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Villa holidays
For four or more people, a villa with a private pool is usually cheaper than two hotel rooms — and it gives you a kitchen, a door you can close, and somewhere to put the children.
For four or more people, a villa with a private pool is usually cheaper than two hotel rooms — and it gives you a kitchen, a door you can close, and somewhere to put the children.
Below that, hotels usually win. At four and above, villas start to look obvious.
Two hotel rooms for a fortnight in Florida or Majorca costs more than a three-bedroom villa with a private pool, and the villa comes with a kitchen, a washing machine and space to be apart from each other. The trade-off is that nobody makes your bed, you'll want a hire car, and you're catering. For a couple, a villa is usually a lifestyle choice rather than a saving. For a family of four, a multi-generation group or two couples travelling together, it's often the cheaper option as well as the nicer one.
Destinations with a deep villa market and, mostly, private pools as standard.
Kissimmee pool homes near the parks. Cheaper than two hotel rooms, with a kitchen.
Private-pool villas in the Balinese interior — the best value anywhere we sell.
The south coast does villas as well as Ubud, closer to beaches and restaurants.
Finca rentals inland and villas on the quieter coasts. Short flight, easy driving.
A huge villa market, much of it with private pools and golf nearby.
Villas in the hills behind Marbella and Estepona, twenty minutes from the beach.
Stone villas on the islands and inland from Dubrovnik. Quiet, and good value.
Villa-style resorts with private pools at well below Thai prices.
Private-pool villas on both coasts, and superb value in the shoulder months.
Generally from four people upwards, and dramatically so from six. For two, hotels usually win on cost.
When booked as a package with flights through us, yes — under the operator's ATOL. Accommodation-only bookings are not, and we'll tell you which you're getting.
Yes — we book plenty for multi-generation family trips and groups of friends. Tell us the numbers and any accessibility needs.
Most are self-catering. In Bali and Thailand, villas with a cook or daily breakfast included are common and cost far less than you'd expect.
Worth it from four people up, and where there's somewhere to walk to.
Tramuntana stone houses with pools, twenty minutes from a beach.
Villa density here is the highest in Europe, so the prices are competitive.
The north-east coast has the best villas and the quietest bays.
Inland villages behind Chania, with a car and a pool. Cheaper than the coast.
Longest season in the Med — villas still work in November.
The one villa destination that works in January as well as July.
Guide prices, per person, based on two sharing, including return flights, accommodation and transfers where stated. They indicate what a holiday of this type has typically cost and are not an offer or a quotation. Your price depends on dates, party, board basis, departure airport and availability, and is confirmed in writing before any payment is taken.
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