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Holiday details: 7 nights staying in Brook Cottage, a pretty Grade II-listed property in the village of Corfe Castle, Dorset. Just a few hundred yards from the castle entrance, village pub and shops, the cottage also has a large kitchen, garden and BBQ area.
Price: £169pp - self-catering, based on 6 sharing (£1,014 total), including parking off road for one car and additional parking on road.
Dates: a week from May 29, 2010.
Book with: Classic Cottages
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Spend Christmas on the Nile on board a traditional Dahabiyya; these beautifully crafted traditional sailboats are fitted out in colonial style with just 6 individually designed cabins. Save £300 pp with Bales Worldwide; 8 days from December 19 now costs £2,165 pp, a saving of £300. 12 days from December 23 now costs £2,465 pp, also including 3 nights in Cairo. Prices include all meals, sightseeing with an expert guide, entrance fees, flights and transfers.
Kirker Holidays is offering 3 night short breaks to Copenhagen for the Christmas Markets in the famous Tivoli Gardens. Starting on November 13, the price is from £681 pp, including flights from Heathrow or some regional airports, private transfers, B&B accommodation at the 3* superior Strand hotel and Kirker’s guide notes to restaurants and sightseeing.
Red Funnel is offering 3 night festive breaks at the Wellington Hotel overlooking the sea in Ventnor for £248 pp half-board, also including a traditional dinner on Christmas Day. Red Funnel also offers a choice of self-catering holidays at Christmas and New Year. Save 25% off the cost of your ferry crossing if you book your accommodation with Red Funnel.
If you can’t wait until Christmas, Classic Cottages has 20% off the rental price of Manor Farm Barn, a beautifully furnished cottage located a short drive from the Cornwall Christmas Bear Fair (10am-4pm, November 22) in Lostwithiel. Arriving Saturday 21 November, a week’s rental is now £334, sleeping up to 5.
Or soak up some sun with a Thanksgiving break in Miami. Jetsave is offering 4 nights (room only) at the 3* Ocean Five hotel departing November 25 for £599 pp including Virgin Atlantic flights. The hotel is located close to South Beach on Ocean Drive, in the heart of Miami’s famous Art Deco district.
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Thomson Tailormade is offering a week at the 3* plus Grand Pineapple Beach Resort in Antigua from £699 pp all-inclusive, a saving of £573. The price includes return flights from London Gatwick with Virgin Atlantic departing December 5, transfers and all-inclusive accommodation and non-motorised watersports.
A week’s rental with SunIsle Holidays in the Liminaki Apartments on Zante’s north-east coast departing throughout October (including half-term) now costs from £381 for up to 3 people sharing. Flights are available from a choice of UK airports and cost from £121 pp.
Prestige Holidays is offering 4 nights at the Puente Romano hotel for departures up to the end of November, saving £110 pp. For example, 4 nights departing October 4 now costs from £504 pp with return flights from Gatwick, private taxi transfers and B&B accommodation.
Anatolian Sky Holidays is offering £79 off a week’s holiday at the 4* Rhapsody Hotel in Kalkan, departing Gatwick on October 26. One week B&B now costs from £449 pp.
Classic Cottages has cut the cost of a week’s rental of La Miette, a 1st-floor apartment sleeping 3 in the Port Pendennis private gated estate in Falmouth. One week from October 3 now costs £86 pp.
Book a Qantas Walkabout fare to Australia or New Zealand, and Qantas Holidays will throw in a free night’s stopover accommodation in Singapore, Hong Kong or Bangkok for travel up to March 30 2010. Return fares cost from £935 pp.
Departing October 20, Hayes & Jarvis is offering 35% off a week’s full board at the 3* Biyadhoo resort. The package costs £699 pp including return Emirates flights from London Heathrow and speedboat transfers.
Kirker Holidays is offering 5 nights for the price of 4 at the 4* deluxe Grand Hotel Majestic on the shores of Lake Maggiore. Prices from £749 pp including flights (regional departures) to Milan, private car transfers to/from the hotel or car hire and B&B accommodation.
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Tropical Locations has 8 nights at the Oberoi Mauritius (pictured above) for £1,469 per person (saving £720) based on 2 sharing a Luxury Pavilion on B&B basis, including flights from London Heathrow and private transfers. Valid for travel until 30th September 2009.
Kirker Holidays has 3 nights for the price of 2 at the 5-star L’Heure Bleue (pictured above), a luxurious and elegant riad at the heart of the medina in the unspoilt seaside town of Essaouira. Prices from £698 pp – a saving of £141 pp - including return flights to Marrakech (regional departures), private car transfers , 3 nights’ B&B and a complimentary hammam treatment.
Classic Cottages has 30% savings on Woodlands Manor (pictured above, sleeps 12), near Bude in Cornwall, boasting a VisitBritain Quality Assurance Standard 5-star rating and set within its own grounds. Guests have use of a heated indoor pool and a games room, and the local The Bush Inn dates back to 950AD - it was once a popular haunt for smugglers. Arriving Saturday 12 September, a week now costs from £75 pp (£893 total).
Departing on 23rd September, Hayes & Jarvis is offering a 14-night holiday to Thailand at only £549 per person – a saving of 37% (£325pp). Within easy reach of both Cha-am and Hua Hin, the 3*+ Holiday Inn Resort Regent Beach Cha-am (pictured above) is set within tropical gardens along a 4-mile stretch of beach. The deal includes 14 nights on a room only basis and return Qatar Airways flights from London Heathrow.
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We’ve had to scratch around a bit for this week’s round-up of late offers but we’ve managed to find an eclectic mix.
One week from August 28 for up to 4 people at Cleveland Cottage on the Devon/Somerset border now costs £399 in total, a saving of £100 pp. Try your hand at the nearby clay-pigeon shooting school with one of Britain’s top shooting coaches. Details from Classic Cottages.
3 nights at the 5* de luxe Lapa Palace in Lisbon now costs £672 pp including return flights, private car transfers, B&B accommodation and a 48-hour Lisboacard for free public transport and entry to selected museums. Valid for departures up to August 29. Contact Kirker Holidays.
Save £400 pp on a 15-night escorted tour along Route 66, from Chicago to Los Angeles via St Louis, Oklamhoma, Albuquerque, Sante Fe, the Grand Canyon and Las Vegas. Scheduled flights departing September 18 and accommodation with breakfast are included. Details from Jetsave.
For stays up to December 18, save £575 pp on a 7 night stay at the new Four Seasons resort on Mahe in The Seychelles. One week on a B&B basis now costs from £2,190 pp. Details from Bailey Robinson.
Luxurious and contemporary Villa Ca’n Jordi (pictured below) on Ibiza sleeps up to 12 and is available for a week from September 5 for £7,050, a saving of £1,750. Details from CV Travel.
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10 nights from August 25 in the Sol Pins apartments in Tamariu now costs just £594 for up to 5 people (apartment rental cost only, flights to Girona and car hire extra), saving 40% on the original price. Details from PCI Holidays.
A week from August 22 at Butterfly Farmhouse near Ilfracombe costs £1,625 - saving £500 - for up to 12 people. Contact Classic Cottages.
3 nights B&B in Prague’s 5* Hotel Aria with flights, private transfers and a private 2-hour walking tour from £658 pp - saving £154 - for departures up to August 31. Details from Kirker Holidays.
A week for 2 from August 22 in Ca Na Xidoia, a stone-fronted cottage with private pool near Old Alcudia, now costs £1,150 (villa rental cost only, flights and car hire extra), saving £200. Details from Vintage Travel.
A week from September 10 at the 3* Mermaid Hotel on Sri Lanka’s Kalutara beach now costs just £499 pp all-inclusive (including Emirates flights). Details from Hayes & Jarvis.
On selected departure dates in September, a week at the St Lucian by Rex Resorts, bang on Reduit Beach, costs from £799 pp all inclusive including a free room upgrade (saving £200 pp) or a week at the Sandals Halcyon Beach costs from £1,399 pp all-inclusive (saving £400 pp). Details from Tropical Sky.
7 nights at the Shangri-La Rasa Sayang on Batu Feringgi Beach, now costs from £1,055, B&B, a saving of £420. Departures between now and November 30. Details from Tropical Locations.
Departing from Manchester on September 5, a week self-catering in a villa in the Riverside Holiday Village costs from £466 pp, saving £178 pp. Details from Anatolian Sky.
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Head for Thailand in September and save £785 pp on an 8-night luxury Thailand and Jungle Safari with Tropical Locations. The price, from £1,119 pp, includes 6 nights on the beach staying at the 5* Sarojin in Khao Lak on a B&B basis, 2 nights full-board at the Elephant Hills tented camp, an elephant-back safari, scheduled flights and private transfers. Book by September 7 for departures throughout September. For more details, visit Tropical Locations.
In the UK, Classic Cottages is offering 20% off stays at The Old Coach House in Dorset’s stunning Piddle Valley. Sleeping 4, a week from August 14 now costs £677, a saving of £169. Set in the village of Ansty Cross, this stylish hideaway is in easy striking distance of spectacular Lulworth Cove, the market town of Dorchester and one of the region’s finest foodie pubs, The European (as testified by 101 Holidays Director, Catherine Leech, who lives locally). More details from Classic Cottages.
Kirker Holidays is offering 5 nights for the price of 4 at La Perouse hotel in Nice from £760 pp for departures up to August 31. Soak up the poolside views of the Baie des Anges or explore Nice’s charming old town and flower market. The price includes return scheduled flights, private transfers and accommodation on a B&B basis. Kirker’s handy guide notes will give you some cracking restaurant recommendations too. More details from Kirker Holidays.
Save £150 pp on a week’s stay at the Grand Hotel Anthelia in Tenerife. Departing September 1, a week with Prestige Holidays now costs from £854 pp on a B&B basis, including flights and private transfers. Set on the waterfront in Costa Adeje, this 5* resort has a spa, 7 pools, 5 restaurants, a children’s club, tennis courts and reduced green fees at a choice of local golf courses. More details from Prestige Holidays.
Hurtigruten is offering free flights, 2 free excursions and no single supplement on bookings made by August 31 for their Classic Round Voyage departing on selected dates from October to December. Departures include Christmas and the New Year and there’s a great chance of seeing the Northern Lights. This 11-night cruise now costs from £957 per person full-board including free flights from a range of UK airports. More information from Hurtigruten.
Hayes & Jarvis is offering a week at the 3.5* Veranda Paul & Virginie hotel on Mauritius for £699 pp from September 1, a saving of £275 pp. The price includes half-board accommodation, flights with Emirates Airlines and transfers. More details from Hayes & Jarvis.
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If you’re missing the sunshine and crave heat, Mark Warner has done it again with an incredible half-price holiday in Egypt. Departing July 16, a week half-board at the 5* Intercontinental Abu Soma hotel on the Red Sea now costs £548 pp with a single supplement of only £125. Sailing, windsurfing, canoeing and kitesurfing are all included as is half-day child care for children from 2 yrs, a full day children’s club for 6-17yr olds and an evening creche service. RYA sailing and windsurfing courses are available and it’s a great place to learn to dive too; there’s a PADI scuba centre on site (extra charge).
Anatolian Sky is offering 2 weeks for the price of 1 at the 4* Ottoman Residence hotel departing Manchester on August 24. 14 nights now costs £635 pp on a b&b basis. Set amongst lush gardens and orange groves on the Azmak River, this 34-room hotel has been built in the Mugla style and is a short walk from the long sandy beach of Akyaka, a charming fishing village which has thus far escaped the crowds.
Departing on July 18, Vintage Travel has slashed over £1,200 off the price of a week’s rental of Son Real, a 6-bedroom house in a magnificent rural setting close to Sencelles in Mallorca. A week now costs £1,295 for 12 or £1,095 for a party of up to 8. Set in no less than 17 acres of oak wood and orange groves, this secluded house has a private pool with a separate children’s section; nearby Sencelles is a 20-minute stroll away and offers a few shops, bars and a Michelin-recommended restaurant. Flights and hire car are not included in the price.
Closer to home, Classic Cottages has discounted a range of cottages in Cornwall this summer. A week from July 17 for up to 12 in the magnificent antique-stuffed Trewidden House, close to Penzance, now costs £2,369, a saving of over £1,000. Departing July 24, a week for 2 at cosy Menhay (top right), a few miles south of Padstow, now costs £524, a saving of £130. Click here for other special offers in the West Country this summer.
If you want to wait until the school holidays are over, Jetsave is offering 9 nights from September 24 on Key West in the Florida Keys for £1,191 pp room only, a saving of £478 pp. The price includes return flights from Heathrow to Miami, accommodation for 9 nights in the 5* Hyatt Key West hotel and a hire car.