High-end UK holiday rentals. Who’s renting them ?
Posted by Ruscombe@reddit | AskUK | View on Reddit | 64 comments
I was in Cornwall recently and passed a fancy looking holiday home whilst out on a walk. I asked my wife how much she thought it would rent for in peak holiday season. She said £2k a week, I guessed nearer £3k. Both wrong. £7k a week, sleeps 8.
What type of people (wealthy, obvs) are spending £7k a week on a UK holiday rental ? Sure it could be multiple or extended families but wow that’s a lot.
ThickTadpole3742@reddit
Groups I guess, if 8 people went that would be £875 each which is good if the place is luxury. I mean that's £125 per night which is what you'd pay in some Premier Inns! Family get-together or group of mates? Or just rich people.
geeered@reddit
And being able to cook for yourself can easily save a good chunk of money ontop of that, as well as a your own washing machine etc.
Ruscombe@reddit (OP)
£7k a week and your self catering !
CouldBeNapping@reddit
Prefer that compared to the beige buffet at an all inclusive in Malaga.
OP is poor and judgemental, classic "how dare someone do better than me" mentality is leaking again.
a4991@reddit
Some of us with food allergies don’t have a choice!
geeered@reddit
You don't have the option of over priced room service and mediocre breakfasts, but can still go to restaurants that are likely better.
DanielReddit26@reddit
Tbf - I'd assume sleeps 8 = 4 double rooms. So it's £250/room you'd have to compare to the Premier Inn prices. Agree with your general point though!
CarpetPedals@reddit
Huge assumption to assume every bed space is likely to be taken. In reality I imagine that would almost never be the case.
Ajiverd@reddit
Is it really that unlikely for four couples to go on holiday together? Or two families with kids?
poo_on_my_scarf@reddit
Yeah but you know someone will end up on a shitty sofa bed while someone else has a super king
ResplendentBear@reddit
OP has never gone on holiday with kids in peak time.
I've spent over 3k on renting (admittedly one of the better) places at a Parkdean resort in summer holidays. Just for a week.
That would technically sleep 6, but it would be cramped. Realistically you could therefore spend well over 6k on a week for two families in a caravan park with the Starlight Krew, or get a lovely house for slightly more.
phatboi23@reddit
i've seen a couple of grand for a caravan in north wales during the 6 week holiday.
sleeps a properly cosy 6.
4 at best imo.
Ruscombe@reddit (OP)
Actually I have but not for quite a few years. 2 adults and 2 kids, less than a grand a week for sure.
xxx654@reddit
Prices have changed on family holidays. Much as they have on everything else.
Ruscombe@reddit (OP)
Agreed. However a lot of the comments seem to think it's a reasonable cost. I'd guess it's out of reach for the majority however which is why as well as this property (and others like it) there were a lot of caravan parks.
Emotional_Travel4619@reddit
Actually it is quite an average or even below average for “most” of the country. £875 per person for a week. That’s a bargain in the summer.
Emotional_Travel4619@reddit
It’s at least £2500 for 3/4 days at centre parks during half term. For the basic cottage.
bunnybunny690@reddit
Same haven over 3k for a week for a 3bed for five of us. We tend to book the sea view with decking patio door type ones.
Like it to be nice even for a caravan holiday. I’ve seen the £700 in peak ones and for that I’d go camping instead.
younevershouldnt@reddit
Hang on, how nice do Parkdean places get then? That's a lot of lolly for a static caravan hire
NrthnLd75@reddit
Pocket change to many.
SomeHSomeE@reddit
7k per week between 8 people is £875. That's £125 per night per person. That's pretty good if it's lovely place and not 'wealthy person' money. Cheaper than a lot of hotels!
PrideThin8179@reddit
Probably only 3 or 4 bedrooms plus a lounge with a fold up bed. Then there's the question of how many bathrooms.... Sleeps 8 doesn't mean it was designed to sleep 8.
Conscious-Ball8373@reddit
OTOH for all we know it has half an acre of private garden and exclusive use of a good-sized swimming pool.
Ruscombe@reddit (OP)
It has 4 double bedrooms and 4 bathrooms.
PrideThin8179@reddit
You took a tour inside?
sfe1987@reddit
Have you heard of a listing?
PrideThin8179@reddit
Where is the listing?
sfe1987@reddit
Probably on airbnb or booking.com, why does it matter? Clearly that’s where OP got the info from
PrideThin8179@reddit
Reddit is the fantasists echo chamber full of made up posts. If someone is hiding their comments history I assume they're making stuff up.
Tim-Sanchez@reddit
In which case £875pp really isn't that outrageous.
ImmediatePiano6690@reddit
It's definitely sounding like it's something you'd hire out for maybe a before wedding party, or a couple families on holiday for summer.
jimmywhereareya@reddit
You could go on a really nice holiday abroad for that price. A villa for 8 people would be way cheaper
CarpetPedals@reddit
A lot of people here defending the price of renting out a house for £350k a year as being an acceptable price.
ProtoplanetaryNebula@reddit
Firstly, if it sleeps 8 then that's less than £900 per person, considering a British group of people wouldn't have to pay for flights, that makes it a cheap holiday.
walkwalkwalkwalk@reddit
older retired couple who did well and have some money to burn on a holiday with their kids' families
Gornal-Annie6133@reddit
I’m off to menorca soon, 10 people in a villa with private pool, £2k. The same villa in August is nearly £10k. Weather in May is usually low 20’s, so totally worth it, especially with £130 return flights. £7k in Cornwall? They can do one. My ground rent for a 12 month private owners caravan site, on the Lizard, is less than half that!
Calm-Passenger7334@reddit
Ah, yes, because a caravan is the same as a fancy holiday home
Gornal-Annie6133@reddit
Fair point but I can use it all year round for less than half the cost of one week in the holiday home and I’m not taking vital housing away from locals.
barejokez@reddit
Cost of ground rent for a caravan is a very good and fair comparison.
bars_and_plates@reddit
I think the simple answer is that people have quite different ideas of what a reasonable holiday budget is.
I personally try to keep my holiday budget similar to my non-holiday one. I don't see a holiday as being something to splash out on, it's just travel, I am just somewhere else.
But some people won't think twice about suddenly just having one or two weeks with 5-10x normal expenses.
EUskeptik@reddit
People who wish to be elevated above the riff-raff.
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Kvark33@reddit
There’s a place in Skye thats something ridiculous like £1400 a night, it’s a large wooden box with one wall being made of glass in the middle of nowhere. Some people’s monthly salary just to stay. Rich people I guess
Emotional_Travel4619@reddit
We have done it once. Three families. Was £7k for the week.
Still half the cost of our typical holiday. Never did it again though, as it’s just much nicer abroad. Less people and no worrying about what the weather is going to be.
edyth_@reddit
Multiple families / generations plus kids and dogs all holidaying together. We once stayed in a £6k a week cottage that sleeps 8 and it was really nice. Infinity pool, tennis court, views over the river camel as it meets Padstow Bay. If you got good weather it would be absolutely incredible there for 2 couples with 2 kids or grandparents if you have dogs you don't want to leave at home or you don't want the hassle of flying. I absolutely hate airports and my parents can't kennel their dog so it appeals to us!
Stuzo@reddit
There are lots of people (I am very much not one of them!) that would spend £10,000 per person on an overseas holiday. Spending less than £1000 per person on a holiday in a similarly fantastic location is a relative bargain!
Djinjja-Ninja@reddit
Once it's divided up it's comparable to a fancy hotel.
Assuming 4 double rooms that's the equivalent of a £250 a night hotel.
EasilyAbsorbing@reddit
Yeah, split between 8 it sounds a lot less mad. the £7k upfront just looks scary.
BoopingBurrito@reddit
Compare the nightly cost to what you'd pay in a hotel, it starts to look pretty reasonable if you've got a group of friends or family all wanting to travel away together for a week somewhere nice.
ambergriswoldo@reddit
Just because it says it sleeps 8 doesn’t mean it won’t be easy to make some extra beds up for kids. We’ve done shared holiday homes in a 4 bedroom with relatives - 6 adults and 6 kids. Packed an airbed and turned the living room into a bedroom for a few of the younger ones.
In the end sharing the cooking / cleaning and taking turns to babysit so adults could go out for dinner or drinks ended up cheaper than a hotel
Choice-Demand-3884@reddit
Up here in the Cumbria (Lake District National Park and just outside) there's apparently been a big increase in higher-end lets being rented by groups of wealthy Indians. They often bring over their maid and chef.
Rude_Rhubarb1880@reddit
Dude that’s not a bad price for 8 people for a week
RRW2020@reddit
We go to one that is perfect for our dogs. It technically sleeps 4, but it’s only us 2. It’s really nice and only 800 a week. :)
Such-Competition6393@reddit
My brother paid for one for the family for 2 weeks. Nice, but massively out of our range. I also accidentally flinged some halloumi off the BBQ in to the neighbours garden. That didnt go down well.
Ok_Handle_3530@reddit
Me and my family do it once a year or every two, because we have such a big family, there’s usually a big birthday that comes up.
Very much a working class family. There’s usually about 12 adults, 8 kids and 4 dogs. Usually comes in at the £5-7k range. Over a week, split between 12 adults works out at £83/night. Factor in the kids, that’s 50 quid a night per person, really not bad at all
FewAnybody2739@reddit
The key part there is it sleeps 8, for a week. £125 per night is expensive, but not crazy, about double Premier Inn. You'd go as a group of friends or maybe two families.
Adept_Butterfly_6742@reddit
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OkPea5819@reddit
We stayed in one, in March. 3 Mile Beach. Lovely place. Was a fifth of the price.
But in summer, between 3 couples it would have been reasonable value. The shared areas were certainly big enough.
Commercial-Silver472@reddit
It sleeps 8, you said it but feels like you're ignoring it
mister_meaner7@reddit
It will probably be groups of people. I like somewhere nice when I’m on holiday though, It has to be better than what I have at home or it’s not worth me going. I don’t want to go away and feel like I’m roughing it.
xxx654@reddit
They’re not that expensive once you split the bill.
Like everything else, family holidays are wildly expensive now anyway- even for average stuff. So this isn’t that unreasonable as a bit of luxury, you’re splitting the bill.
Specialist_Emu7274@reddit
When I see those, I think they seem advertised to friend groups rather than like an immediate family holiday. So for that one, 4 different couples (or I guess 8 people who don't mind sharing), still extortionate though, but I guess if that's your holiday, then fair enough. My brother does stuff like that; he's in finance, and most of his friends are all in similarly paid roles so it makes sense for them.
Intrepid_Bearz@reddit
We ran high en holiday cottages about 10 years ago an we usually got multiple families in ours. It slept 12 so we’d get grandparents, 2 sets of kids and their spouses and grandkids most of the time.
ThrowRAkitty13@reddit
It's wealthy families or multiple people splitting the cost.
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