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Do it!!! I took a couple solo trips when I had one child, and once when I had two. Both were super memorable!

Sounds fun!

Are you flying?

I go to the beach with my 2 year old but it's only a 90 minute drive.

@Oliviapope: I think it sounds lovely! I think I'd rather the space of a rental, ideally a short walk to the beach. I agree to have some quiet activities for non beach time, coloring, stickers, or I just bought this little felt busy book type thing in target dollar bins that is great for travel. I'd plan to eat two meals in the room or picnic and one out.

Especially if you are thinking of having another kid one day, this would be a really special trip! (This comes from someone really struggling to do anything with my two kids these days )

@Oliviapope: for sure choose rental over hotel. It will be so nice to have a kitchen!

Also biased since I'm a mom of three, but a trip like that with any one of my children sounds awesome! One to one on the beach really isn't bad at all - just do it in small doses, as others suggested. I'm actually considering a getaway with just the baby this summer if I can fit it into the schedule. Do it!

Do it! You'll have so much fun. I agree with others - I'd pick an airbnb with 2 bedrooms over a hotel any day. Having a kitchen and a bit more room is priceless.

Check the photos of a rental carefully and keep LO in mind. Make sure the rooms/layout works well for you. We rented a beach house with stairs when LO was 18 months. The stairs weren't baby proofed and I spent a ton of time watching LO like a hawk which wasn't super relaxing.

Sounds fun and totally doable!! I'd be nervous about having two littles by myself at the beach, but one-on-one should be just fine! Have fun!!

@Adira: Probably the only place I'd ever feel up to taking two little kids to the beach myself is on the cape side beaches at low tide when the water is like an inch deep for a mile out.

I've done the beach the last 2 summers without my DH. Just LO and I. He was like 10-12 months and 22-24 months. We had a place that had all the criteria you mentioned for the entire summer and I went out there ton by ourselves for up to a week at a time. It was awesome and no big deal at all.
Solo parenting is hard but something about doing it at the beach makes it way easier. They are entertained (mine can play in sand for hours) and happy and sleep well after a day on the beach. We did lots of special things like ice cream walks and the boardwalk.
At night I drank wine on the balcony listening to the ocean.
Do it!

It's funny, I just got back from the cape with my kids (we've done 3 trips there in the past 3 years) and I personally wouldn't do it solo, but it sounds great for you. I'm a weirdo who doesn't really like beaches, and I also dislike that you have to drive everywhere on the cape. We still go because we live really close by and I grew up going every summer. If I still only had 1 kid, I'd definitely consider a solo vacation though. What you describe sounds lovely, especially if you are a beach lover.

I suspect you'll come home tired but also have a great time and make some amazing memories. I would totally go for it.

Now that I have two, I would 10000% take my toddler away by myself, it would be so easy, haha!

I would like to pick a place with beach, pool and maybe kid friendly things close by and I wouldn't make it a super long trip since it is tiring one way or another.