Turiquintas Holiday Village, Armacao de Pera

Advantages: Excellent activities, good accommodation, not too pricey
Disadvantages: Range of food outlets could be better, lighting by signs could be improved

...De Eemhof is a Center Parcs holiday village less than 40km east of Amsterdam and 40km north of Utrecht in the centre of the Netherlands. The main concept of Center Parcs is to provide a basic level of accommodation in woodland surroundings, while having plenty of energetic activities laid on. There are 4 Center Parcs villages in the UK, but more in the Benelux countries and Germany. This was our third visit to different villages, having also been to De Heijderbos (Netherlands) and Erperheide (Belgium). = BOOKING VIA THE WEBSITE = The basic website is www.centerparcs.com, where you will be asked your country of residence and your preferred language. When you get to the main page, you can choose to browse the different villages, facilities, types of accommodation or look at the various special offers. There is also an easy... Read review

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Advantages: Good for Children
Disadvantages: Too far from resorts

...Holiday Village,Benalmadena-Costa del sol, stayed 2 weeks from 14 july 2007 Flight 2 and a half hours with First Choice was short and on time so really good as I hate flying!! Transfer From Malaga airport it takes about half an hour to transfer to the hotel, it is on the outskirts of Benalmadena. Check-in If you fill out the registration form on your transfer it is quick and easy. The staff were curtious and pleasant at all times. Hotel set half way between Benalmadena and Fuengirola and not good for a stroll into either, its too far from both ,catch a bus! The Living Room Well this was my first let-down, as before we went away we had heard there was building work going on at the back of the hotel and also at the beach club where most of the pools are located. Hearing this I called into to my First Choice shop... Read review

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Advantages: Like being in a moving 5 star hotel
Disadvantages: Can be rough at sea!

...27€, from Ayamonte to Seville 79€, Alcoutim to Mertola 39€, Olhao to Faro 27€. These trips were organised by the cruise ship, and the assistant cruise director, and SAGA representative went on each trip as well as a multi-lingual guide. Briefly here is where we cruised and what we did. The ship remained in Portimão until the Sunday afternoon when we set sail down the Arade River and along the coast to Olhao. This stretch of coastline is very scenic, with towering cliffs, little coves and spectacular caves. After Armacao de Pera, the beaches become sandy but after Albuferia you then see red sandy cliffs. Dolphins accompanied the boat for a short distance. The coast then becomes flatter and when we sailed into the protected Rio Formosa area, the ship became more stable and the rocking motion stopped. This is a lovely area to sail up... Read review

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