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by chrismooney
Sun Oct 23, 2011 3:39 pm
Forum: Portugal
Topic: rentals in jan or feb?
Replies: 4
Views: 5064

rentals in jan or feb?

has anyone got any availability in jan or feb.....we have some friends who are looking for a 3-4 week booking in either month in either an apartment or villa ....regions discussed are algarve,porto and near lisbon.

any replies will pass them straight on

regards....chris
by chrismooney
Tue Jul 06, 2010 10:33 am
Forum: The Cafe
Topic: Feminist? Don't even think of watching this
Replies: 3
Views: 8034

i'll tell you if ryanair did the pre-flight safety demo dressed like that EVERY man would be fully attentive!!
by chrismooney
Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:53 am
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Relentless Calls
Replies: 8
Views: 1525

january....have a look at 'your holiday matters' could they fall between the two?
by chrismooney
Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:50 am
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: New Chez Nous website
Replies: 58
Views: 14484

we had the chez nous 'cold call' sales pitch...twice recently, we said if they gave us 6 months or a years free listing we'd consider 'oh no, couldn't possibly offer any free listing, its not chez nous policy, but we do get thousands of hit on our site'!! needless to say we didn't take up their offe...
by chrismooney
Sun Jun 20, 2010 10:32 am
Forum: Scam email enquiries
Topic: Northern Ireland Tourist Board
Replies: 2
Views: 979

Northern Ireland Tourist Board

Hi Anyone else received thiis one it came from woodalex200@yahoo.co.uk Greetings, Thanks for your prompt response.I really appreciate that.I need the total cost for the No.Of Guests: 4 GUESTS Numbers Of Rooms: 4(FOUR)SINGLE ROOMS OR 2(TWO)TWINS ROOMS OR 2(TWO)DOUBLE ROOMS OR 2(TWO)LUXURY ROOMS OR AN...
by chrismooney
Sun May 30, 2010 7:12 am
Forum: OTAs: Airbnb, Vrbo, Booking, Tripadvisor, etc.
Topic: Visit France
Replies: 2
Views: 864

Visit France

Has anyone else had problems with Customer Service - or lack of it from Visit France? We have been with them since 2004, and have always had great success with our advert. Then without reason this year, we have had only 1 enquiry. The advert is now up for renewal, so I emailed their sales support sa...
by chrismooney
Sun May 09, 2010 6:40 pm
Forum: Rest of World
Topic: winter holidays in morrocco, tunisia,north africa
Replies: 3
Views: 7823

winter holidays in morrocco, tunisia,north africa

has anyone had any experience/info in holidays in the above? we're thinking of having an extended break in jan/feb and to get some sun don't want to travel long haul? any info on costs for 4-6 weeks, temperatures, availability, facilities, or even southern spain/portugal?
by chrismooney
Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:41 am
Forum: The Cafe
Topic: Sophie's Success? UK BBC2 TV
Replies: 17
Views: 8959

huh....never had anyone looking like sophie when i was slaving away in hot sweaty kitchens......huh.....!!!!!
by chrismooney
Wed Mar 31, 2010 8:38 am
Forum: Bookings
Topic: advise please re good rental sites for bnb @full house rent
Replies: 4
Views: 9985

kate ...try visitfrance......holidaylettings and holidaylets.....google these 3 and you should get the contact details
by chrismooney
Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:35 pm
Forum: Scam email enquiries
Topic: another scam from a warzone?
Replies: 0
Views: 835

another scam from a warzone?

Dear friend, I do hope my email meet you well, I am Sgt.Robert Wilson a U.S. Army in Iraq . I write you this email to ask for your agreement to receive the sum of 15 Million dollars on our behalf. My partner and I need a good partner someone we can trust to actualize this venture. The money is from ...
by chrismooney
Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:16 pm
Forum: B&Bs
Topic: anyone have a B&B for sale
Replies: 37
Views: 25087

MPPRRH.....that property in carcassone looks interesting!
by chrismooney
Wed Feb 24, 2010 12:39 pm
Forum: The Cafe
Topic: Drinkable plonk?
Replies: 9
Views: 9218

i'd agree with pete....take a trip across to the loire and stock up. we go with our friends to st nicolas de bourgeiul (for red)and sancerre for white....buy en vrac( in bulk) and then bottle when we get home to give it longer shelf life. think last year we paid 2.30 euros per litre for the red and ...
by chrismooney
Thu Aug 06, 2009 1:42 pm
Forum: B&Bs
Topic: b and b with dinner near saumur?
Replies: 0
Views: 1281

b and b with dinner near saumur?

looking for a b and b with dinner for the night of 10th aug for 2 adults approx 20kms north/north east of saumur anybody?

thanks in anticipation
by chrismooney
Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:00 pm
Forum: Managing your guests
Topic: Out within the hour
Replies: 61
Views: 35278

vache........

you beat me to it.......

cue basil fawlty...... a classic riposte and i'm itching for someone to complain about the views from an Indre bedroom window.....some say i look..... and act....like basil....
by chrismooney
Tue Jun 09, 2009 2:40 pm
Forum: Handling rental enquiries
Topic: Does this hold the record for the longest running enquiry?
Replies: 6
Views: 2251

i know harcourt.....us owners can be so TOUGH when we have to!!!??? in the context of the number of happy guests we've had in 4 years of business we put it down to lifes experience.