Why France & Italy is a good bet this year!

The latest news from Spain, whilst the middle east continues to simmer away...

"There is heightened media coverage in regard to proposed strike action at Spanish airports as a result a part privatisation plan of state airport operator AENA. Unions have called for 22 days of strike action, which if confirmed are likely to take place between the months of April and August – Easter included."

It isn't that cheap to fly long haul these days either (oil costs)!

It looks like France holds most of the cards this year...

If you would like to speak to one of our team about our French villas please call on 0044 (0) 1442 870055 or visit us online.

Another new villa up and running!

Here at QV, as the season continues, so do we! Our overseas area managers are still busy finding new villas and we in turn in the UK are busy getting them online.

The latest villa to come on line (today in fact) is La Colombine, sleeping 7.

Click here for this villa in the Var

Here is a short extract from the introduction for this villa:
"La Colombine is a traditional stone house full of character and charm, dating back to Napoleon’s times. Exposed wooden beams, open fireplaces and antique style furniture are some of the indoor features of this villa, which give this property a unique charm of bygone days, yet combined with all the modern comforts..."

We hope you find the property of interest. Our staff are ready for any enquiries you may have about this property or any others in our villa programme.

Tel 0044 (0) 1442 870055

A new addition in the Languedoc

Quality Villas are currently expanding their range in the ever popular Languedoc. The latest arrival is La Maison Occitane, sleeping 4, with a plunge pool and enviable views over the marina. The property is part of a new development at Aigues Mortes, a gorgeous walled town to explore. The beach is just 3 miles away also.

Prices start from £835 to £1415 per week. A great spot for watching yachts pass by!

Click to see this cottage in the Languedoc

A nice offer from Provence!

This year has been very busy, in fact so much so, that there have been fewer owners reducing their villa rates (than the last two seasons anyway). As economies around the world are starting to find their feet again, so the holiday makers within are ready to take their luxury holiday villas again...and who can blame them!

We do have one very good offer however, offering clients an opportunity to save over £500 per week in high season. The villa in question, sleeping 10, is the Grand Luberon in Provence.
Click here to see this Provence villa.

We have further special offers also, click here for France and here for Italy.

We look forward to assisting you.

Sometimes you dont get what you pay for...

Here at Quality Villas, we take pride in knowing the houses we represent. Seeing them personally, ensuring their quality and checking them - that they actually exist (!) - is something we would consider a prerequisite of any villa rental company. There are however companies that never see the houses they market but more worryingly, some people deliberately market houses that do NOT even exist.
In the past 24 hrs alone, the following two articles have come online. Its really not a good way to have a villa holiday...

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Saffron-Walden/Four-accused-of-scam.htm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1357684/Villa-Conman-fleeced-holiday-makers-left-stranded-abroad-gets-4-years-jail.html

Safety first - book with a reputable agency that has bonding...better to get what you pay for!

Quality Villas - Luxury villas in France - 0044 (0) 1442 870055

Morocco - an attractive destination for 2011

If you've recently been considering a family holiday in North Africa, your plans have probably been completely scuppered by the recent news from Egypt and Tunisia. However, we think it's worth reminding our potential clients that the Kingdom of Morocco, on the north-eastern tip of the continent, is enjoying "business as usual" and could provide an attractive alternative for people who still want to enjoy all the advantages of a North African break.
The political situation in Morocco is very different to that of other countries in the region. Separated from Tunisia by the vast land of Algeria (the distance between Tunis and Marrakesh is over 1,000 miles as the crow flies), Morocco has a stable constitutional monarchy and loyalty to HM King Mohamed VI is very strong. Serious commentators note that this, along with political and social reforms already implemented and others underway, make it extremely unlikely that Morocco will experience unrest.

With this in mind, and reinforced by our first-hand knowledge of the country, Quality Villas is very happy to offer its hand-picked luxury holiday villas in exciting, beautiful Marrakesh and beachside Aglou Plage, just south of Agadir. Our villas all have pools and are ideal for families. The seaside villa pictured above is Dar Kamar.

If you would like to know more about renting our villas in Morocco (or in France and Italy), please browse our website at www.qualityvillas.com or call us on +44 (0)1442 870055 and speak to one of our friendly staff.

St Tropez breaks the records!

Here at QV headquarters, we are having a fine time with many new clients but also a lot of repeat clients, meaning those that holidayed at one of the villas we feature before coming back for a bit more sun and relaxation!
The regions that are performing best for us are Tuscany, Loire and St Tropez. St Tropez is certainly in vogue from what we can see, with three times more bookings that this time last year. We also are seeing a lot of interest in the Languedoc, with some of our recently added villas taking early rentals.
We are responding to this demand by adding new properties, currently 2-3 new villas are going on per week!

If you are looking for a villa for the summer in either France or Italy, please do drop us a line, or call one of our friendly team!

Please click to view our French villa selection or click for our Tuscany villas.

Latest enews is out!

Our latest enewsletter is now out, did you receive yours?
Its easy to sign up; just visit our homepage and then along the top, select 'newsletter' and receive the latest news, views and villa offers direct from Quality Villas.
Follow this link for the newsletter sign up and our French villas.

January has been a brisk month for us, the south of France as usual being most popular, though we also have some clients sampling our new villas in Morocco (in particular the coastal areas near Agadir).

If you are still planning your villa holiday for 2011 and would like to speak to one our friendly and specialist staff, please call or email!
0044 (0) 1442 870055 or info@qualityvillas.com

Win a case of wine!

Quality Villas, in conjunction with our friends at The Travel Editor (a website which offers hand picked travel reviews from experts in the field) are pleased to be offering a competition to wine a case of wine!

In order to enter the competition to win a case of wine, simply follow this link.
You will be taken to another page and be required to sign up with the Travel Editor to enter.

The Travel Editor can offer the information you need, for example this piece on the Art Trail on the Cote d'Azur which covers the Picasso Museum amongst others.

Quality Villas however can of course offer the finest accommodation you may require to enjoy either France or Italy; our specialist villa consultants are ready for your call.
Tel 0044 (0) 1442 870055 or email info@qualityvillas.com

Playing it safe!

Firstly, a happy and prosperous new year to friends of Quality Villas old and new!

As 2011 begins, we anxiously wait to see what this year throws up. Last year there was the famous Icelandic volcano, election, world cup and more... On a travel front, there were several instances of notable travel companies going to the wall, some without bonding in place. For clients that book with unbonded travel companies there is always the concern your money (which you are asked to pay up front) is at risk.

Booking directly with owners is similarly an issue - see this latest news feed

Of course we at Quality Villas, now in our 25th year of business, believe reputation speaks for itself. However if you choose a villa this year, whether direct with an owner or a company, do take care how and where you send your money. Holidays are eagerly anticipated each year and you want to be sure you will get yours, especially after you have paid for it!

X Factor villas...

Whilst the UK seems to drag to a halt for what is probably far too many people than is healthy (watching X Factor finals and Strictly and all the rest), so the national grid powers up for all those TV sets and commercial break cups of tea whilst everyone bemoans/celebrates the various winners and losers.

So the idea came to me, why not blog about the QV 'X' Factor villas for 2011?

By this, I don't mean trawling through the 350 villas on our books but some of the newcomers that have gone onto our site in the past few months. There have been some great ones, coastal property in Morocco, stunning villas in St Tropez and various family villas across rural France.

My top 5 then (you will need to click each link to see the detail):

5: Villa St Hilaire (a coastal property in the Vendee)

4: Beaute Marine (check out the seaviews from this St Tropez villa !)

3: Les Pierres Tuffeau (very nice Loire farmhouse restoration )

2: L'Ancienne Abbaye (country house near Poitiers)

...But the winner for me (cue drum roll...) and please remember this is based entirely on my own tastes, so apologies to all the other new villas that made it onto our books of recent:

Villa Natalya
I won't even give any clues as to what this one is about, if you decide to have a look, I hope you will see the appeal! I can't remember if it was the champagne reception, the sauna, the cinema room, the beachfront location or the speedboat that is thrown in with the rental for 2 days that does it for me... Click here.

In the grip of ice, warm hope is on offer...

As the UK wrestles with ice, cold, snow and general issues getting anything done, so questions will be asked about why this happens every time the weather turns a little chilly. However as a villa company, we don't have the answers. Possibly some more grit outside our office would be nice and then we might start feeling a little better though.

In any event, one thing we can propose is to browse our villas. Its possibly a little unfair, given the conditions at the moment, to start suggesting that sun and warmth aren't that far away, but really they aren't! November has been a very busy month for us with villas being snapped up, however with 350+ villas online, we still will have plenty to offer. Make your booking now, then sit back with that warm feeling inside that summer is already taken care of, which surely will see off some of the winter blues.

For French villas - please visit us on line or call +44 (0) 1442 870055. Click for villas in Italy.

Our latest arrival...

As the season of 2010 is now comfortably wrapped up, so we are preparing for 2011 and a summer of thrills and spills...and of course a revamp of our villa selection. In the past week, 7 new villas have been added, the pick of the bunch is our latest addition in the St Tropez region, ' Les Deux Lions '. Located just a mile from Gassin, sleeping 8, the property boasts air conditioned bedrooms, heated saltwater pool, wifi internet, fantastic views and stunning grounds.
Available from £6300 per week.
For a closer look at this St Tropez Var villa to rent please follow the link.

Other additions include 3 new ones in Morocco.
Click for our Morocco villas.

Telephone Quality Villas on 0044 (0) 1442 870055.

New villas in Lake Garda

We are pleased to announce the arrival of two new properties in Lake Garda that have significantly improved our portfolio in the region.
Alex our area manager for the Lakes was able to pull the rabbit(s) out of the hat with some very nice connections of his, so we are proud to now market:
Villa Alexena (click here for this Lake Garda villa ) and click here for Villa Gardese, a villa located on Garda Lake.
Prices start from £2550 per week at Gardese.

The image shown above is from Villa Gardese.


If you would like to reserve one of these villas, find out more, or speak to Alex about the properties, this is easily arranged.
Tel 0044 (0) 1442 870055

Coming soon!

Many of our regular clients will have received our preview brochure some days ago, however just in the final stages of development is our full 2011 brochure. This should be ready at the end of November.
The 2011 brochure focuses on France of course, but Italy and Morocco are also present - Morocco in fact is growing and will grow more in the coming months as we are slowly but surely sourcing new properties in the region of Agadir and further round the coast. Please have a look at our Morocco villas .

2011 is also a special year for us, being 25 years in the villa business! We hope you will consider reserving your villa holiday with us in our celebration year!

For villas in France - please view online.

We look forward to being of service.
The Quality Villas Team
01442 870055 or info@qualityvillas.com