{"id":453,"date":"2009-12-08T09:00:02","date_gmt":"2009-12-08T09:00:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vintageholidays.co.uk\/?p=453"},"modified":"2009-12-08T09:00:02","modified_gmt":"2009-12-08T09:00:02","slug":"what-makes-a-vintage-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/what-makes-a-vintage-house\/","title":{"rendered":"What makes a Vintage House?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Location, Location, Location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am often asked \u201cwhat makes a Vintage House?\u201d\u00a0 Well, it could be a modern villa a few steps away from the most glorious beach, it could be a rambling old farmhouse house, with enough space for 20 guests, set in acres of land, or it could be an ancient Tuscan villa of historic importance.\u00a0 In every case the property must have its own private swimming pool.\u00a0 The geographical area has to have a certain \u201cVintage\u201d feel about it. We do not want to be in high rise mass tourism areas, we prefer to go to the areas where the local way of life is still very evident.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_454\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-454\" style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-454\" title=\"vintage_holidays_2010\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/vintage_holidays_2010.jpg\" alt=\"Vintage Holidays have a wide variety of properties for every taste\" width=\"378\" height=\"428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/vintage_holidays_2010.jpg 378w, https:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/vintage_holidays_2010-375x425.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 378px) 100vw, 378px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-454\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vintage Holidays have a wide variety of properties for every taste<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>There is also another very important part of what \u201cVintage\u201d stands for: Customer Service. We have a team that is passionate about what we do and the places that we go to. We want to talk to our clients without putting barriers in the way. Call us and you will always speak to a member of the team \u2013 no automated call systems here (except for the out of hours answerphone!).\u00a0 Those of you who are regular clients will have had first hand experience from speaking to the team, be it Pat for Catalunya, Andrew for Croatia, Denise for France or Andrea for Greece. We will always make sure that we give you factual information to allow you to make an informed decision on the area that you want to visit and your chosen house.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Podcast and Videocast <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am always saying that we have a wealth of knowledge and our team often visit the areas that we operate in. They could be on a trip to look at some new properties, they could be exploring the local area, revisiting the beaches, they could be sampling the varied cuisine offered by our destinations (ok, it\u2019s a tough job but someone has to do it!).\u00a0 The point is that they come back with so much knowledge about the areas and their new discoveries that we had to find a way to share this with you. So, when a member of the team comes back we will upload either a podcast or a videocast of them talking, from the heart, about their exciting adventure. These podcasts can be found on the homepage of the website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visit the <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.vintagetravel.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Vintage Travel<\/strong><\/a><strong> website or speak to one of our knowledgeable members of staff today on 0845 344 0460.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Location, Location, Location I am often asked \u201cwhat makes a Vintage House?\u201d\u00a0 Well, it could be a modern villa a few steps away from the most glorious beach, it could be a rambling old farmhouse house, with enough space for 20 guests, set in acres of land, or it could be an ancient Tuscan villa<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":454,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-453","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-holiday-villa-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What makes a Vintage House? 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