How to Have an Affordable Family Resort Style Vacation

We went over the weekend to Bestbrook Mountain Resort, and camped there. It was really beautiful. Camping at a resort? That does sound bizarre, but Bestbrook had a range of options from bush camping to luxury cabin accommodation.

We set up a Glamping - style tent accommodation for ourselves. We had a real mattress, could go to the recreation room to watch television and the dvd, had really lovely bathrooms that we could use ... it really had all wonderful facilities.

It had plenty to do - there was a resort style pool, adjacent to a large main resort building that had a large restaurant, bar and games room.

You could have a camping and nature experience, and on the same day when the mood struck, go up to the resort area and relax on the large verandah overlooking the pool with a cool drink.

For the children, there were endless possibilities. There was a regular "taxi" service all around the resort, and it shuttled everyone backwards and forwards to different farm and Australiana style activities, such as whip cracking, horse riding and damper making.

There was an animal nursery for the children, and even a jumping castle.

We had a bit of a cafe experience from the restaurant, and the food and drinks were delicious, all served with impeccable service.

The rates were very affordable, and for us, camping was an affordable option at the time, but for the number of different activities and the first class facilities, you couldn't go wrong for a really affordable vacation.

If you are in need of a break, and your family want to go away somewhere - have a look at resorts that offer camping or bunkhouse accommodation as an option. You can take all your own camping gear to glam it up it style, or take your own very basic set of equipment. It is a very inexpensive but definitely high quality experience.