Vintage Holiday Blog

We’ve recently asked some of our French holiday villa owners to lay on a little welcome pack for arriving guests and very happy to report that they are coming on board with the idea.

This means that whatever time of day or night you arrive at the villa that you always have the essentials to start enjoying your holiday without the desperate need to go shopping immediately. The initial feedback to date has been fantastic and is now something we are trying to encourage across all properties.

The original French market basket full of local essentials including a delicious bottle of red wine!

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For gorgeous villas in the Med which cost less than £200 per person, per week, check out our luxury villas and houses with private pools in areas of local tradition and culture.

Here’s a small selecton of properties under £200 per person, per week.

Gozo

Ta’Marie is a lovely four bedroom, four bathroom Gozitan town house sleeping six situated in the hilltop village of Zebbug in the north of the island.

A week’s rental from 5 June costs £1150, whilst for the weeks commencing 12 and 19 June it is £1195.  In September, a week’s rental is £1195 from the 11^th and £1150 from the 18^th.

In addition to the private freeform pool, the house has a raised covered terrace with Jacuzzi, spacious roof terrace offering fantastic views and typical Gozitan courtyard-style pool area with in-built barbecue, sun terraces and shower.  Internal features include open stone walls, wooden beams, colourful patterned floor tiles and stained glass windows.

Ta Marie Villa in Gozo

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You’ve arrived at your luxury villa ready for a well earned holiday… now, there’s nothing worse than opening your suitcase to find a load of creased clothes. This article will give you the secrets to packing a suitcase, minimising creasing and getting more in a tight space.

Step 1 – Be realistic about what to take on your holiday. You’re not going to need those flip flops on the slopes of the Alps! Check out the weather forecast before you go and plan from there. If you’re the outdoors type then you’re going to need some activity gear and comfy shoes for walking, climbing etc. Research what there is to do in and around where you are going and then prepare those staple items.

How not to pack a suitcase!

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Savings of up to £300 are available this summer on a week’s rental of Koknar Evi – a lovely property on Turkey’s Lycian coast . 

A lovely property on Turkey’s Lycian coast

The maximum saving is applicable during peak season weeks and means a week’s rental – from 19 July to 23 August – is reduced to £1195.  Or, in May, a week’s rental now leads in at just £395 (saving £100).  

Prices do not include return UK flights and car hire, but these can be arranged independently or by the company on request.

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Get your hands on some popular Croix Chene

We are pleased to include a Naked Wines voucher for £25 off your first order, and introduce the innovative ‘wine angel’ initiative.

We like Naked Wines for their refreshing approach, and the fact that they offer excellent wines from regional producers in many of our areas. They also offer the chance to try those producers’ wines at half price and support them as an ‘Angel’ – even if you have previously used one of the vouchers.

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