All inclusive holidays

[david51058]

First Choice are going to specialise in all inclusive holidays from next year. I would only ever consider going on one if I had children. Otherwise I couldnt think of anything worse than being couped up in a plastic resort full of British chavs eating and drinking as much as they can just so they can get their money's worth.
I would much rather go self catering so I can go out exploring and trying different restaurants and sampling the local foods on offer and mixing with the locals.

[Bobbisox]

your threads always reflect your distaste in people david?
your comment on the women of Liverpool?
I have done a few A/I holidays without kids , not my idea of a holiday but only because we like to wonder around and not to be tied down to meal times + I find the drinks are disgusting and out of a plastic cup, apart from that, I see nothing wrong wit the clientele who take them

[david51058]

Sorry Bobbisox but certain types of people do annoy me, some might say I'm a snob, perhaps i am but I like to think I have certain standards and i expect other poeple to have too. Is that really bad? You sound far more tolerant I am! lol

[Bobbisox]

define a snob david?
I am of the opinion live and let live,
of cause we all have standards which we try to live by and to a point, chavs are now a big part of our culture but I am not sure f they all take A/I holidays..LOL

[sara3]

I tend to book a villa as I don't want to fight for space by the pool.. or share it :o)

[jackthehat]

Horses for courses, David..............horses for courses.

Mr and Mrs Chav would probably prefer not to have you around their poolside sneering at them...........

[sandyRoe]

If you were seen sneering at the chavs on holiday they might just throw you into that pool

[factor-fiction]

I'd always hated the idea of all inclusive as I thought the quality of thefree food and drink would be poor, there would be long queues and it would attract those who like to get drunk. But I have been on two in the last 12 months and absolutely loved them. The quality and service were excellent and I have booked to go again this year.
If anyone is unsure I would suggest going for a 4 or 5* but that's only because I haven't experienced anything less for all-inclusive .

[Bobbisox]

I don't mind them carlton as you say go for a higher rating, the one that did let me down which is the oe I referred to above, cost us about £900 pp and we felt badly let down with the things I have mentioned

[Bobbisox]

sorry, that should read factor.....

[VHG]

Not all all-inclusive holidays are like that.

My son (who earns a good wage) goes on all-inclusive holidays to places like mexico and the maldives and these are up market hotels with quality meals.

I am sure if you went for the cheapest all-inclusive you could find then some of your comments may be true, but they are not all like that.

[dennisb66]

Well David i think that you have never experienced a quality 5 star hotel.My wife and I do them regularly because we like to chill out and be pampered whilst on holiday.

[craft1948]

I don't think the price of a holiday means that you won't meet chavs as they tend to have a lot of disposable income. The last cruise I went on must have cost an average of 5k per person and the ship was full of them.

[spam_face]

i have also been on all inclusive holidays and have never had any problems, most decent hotels have a good variety of restaurants and bars so there's something different to keep you interested...

[New Judge]

As with all things, there are good and bad examples.

I have been on a number of self-catering holidays to Europe and my fellow guests have made me cringe with their behaviour. Conversely I have taken a number of AI holidays (most notably to the Maldives and the Caribbean) which have been delightful.

I think a number of AI resorts in Europe do indeed attract guests that are determined to “have their money’s worth” come what may. They are probably the same people who made me cringe on some of my self-catering holidays. However, there are resorts which attract, shall we say, a more discerning class of guest. Paying a bit more will not necessarily guarantee a chave-free zone. You just need to look around a bit. Unfortunately review sites such as TripAdvisor do not have a "chavometer"!

There is no need to be “banged up” with your fellow guests. You are free to come and go as you please. You’ve simply paid for your drink and comestibles in advance. You will get “chavs” wherever you go and they are not confined to or particularly prevalent in all AI resorts.

By the way, factor, food and drink at AI resorts is by no means free, it is paid for in advance !!