Comments for Family Vacation Travel

Comment on Your Guide To Planning A Family Vacation by georgii.porgii_6

georgii.porgii_6 — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 20:00:59 +0000

i’ve just come back from thailand and we stayed at the holiday inn on patong beach in phuket. there is shops and markets on both sides of the hotel, lots of resteraunts and lots of nice people. it is a bit far away from places you might wanna go but at least you get to see some of the scenery?! The hotel has a great pool and great rooms and its own resteraunts and things. it is directly across the road from the beach.

While you are in phuket i suggest you go and see the Phuket FantaSea and go on an elephant trekk.
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My stay in phuket.

Comment on Your Guide To Planning A Family Vacation by Anavat K

Anavat K — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:58:59 +0000

Patong Bay Garden Resot is great value for money and is suitable for a couple looking for a very romantic place to stay or likewise its suitable for a family because of the nice pool and close proximity to the beach! also, good location for shopping and the night life on Bangla Road. Turn right out of the hotel and go down past Subway, there is a massage place that sits behind where you book tours. This place does the best foot massage, you’ll find it because they are always busy.

The rooms are quite large and have a nice balcony, with more than half overlooking the pool or beach. The buffet breakfast was great and they had an amazing assortment of food to choose from including bacon, eggs, sausages and fresh fruit and danishes, plus heaps more! The staff were very friendly and unobtrusive. USD 62/night at early Sep
http://www.discovery-thailand.com/Hotels%20Map%20Pages/Phuket%20Map/Patong%20Hotel%20Location%20Map.html
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Comment on Your Guide To Planning A Family Vacation by madonna_toller

madonna_toller — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:56:59 +0000

Try Club Med in Kata (not so cheap though). The whole family will enjoy it! Full of fun for the kids and a relaxing holiday for the adults. Also the Katathani Hotel is lovely (directly on the beach). For points of interest visit Wat Chalong (nice buddhist temple),the Sea shell museum, View Point at sun-set time, the big Buddha (enormous statue built on the Hill), explore nearby islands for snorkeling etc.
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Comment on Your Guide To Planning A Family Vacation by alan50jjones

alan50jjones — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:54:59 +0000

You can fly direct to Phuket from UK try asiarooms for hotels
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Comment on The Top 5 Virginia Vacation Spots by StevenMayo

StevenMayo — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:52:59 +0000

Consider Wilmington, North Carolina. It's a tourist destination, but the crowds are nothing like you'd expect from one, and the pesonality is simply awesome. Wilmington is sort of a mixture of old and new: there's a famous historic district in the center of town the ends at the Cape Fear Riverfront, but all throughout you'll also find super-trendy, upscale style spots: boutique stores and restaurants, that kind of thing.

It's located near the Atlantic Ocean, specifically Wrightsville Beach, so that should more than handle that requirement.

If you're ever there at night, consider taking the "Ghost Walk of Old Wilmington" Tour. It's a fun walking tour through the historic district highlighted by stories of alleged hauntings in the area. Lots of fun!

Have a fun time!
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Two great hotels in Wilmington:

1) The Riverview Suites at Water Street Center (http://www.riverviewsuiteswilmington.com/)
2) The Hilton Wilmington (http://www1.hilton.com/en_US/hi/hotel/ILMNCHF-Hilton-Wilmington-Riverside-North-Carolina/index.do)

Comment on Your Guide To Planning A Family Vacation by karazyal

karazyal — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:52:59 +0000

There are lots of hotels in various price ranges – how much per night do you want to spend? When you say we – that means 2 adults plus 3 kids – you may have to specify that in your communications with the hotel. That’s a full load of laundry and house cleaning for the hotel. The hotels will have to have a roll out for the kids. Some suites may be better for your bunch.

Mention how much you want to spend per night, don’t say cheap or middle – use a baht figure.

Here is a list of hotels you can look over.

http://www.asiahotels.com/location-listby-starrating/Phuket-Thailand.asp&sr=3

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotels-g293920-Phuket-Hotels.html

http://www.phuket.com/hotel/family-resort.htm

Stop in Bangkok for a few days at the beginning of your trip. See the city, take some tours and then go to Phuket. Spend the last night in Bangkok again so you can set yourself up for you ride back home. When you schedule your flights to Phuket keep in mind that there are 2 airports in Bangkok. Don Muang (on the other side of Bangkok from Suvarnabhumi) also has flights to Phuket. Some tourists want to hop off the plane from home and immediately fly out to somewhere else – except sometimes they don’t have enough time to make the transfers! Bangkok is worth a look too!

Bangkok is warm enough to get a tan just walking around – all of Thailand is warm. Try not to waste all of your time at a beach, Chiang Mai is a nice place to visit too (sunny enough to get a tan there too!)

Good luck.

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Comment on The Top 5 Virginia Vacation Spots by jdm

jdm — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:50:59 +0000

Duck, Corolla, and Cordova, all in the Outer Banks of NC, and about 2-3 hours south of the Bay Bridge-Tunnel (I think it's actually the first bridge on the map in NC to go out to the Barrier Islands…Route 12). It's always quiet there and very cheap considering the quality of the homes. There's a wild-horse sanctuary in between Corolla and Cordova, and the only way to access the town of Cordova is by SUV via the beach…there are no roads to that town and I don't believe there are any stores there either…all shopping needs to be done in Corolla.
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Comment on Your Guide To Planning A Family Vacation by Polar Bear

Polar Bear — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:50:59 +0000

Never been there. Try a travel agent or Thai Tourism Board.
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Comment on The Top 5 Virginia Vacation Spots by David G

David G — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:48:05 +0000

ocean vacation spots in virginia or north carolina?
traveling to nc this summer for a wedding. would like to spend a few nights in either virginia or north carolina by the ocean. any recommendations for cities/areas that are off the beaten path? want to avoid big crowds.

Comment on Your Guide To Planning A Family Vacation by Joe

Joe — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:47:59 +0000

Hi! My family is planning to go to Phuket in January the 1st time, however don’t know whick hotel to book? ?
We have 3 children aged 17, 15 & 12. I would like to book a hotel which is near to a nice beach, shopping areas (town side) and places of interest. I have no idea which places of interest I have to visit during our vacation in Phuket. Anyone can guide us? Thanks