Family travel in Spain from a Barcelona family: over ten years of trips with our two boys, and 14 years on the hotel side of the industry. Start with our Spain with kids guide to pick a region, or jump straight to Barcelona, the Costa Brava, the Balearic Islands, the Costa del Sol, Valencia, Madrid or the Basque Country. Every guide has real prices and the hotels we’d book with kids.
Best Viewpoints in Ibiza: The Most Beautiful Places to See the Island from Above When most people think about Ibiza, they imagine white sandy beaches and turquoise water. While the beaches are incredible, some of…
Most “best family hotels in Ibiza” lists are assembled from booking-site filters. I know, because I used to check them for a living — I’ve worked in the hotel industry for fourteen years, and I…
When people hear “Ibiza,” they usually picture beach clubs and nightlife. We did too—until we spent an incredible week exploring the island as a family. Our perception changed completely. Instead of discovering only parties, we…
Ibiza old town — Dalt Vila, if you ask anyone who lives here — is a walled citadel above the harbour, wrapped in 16th-century Renaissance fortifications. You can walk the whole thing yourself in about…
Choosing where to stay in Ibiza is probably the most important decision you’ll make when planning your holiday. Before our trip, we spent hours comparing hotels, reading reviews, and trying to decide which part of…
Renting a Car in Ibiza: Is It Worth It? If you’re planning to explore Ibiza beyond its famous beaches, renting a car is one of the best decisions you can make. While there are buses…
We wanted five things from an Ibiza hotel: a room the four of us could actually sleep in, the beach within walking distance, food good enough that half board wasn’t a compromise, somewhere away from…
Ibiza Travel Guide 2026: Everything We Learned in a Week Most Ibiza travel guides are written by people who came for the clubs or people who never left the hotel. We did neither. We spent…
The Costa Daurada, or “Golden Coast,” is one of Spain’s most popular family holiday destinations. Stretching along the Mediterranean south of Barcelona, this beautiful coastline is famous for its long sandy beaches, crystal-clear waters, charming…
We paid for every PortAventura-area stay ourselves, including this one: a triple room on half board with Damian (13), while Marc was at a basketball tournament. Sometimes family trips happen for reasons beyond sightseeing. Our…
There are places you visit once and forget. And then there is Costa Brava. A coastline where turquoise coves hide between pine-covered cliffs, where tiny fishing villages still smell of salt and grilled seafood, and…
There are places on the Costa Brava that feel beautiful… and then there are places that feel like a postcard you’ve stepped into. Calella de Palafrugell is the second one. Just under 2 hours from…
On 23 April, every year, Barcelona fills with book stalls and rose sellers, and the tradition is that you give a book and a rose to the people you love. And everybody goes to work.…
The short version Short on time? Our top 3 Costa del Sol hotels Best for families · we stayedOccidental Torremolinos Playa – beachfront, easy trip from Málaga airport. Check prices Marbella · we stayedOccidental Puerto…
We’ve stayed in five hotels in Lloret de Mar. Not visited. Not toured. Slept in, with two children, across several trips — Hotel Garbí Park, Alba Seleqtta, Costa Encantada, Best Lloret Splash and Roger de…
We went to Seville for New Year 2021→2022 with a simple plan: no big itinerary, just New Year’s Eve together as a family. It was a big group: my parents, my sister’s family, and us…
Quick verdict We stayed in a Superior Room with Sea View. I’ve also spent over a decade as a hotel account manager with the Costa del Sol as my portfolio, so I book these places…
Meliá Sevilla Room Tour: A Stay That Just Makes Sense This review comes from my husband’s stay at Meliá Sevilla, on a work trip. The company booked and paid for it, so there’s no price…
Quick answer I live in Barcelona and I still took the tourist bus, which is a slightly ridiculous thing to admit. My in-laws were visiting, we had one day, and I wanted to see whether…
Quick answer Living in Barcelona means we’re always looking for new family plans in a city we already know well. So when Big Fun Museum invited us to visit, we turned it into a Sunday…