Malaga or other suggestions after October half term
Malaga or other suggestions after October half term
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cliffords

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2,944 posts

41 months

Yesterday (14:52)
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Looks like its half term next week so we will take a quick trip soon after they all go back .
Retired healthy couple , about 5-7 nights , from Gatwick .

Where shall we go ? We like City breaks , nice if we did see the sun. Like to stay where there is an option for outside space. Eating out, a bit of wine, walking about ,a bit doing nothing too. Not fussed on beaches.
Not fussy usually spend about EUR150/170 a night on a Hotel . Wont hire a car just flights and a Taxi to the Hotel.

Appreciate any suggestions please as to places you have gone , it does not have to be Malaga just looked easy to fly to from Gatwick, but all of EasyJet is there .

I ask these question on here about 4 times a year , generally follow suggestions and always post back my findings afterwards

Thank you

craig1912

4,133 posts

130 months

Yesterday (15:00)
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Love Malaga, just been for four nights. Stayed here

https://maps.app.goo.gl/tZvujYk3keKJdwmd7?g_st=ipc

Nice hotel and good location. No need for taxi from airport, just jump on train (€1.8) and the 5min walk to hotel.

Loads to see, food is excellent and good value.

We also went on a trip to here https://www.caminitodelrey.info/en. Which was great but not if you have a fear of heights!!




MarkJS

1,981 posts

165 months

Yesterday (20:23)
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craig1912 said:
Love Malaga, just been for four nights. Stayed here

https://maps.app.goo.gl/tZvujYk3keKJdwmd7?g_st=ipc
We often have a couple at the rooftop bar where you stayed.

Also love Malaga and can really recommend the city and the surrounding area.

havoc

32,103 posts

253 months

Yesterday (20:31)
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We did Mijas for Oct half term last year, about 30 mins outside of Malaga. Food was a little tourist prices but we found a handful of genuinely good places, and the views were great. But if just two of you Malaga is a nice place.

Beaches in that area aren't all that, if you're beach people. Apparently a couple of genuinely sandy ones that we missed, but mostly a sand/grit mix.


One word of caution - end-Oct last year they had floods and the mother and father of all thunderstorms.

mikef

5,850 posts

269 months

Yesterday (20:34)
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The Level at Meliá Alicante

Sea views, next to the beach and marina, 5 minutes walk to the old town

Includes drinks and light meals, great restaurant in the hotel, many more nearby

Clientèle largely retired Brits, in case that’s something you’d prefer to avoid…

ExBoringVolvoDriver

10,667 posts

61 months

Yesterday (20:35)
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I think Rome should be pretty good weather - we went in February and it was decent then.

Plenty to see and 5 days allows for a relaxing time.

That said, Malaga is a pretty good place to go although maybe not for 7 days.





Shnozz

29,615 posts

289 months

Yesterday (20:54)
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mikef said:
The Level at Meliá Alicante

Sea views, next to the beach and marina, 5 minutes walk to the old town

Includes drinks and light meals, great restaurant in the hotel, many more nearby

Clientèle largely retired Brits, in case that s something you d prefer to avoid
I love Alicante and have a place nearby, but not sure its got enough for 5 - 7 days. Valencia perhaps, and indeed Malaga, but Alicante I would say is more a 3 day place. That said, can mix it up with a quick and easy train straight from Alicante to Madrid for a few days and that has more than enough for an additional 3 - 4 days so combine coast with inner Spain.

Very easy train journey at 300km. Wine doesn't even spill aboard and you are there in no time.

mikef

5,850 posts

269 months

Yesterday (20:59)
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Yeah, and 2 hours on the HST to Valencia, also well worth visiting.