Blandings

Specialist Reports Holiday by Accommodation Self-Catering Self-Catering Multi-Destination Blandings 

	Blandings
26 Farringdon Street, London EC4A 4AB			MAP
tel: (020) 7947 3290

All properties chosen because exceptional for one reason or another.

Where

France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Greece.

Style

Around 50, similar to Caribbean luxury villas, all bar two properties with a pool, chosen for location and back-up offered by staff or owners on site - each property having an English-speaking representative. Options range from a Tuscan manor house, a villa at Cannes overlooking the sea, to an Alpine ski chalet or villa close to a Spanish or Portuguese golf course. Linen is extra at some properties.

Season

Year-round. Heating is generally not included (neither is electricity in some cases).

Facilities

Cots and high chairs would generally have to be hired. Babysitting is available by arrangement at most properties.

Extras

Domestic help available by arrangement six days a week at most properties. A cook could be arranged either to live-in or for one-off meals.

Sample Price

A property for a week in high season averages £4-£5,000, depending largely on the country.