Bargain villas for the last week of summer

Villa specialist Freelance Holidays is highlighting the last week of August for family bargains, as prices drop by up to £400 this week – before it’s ‘back to school’ for everyone.

For example, on Crete a week’s holiday starting 25 August costs only £1195 – a saving of £400 on the previous week’s rental. That’s for Villa Petra, which combines 21st century facilities with traditional Cretan features such as beamed ceilings and exposed stone walls. Petra sleeps up to six in three bedrooms, with its own pool and is set on a hill with panoramic views of the sea, just 6kms away.

And on Mallorca, a week’s rental of Villa Cana Joana starting 22 August costs £1325 for a family of up to six – that’s £370 cheaper than the previous week. This individual three-bed villa in the north-east of the island provides cool, tiled living quarters and a covered verandah beside a large pool. It’s quietly set in a grove of almond trees only 8kms from sandy beaches.

Flights are not included in the prices: a host of charters and low-cost airlines fly to both islands and Freelance Holidays can book car hire for guests.

For more information and reservations visit Freelance-holidays.co.uk.