West Country cottage agency branches into overseas villas

Helpful Holidays, which has been offering outstanding holiday cottages in the South West of England for 34 years, has added villas in Mallorca and Menorca to their portfolio, with more coming very soon in Galicia, Kefalonia, Andalucia, Corfu and Crete.

Working with Vintage Travel, who share Helpful Holidays' ethos of excellent personal customer service delivered by a knowledgeable team with first-hand experience of the accommodation and destinations, Helpful Holidays is offering a hand-picked selection of beautiful villas which they believe will complement the UK holidays they offer.

Moray Bowater, Managing Director of Helpful Holidays, says: “For years our customers have asked us to expand our portfolio out of the West Country so they can enjoy Helpful Holidays' standards of quality when they travel elsewhere. Now we have begun that process. Helpful Holidays customers can book overseas villas, confident they will receive the same industry-leading standards of quality and customer care. We're excited about this development and very much hope the expansion of our geographical range will continue in future across other locations in the UK and Europe.”

Mallorca

Puig d'Es Mila is a magnificent villa accommodating 10 in idyllic picture-postcard Mallorcan countryside beneath the famous monastery of San Salvador, just 12.5km from the lovely sandy coves of Cala d'Or. Set in wooded grounds with large swimming pool, children's pool and dining terrace, the rooms are graciously proportioned and airy, with five bedrooms and six bathrooms. Rentals from £950 to £3,495 for a week's stay.

Val Gran, 2km from the restaurants and facilities of Pollença and less than 10km from Cala Sant Vicenç's sandy beaches in the beautiful north-east of Mallorca, is an impressive and substantial villa, elegant and stylish with modern rustic decor and panoramic views across the Colonya Valley towards the Tramuntana Mountains. With large pool and open-plan living area, it accommodates 10 in four downstairs bedrooms and an upstairs master double with private terrace. Rentals from £1,250 to £5,495 for a week's stay.

Menorca

Casa Rockmorell is a light, welcoming villa in the north-west of Menorca, close to the peaceful cove beach of Cala Morell and only 8km from the lovely historic city of Ciutadella. Casa Rockmorell is set in grounds with shady pine trees, outdoor pool and covered terrace with barbecue for alfresco dining. With five bedrooms and four bathrooms, it accommodates 10 guests with rentals from £1,150 to £2,650 (reduced rentals for smaller parties) for a week's stay.

Detailed descriptions and pictures of all the villas can be viewed at www.helpfulholidays.co.uk, which also provides live availability and online booking. The friendly Helpful Holidays team are happy to provide any extra little details which customers would like to know.