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Sands Resort Hotel and Spa

November 11, 2015 by admin 19 Comments

People often ask me what it’s like having three children and how it’s different to two, while I obviously love my crazy busy life, three children does bring some extra ( minor ) difficulties. We needed a much bigger car for example and can no longer just book a standard hotel room which means I am always on the lookout for family hotels that offer bigger rooms as it’s not much fun being separated on holiday.

We stayed at the Sands Resort Hotel and Spa three years ago and found it to be just perfect for us. I’d won a special discount from their Facebook page so we stayed in the most beautiful three bedroom suite with a sea view. My strongest memory of that trip is arriving with two very car sick children and having to carry them into the hotel covered in towels while my husband stripped off the car seat covers. We were beyond impressed when the reception staff took the covers off our hands and washed and dried them for us. The fact that the staff were so helpful, as lets face it washing car sick covered car seats is not in their job description, has stayed with me, and I’ve been determined that we would one day return.

Conrwall Sunrise

This time we stayed in a Contemporary Suite with the most beautiful view of the sea. The suite had two bedrooms separated by a door. The spacious main bedroom had a very comfortable King size bed as well as a sitting area with a TV and a PlayStation 2. The second smaller room had bunk beds and a single bed also with it’s own TV and DVD player. It was the perfect layout for us. I was also very happy to discover free WiFi, tea and coffee making facilities and a fridge. The suite was spotlessly clean and decorated very nicely.

The Sands Resort Hotel and Spa is located along the gorgeous North coast of Cornwall near Porth Beach where we spent a very enjoyable afternoon body boarding. Zak absolutely loved it and the girls surprised me greatly with their tolerance of the cold water, the wet suits obviously worked! You can borrow wetsuits and boards from the hotel free of charge, which is just fantastic as it saves us transporting even more gear when we travel. Buckets and spades can also be hired free of charge.

kids bodyboard

Things to do

The Sands Resort Hotel and Spa is the perfect hotel for families. We had an amazing weekend without getting in the car once. The grounds are extensive and home to 9 hole pitch and putt golf, two fantastic kids playgrounds, a zip wire, a maze, mini golf, tennis courts, football courts, basketball courts, croquet, climbing wall and a bouncy castle.

The Sands cornwall

Tennis rackets can be borrowed, but you do need to purchase a tennis ball for £1.50 from Reception, the same applies to golf balls, although the clubs are free of charge.

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This is just part of one of the playgrounds at the hotel. All my children loved the big ship and spent a very happy hour playing pirates togther, while we sat in the beautiful October sunshine watching.

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Everyone loved the zip wire! I think we’d missed the half term rush so the resort was very quiet during our stay, the children enthusiastically ran  from activity to activity with Zak declaring it was “the best day ever”.

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Hannah was very pleased to find a friend in the maze and we momentarily lost Zak.

The Sands hotel Maze

The sands Hotel

There is an outdoor pool open in the Summer months and an indoor pool open all year round. Other indoor activities include table tennis and soft play ( which can be used by guests when childcare is not open )

For adults there is a well equipped gym which can be used for the duration of your stay for just £10.

The Sands hotel Pool

Eating at the Sands

We ate in the main restaurant on the Friday we arrived. Guests can choose to eat with their children in the family dining area or children can eat   earlier so adults can eat alone. We ate with the children at 7pm and even though the restaurant was almost full the service was very quick and food great with very generous portions and an extensive menu. The children loved their fish and chips followed by ice cream and my burger and sweet potato chips were delicious.

Breakfast is also served in the restaurant and offered hot and cold options with plenty of choice for all of us.

We also had lunch on the Saturday of our stay which was very reasonably priced and included cornish pasties, paninis, chips and sandwiches.

We had a brilliant weekend and would definitely recommend Sands Resort to everyone. There was just so much for the kids to do and having everything we needed in one place made it almost stress free for us, which isn’t something I say very often.

Why is  Sands Resort Hotel and Spa great for kids?

You can borrow lots of equipment for free, saving you buying things like buckets, spades and body boards and having to transport bottle warmers and sterilisers. For a full list of what you can borrow for free see here.

Most activities available are all free of charge, including Tennis, 9-hole Golf, Football, Basketball, Table Tennis, Crazy Golf, Croquet, Table Football (balls have to purchased).

Brilliant swimming pools.

Beautiful grounds and walking distance to the beach.

The rooms are very spacious, with a separate sleeping area for the kids.

There are lots of activities for older children both on and off site.

An Ofstead approved kid’s club is available during school holidays for children up to 8 years old. My little girls tried out the kid’s club for a couple of hours on the Saturday morning of our stay and had such a good time they didn’t want to leave. As well as soft play there was a very well equipped room with a craft area, role play area and lots of LEGO and Games. See the website for more childcare details and times. If we’d stayed for longer we would definitely have used the evening club and had a peaceful meal on our own too.

childcare sands resort

Fancy a break at the Sands? Check our their special offers page.

I put together a little video to show you how much fun we had over the weekend.

We were offered a weekend break at the Sands Resort Hotel and spa free of charge.

Sands Resort Hotel Spa

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  1. Thebeesleybuzz

    November 12, 2015 at 9:25 am

    Brilliant write up. Couldn’t agree more about sands being so perfect. We also have three kids and have stayed there twice – I can’t wait to go back!

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  2. Becky

    November 12, 2015 at 12:30 pm

    Oh we stayed there too its FABULOUS!

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  3. [email protected]

    November 12, 2015 at 9:45 pm

    So lovely that you had such fond memories of visiting there before and it still delivered on the return trip. It looks a beautiful place to stay

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  4. karen

    November 13, 2015 at 12:02 pm

    Sounds perfect for children and adults. Cornwall is such a beautiful part of the country too, we love it there x

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  5. Jennifer Howze

    November 16, 2015 at 10:53 am

    It’s great, especially when kids are younger, to have a variety of things for kids to do on the grounds. Plus any holiday where you get to surf is good by me.

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  6. Phoebe @ Lou Messugo

    November 16, 2015 at 11:12 am

    Sounds amazing, washing sick off car seats is beyond the call of duty and would impress me no end. Sounds like you’ve found a real gem.

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  7. Jen

    November 16, 2015 at 11:24 am

    I love that you can loan wetsuits and surfboards. Perfect for any cornwall holiday.

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  8. JuggleMum, Nadine Hill

    November 16, 2015 at 4:59 pm

    Ooh look at your little surfers! Great write up – sounds like a fab place!

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  9. oana79

    November 16, 2015 at 5:00 pm

    What am amazing pace to take your family for a break, we live too far but maybe one day we will get to visit that part of the world and who knows, even the same hotel!xx

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  10. Cass@frugalfamily

    November 16, 2015 at 5:25 pm

    This looks like a brilliant place for a family holiday – lots of fun to be had by the looks of it x

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  11. Nayna Kanabar

    November 16, 2015 at 8:19 pm

    I love places that are kid friendly and this place seems to fit the bill well. It looks really nice with lots to do.

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  12. Mums do travel

    November 16, 2015 at 9:56 pm

    This looks like a brilliant place for a family to stay. It’s great that you can borrow so much stuff, and the staff sound like they go out of their way to be kind and helpful.

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  13. Sarah Bailey

    November 16, 2015 at 11:10 pm

    What a fantastic sounding place to stay – looks like you had an amazing time. x

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  14. Sonia

    November 17, 2015 at 1:55 pm

    I follow Sands on Twitter and am so often tempted to book, it looks so lovely. I think next year we will definitely go x

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  15. Kara

    November 17, 2015 at 6:43 pm

    It looks lovely, we often struggle finding hotels that can accommodate us and the children in one room!

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  16. Mari

    November 17, 2015 at 9:29 pm

    What a genius idea lending wetsuits and boards, they take up so much space! This place looks beautiful, we were in Newquay too over half term, such a beautiful part of the world.

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  17. Globalmouse

    November 22, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    Having staff that go above and beyond can realy make a place can’t it? They sound amazing here.

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  18. Charly Dove

    November 23, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    Oh my word, it sounds like you had the most amazing time at Sands. What a great spot too, so much to do and beautiful scenery as well. How fabulous 🙂

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  19. Jess @ Catch A Single Thought

    November 23, 2015 at 3:01 pm

    Great review, your photos look brilliant and it sounds like a wonderful place to visit with a family. I love all the extra thought they’ve put into being family friendly.

    Reply

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