Self-Catering Spain and Portugal

Specialist Reports Holiday by Accommodation Self-Catering Self-Catering Spain and Portugal Individual Travellers Spain 

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A selection of more than 300 properties in Spain (of which around 200 in Andalucia), and 120 properties in Portugal.

Where

Spain: Andalucia, Green Spain (the north coast) Valencia (the east coast), Catalunya, the Spanish interior (a strip bordering Portugal and running from Andalucia up to Green Spain), plus Mallorca.
Portugal: the Algarve, Costa Lisboa, Costa de Prata, Alentejo, Montanhas and Costa Verde.

Style

‘We prefer not to offer ‘purpose-built' holidays homes,' says the brochure, providing instead, ‘holiday properties of character away from the busy holiday resorts. Many properties are the owner's own home and concessions may have to be made for the foibles of older properties in the countryside, for personal taste and the local lifestyle.' That is the beds may not be of the width you are used to, access road untarmacked, and electric kettles rare but in these cases there will be more character than in purpose built properties for the UK market.. There are rustic village houses, wooden cabanas and stone-built farmhouses, though generally modern Spanish (where decor might appear old-fashioned to British eyes in some cases). Around half have a pool. Those on the Algarve tend to be more international purpose-built in style. There are properties large enough to sleep up to 12.

Season

Year round at two thirds of the properties. Central heating available at around a third of properties, while others have smaller, mobile heating options, payable extra.

Facilities

Child beds and Continental cots may be available in around 80% of properties. No cot linen is supplied.

Extras

Maid service can be provided at around a third of properties. At a handful of properties a maid will come in to cook local dishes.
The brochures include details on local towns and places of interest, plus local events.

Sample Price

A week in high season for a property sleeping six in Valencia, with private pool, terrace and barbecue, is £1,064 for a week in high season including car rental. Self-drive can also be arranged, the second including overnight stops en route.