Villa holidays - firms to reccomend

[Four Litre]

Hi all - just wanted to see if you had any company recomendations for villa holidays? Apart from James v... is there anyone else who runs a one stop shop (flights/villas). Dont fancy getting there with the wife and Kids to find out the villa doesnt exist!

Cheers

[Olf]

I've used Simply before http://www.simplytravel.co.uk/st/getHomePageSun.do - they were good and also Thomson.

[arfur]

Four Litre said:

Hi all - just wanted to see if you had any company recomendations for villa holidays? Apart from James v... is there anyone else who runs a one stop shop (flights/villas). Dont fancy getting there with the wife and Kids to find out the villa doesnt exist!

Cheers

My villa in Barbados exists if that interests you

[Bonefish Blues]

Always found these very high quality http://www.villaplus.com/

[Kaiser Soze]

I used this agency twice and they were very good. I don't think they arrange flights for you though.

http://www.villacentre.co.uk/

[LuS1fer]

Villa Plus are very good - I used them once for a villa in Mallorca because the rate was cheap (early season) though you can do it cheaper yourself at other times.

Edited by LuS1fer on Friday 28th January 09:20

[WelshBoyo]

Bonefish Blues said:

Always found these very high quality http://www.villaplus.com/

+1 for VillaPlus, used them last year for a family villa in Mallorca.

[magpies]

I've used 'holidaylettings' for the last 10 years - admittedly mainly for appartments as the kids no longer come with us not had anything other than really good places.

[SeeFive]

This is not a one stop shop, went there 7 years ago. Very good villas (go for the penthouse apartments), good value but you will have to arrange your flights separately, which adds to the value if you book early.

They guy in the UK was called Steve, and was totally reliable with English people on site managing his business locally.

If you like Tenerife (I don't particularly), it is not bad. Golf del Sur is quiet, but close to a little square of restaurants and bars. Beaches are typical Tenerife though (crap unless you go to a manmade beach).

http://www.tenerifelettings.co.uk/

[whirligig]

Just booked a holiday to Majorca through this lot: www.villaparade.co.uk/home.aspx.

[LuS1fer]

One stop s all very well but let's take an example. Through one of these firms, for a family of six, you're looking at over £4000 in July for a week. Doing it yourself, you can get it as cheap as £2500. Quite a difference. I book villas direct with the owners all the time and haven't had a problem once, it's just a lot of legwork finding a flight and villa that coincide.

[anonymous-user]

James villas are very good but not the cheapest!

[lazy_b]

LuS1fer said:

One stop s all very well but let's take an example. Through one of these firms, for a family of six, you're looking at over £4000 in July for a week. Doing it yourself, you can get it as cheap as £2500. Quite a difference. I book villas direct with the owners all the time and haven't had a problem once, it's just a lot of legwork finding a flight and villa that coincide.

+1

We've used Owners Direct (http://www.ownersdirect.co.uk/) and Holiday Lettings (http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/); so far we haven't had any dud bookings.

[Simon Brooks]

my villa is advertised via villas and vacations, i used them long before we had our own place and always found them to be very professional, hence we now rent ou through them

[MVDD]

I've used www.meonvillas.co.uk several times. Never disappointed.

[trndry]

We've used http://www.privatevillainturkey.com always. They have realy fantastic villas in Turkey.

[milk2sugars]

@ original poster (Four Litre)

Where is it you wish to holiday?

[trndry]

I used this agency before and they were very good. They have many fantastic villa in Turkey Coasts.

http://www.biteztourism.com/index.php?lang=en