Hot Tips on saving money:

- Go outside the main holiday seasons when the travel companies have capacity they need to sell.

- Book direct with a campsite rather than using one of the travel companies, they often have their own mobile homes - see our campsites section.

- Book your travel outside peak hours - try to leave early in the morning and return late in the evening.

More money saving ideas:

- For a sun, sea and sand holiday try the Vendée rather than the Cote D'Azur as the weather is nearly as reliable, but prices are a fraction!

- For beautiful scenery go to Provence - best value is to be found in the Ardèche or Cévennes to the west of the A6 Autoroute.

- If you don't mind more variable weather, try a holiday in Normandy or the North - prices are low and you save a fortune on petrol and autoroute tolls.

- if you can spare time, use N roads rather than autoroutes - there are no tolls!

Pierre & Vacances

Pierre & Vacances is the largest provider of self-catering accommodation in France.  We’ve got over 40,000 apartments in over 200 resorts. From Brittany to Biarritz, from Calais to the Cote d’Azur, and from Normandy to Nice. Whatever the French family holiday you have in mind we like to think we’ve got it! Choose from beach apartments with swimming pools, multi-activity Pierre & Vacances holiday resorts with free kids clubs, ski apartments, hotels on golf courses, or luxury aparthotels in Paris and Disneyland.  Browse now to save on your vacation!

Here’s a taste of our different types of accommodation:

Pierre & Vacances Holiday Villages A Pierre & Vacances Holiday village is a perfect destination for families. Located by the sea or in the countryside, there’s a wide range of accommodation available. Our holiday resorts also offer fantastic swimming pools and a huge choice of activities including golf, tennis, sailing, archery. There are also restaurants, shops and entertainment on site. And children’s clubs are free!

Summer holidays Pierre & Vacances has accommodation in all the popular sun spots in France. Choose from apartments with balconies to villas with gardens. Most of our accommodation has access to fantastic swimming pools. Fancy something different? We have some great apartments in Spain, French Caribbean and Tunisia.

Ski accommodation Pierre & Vacances is Number 1 for self-catering ski accommodation in France with over 100 residences in 40 French resorts. This includes our Pierre & Vacances Premium residences with luxury extras such as in-house chefs, spa treatments and heated indoor pools, steam rooms and Jacuzzis. We have accommodation in the most central locations in all the popular resorts including Val D’Isere, Meribel, Couchevel and Avoriaz .

Short breaks Looking for a city break? Pierre & Vacances has just under 30 Adagio city aparthotels all over Europe, including Paris, Eurodisney, Rome, Monaco, Brussels and Vienna. Fancy a short break somewhere else? Don’t worry our apartments are also available for hire for shorter periods.