Family fun in Greece
Thomas Cook has a week’s self-catering at the four-star Sunwing Kallithea Beach apartments in Rhodes from £1,905 a family, based on two adults and two children sharing, including flights from Stansted, departing on August 23. The hotel is a short walk from the sea (0844 4125970, thomascook.com).
Glamping in Edinburgh
Dundas Castle, 15 minutes’ drive from Edinburgh city centre, has cut the price of its glamping tents during August and September. One night’s stay costs from £164 in August, but use the code Glamp10 for 10 per cent off two or three-night stays and Glamp20 for 20 per cent off stays of more than three nights (0800 9989129, glampoteldundascastle.com).
Country inn in Oxfordshire
A midweek break in August at the Crown Inn at Woodstock, from Monday to Thursday, is from £375 (saving £150), when booked on i-escape.com. Guests will also get a free bottle of prosecco. The inn has five spacious rooms. Expect bold colours, retro sofas, antique drawers, modern art and vintage lighting.
Brown’s Hotel, Laugharne
Stay at the Brown’s Hotel, the favourite watering hole of Dylan Thomas in Laugharne in south Wales (he used to leave the bar’s phone number as his own). Weekend breaks for two are from £195, B&B (little-places.co.uk, 0800 0149861). Mention “Gpl offer 332” when booking for the special rate, which includes a 15 per cent discount.
Chill in Ibiza’s coolest new hotel
Stay at one of the summer’s hottest new hotels in September. The new Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay is a beachfront refuge from the island’s club scene, with hammocks and hot tubs. The Healthy Holiday Company (020 8968 0501, thehealthyholidaycompany.co.uk) has 15 per cent off stays in September when booked 21 days in advance. Seven nights’ B&B costs from £1,399pp.
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September in Portugal
The temperature average is about 22C in the Algarve in September. Stay at Vilamoura Garden Hotel, which is surrounded by some of the region’s best golf courses, a sandy beach and a nature park. Travel Republic (020 8974 7200, travelrepublic.co.uk) has seven nights’ B&B from £890pp, including flights from Gatwick. The price is a saving of £253pp.
Summer in Barbados
The opulent Fairmont Royal Pavilion has savings of 40 per cent. Swim with turtles in the water just in front of the hotel or watch monkeys hang from the fig trees in the 11-acre grounds. Seven nights’ B&B costs from £1,899pp, including flights, for travel until September 30 (0203 553 7543, theprivatetravelcompany.co.uk). Book by August 31.
Beachfront luxe in Phuket
Lounge on daybeds overlooking the beach in Phuket at the plush Nai Harn hotel in Rawai. Families can save more than £735 travelling with Destinology (01204 824619, destinology.co.uk). Seven nights’ B&B now costs from £1,499 an adult and from £749 a child (aged up to 12), based on a family of four sharing an Royal Ocean View Suite, including flight. The offer is valid until August 31.
Five-star Dubai on the cheap
The sweltering temperatures in Dubai dip in September, and Southall Travel (020 8705 0086, southalltravel.co.uk) has cut the price of week-long stays at the five-star Mövenpick Hotel Jumeirah Lakes Towers near the marina by 20 per cent. The price is from £644pp, including flights, leaving on September 19.