Re: Egypt or Turkey?

[Sweetypye]

Hotels that have restricted access for kids is not extremely child friendly. They are not even child friendly at all.

What a ridiculous statement.  Children are not allowed in bars (Thank God) or nightclubs (Thank God) etc etc (I am sure that God would be particularly pleased that they are not.

I like dogs, I don’t want them EVERYWHERE, I don’t particularly like children, I certainly do not want them EVERYWHERE, in fact most parents I know do not want children EVERYWHERE, that is why they go out to certain locations, places and spots, to have some child free time.

If you like and WANT children everywhere, that is your choice, few hotels allow children everywhere.

There are hotels that cater for no adults, but as I said most people WANT areas that children are restricted from.  I know of very few “anti kids” hotels bar those which say, no kids allowed, the same way there are no dogs allowed in many hotels.

I have been fortunate to have lived in the Middle East for 15 years, and so can speak with first hand knowledge that this area and its hotels are not “anti kids”.

If hotels wish to cater for the LARGE market who wish to stay at a child free hotel, they are doing just that, catering for a market (many of them parents) who wish to have a vacation from chidren.

You are lucky to never have seen a child nearly drowning, I have seen several. As I said, I lived in the Middle East for 15 years where we swam nearly 10 months of the year, not just for a one or two week holiday.  And yes I have seen some awful things, bearing in mind that I lived in Lebanon during the Civil War.

I am sure Turkey will be wonderful, although, funnily enough there are hotels with “gasp” child free areas there too! 😉

But you have obviously stayed at some terribly down market hotels to see the things YOU have seen succh as the

about drunken running around naked Brits, nitpicking stinky and load Germans,  stingy Dutchmen that bring their own jar of peanutbutter to the breakfast table,

Thank God I have never frequented these sort of dives, but I realise not everyone can afford to stay in somewhere decent.

And I certainly would NEVER be the cook or chef in my own restaurant, a ghastly job, stuck in the kitchen all day with all that heat and humidity! YUK 🙂