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Please bear with us while our privately owned self-catering section is updated and re-vamped – more countries are being added daily.

Showcasing a range of self-catering cottages, vacation rentals, villas, apartments and holiday houses. Our primary focus is on privately owned properties that can be booked direct with the owner, providing benefits which might include better and more competitive pricing, true local knowledge of the area, a thorough knowledge of the property itself, unique non-standard decor and facilities, special requests catered for, character properties and often unique offers and deals.

Also listing a few select self-catering property agents, booking engines and websites that also represent individual owners; these usually allowing direct contact with the owner before booking. Some will require direct booking with the property owner, others will facilitate on-line booking on behalf of the owner.

Many private owners will prefer to operate through one of these sites as they may provide a wider reach, allow owners easy access to online calenders and secure booking services that are beyond the means of a single villa or cottage owner. Sometimes prices are a little higher because of this, but certainly not always. Some property owners will only list on such sites, some exclusively with one site only, others on a number of similar sites.

Notes about booking:
If you are booking direct with the owner of a self-catering property you are advised ......

An alternative is to book a property that is listed with an online agent......