24 November 2010

Welcome to our November 2010 newsletter. We've sent it to you either because you've been to our website and signed-up to receive it, or because you've previously enquired about one of our rentals, or because you've stayed with us before. If your email system is having problems displaying it properly click here.

Coach House Rentals are the leading specialist in short term rentals. We operate in London, where we are a fully accredited member of Visit London - the official visitor organisation for London, Paris, New York and Rome. We list properties ranging from cosy apartments just for 2 to grand mansions that will sleep up to 12. We've been in business since 2001 and done over 2,500 lets.

We send out some 4/6 newsletters a year, approximately every 2 months though it can sometimes be shorter or longer depending on what there is to tell you, covering such topics as: interesting and unusual things to do and see in London, Paris, Rome and New York over the coming months, new or unusual properties that have joined our listings, tips on how to make the most of your visit to London, Paris, Rome and New York, and special deals.

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Remember - not only is it much nicer to stay in a rental rather than a hotel, it's often much more cost effective - especially for families and more than 2 people travelling together. Full details of our services, all our properties and how to book, together with suggested itineraries and a helpful list of things to do and see can be found on our web sites.

Harley Nott
Coach House Rentals - live like a local
London - Paris - Rome - New York
www.chsrentals.com

It's not too late to book one of our rentals in London, Paris, New York or Rome over the Christmas / New Year holiday period. Some available properties are listed below, you can also check availability for your particular dates using the links at the top of the Properties page on each city site.

Give your partner a surprise pre-Christmas Christmas present - a shopping trip to London, Paris, Rome or New York! Air fares in the first 3 weeks of December are low, save money by staying in one of our rentals and have more to spend on Christmas shopping! We've included shopping guides in this newsletter.

London Christmas Shopping - an essential guide

Late Availability. These are some of our properties available over Christmas / New Year. We are adding more on a regular basis so check back if you don't see what you want.

Full details of these and all our other properties via our London site.

January and February Discounts. Are you dreading January? The Christmas and New Years festivities are over and it's time to get back to the grind-stone. Forget it! Come to London instead. It's low season so as well as the advantage of being free from the tourist hoards we are offering a special discount of 20% off the normal price on many of our London rentals - full details. The weather is surprisingly mild at this time of year - it rarely freezes and is often dry, here is a video pre-view of what you can see!

Christmas Shopping in Paris - ooh-la-la! If Paris never had the Eiffel Tower or the Louvre it would still be famous just for the shopping! The words fashion and chic were born here, no other city has so many exquisite shops and so many well known designers, it truly is a shoppers' paradise. Paris shopping guide

What's on in Paris this Christmas - Lights and Window Displays, Christmas Markets, Entertainment, Nativity Scenes and Christmas Celebrations, Where to Dine, etc. - details

New Properties. We have just added 4 new properties to our Paris listing, details below. All are currently available over the holiday period.

Full details of these and all our other Paris rentals, via our Paris site

Holiday shopping in New York isn't just an exercise in purchasing power—it's an opportunity to wander an urban wonderland of stores with magical window displays and one-of-a-kind goods. New York Christmas Shopping Guide.

No visit to New York is complete without a Broadway show. Take your pick at - What's on Broadway this Christmas

And don't forget the Christmas lights and Christmas markets. Here are details of where to go.

Late Availability. At the time of writing, we still have a few rentals available over the Christmas / New Year holiday period. In particular:

We will shortly be adding more properties to our listings - some of them will also be available over the holiday period. You can find full details of all our other rentals, plus facility to check availability, via our New York City site

Christmas is a good time to visit Rome - there are no tourist hoards and you really can blend in and "live like a local". Temperatures vary but even on the coldest days the sun usually makes a generous appearance. It's often mild enough to eat outside; many restaurants and bars have heaters above outdoors tables. You'll need a coat, gloves and scarf, but don't forget your sunglasses.

Visitors will find the main shopping streets sparkling with festive lights and packed with shoppers; many shops lay down red carpeting on the pavements. Groups of busking musicians play cheerful seasonal tunes. As well as the Christmas lights, a giant Christmas tree appears in the centre of town, in Piazza Venezia or by the Colosseum.

Rome is full of good places to buy presents: hundreds of little food shops are packed with goodies to take home. Favourite present-shopping destinations are the Bottega del Cioccolato on Via Leonina and stylish stationers Fabriano on Via del Babuino, which stocks various Italy-themed items. Most non-food shops will wrap gifts for you free of charge. Take a break from shopping and sit outdoors with a steaming cup of rich hot chocolate or vin brulé (mulled wine). Shopping guide.

Highlights of the season are the Papal Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve, and the Pope reading his Christmas message in the piazza in front of St. Peter's at noon on Christmas Day. In St. Peter's Square there is also a famous life-size nativity scene.

Late availability. At the time of writing, these rentals are still available over the Christmas / New Year period.

Full details of these and all our other properties, via our Rome site

By popular demand, we now have a number of Rome rentals with a 3 night (rather than 5 night) minimum stay. Although even a 7 night stay is insufficient to see all that Rome has to offer, those with limited time can spend just 3 days seeing the highlights and then go on to other cities such as Florence or Venice. The 3 night minimum stay rentals are flagged on our web site.

To help you plan your visit go to 101 Things to do in Rome.

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