Is £1,800 for a week’s villa rental expensive?

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Have agreed to go away with some friends. We are all moderate earners (about 60k each).

Picked our destination. Two bed villa with seaviews and a private pool. It’s £1,800 for a week in high season.

Friend has exclaimed that’s really expensive. I said £900 for a week’s accommodation is fairly reasonable no?

I agree I think it's average, though I don't know if I would pay that much and share a room.

Is it just the two of you going ? Seeing as you say it will be £900 quid /£1800 for the whole property.

Where? When? How nice is it?

I'd say expensive for only 2 bedroom. It's more of an apartment than a villa. And 60k is not moderate earning either.

Depends where and when you are going! In parts of France and Spain in high season that could be a bargain. Generally speaking, a two bed apartment in a holiday resort in Europe is going to start at around €1,000 for a week in summer.
But that'll be small and only suitable for a family, not couples sharing.

Yes, expensive for two bedrooms. Depends on location and if in full season, but even then.

60K is double the average wage so not moderate.

Do you mean two couples going away? We often paid similar to this for a 3 bed city apartment (we're a family with 3DC) in expensive European cities, does that make it expensive or not I don't know? If you can afford it does it matter what your friend thinks?

So there's four of you/two couples?
I'd look carefully at the rooms - is one a lot 'better' than the other?
How many bathrooms are there? I think you'd need at least two bogs if there arenkt two bathrooms.
i suspect it might be a bit on the small side.

It’s in Antigua, definitely a villa in its own grounds. Not the Med.

No four of us going, two couples.

That doesn't seem very expensive for the Caribbean.

A little expensive.

We stay at a detached villa in the hills above Paphos, 2 beds (3 if you include the lounge) 2 bathroom, own garden own pool, stunning sea views, balconies and terrace and coffee machine, American fridge freezer etc. Costs £1480 for a week. The 3 bed / 3 bath villa next door costs £1900.

Not sure if you mean each couple earns £60k between them or each but either way £900 per couple for a week in high season is very reasonable.

Very reasonable!

We all earn about £60k each. So it’s £450 each for a week’s accommodation.

I live in the caribbean on a much less expensive island. We are in a gated condo corp, with only 8 buildings of 6 apartments each, 2 pools, walking distance (5 min stroll) to the beach. The apartment below us is an airbnb. It rents for 1200 US a week. two bedroom two bathroom. Nice apartment. I would say you got a deal for a villa in high season

I just checked and 1200 usd is about 950 pounds. For a villa I still think that is a deal. Ocean view and private pool villas here are going for up to 3000 usd a week in high season.

I don't think it's particularly expensive - no. We've paid this for a villa or nice apartment in September - although we may have had 3 bedrooms rather than two .

How much space is there in communal areas? I think with another couple you need to be sure you can have your own space - whether that is a spacious bedroom with seating, or just plenty of space for seating in the living room .

It's on a par with top spec self catering properties in popular areas in the UK that don't have a pool or seaview so doesn't seem wildly unreasonable to me.

Isn't what matters whether it is expensive for her/ what she is used to?

Sounds cheap - I’ve paid double that in Europe (but have higher income so it’s all relative. If I was on a lower income I’d be saying it’s expensive).

Hi Guys
We are going to Andalusia in August, flying into Malaga, then speed train to Seville 2 nights then 3 in Cordoba and then a week in Granada. 3 adults, two kids 6 and 3. Really worried about cost of apartments and food now! Any tips anyone re travelling in heat, cheap foods, breakfast etc?? Thank you!!

Why not suggest your friend sends some ideas to you instead. Perhaps she means its expensive for what it is & you could get better for your money?