{"id":122872,"date":"2023-12-17T10:01:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T10:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/?p=122872"},"modified":"2023-12-17T10:01:06","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T10:01:06","slug":"parents-book-kids-hotel-surprised-to-find-it-full-of-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gendermyn.com\/travel\/parents-book-kids-hotel-surprised-to-find-it-full-of-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents book &apos;kids hotel&apos;&#8230; surprised to find it full of kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Parents who booked all-inclusive &#8216;kids hotel&#8217;&#8230; are surprised to find it full of children<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Cecilie Mikkelsen, 26, from Denmark, booked hotel designed for families in July<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>The mother posted video of &#8216;packed&#8217; pools and complained of &#8216;too many people&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Viewers divided, with some left deterred as others quip: &#8216;What did you expect?&#8217;\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When booking a family-friendly holiday, one should know what to expect: entertainment for all ages, children running around with ice-lollies in hand, and parents taking a well-deserved break by relaxing on sun loungers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Well, not according to one set of parents, who took their toddler abroad to a child-friendly hotel and were shocked to find it &#8216;overcrowded&#8217; with families.<\/p>\n<p>Cecilie Mikkelsen, 26, from Denmark, posted a video to TikTok on July 2 during a stay at Alcudia Pins in Mallorca, Spain, with her partner and two-year-old toddler.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The all-inclusive, four-star TUI\u00a0BLUE hotel is designed with children in mind, and prides itself in providing a children&#8217;s splash park,\u00a0tonnes of activities and\u00a0a &#8216;Caribbean-esque swoop of sand right outside.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The mother, known as @cecilielmikkelsen on the social app, divided fellow TikTok users with her video of her &#8216;nightmare&#8217; holiday, which received over 1M views and 700 comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874315-12855245-image-a-27_1702399199472.jpg\" height=\"1013\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A set of parents who took their toddler abroad to a child-friendly hotel were shocked to discover it &#8216;overcrowded&#8217; with families and &#8216;too many people&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874303-12855245-image-a-26_1702399193534.jpg\" height=\"1025\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cecilie Mikkelsen, 26, from Denmark, posted a video to TikTok on July 2 during a stay at Alcudia Pins in Mallorca, Spain, with her partner and two-year-old toddler<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874285-12855245-The_mother_known_as_cecilielmikkelsen_on_the_social_app_divided_-a-35_1702399569242.jpg\" height=\"1001\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The mother, known as @cecilielmikkelsen on the social app, divided fellow TikTok users with her video of her &#8216;nightmare&#8217; holiday, which received over 1M views and 700 comments<\/p>\n<p>Captioned &#8220;Book a kids hotel they said, it will be fun they said,&#8221; Cecilie&#8217;s footage began with her partner and son boarding the plane, excited to take off for a fun-filled break on the Spanish island.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Upon arriving at their resort, Cecilie &#8211; who travels &#8216;several times a year&#8217; &#8211; admitted to being overwhelmed by the number of people playing in pools, hogging sun loungers and queueing for restaurant tables.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Cecilie panned her camera to record rows of sun loungers taken up by people, towels and pool toys to vent her frustration at not being able to obtain one.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The mother then turned her attention to the &#8216;overcrowded&#8217; pool areas, which displayed dozens of children, teenagers and toddlers splashing around and swimming in the water.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, adults were filmed relaxing and chatting by the bar area in a crowd next to the pool.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Divided viewers rushed to the comments to share their thoughts on Cecilie&#8217;s hotel choice, with previous Alcudia Pins guests recounting similar experiences at the resort, while others criticise the mother&#8217;s lack of &#8216;common sense&#8217; when booking.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Baffled individuals slammed Cecilie&#8217;s lack of awareness prior to arriving at her destination, with one person writing: &#8216;If this area has a &#8220;kids hotel&#8221; then more than likely it&#8217;s gonna be a family destination aka loads of crazy kids running around.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another said: &#8216;I&#8217;m confused. What did you actually expect? Because the way my common sense is set up&#8230;&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874289-12855245-image-a-16_1702399127294.jpg\" height=\"1025\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Cecilie&#8217;s footage began with her partner and son boarding the plane, excited to take off for a fun-filled break on the Spanish island<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874469-12855245-image-a-17_1702399134521.jpg\" height=\"1025\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Upon arriving at their resort, Cecilie admitted to being overwhelmed by the number of people playing in pools, hogging sun loungers and queueing for restaurant tables<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874287-12855245-image-a-28_1702399319956.jpg\" height=\"1020\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The all-inclusive, four-star TUI BLUE hotel is designed with children in mind, and prides itself in providing a children&#8217;s splash park and &#8216;tonnes of activities&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A third quipped, &#8216;You know it was just going to be kids??? They have to get there somehow and with someone,&#8217; while a fellow viewer wrote, &#8216;You mean to tell me a &#8220;kids hotel&#8221; has other people&#8217;s kids in it? How dare they not accommodate yours.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>But the mother insists that children are not the issue, and that lengthy queues and overcrowding were more of a problem at the resort, which she vowed &#8216;never&#8217; to return to.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a number of former Alcudia Pins guests shared their own negative experiences while on holiday at the resort, with one person writing: &#8216;We went last year and thought exactly the same! Worst holiday ever.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another revealed: &#8216;I was literally here last week! Getting a sunbed after 9am was a nightmare.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The mother responded to the discouraged guest, confirming: &#8216;Yes it&#8217;s a nightmare.&#8217;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>MailOnline have contacted TUI and TUI BLUE for further comments.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874443-12855245-image-a-19_1702399157231.jpg\" height=\"41\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874423-12855245-image-a-20_1702399162803.jpg\" height=\"101\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874403-12855245-image-a-21_1702399168877.jpg\" height=\"112\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874355-12855245-image-a-22_1702399173140.jpg\" height=\"97\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874427-12855245-image-a-23_1702399177671.jpg\" height=\"135\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874371-12855245-image-a-24_1702399181349.jpg\" height=\"123\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/12\/16\/78874425-12855245-Divided_viewers_shared_their_thoughts_on_Cecilie_s_hotel_choice_-a-25_1702399185028.jpg\" height=\"122\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Divided viewers shared their thoughts on Cecilie&#8217;s hotel choice, with previous Alcudia Pins guests recounting similar experiences at the resort, while others criticised the mother&#8217;s lack of &#8216;common sense&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In August, a furious mother vowed never to return to Ireland after she and her son were turned away from their hotel room in Dublin due to a &#8216;no kids policy.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Hayley Smith, 27, and her eight-year-old son Cohen travelled for 10 hours by car and ferry from Derby to the ALTIDO hotel in Dublin on August 2 for a summer holiday.<\/p>\n<p>But, on their arrival, the mother and son were refused access to their \u00a3365 hotel room, as the receptionist said children weren&#8217;t allowed inside for &#8216;insurance&#8217; 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