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At Fleewinter we think that having your own villa or apartment or staying in a small boutique hotel is by far the best way to enjoy your time away. Compared to the traditional vacation solution of a room in a large hotel you get much more space, better privacy, but probably most important of all, you get to live in and experience the community you are staying in. Even mundane activities like a trip to buy the groceries is an experience to savour in another culture and with an abundance of great value restaurants and cafes, renting you own place needn't be a chore.
The other big advantage over a large hotel is the value for money particularly if there is a big group of you going. Many of our properties offer standards of accommodation equivalent to the best boutique hotels and at a fraction of the price - and with full maid service and even your own chef, you can have un-paralleled levels of service when you want and where you want.
With this vision of the way to travel, Fleewinter was set up in 2003 by Alisdair Luxmoore with Cape Town as the first destination. Alisdair had been a regular visitor to South Africa for over 10 years and was fed up with the hassle and trauma of booking villas and apartments remotely and never really knowing what to expect when you arrive. Turning up at an apartment after a 12 hour flight with two young children, a fist full of Rands and praying that a) the property exists and b) it was what he wanted, was no way to start a holiday. Alisdair still runs the Cape Town and Sri Lanka operation and can be contacted on alisdair@fleewinter.com
Over the last three years, we have added many other destinations. All are run by people who are passionate about the destination and who will give you priceless personal information on location and the properties.
Simon Gill (simon@fleewinter.com) is the expert of Tobago our second destination and has first launched Barbados following extensive research and an outstanding collection of accommodation options
To say Caroline Taylor has fallen in love with Morocco is not an understatement. Being bilingual is a help, but it is an intoxicating country and just have a quick look at out portfolio. You can contact Caroline at caroline@fleewinter.com
Anthea Myburgh has been organizing tours and safaris across southern Africa for many years and started working for Fleewinter to offer bolt-on itineraries for villa client. She now arranges many standalone itineraries across southern Africa, from Namibia to Mozambique and the Kruger and Okavango down to the Garden Route . She can be contacted at anthea@fleewinter.com
Vicki Luxmoore joined Fleewinter in 2005 to assist her brother on Cape Town and develop and run the Garden Route operation. She is also working on Dubai so watch this space and you can contact Vicki at vicki@fleewinter.com
Fresh in 2006 is the Tuscany and Umbria collection in Italy . Will Bolsover has developed this following demand from clients to provide something other than winter destinations. Will can be contacted at will@fleewinter.com
And there is more to come. Suzy Goulding (suzy@fleewinter.com) is turning her passion for the East into a collection of villas in Thailand for our clients. For the future there are many other destinations planned and if you have somewhere you are passionate about and would like to join the Fleewinter team, give us a call.
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