Family holiday in July with Amex points

[toyretro]

Hi there,
Just looking for pointers please as I am sure somebody has already done the hard work on this..
Got a decent amount of Amex points from my Business Platinum card and happy to cenvert to Hilton, Marriott etc for a week’s holiday in July 2025 in Europe.. Have previously done the same for Marriott all inclusive in Jamaica which worked out really well..
Very flexible on country but beach destination with pools is the ideal.. Kids are 14 and 12..
Any advice appreciated please

[phantomchickenz]

You can generally filter hotel searches for beach and pool. With your current criteria, options are in the hundreds, so you may need to be more specific.

[The Savage Squirrel]

Euro beach holiday.
Hilton is not all that strong on beach hotels, but Dalaman and the various options at the Baia di Chia resort in Sardinia spring to mind as the obvious suggestions.
Sorrento Palace doesn’t have a beach but my 2 (roughly same ages as yours) enjoyed it a lot; decent pool, pizza, and lots to see locally.
Two left-field suggestions where I haven’t stayed but are undeniably Hilton bach hotels and will be significantly lower priced: Hilton Rijeka Costabella or Hilton Swinoujscie. Almost certainly someone here will be able to comment.

Small Luxury Hotels are so recently integrated into Hilton that nobody really has a full handle on what’s available and what’s value. Lots of interesting properties so I’d have a good dig round them too.

Not a Marriott expert but they are a lot stronger than Hilton in the resort field; here’s their suggestions to start but the collective brain of HfP will offer you something better. Only thing that springs to my mind: Pine Cliffs on the Algarve is a pleasant resort with beach and plenty of activities.

https://www.emea.marriott.com/en/travel-tips/9-dreamy-european-resort-destinations-for-every-type-of-escape