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Bachelor and bachelorette parties: 6 destinations to celebrate as a group

A bachelor or bachelorette party works when it suits everyone: those who want to dance until dawn, those who would rather spend a day on a boat and those on a tighter budget. These places have easy flights, prices that work for groups and plenty to do besides the nights out.

A new trip with every place in this guide already proposed: invite your friends and start voting.

Decide without the guest of honour
Set up the trip among the best men, bridesmaids and friends, and leave out whoever is getting married: the surprise is half the fun. With a secret vote nobody feels pushed into the loudest idea.
A clear budget, with the guest of honour’s share split
The group usually pays for whoever is getting married too: factor it in from the start and agree on a maximum that works for everyone before choosing where to go.
Not just parties
Balance the nights out with a daytime activity for everyone, like a boat trip, thermal baths or a tasting: the best memory is often not the one from 3am.

Add the destinations you like to a Roamie trip: the group votes with 10 points each and, if needed, the wheel decides.

Riga
Latvia
An Art Nouveau old town you can cover on foot, beer halls, late-night bars and prices that are still low for Europe. Summer nights are extraordinarily long.
Best time
May–Sep
Budget
€€€Cheap
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Bratislava
Slovakia
Small, affordable and an hour from Vienna: a compact centre, Danube boat trips and cellars of Slovak wine. Ideal for a short weekend without spending much.
Best time
Apr–Sep
Budget
€€€Cheap
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Bucharest
Romania
The old town fills with bars every night, and Therme, just outside the city, is one of the largest spas in Europe: party at night, unwind by day.
Best time
Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
Budget
€€€Cheap
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Split
Croatia
Diocletian’s Palace as the city centre, boats to hire as a group for the islands and bars along the seafront. In summer boat parties leave almost every day.
Best time
May–Sep
Budget
€€€Mid-range
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Malta (St Julian’s)
Malta
Paceville packs the island’s nightlife into a few streets; by day there are coves, boat trips to Comino and Valletta. English is spoken everywhere and sunshine is almost guaranteed.
Best time
May–Oct
Budget
€€€Mid-range
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Albufeira
Portugal
Beaches below Algarve cliffs, villas with pools to share among many and the Strip for the evenings. For groups who prefer kayaking into sea caves and seafood dinners to dancing until dawn.
Best time
May–Sep
Budget
€€€Mid-range
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