March 9, 2012

Helpful Tips On Choosing The Right Holiday Cottage For Your Stay

If you are interested in booking a holiday cottage to stay in and finally enjoy some well-earned rest and relaxation, then you may be interested in a few tips to help you in your cottage booking decision.
Firstly, what do you (and your partner/family) want from your holiday? The requirements you have and the things you want to do during your stay can directly influence your choice in cottage and vice versa. Are you more interested in an activity based holiday or are you looking for a more relaxing time?
So secondly, the location of the holiday cottage is vital to achieving your holiday aims. If you want activity, ideally your cottage will be central to many attractions such as theme parks and more sport related pursuits such as water skiing and so on. You may however, want to take leisurely walks or relax on a beach for most of your holiday, the more central your cottage is with the least required travelling, the better.
If you want to experience as many attractions as possible during your stay, you'll want to be within reasonable driving distance of as many as possible. Attractions can cater for both the active and passive holiday maker, with the aforementioned theme parks on one hand and beautiful, relaxing gardens on the other.
The amount of travelling you have to do from your cottage to any attraction or convenience such as grocery stores and so on, should also be factored in. Travel takes time and money and, unless that's what you want, the location of your cottage is pivotal in how much travelling you may have to do.
One of the first things on your mind when looking or browsing through possible cottages in a brochure or online is the cost. The cost for a holiday cottage will normally vary according to the time of year, when you will expect to pay more during holiday periods such as summer holidays or Easter/Christmas/Bank Holidays than at other times of the year - if you can get a cottage at an off-peak time when the weather is still good you can save a lot.
How big is the cottage? An important question since you may be booking for a whole family or for just yourself and your partner, guides both online and in brochures will tell you.
Lastly, but by no means least, your online guide or printed guide will tell you about the facilities offered in the cottage - facilities in the kitchen, bathroom and entertainment such as televisions and so on are often listed.
I hope this brief list of tips will help you in your quest for the right holiday cottage and save you some time and money.
If you're looking for a holiday cottage in South West Cornwall, there are Mullion cottages available including Pippin's cottage which is ideally located for a great holiday.

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