[MargaretR]

It all boils down to - 'you get what you pay for'
If you have a 7 day holiday abroad which costs the same as 7 day trips to Blackpool then you can't expect it to be wonderful.
The quality of the hotel makes or breaks the holiday experience for me, regardless of the weather. So since there are good and bad hotels in every resort, I recommend that you take fewer trips abroad but spend more on a better hotel when you do.