a large house one day would be amazing if only to experience what it’s like 🙂
Travelling as a group can be tricky to organise. I think the key thing is to have some joint events/meals out booked in advance and plenty of scope for individuals to go off and do their own thing between times. Makes for a party feel to your holiday though!