i never go with brochure price cos you can bet your last euro that wont be the price you pay , ive never paid brochure prices in all the years ive been going abroad.

always cheaper.

Brochure prices are miles too high!

My initial thought was the same as your Lucas - brochure prices are over stated - but that's a big hike in price quoted by supermum. I was going to suggest you research net prices supermum, print off the quote and ask the agent to price match it, but not sure if you could do that with Portland. Are they direct agents? But then again isn't 21st October the half-term holiday?

Seems a big hike, but are they now working from the same edition brochure ?

Kath HT Admin

They acknowledge that the price of £405 is in the same brochure for the dates I require but obviously are not selling it from there but from their summer brochure. The point I made with them is why have they published these prices when they do not apply. An increase for half term is the norm but double the price - wonder how many takers given that this hotel seems to cater for more mature folk and those with children would be looking for a cheaper deal I would think.

I will have to be like the queen and have two birthdays! one in the cheaper holiday season

ps Portland is Thompson

Supermum

Hi Saintscully - the higher price is the net price the brochure price was what I would have been happy to pay.

HAve to rethink our plans now

Supermum

Why pay that changed price for cyprus when you can go b&b in the caribbean for cheaper or the same?

Maybe she doesnt want to go to the Caribbean... Me thinks she wants to go to Cyprus

LA

all i can say is
i never book too far in advance, i have met meant people who have booked a year in advance to get 25% off the brochure price which was still twice what i paid

Never believe anything printed i a brochure {ratings facilities etc} always check first

and above all A Price is only an Offer To Sell don't accept it and hammer the price down but be prepared to take a second choice if this fails ( it doesn't often)

If everyone in this country was prepared to haggle then our excessive prices on all items would fall to the benefit of everyone

Brian

Hi all
It always get me, when adverts on tv, internet, newspapers when they say from only such and such per person. Then when you look into it, its based on a gang of 6 sharing an apartment, each paying that much each. Less than six, bang on the supplements. I'd love to stay in a studio, probably one room with a bed settee, that would do me, but notice, its always for 3 sharing. On go the supplements. The only way round it is to book direct with owners.

Dawnie-Rob

The reason why if I book a package I try to use Portland, Eclipse, Direct is because as they are direct sell the brochure should give an accurate price.

Unlike the brochures you pick up in the travel agents which apparently are a 'guide only' and subject to 'fluid pricing policies' (yeah right! can charge what they fancy on the day!).

It looks like that this is no longer the case.