Let Plum Guide find you the ideal holiday home for 2021

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• Harry T says:

  11 Dec11 December 05:37

  Inb4 the usual crowd arrive to complain about a promotional article on a website they read for free.

  • mr_jetlag says:

    11 Dec11 December 07:35

    “Grr advertorials”

    in chat: “Here’s my referral code: LOLFREE£”

  • Mike says:

    11 Dec11 December 07:38

    Thanks Harry T – saved me the effort – was going to threaten to cancel my exorbitant subscription fee !

• Chrisasaurus says:

  11 Dec11 December 06:54

  I was just going to remark that on the property next to the sagrada familia they’ve chosen property highlight number 1 to be black vases on shelves – and I would say they’re unusually minimalist either, my vases don’t exactly have heated steering wheel and full wet bar attached

• John Tickner says:

  11 Dec11 December 07:03

  Not to put a downer on the plans, but UK citizens are not permitted to travel to the EU after January 1st under current regulations.

  • ChrisC says:

    11 Dec11 December 07:29

    And those restrictions are likely to be lifted by individual countries very soon and even if that does not happen we aren’t going to be barred for long as a lot of Europe needs us to visit because they want our money!

    • Chrisasaurus says:

      11 Dec11 December 07:37

      I feel it might be that mindset that got us into this situation, but it is true that the tourist destination countries will be keen to attract our tourism dollars as soon as enough of us are vaccinated so as to not be a risk

    • Chris Heyes says:

      11 Dec11 December 08:56

      ChrisC Best post of the morning lol lol
      QUOTE: And those restrictions are likely to be lifted by individual countries very soon and even if that does not happen
      Covered perfectly lol

    • James says:

      11 Dec11 December 10:14

      Yes Chris. Just like the German car manufacturers needed us and would make sure the EU capitulates to our every nonsensical whim. Oh…

    • marcw says:

      11 Dec11 December 10:58

      We shall see.

  • ChrisW says:

    11 Dec11 December 09:21

    Can’t see Spain banning UK tourists for very long!

    • Polly says:

      11 Dec11 December 23:37

      Or France

  • TGLoyalty says:

    11 Dec11 December 10:15

    by the time everyone can actually travel again (spring perhaps) being barred wont be a thing.

  • Matthew Lawson says:

    11 Dec11 December 10:54

    Excellent – lots of great places to visit and stay here in the UK. The UK hospitality sector needs all our support – just as we got between July and October! Book your staycation direct and not through an online travel agency and hospitality business owners (like me) will love you! Thank you.

    • Chrisasaurus says:

      11 Dec11 December 12:16

      Playing devils advocate here but the OTAs aren’t just a drain on your bottom line, they’re part of your capacity to compete with large hotels and bluntly, if they don’t provide value don’t partner with them!

      • Erico1875 says:

        11 Dec11 December 19:16

        Yes I agree. Owners complain about OTA fees but dont seem to get the fact that they wouldn’t be getting that booking otherwise.

• Jo says:

  11 Dec11 December 09:06

  I don’t mind the odd advert, I find HFP useful.

  As a dog owner we do sometimes book high standard cottages in the UK so I had a look at their Web site. Their search function is not very good and filtering with dog and dishwasher(!), ignoring London, nothing very inspiring there.

  • mr_jetlag says:

    11 Dec11 December 09:38

    If you already have a dog, why do you need one with the property? 😉

    I also had a look, but those prices are pretty aspirational for a gaff in Woolacombe… pretty sure I’ve seen campervans cost less to buy.

• Matthew Lawson says:

  11 Dec11 December 10:48

  Why would “many people… have concerns over staying in hotels for some time yet”? As a hotelier, this kind of careless throwaway comment really does not help the hospitality sector, especially here in the UK, which has done so much to look after our guests yet we are unfairly and unreasonable affected by tier restrictions, even though the evidence shows there is hardly any transmission of COVID in the hospitality sector. Why is it OK to go to the theatre or to the cinema, to a football match or Nottingham Christmas Market, but not OK to go to a hotel? Please play fair – the hospitality sector is dying and needs your support not your unreasonable criticism. Thank you.

  • Rob says:

    11 Dec11 December 11:26

    I think I’m looking at £7,500 of hotel expenditure during December Matthew, so don’t moan at me 🙂

    • Harry T says:

      11 Dec11 December 14:38

      Is that just your mini bar tab, Rob?

    • Matthew Lawson says:

      11 Dec11 December 19:39

      Not a moan, Rob, just a professional observation that it really does not help the UK’s hospitality sector to have an influential blog saying what it did. We were fully booked in November – when usually we are about 50% full in normal years – until lockdown forced cancellation. There is a lot of confidence about the safe practices of hotels which are “Good to Go” accredited by Visit Britain.

  • The Savage Squirrel says:

    11 Dec11 December 18:40

    Bit harsh objecting to: “many people… have concerns over staying in hotels for some time yet” as it is a statement of fact, not a criticism. Whether you like it or not it’s true – my 75yo parents for example put through a significant amount of hotel spend in a typical year, and this year they won’t – nor next until they get the vaccine, so whether or not their concerns are valid (and at 75 they probably are) – it’s a true report of the situation. I run a business and Covid concerns have kept some people away, but they have also opened up opportunities and got us new customers who are impressed by what we do and how we do it. It’s up to us to go the extra mile to show that using our services will be both safe and awesome – not to try and airbrush those concerns out of existence; that won’t help.

    • Matthew Lawson says:

      11 Dec11 December 19:41

      Interesting. I am just trying to make the point that hotels are one of the safest and well managed places to be – certainly a lot safer than many homes this Christmas.

• Dominic Barrington says:

  11 Dec11 December 16:52

  I think Plum is allowed to say that ‘many people…have concerns’ – I don’t think that’s untrue. Many others don’t have concerns, and that’s also good news. I thought this website would be for the ultra-rich, but have just found a delightful studio apartment in Manhattan slightly bigger than a typical NY hotel room – for under $100 per night. I’m pleased to know about this resource!

• ChrisC says:

  11 Dec11 December 21:44

  “…interesting and unique home rentals in a range of locations”

  So why are there rooms in an apart hotel in lower Manhatten included?

  Recognised the photos of the suite because I’ve stayed there before and they are the same as on the hotels website.

  Also located on a floor that’s within the hotel section of the building not the private homes.

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