STAY IN PARIS AND SAVE
Heading off to Paris? Then take a look at Petite Paris, an accommodation booking site that has great deals on bed and breakfast accommodation.
The website is the brainchild of Sydney resident Regina Ferreira who adores Paris and loves staying in B&Bs for their conviviality.
“Who better to advise you about Paris, the best places to see and what to do, than people who live there?” she asks.
Petite Paris has 75 bed B&Bs on its books, but that number is expected to rise to 100 by Christmas. All are exclusive to the website and are not available on any other websites.
Options range from basic bedrooms and shared accommodation to luxury apartments within apartments over all of Paris’s 20 arrondissements.
Ferreira makes regular trips to Paris to source accommodation and check on the bona fides of the owners. She also handles bookings and negotiations between clients and owners. Which given the volume of internet fraud in travel is reassuring.
And she is meticulous about portraying the accommodation as it truly is. If a room is on the third floor in an apartment block without an elevator that information will be included in the description.
“I want guests to have the best possible time and that means no surprises when they arrive.”
Petite Paris offers special deals for honeymooners that include a bottle of French champagne, homemade candle-lit dinners and discounted rates on the accommodation. It also has discounted rates from November to February for stays of more than 10 nights.
For more information see www.petiteparis.com.au
Sample Samoa
Aggie Grey’s, the biggest and most famous hotel in Samoa, is one of a number of Samoan properties offering substantial deals and discounts to tempt visitors their way.
For example, $629 will buy you five nights’ accommodation, transfers, breakfasts and a range of complimentary activities at Aggie’s, while Coconuts Beach Club, Resort and Spa has A pay for five, stay seven nights deal. The deals are valid from September 17 until March 31 next year and are valid for sale until September 30. For more information go to www.samoadirect.com.au
Win a luxury car
You might get more than you bargained for if you pay a visit to the Blue Mountains.
All visitors who make their way to the Blue Mountains and spend $50 there between now and April are eligible to go in the draw to win a Bufori MK111 Lay Joya, a rare handmade car, worth in excess of $200,000.
To enter, you have to spend $50 or more at one of the Blue Mountains’ businesses participating in the competition and then lodge an entry at one of the region’s visitor centres.
The competition is open until the end of April. For more information go here.
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