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biddingagent
Registered User
Advice on renting Villa/House in France/Spain Summer 05
I am considering renting a house/villa in the South of France or in Spain for a couple of weeks in the Summer of 2005 (early bird and all that!). I was wondering if anyone has any experience of this or could recommend a good house/villa in a nice town/area. There will be two couples, two children and an infant. Haven't set my heart on a particular country/region.
sueellen
Moderator
Re: Advice on renting Villa/House in France/Spain Summer 2005
Vacation Rentals by Owners
www.gite.com
www.frenchconnections.co.uk/
Dr Moriarty
Frequent poster
Re: Advice on renting Villa/House in France/Spain Summer '05
For French rentals, I'd add to sueellen's list. "Pap", btw, stands for de Particulier à Particulier, indicating that these are private individuals as opposed to agencies!
You should probably look under "seasonal rentals". You can consult the site in English — it'll provide you with a list of departmental numbers, and the ads are (admittedly quite "ropily") translated — but unless you get lucky you'll probably need a bit of French to contact the owners/landlords...
Still, as it's aimed at a largely domestic readership, and sans middlemen, it should give you a useful yardstick for comparing other quotes you get from the agents...
biddingagent
Registered User
Re: Advice on renting Villa/House in France/Spain Summer 05
Thanks for the advice. I will give it a try. I am still undecided but it is very useful to have a few leads.
raz
Package Holiday (Flight/SC Apt) in S.France
A pal of mine is keen to source info on package holidays in South of France - which include return flight to Nice (or Garsconne (sp?)), complex with self-catering apartments and organised activities for 2 kids (10 and 12 years old). They dont want Keycamp, etc. which means ferry/car drive - only flight from Dublin to a resort with S/C apts & hotels.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Raz
Sueellen,
Moderator
Hi Raz,
Not too sure about a package but a read thru these previous threads might give some info:
Flights info
www.opodo.co.uk
www.skyscanner.net/
www.expedia.co.uk
www.toandfrom.org/airport/europe.html
dinky
Hotels in Nice?
Can anyone recommend a hotel in Nice? Looking for something with a bit of character in the old part of the city. thanks
Newbie
Nice
Gotta be The Negresco!!!
Flake
Negresco
I don't know that I'd say the Negresco has character. It shouts money and champagne lifestyle all right. I actually found it quite intimidating. Didn't stay there mind you - apart from the fact that we couldn't afford it I don't think I would have relaxed there.
ballygowan
Hotels in Toulouse
Looking for pointers to a good hotel in Toulouse area - city centre or suburbs, not fussy.
Su
Recommended Hotels
I recently stayed in and would highly recommend, Hôtel de la Cité. Its about 90km from Toulouse in the picturesque and historic town of Carcassonne. Well worth the deviation.