Hamilton Island! Perfect do nothing or as much as you want holiday! Awesome for children, super safe, gorgeous, a world of it's own.. I lived and worked there for 6 months and have been back for a few holidays, last one was in March - Where we conceived this bub in fact! We stayed in private accom for 5 nights for under $1000.. It can get exxy especially if you go through the top advertised mainstream companies but I know a few cheaper (but still luxurious!) avenues so hit me up if you need info...
It's magical up there. There's a kids club as well, you have full access to every resort pool on the island, the restaurant and dining options are amazing (we also got Coles online delivered to our self contained apartment and cooked a few nights to keep costs down) the atmosphere is relaxed and totally holiday mode everywhere you go, that's their only industry so it's all tailored for having a good time.. Very much a place you can be super busy doing activities or super busy doing nothing and be equally entertained...
I've travelled a fair bit and just love Hammo!!
Other than that I'd suggest Gold Coast if you haven't been much before, Byron Bay, Cairns or Port Douglas for anywhere up QLD way and for a mini break off shore, a P&O Cruise, Fiji or Vanuatu.. All safe, great for kids and very much geared for the kind of Holiday it sounds you want...
I went to Noosa when I was about 26 weeks pregnant last year. We did some day trips to Eumundi markets on Saturdays and Montville and Maleny on Sun and then hung by the pool in the resort most of the rest of the week.
Careful of North QLD and going in stinger season. Noosa is south on sunshine coast and its still warmbut no stinfers or stinger suits!
We are going to QLD in 10 days time. I'll be 23 weeks when we leave and DD turns 2 while we are on holidays.
We have a friends wedding in Mission Beach so we are staying there first at Castaways Resort for 4 nights and we've also splurged and booked 4 nights at Hayman Island in a pool access room We also have 2 nights in Cairns but purely to meet our arriving and departing flights - we've already been to Cairns, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation.
Although we live not far from the coast, we wanted to holiday right on the beach so we could just stroll out from our room and hang out with DD in the sand. The pool access room is a huge bonus as we can swim straight from our room which means we can enjoy the pool while DD naps. Woohoo!! The other important things for us, which Hayman provides, were:
- child friendly and families actually welcomed!!
- kids club and additional facilities for kids (just in case we want some time out or DD is bored with us, LOL!)
- baby sitting (we plan on having a nice dinner alone one night)
- meal options - we've booked half board so breaky and dinner are included daily
- water sports especially hobbie cats as DH loves his sailing
- child friendly beach
So I'd definitely suggest somewhere with facilities to keep your DS entertained as well. And by that I don't just mean a kids club but generally if they have a kids club, often they have additional facilities (toys, playground, etc) or you can take your kids into the club for a play without leaving them, IYKWIM, which is handy if the weather isn't favourable or they are sick of the beach and pool
Oh, and Hamilton Island is a great suggestion too! We looked into Club Med Lindeman too but it gets an awful wrap online. If you're happy to go overseas, friends of ours have raved about Club Med Bintan (it's in Indonesia but just off the coast of Singapore so you actually fly to Sing and travel by ferry to Bintan).
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We also have 2 nights in Cairns but purely to meet our arriving and departing flights - we've already been to Cairns, Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation.
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