Emeraldview Resort Villa, Greenwood St James

James Villa Holidays

Advantages: Great properties, unique experiences, wonderful holidays.
Disadvantages: None - although might not be suitable for all travelers

?ve experienced, they are the exception and not the rule. However, as fairly well seasoned travellers, we would say that a James Villas holiday might not be for everyone. If you have limited experience in overseas travel, or tend to prefer all-inclusive, predominantly British resorts, you may find that a villa holiday is not entirely in your comfort zone. A certain degree of independence and wherewithal is needed; certain situations may arise, such as language barriers, shopping for your own food with unfamiliar supermarkets and brands, and dealing with neighbours who may or may not be from your culture or country. Don?t expect to have the same norms as in the UK; yes, you?re in the EU, but also, you?re in a different country, might not speak the local lingo, and having to figure out the local culture more or less ON YOUR OWN. The area guide ...

maganda1980 08.05.2007 · Read full review
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Villa Mallorca - Cala D'or - James Villas

Advantages: package holiday
Disadvantages: Low value for money and bad customer relations

. First of all check in is 4pm as I understand it and second we had to return to collect the bags! The rest of the problems were just little niggles that well, happens I guess but for a weeks holiday at over £3,500 with a company of James Villas reputation I was left feeling let down and disappointed. I would not book again nor would I recommend anyone else did. ...

tmk1906 10.10.2009 · Read full review
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A taste of Italy with James Villas

Advantages: wonderful property
Disadvantages: terrifying access road

James Villas had a strong advertising campaign over the last 2 years and, after a very happy holiday with them to Mallorca in 2004, we decided to book a week in Tuscany for the end of August 2008. The website is very informative and we decided on our accommodation - Villa Podere Il Renaio in Legoli. A helpful section of the website allows you to check availability and prices for the week you want and weeks either side and so we were sorted. Actually, no! I know flights from Newcastle to Pisa were available with Jet2 (I had checked the prices on Jet2 website) but the James Villas website insisted I could only fly from Manchester, so I had no choice but to make a phone booking. Phoning to book the holiday was easy. There was no queue, I got straight through to a very friendly operator who assured me that she could book Jet2 ...

travelnovice 18.05.2009 · Read full review
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