Holiday Home……Plus

For those looking for really special accommodation for their visit to Devon, the selection has never been so good. Whether taking a few days to explore the area whilst looking at property to buy, or seeking the perfect location for a well-earned short break or longer holiday, the choice of first class properties to stay in locally is constantly increasing as the expectations of the market rise. With our hectic lifestyles and the stressful pace of modern society, holidays and short breaks are becoming even more valued, with additional relaxing short breaks slotted in between more significant holidays to counter the effects of all that rushing around!

Increasingly, the busy, discerning holidaymaker is looking for so much more from their holiday accommodation than previously, both in terms of the standards offered and also the facilities provided. The availability of Wireless Broadband Internet in the holiday property is now a pre-requisite for a growing number of visitors, who feel the need to keep in touch with work during their break away. At the same time, more visitors are increasingly demanding leisure facilities at their holiday property, with private hot tubs and pools or membership to a local luxury spa attracting more and more customers to book. Property owners are responding to these requirements, discovering that the details are important to many visitors and gaining more bookings as a result!

Using their own experiences as regular visitors to the South Hams, staying with Coast & Country Cottages, before their permanent move to the area, the owners of Broad Downs Barn , a stunning new barn conversion sleeping 14 near Salcombe, have prepared a range of additional services for those staying at their fantastic new property. Designed to take away as much of the pre-holiday hassle as possible, to allow busy people to ‘hit the ground running’ when they start their holiday, these services enable visitors to enjoy every available minute of their holiday. With advance restaurant booking, a drop off/collection service to Salcombe and local restaurants, private catering for evening meals, babysitting, later departure times and luggage facility, baby friendly equipment package and even a personal trainer, the organisational stress often involved when planning a holiday for a larger group or family party can be minimised so everyone enjoys every minute of their holiday.

In addition to offering a fabulous range of services to those staying at their property, the owners of Broad Downs Barn have worked hard to incorporate key sought after items, including a new outdoor heated swimming pool, leisure club membership, Wireless Broadband, Sky TV, Wii and log burner all in a property where the attention to detail has been carefully managed, with stylish furnishings and artwork complementing the conversion of the barn. The whole project also cleverly utilises the latest ‘Green’ technology featuring geothermal ground-source heat pumps, low energy lighting throughout and environmentally sustainable waste management. 2009 will see wind–generated electricity and a self-sufficient water supply.

Newly completed, this stunning barn conversion has already attracted huge interest and an impressive number of bookings for its first season, with very few weeks now available for the rest of the year. Indeed, this property quickly became one of the fastest to book, even when the builders were still in and only computer generated images available! Now that the photo shoot has been completed and the first visitors have enjoyed their holidays, the demand is even higher. The owners of this property have worked hard to create a fantastic holiday home which is being quickly snapped up by visitors, attracted to the whole concept of a spacious, stylish holiday home…….plus all the details for a wonderful, relaxing, stress-free Devon break.

To find out more about Broad Downs Barn and other luxury holiday homes, including renovated thatched cottages, stylish penthouse apartments and beautifully converted period properties, included within Coast & Country Cottages Luxury Properties Collection, visit www.coastandcountry.co.uk. Or call the locally based teams in Salcombe (01548) 843773 or Dartmouth (01803) 839600. Free Brochure & Owners Guide available.