Last Minute Villas
Our selection of last minute villas available is continually updated with the latest deals that can be booked on the site that are available within the next two weeks and is hotting up the closer we get to the main summer break. This is an ideal place to keep an eye on the best deals if you want to bag yourself a bargain this summer whilst checking out the best offers on flights. There may be more disruption of flights in and out of the UK this summer as the volcano in Iceland continues to release an ash cloud into the skys.
This should not limit your holiday plans as there are many alternatives if more flights are disrupted this summer, there are plenty of ferries and trains going through the tunnel to get you through to main land Europe and depending on if we are to believe the weather forecasters this year the UK could be enjoying a glorious summer heat wave. You never know?
Keep an eye on the latest deals that appear on the site and see if you can grap yourself a bargain – Last Minute Villas
Book villas in Spain for La Tomatina
If you are looking for a little something different to do on your holidays this year, then La Tomatina festival in Spain might be for you. The normally sleepy town of Bunol inland from Valencia is transformed in to one huge tomato party for one day every year.
There are many theories on how this fiesta began that now involves trucks loaded full of tomatoes are driven into the town to let 30,000 people start chucking them around after having a good soaking in water. This tomato riot lasts for one hour but is part of a week long fiesta in the town with musical bands, fireworks and as normal with Spanish town fiestas lots of great food.
La tomatina is held on the last wednesday of August during the day and once the final blast signals the end of the tomato riot the town is quickly hosed down leaving little reminder of what had just happened until the next year. This is not for the faint hearted and you will not want to attend in your best summer outfit as you will get covered head to toe in fresh salsa but has got to be on most peoples list of things to see.
Here are a selection of villas in Spain that can be booked for this week that are within easy reach of Bunol and La Tomatina festival, there are plenty of trains running from Valencia to get visitors in to Bunol for the fiesta as this is a small town and there will be a lot of visitors there on the day it is advisable to use the train as there may be limited places to park. Do not worry there will be lots of other people on the train in their old tshirts and shorts;
Apartment in Penyiscola up the coast from Valencia costing £1,147 for 14 nights arriving 21/08/10
House in Oliva outside Valencia costing £559 for 7 nights and £914 for 14 nights arrivging 21/08/10
Apartment in Cullera costing £1,077 for 14 nights arriving 21/08/10
Apartment in Puerto Sagunto costing costing £1,104 for 14 nights arriving 21/08/10
New Villas in France
An increased selection of apartments, gites and villas in France has been added to the online portfolio of Toro Holidays. We have added over 900 new properties to the site now taking the choice of accommodation in France to over 7,800 available through Toro Holidays. This offers our vistors greater choice ranging from cheap weekend breaks to luxury villas all over France covering all budgets and requirements.
These new properties also increase the locations that we now have available property to over 2,400 different places in France that can be booked online through our secure villa booking pages.
We aim to offer a wide range of villas to rent in France to our site visitors and continue to grow our villa portfolio to give offer a wide choice all in one place at www.toroholidays.co.uk.
More Villa Holidays Added
Toro Holidays continues to give our visitors more choice with the addition of over 8900 new villas, apartments and cottages added the site. All holiday accommodations added have live availability and online booking features through secure pages.
These are great additions to the existing portfolio of villa holidays to rent and apartments on the site increasing the total properties to over 32,000 covering Austria, Belgium, Croatia, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy and Spain.
We will continue to increase the wide range of accommodations available to book online through www.toroholidays.co.uk over the coming weeks and months, we will keep you updated with the new additions as they happen.
Something to look forwards to; we are working on an impressive range of cottages in England that will be added to the site in a few weeks time so keep a look out for these great new cottages coming soon.
Winter Season Villas
Could these wet and windy weeks be the start of a cold and miserable winter that you will want to get away from. Many people including myself were hoping for a nice summer in the UK which never materialised so are in need of some sun and warmth, this is where the growth in the villa market comes to help. Many see a private villa as a getaway for the main summer holiday and could be missing the full all year appeal and bargains that can be found by booking out of season. The winter season offers are coming through the site with some attractive bargains to ease the pocket with an early winter trip
Looking for a villa holiday
When making the choice to book a villa holiday for the next family vacation can be a major decision that can turn your annual holiday into a trip that you will remember for many years to come and hopefully bring you back and book a villa year after year. Offering freedom and relaxation this could be the best choice you can make, don’t take my word for it there are thousands of people each year that enjoy luxury accommodation.
Offers of the week for 20/11/09
I have been searching through the listings to find some of the best offers on the site for you, this weeks focus is on gites in France now with over 8500 accommodation villas and apartments in France to choose from I am sure we can find something for everybody;
Hop over to France on a cheap ferry ticket and spend the weekend in Normandy only a short drive away from Calais
La Rabouillere – Englancourt – 20/11/09, Weekend sleeps 9 people £234
Les Aires – Epagnette – 20/11/09 – Romantic weekend getaway for 2 £134
La Bailotte – Luzior - 21/11/09 – 1 week sleeps 8 for £350, this property offers excellant value for money costing £43.75 each for a weeks accommodation.
Sauvegrain gite – Chinon – 21/11/09, 1 week sleeps 4 £279, this property is 1 hour by TGV from Paris with a collection service availble from the station
Holiday Park Chalet – Chef Boutonne – 21/11/09 1 week sleeps 6 £213 this gite is equiped for handicaped guests, indoor heated swimming pool, restaurant and bar are located on the site.
Hotel de Margailler – Beucaire – 21/11/09 – 1 week sleeps 3 £236 a beautiful apartment in a private hotel dating from 1675
Residence Montpellier – 21/11/09 – 1 week sleeps 2 £481 10 minutes from the centre of Montpellier and 15 mins from the sea
Activity Based Villa Holidays
The markets for adventure holidays is growing each year and with more people looking to get out and do something on their yearly holiday instead on laying on the beach or following the other half around the shops looking to buy that perfect holiday souvenir.
Mountain Biking Holidays
I am bit biased on this subject as I cant think of anything better than going mountain biking for a couple of weeks. There has been a long battle between walkers wanting to keep the mountains to themselves and questioning the deluge of mountain bikers on the hills but many of the larges ski resorts are developing dedicated biking areas to keep everybody happy, well nearly everybody? The ski season in some of the large resorts does not last for very long and it can be very difficult for the accommodation providers to cover their costs over the short season. So why not turn over the lifts to the mountain bikers and bring some money into the resorts and create a much larger season for travellers.
We can all win – travelling to some of these larger resorts out of the main season can offer some great savings on the accommodation as these are effectively times that they would struggle to fill normally so many are now offering big discounts. I found a very nice apartment in Tirol Austria sleeping 4 people for £196 for 7 nights which works out to be £49.00 each for a weeks accommodation I am sure that you would find it hard to find a cheap hotel for that price per night let alone a week. All of the low cost airlines allow you to take a bike on the plane as sports luggage for an additional cost, please check with the airline before travelling for individual rules for sports equipment and costs.
14/09/09 – Offers of the Week
This weeks offers are focussing on villas Austria with many of the main resorts catering for the all year round traveller taking the opportunity to save some money on booking out of the main school holidays. It will be a good few weeks until the snow appears in the hills, the mountains are a great place to get some quality hiking in around the alps.
Annaberg Lammertal – 26/09/2009 – 7 nights Sleeps 8 – £459 Save 14%
Sotour Maltschacher See, Feldkirchen Ossiachersee – 26/09/2009 – 7 nights – sleeps 4 £375 Save 14%
Faaker See Carinthia – 26/09/09 – 7 nights – sleeps 6 – £375 Save 20%
Gastehaus Hartweger, Haus Ennstal bei Scladming – 19/09/09 – 14 nights sleeps 3 £576 Save 14%
Bungalow Bad Mitterndorf Tauplitz – 19/09/09 – 7 nights – sleeps 5 £486 Save 10%
Haus Faitl, Bad Mitterndorf Tauplitz – 19/09/09 7 nights – sleeps 8 £341 Save 14%
Sonnenblick, Silbertal – 19/09/09 7 nights sleeps 6 £324 Save 9%
Landhaus Martha, Gaschurn – 19/09/09 7 nights sleeps 4 £309 Save 9%
Guide to selecting the perfect holiday villa – Size
There are many things that you need to consider and take into account when booking a private villa instead of a packaged holiday that many people forget to check before travelling.Size of property – the size of the villa or apartment can vary depending on the country/resort. What is an acceptable sized property in the holiday destination may not be what you expect. Make sure that you have chosen a property for your needs.
If you are planning to be out around the pool all day and out partying all night then a save your pennies for spending money and rent a small apartment but if you are planning to take small children away and plan to spend most of your time in a private villa with a pool then space is what you need. Spending a little bit more to get a larger accommodation will ensure you have a better holiday.