xxnick1975
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cheap flight and airbnb?
cheap flight and airbnb?
Flipping eck! Holidays are expensive
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eee, back int my day, we were told abowt olidays an were appy w' that
Kult Friction
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Now...I don't do camping, Or actually my back doesn't do camping! However, If your family are the outdoor-sie type and fancy something a little different to the norm, then I can highly recommend Huttopia, http://www.huttopia.com/en
Last year the other half had some meetings with clients in Rambouillet, just outside of Paris. I had a little spare time so we thought we'd make a little break of it and take the bikes, we hadn't decided on a hotel but thought we'd sort something once there based on the surrounding area and riding potential, which is when we discovered Huttopia.
It was the perfect solution! Having spent a lot of time myself in hotels travelling for work, It was actually a revelation having the best of both worlds and surrounded by beautiful scenery, great trails and it was actually a fair bit cheaper than a nice hotel, especially if you use their preferential discounts for staying (X) nights...... I would honestly say that it never felt like a compromise and more a different experience, a really nice one at that.
Essentially you have a Chalet/Chalet style huge tent for 5 people with separate rooms and all amenities (Clean toilets, Hot showers, Towels, Barbecue, Memory foam beds, Electricity, Internet access, Fridge, Gas Barbecue/grill, Garden area with seating/table, Cutlery, Cooking utensils, etc.....) all the conveniences of a hotel but in the forest..... and a stones throw from trails!
Next time we go were only taking ourselves, clothes, bikes and going to be sans car! Train, Eurotunnel, Train, Ride (the train station in Rambouillet is just a short ride) then when you get there everything is provided, there's even a swimming pool! and it's only 10 minutes from town and the supermarkets.....
They have a few locations in France and Canada...... Just not sure on the Beach/Climate front...... as there certainly weren't any beaches in the Forest, but other locations may fit the pre-requisite.
Now...I don't do camping, Or actually my back doesn't do camping! However, If your family are the outdoor-sie type and fancy something a little different to the norm, then I can highly recommend Huttopia, http://www.huttopia.com/en
Last year the other half had some meetings with clients in Rambouillet, just outside of Paris. I had a little spare time so we thought we'd make a little break of it and take the bikes, we hadn't decided on a hotel but thought we'd sort something once there based on the surrounding area and riding potential, which is when we discovered Huttopia.
It was the perfect solution! Having spent a lot of time myself in hotels travelling for work, It was actually a revelation having the best of both worlds and surrounded by beautiful scenery, great trails and it was actually a fair bit cheaper than a nice hotel, especially if you use their preferential discounts for staying (X) nights...... I would honestly say that it never felt like a compromise and more a different experience, a really nice one at that.
Essentially you have a Chalet/Chalet style huge tent for 5 people with separate rooms and all amenities (Clean toilets, Hot showers, Towels, Barbecue, Memory foam beds, Electricity, Internet access, Fridge, Gas Barbecue/grill, Garden area with seating/table, Cutlery, Cooking utensils, etc.....) all the conveniences of a hotel but in the forest..... and a stones throw from trails!
Next time we go were only taking ourselves, clothes, bikes and going to be sans car! Train, Eurotunnel, Train, Ride (the train station in Rambouillet is just a short ride) then when you get there everything is provided, there's even a swimming pool! and it's only 10 minutes from town and the supermarkets.....
They have a few locations in France and Canada...... Just not sure on the Beach/Climate front...... as there certainly weren't any beaches in the Forest, but other locations may fit the pre-requisite.
Harryburgundy
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Thanks KF...looks interesting 
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Last 2 years, we (2 blokes ..... and we're not a couple in case you wondered) have gone bike riding to Majorca. We book a couple of months before we go, and we choose which resort suits us and have gone for less than £300 each for week in a hotel, half board. and cos I work in a school, that's in the school hols. And both time we've had a choice of local airports with decent flight times.
My mate books it by shopping on some last-minute-dot-com sites.
Granted, it's simpler for 2 blokes than for a mixed gender family and we tend to go Easter hols, but have had temps of 25 deg and managed sunburn.
Shop around and you may be well under your budget
Last 2 years, we (2 blokes ..... and we're not a couple in case you wondered) have gone bike riding to Majorca. We book a couple of months before we go, and we choose which resort suits us and have gone for less than £300 each for week in a hotel, half board. and cos I work in a school, that's in the school hols. And both time we've had a choice of local airports with decent flight times.
My mate books it by shopping on some last-minute-dot-com sites.
Granted, it's simpler for 2 blokes than for a mixed gender family and we tend to go Easter hols, but have had temps of 25 deg and managed sunburn.
Shop around and you may be well under your budget
Harryburgundy
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Having just spent three days in Languedoc on a buying trip I may go there...villas are pretty cheap if you are prepared to be a little further from the beaches. Mountains, beaches, Canal du Midi, rivers etc
Should be able to get everything within my budget.
Having just spent three days in Languedoc on a buying trip I may go there...villas are pretty cheap if you are prepared to be a little further from the beaches. Mountains, beaches, Canal du Midi, rivers etc
Should be able to get everything within my budget.
