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| News from Mallorca |
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Mallorca has always been a popular Mediterranean holiday resort, which is why
VillaPlus.com started its Mallorca villas with pools programme three years ago with just
30 villas. Today, VillaPlus.com is about to start its fourth season on this beautiful
Mediterranean Island with a programme that extends to just over 150 villas! |
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You may ask what would be the main reason
for VillaPlus.com’s success on the Island and
without a doubt we feel it’s not just our choice
of attractive holiday villas, but the care we take
in refurbishing our new villas to make them a
"home from home".
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Our Overseas team are already busy
refurbishing our new Mallorca villas with pools,
and we thought it would be a good idea to
explain just what goes into a VillaPlus.com villa
reform "behind the scenes" in order to make
your VillaPlus.com holiday a memorable one.
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Once a new villa has been contracted, we
make several visits to the property to detail
exactly what needs to be done to bring it up to
VillaPlus.com standards. Our first concern is to
work in conjunction with the owner to ensure
that the villa complies with the local health and
safety regulations.
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The next step is to look at the feasibility of
installing air conditioning/heating and/or pool
heating into the villa. This is not always an
easy task, as the electrical supplies in some of
the more mature villas is limited, so we employ
a team of electricians to firstly upgrade the
electricity supply and then install the air
conditioning/heating units and/or pool heaters.
We have been very successful in this process
and a large percentage of our holiday rental
villas now have air conditioning/heating and/or
pool heating.
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We believe the next stage of the refurbishment
process is the most important, this is where we
look at how the villa is furnished. Generally the
villas are furnished to a good standard, however
items such as sofas in Mallorcan villas are
not usually as comfortable as in the UK and
often dark furniture prevails. So we visit the
new villas with catalogues and colour charts in
hand to see what can be "brightened up" or
made more appealing and cosy without losing
the villas original charm. Occasionally we will put
paint brush to canvas and add our own little pieces
of artwork to your holiday villa. By using bright
colours and comfortable, soft furnishings we aim
to create a delightful and relaxing villa holiday
atmosphere.
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| Villa Molinera's lounge before |
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| Villa Molinera's bedroom before |
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Once the furniture and soft furnishings have been ordered, it’s time to install the satellite
television, PlayStation 2, DVD player, pool table and table tennis table. When the new
furnishings arrive, it’s all hands on deck to hang new curtains, unpack and place the new
furnishings and finally ensure that all those little extras are placed in the kitchen - believe
me to find a potato masher in Mallorca can be quite a tall order! |
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