Mini brochure

Just released in the last few days and due to hit the doorsteps of our former clients over the coming week, is the mini brochure from Quality Villas.

This is an experimental print run from us, in addition to our usual brochure we release each autumn. We intend to run a second mini brochure later in the season with any more offers or villas that we have added since the first brochure.

The intention of the mini brochure is keep our clients advised of new villas as they come onto our books (after all, we add villas on all year round...), further as owners reduce their rates which can happen from time to time, we endeavour to make our clients aware so they might benefit.

If you did not receive a mini brochure and would like one, please do call us (01442 870055) or email us (info@qualityvillas.com) of course our website of French vacation villas is also available any time for browsing! For Italy villas please click. We hope to hear from you soon.

The Quality Villas Team.

Last weeks left at the ever popular Villa Osanna!

As family friendly villas go, the Tuscan holiday Villa Osanna possibly offers the most options of any of our Italian villas.

Large flat lawns, enclosed grounds, solar heated pool (in fact a very large pool at 18m x 6m)with roman stepped access : all are perfect for children.

In addition, the thoughtful owners have left a ping pong table, boules pitch to play on plus six mountain bikes. They will also organise tennis (locally), archery (in the villa grounds) or fishing at a lake less than 100 metres away (outside the villa grounds). The nearest restaurant and shops are 700 metres away, whilst the rest of Tuscany awaits to be explored (Arezzo 25 miles, Lake Trasimeno just over an hours drive as examples).

As can be imagined, this villa rents fast each year: returning clients know they are onto a good thing and rebook usually on their return home the year before!

However of the weeks left, the owners have kindly arranged reasonable reductions for Quality Villas guests, the details of which are below:


31 Jul-7 Aug 2010
Was £4500 now £3995 SAVE £505

21 Aug - 4 Sep 2010
Was £4500 now £3990 SAVE £510

4-18 Sep 2010
Was £4000 now £3400 SAVE £600

Prices shown are per week for the complete property.

We hope this might be of interest to our clients and look forward to hearing from you. Our Italian villas for rent are online here, or call 0044 1442 870055.

An Easter special!

If you are considering an Easter escape this year, we would like to propose Villa Le Patronnage in the Carcassonne area, south west France.

Located 200 metres from shops and restaurants, the property sleeps 8 and enjoys an indoor heated pool, meaning a relaxing break is in store : an ideal way to spend Easter. This is a very attractive property and offers an ideal way to enjoy a holiday in France.

The property itself dates from the 18th century, with period pieces in place and is a fine restoration. The original barn now houses the indoor pool, whilst a secluded garden offers a private refuge. Places to visit include Toulouse, Perpignan or Carcassonne, whilst there are numerous villages and smaller towns to visit.

The property has been reduced in price for the 2010 season, however on special offer is the period:
27 Mar - 09 April 2010.
Price was £3960, now £2970.

If you think you might be interested in this property (or requesting other available dates also on offer) or even to see further villas like this within our programme, we would be delighted to assist you.
info@qualityvillas.com or 0044 (0) 1442 870055. Click for our website of French villas.

Holiday suggestions with Quality Villas.

Grey skies, damp days and summer seemingly a long way off. January can have that effect on people! Thankfully, we at Quality Villas have the perfect antidote, as always, by offering the opportunity to reserve a villa holiday for this summer, thus meaning a chance to sit poolside with warm sun, sizzling bbq and possibly a glass or two in hand later this year!

Our French holiday villa selection and Italian holiday villa selections online are fully updated with availability, prices, images and more. As always our staff here who know the properties personally are ready to answer any questions you may have about our villas to ensure you choose the right one for your holiday.

We have some special offers coming through from our owners, so for clients interested in this, we suggest visiting our special villa offers page.

We look forward to hearing from you. Tel 0044 (0) 1442 870055 or email at info@qualityvillas.com

New arrival in Umbria!

A recent addition to our Italy villa programme is Villa Il Merlano in Umbria. We are quite excited about this house: its extremely good value, plus it has a host of added benefits that are rarely all found together in one villa, save for the most expensive ones, so is really unique and likely to be snapped up quickly this year!

Such highlights include: classic Italian countryside setting (sunflower fields, olive groves), Wifi internet access, Solar heated pool, outdoor jacuzzi bath, Finnish sauna, gym area, covered eating area with bbq and more. The villa sleeps 8 and the high season rate is £2800 for a week.

To see more of this Umbria villa please visit our site, or call one of our staff for more information.

We also offer French villas - we look forward to hearing from you.

Tuscan sun in 2010!

As the snow continues to fall in the UK this January, what better cure than to start planning your holidays for 2010? You really need look no further than Italy, where sunshine, stunning scenery, beautiful hilltop towns, World Heritage sites, wonderful food and, of course, the relaxed Italian lifestyle, guarantee a truly memorable experience for everyone!

Renting a villa with private pool in Tuscany offers you the freedom to plan your holiday as you please. One such villa is the delightful Rosario, a beautifully restored farmhouse located on a private estate just outside the charming walled town of Lucca, yet within easy reach of Pisa, Viareggio and beaches on the coast. Travelling inland, Florence, Siena and San Gimignano would all make excellent day trips. This comfortable villa has been tastefully modernised but original features such as the oak-beamed ceilings and terracotta floors ensure that it remains full of character.

The 2010 rental rate for Rosario, which sleeps 12, is from £3,675 to £5,650 per week.
Please click to view this Italian holiday villa on-line.

If you are feeling inspired and would now like to start arranging your holiday, why not call one of our sales team on 01442 870055 or email us at info@qualityvillas.com

We have a wide selection of high quality villas in Italy and, as we have personally visited all of our villas, we will be happy to help you find the ideal destination for your party. We also specialise in luxury French holiday villas.

Snow...

Here at Quality Villas, staff are currently skiing, sledging or generally slipping and sliding their way into the office at the moment!
As the country is gripped in a frozen spell and travel chaos abounds, we still continue to offer luxury villas with pools to our clients, images of serene countryside, azure skies, elegant pools and bright, warm sunshine seem somehow alien even to us at the moment!

We are happy to report however that Morocco remains a short distance away for some winter sun (Morocco villas) and Mauritius also is a fine, longer haul stop off. Try this link for luxury Mauritius villas .

If however you are looking for some long term therapy and a warm feeling inside (something we could all use at this moment) then booking your preferred villa in France or villa in Italy might be just the tonic! Our staff who brave the elements are here to pick up the phone and give you the advise you need in finding your perfect summer escape, warm horizons beckon...

Our St Tropez tip for 2010

The last month has seen a steady increase in enquiries from our clients looking to reserve their villa for 2010.
We are expecting January to be the launchpad for a busy period of sales and our staff are looking forward to offering a high level of service and knowledge to those contacting us, as always.
This week, our area manager for the St Tropez region, Alex Mapelli (as pictured) is offering his personal choice of villa for a family of 4-5, with a budget of around £2000 per week.

"My recommendation would be Bastide du Charme, a lovely property located near Lorgues and just under an hours drive from St Tropez. Its true its not on the coast and misses the razzmatazz of St Tropez close up, however it is close enough and enjoys its own particularly beautiful location. With Gorge du Verdon (outdoor activities) and places like TourTour to sightsee, it really is a popular place to rent with our clients".
Bastide du Charme, from £1370-£2225 per week.
Please click here for pictures of this villa in south of France

If you would like to speak to Alex, or any of our area managers to discuss a villa that is featured in their region in more detail, we are of course always happy to arrange this. Our area managers visit all the properties during the course of the season and are thus fully conversant with them and can advise on any local detail.

2010 and ready to go!

2010, a new year for QV and which also marks the return of Margaret Rees to Quality Villas!

Margaret began Quality Villas back in 1986 and as the company enters its 24th year of business has decided to step back in on a part time basis, given her son-in-law, John, has decided to travel the world and take some time out.

Margaret has various projects lined up for 2010, including a special members club for previous clients of our company; a mailing will follow in the new year with details of this and how you can be a part of it and enjoy certain special benefits.

Quality Villas remains a private, independent company with the same ownership throughout its history and since its inception. We offer a hand picked portfolio of villas with pools in France , villas in Italy , villas in Morocco and villas in Mauritius . Please call us on 01442 870055 or visit us online for more information.

All talk here at Quality Villas

Monday 23 November marked our Annual General Meeting here at Quality Villas. It is really our end of season meeting and we discuss how we can improve what we offer to our clients for the following year. Our staff come from far flung parts of the world (well France and Italy anyway) and together, we make our future plans!

Many items were discussed and should come into force in the coming months to enhance our offering, including exciting new villa additions.

One key point we would like to make is that our overseas staff live near the villas we offer and visit them often: our local knowledge is unparalleled. Our managers are happy to talk with clients interested in a little 'deeper' knowledge about a potential chosen villa, region, town or even activities to do nearby. If you would like to take advantage of this, or to discuss your villa plans for 2010 with one of our UK based staff (who also visit the regions often and the villas we feature) we would be delighted to hear from you.

Our French vacation villas and Italian vacation villas are available to view online at any time. Or please call 01442 870055.

New villas for 2010

As autumn is traditionally a time in the office to settle up the season just past, to promote the next year coming and to generally tidy the office (ok, we mean really the Christmas tree will arrive and we will be getting festive!) but we also take on new villas and many more will be hitting our websites in the coming weeks.

A new villa is always an exciting event for us. We love bringing new areas to our programme for our customers to try (for example Puglia last month) but also in tried and trusted areas, new villas offer new opportunity and something different.

One such example is Villa Arco (shown above). Sleeping 5, located just outside the village of Palaia in Tuscany, this property is elegant, well furnished and has modern conveniences such as air conditioning. With only a couple of weeks so far rented in 2010, this property is sure to rent fast. High season prices £2280 per week.

If you would like to find out more about this house, or to be kept advised of other new villas coming on line, we would of course be happy to add you to our mailing list.
We look forward to offering you a Tuscan holiday villa or French villa rental soon.

Escape the chills!

If you are currently turning up the central heating as autumn cold sets in, you may like to consider that just a short flight away, Morocco is still an accessible and warm destination.

We have pricing and availability now for 2010, however in order to celebrate the new season of 'winter' rentals with our clients, we would like to propose Villa Amanjena, a luxury villa just 25 minutes outside Marrakech with spectacular scenery all round.

Included in the rates are maid service 6 days a week and a housekeeper who will prepare breakfast and either lunch or dinner for you. Click here to see our villa in Morocco

Currently available:
3 Nov-19 Dec 09 at £4450 per week
19 Dec-2 Jan 10 at £5900 per week
Price for the complete property, all utilities, sleeping 8 + 2 children.

If you have not received your 2010 brochure of French and Italian villas, please call us on 01442 870055 or click to visit our Italian properties to rent online or our French villas .

Puglia - southern Italy as our new venture

This week marked our first venture into Southern Italy with a staff visit to Puglia. This up and coming region is in the heel of Italys 'boot' and is famous for its Trulli houses (with conical roof) and white stone. Served by both Ryanair and British Airways, entry airports are Brindisi and Bari. It is also possible to make the journey from Naples.

We have selected a number of high grade properties that will be appearing on our website very soon, click here for our Italian villas . If you would like to discuss booking a villa in Puglia with one of us who knows the region, or Italy in general, we would of course be delighted to hear from you.

New pricing, new brochure and more...

Inching ever closer, after what feels like months of hard endeavour, is the Quality Villas brochure and pricelist for 2010!

Our usual clients will of course receive a copy automatically, however if you have not previously dealt with us and might be interested in a brochure, please click for a french brochure (a request form will open).

The other slight snag is the forthcoming postal strikes that seem about to be forced upon us. Given that all of the brochured properties are also featured online (click here for villa France or here for a villa in Italy ) we would naturally invite anyone thinking of a villa holiday for next year that wants to find a way to beat Royal Mail to contact us online, or to call us at 01442 870055.

We look forward to hearing from you whichever way you decide!

Italian preview

With the new brochure due out any day now, 80 pages of luxurious properties will shortly be in print. The website however contains a wealth of information and many more villas.

Castagnaccio is one such villa that is featured on the website only. Sleeping 9, this attractive propery is located in the Garfagnana area of Italy (bluntly speaking to the north of Lucca/Pisa). Located on a 25 acre estate, this is a very homely Italian property, ideal for families (large flat lawns...) and stunning views. An additional annex has just been created, meaning in high season the property sleeps 9, but can accept rentals for 7 at other times of year.

The rental rate per week is from £2100-£3280 (based on 9 persons) but in low season is from £1560 per week for parties of 7.

Please click to view this Italian holiday villa online.

Or click for our French villa range.