Honest guides
Guides that take your side
Researched, sourced and date-stamped. No villa company sees a guide before publication, and none can pay to change one — here's everything we've published so far.
Researched, sourced and date-stamped. No villa company sees a guide before publication, and none can pay to change one — here's everything we've published so far.
Oliver's Travels, James Villas, Villa Plus, CV Villas, Vintage Travel, The Thinking Traveller and Simpson Travel — heritage, portfolio, financial protection and who each one really suits.
Compare the companies →Every fee that can appear between the headline price and your final total — and your legal right, under UK law, to see mandatory charges upfront.
See the true-cost guide →The methodology behind every score on this site: where the data comes from, what we won't score yet, and how the site makes money.
Read the methodology →In the works: booking protection explained (ATOL, ABTA and what covers a villa-only booking), and how to check a villa's real location before you pay a deposit. Destination guides live in their own section — start with the Algarve.