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Fallas in Valencia!!!

admin — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:06:11 +0000

Falla ¡Nou Campanar' 2010

The streets smell of freshly baked pumpkin and gunpowder. Everywhere you see colors which light up the City, the monuments are drawn up by artists and celebrated in Valencia from March 15 to 19, Fallas in Valencia

Because the event is unique and unforgettable, Muchosol has a growing demand for renting apartments during the period of the Fallas. If you’ve never been, what are you waiting for? This year 2011 will be another amazing and spectacular event. Everyone is joining together in the streets of Valencia and it turns into a meeting place for everyone.

From March 15th till 19th you need go to Plaza Ayuntamiento in Valencia centre. They display the large and popular “mascletas” where every day you can join these incredible and spectacular fireworks set up by professional, it is loud,very loud! Imagine 120 pounds of gunpowder and 120 decibels.

What you see on video isn’t the same as in real life. You can never imagine what it’s like if you never stood on the square while they doing the mascleta. The Vibrations on the ground feels like a massive earthquake, the air is filled with color and explosions, they become like a musical rhythm. Sure to remember! This is every day from March 1st till 19^th at 2 o’clock midday. You can rent an apartment in Valencia at the center of mascletas and enjoy it from close by.

Every night, you have fireworks, they lit the sky in different colors, March 18^th is an important day to remember “la nit del foc” at 1:30 at night, you have a spectacular fireworks display. The best to view these fireworks is of the Paseo de la Alameda,why not rent a apartment in this area of Valencia during the Fallas.

The most beautiful and surprising of the Fallas are the monuments they are built in different areas, which you can view all over the city. They are towering monuments filled with small details, shapes and colors. Each year to be rebuilt and in the end they get burned. The legend is that the carpenters burn the old to make space for the new.

Do not forget to visit the Nou Campanar falla Sueca and iluminacion Lite-Azorín Rato (every day at 19.30)

The parades are a tribute to the tradition and culture in Valencia. One of the examples is the beautiful tradition dressed people in parades carrying and delivering flowers.

After enjoying the attractions, parades and fireworks, you can enjoy the festivities at night, with a cozy atmosphere and loads of music in the streets, the areas of Carmen and Mestalla are a place where hundreds people meet.

As you know you have warm temperatures in March in Valencia and you can also enjoy the sunny days. You can walk along the beach, where we have several apartments for rent.

Remember that March is the month of Valencia! Come and enjoy this amazing event with us !

Easter Holidays in Mallorca

admin — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:02:57 +0000

: Torrent de Pareis in Mallorca

The holidays are arriving! And Easter is just around the corner. Any plans? Imagine if you were spending a few days on an island with amazing beaches, beautiful surroundings, entertainment, excursions and sports, the island of Mallorca has got it all.

Muchosol can offer you this dream during the Easter holidays.
In Mallorca you can find different types of beaches. In the north you have the crystal clear and on the east the white sandy beaches. In the areas of Palma, Calvia and Alcudia are the more touristy beaches.

For Easter holidays you’re probably looking for more relax and chilled out times. On Playa Es Trenc you find the nudist beach or on Playa de Alcudia Formentor. Also Playa del Mago is surrounded with fine sand and crystal clear sea water .Also we recommend the best beach of Cala Formentor in Pollenca. Do you want to enjoy this Easter holiday on the beautiful unspoiled beaches, you can rent a villa in Pollenca.

The island of Mallorca has a spectacular limestone gorge, it is perhaps the greatest natural wonder in Mallorca. It stretches for about 4km, with 200 meters high walls, in some places just a few meters apart, to the sea at the small beach Colobra, el Torrent de Pareis.

One of the charms of Mallorca is the 25 meters underground in the caves of Drac Lake Martel, one of the world’s largest underground lakes. These caves are in Manacor. The natural beauty is in every corner, definitely worth to have a look at our accommodations in Manacor.
You also have the Albufera Natural Park, if you want to stay at this location, you can rent a villa in Muro with the Easter holidays.
A visit to the Natural Park Mont Drago in Santanyi, which has spectacular cliffs, canyons and beaches of fine white sand, for anyone who loves nature. You can rent a villa with the Easter holiday in Santanyi.
Who thinks Mallorca is just sun and beach?

The Easter holidays you can enjoy the rural routes around the villages. We recommend Alcudia, which has preserved Roman ruins,if you want to visit these places you can rent a house in Alcudia.
Soller is located about 3 km inland, from the port “Port de Sóller ‘, the city is situated in a large, fertile, bowl-shaped valley. Sóller shares its valley with the village of Fornalutx.

After the ride through the villages, you might want to enjoy a night out in Mallorca? Despite being known as La Isla de la Calma ‘(the island of tranquility), Mallorca has many places to enjoy a great night out. One of the most luxurious environments for the night entertainment is in the modern marina in Mallorca with an environment of high standing restaurants, bars and pubs.

Easter, you also have the tradition of religious statues through the streets of the villages. If you’re looking for the perfect Easter holiday look at the houses and apartments muchosol has to offer.

(Photograph de Olaf Tausch)

Fun times in the snow and competitions in february

admin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:04:58 +0000

: Ski slape in Pyrenees

Great joy for the skiers, last weekend we got informed that the thickness of the snow has increased so we need to take an advantage of this and enjoy the occasion.

In the ski resort of Andorra and Grandvalira Vallnord is a snow thickness of 140 cm and Soldeu-El Tarter increased to 80cm, in the Catalan Pyrenees, where the La Molina ski resort is located is the thickness increased to 45cm. For the coming week we expect colder temperatures and loads of sun, ideal for everybody who loves skiing all day long!

Have you thought about going skiing? Do not wait until winter is over but book your ski holiday this February in a ski resort for example an apartment in the Pyrenees, Andorra.

If you choose to rent an apartment in Vallnord to enjoy the high-level competitions, you have traditionally “Font Blanca Arcalis” on February 13 for the cup in Spain, in Andorra the cup of mountain ski, and the Open FEEC individual championship in Spain.
In Vallnord you have from 14 to 18 February, the fourth edition of the Speed Riding Contest, a method that combines skiing and paragliding (Vallnord is also the first resort that has a school for this module)
Vallnord also has the freestyle World Rookie Festival, if you do not want to miss this then book a apartment in La Massana .February 17th till 20th you can admire the adventurous riders, full of breath-taking obstacle and adrenaline.

From February 22 to 27, the ski professionals come together for the World Criteria Master.

The perfect end of the month, if the dates don’t change, is the Championship Dorado Free ride that will be held on the 25th till the 27th of February.

In the ski resort Grandvalira activities never stop, on Saturday February 5^th, they had the 6th edition of the five G-series5 racing on the ice.

In El Tartet they draw the attention to the 4th consecutive year of the Burton Women Slopestyle Championship and as well this on February 28 the opening of the Open Pipe New School for the younger skiers under 18 years.

If you don’t want to miss the events in Grandvalira, you can rent a studio or apartment in Soldeu, El Tarter and Canillo, you have apartments for rent in Pas de la Casa.

In the Catalan Pyrenees, in Molina, you have the Trofeo La Copa España, Molina and Rossignol Blanc (juniors) on February 11 and the days after
On February 19 they organize Pirena it is the last race of the sled dogs.

Very spectacular! They will also show you how to build igloos, they done this already for 15years, the contest is based on building a house in ice, and hundreds of people will then spend the night over there.
For the closure of the month, on February 25^thMolina organizes the Paralympic day.The 26^th and 27^th of February you have the Rossignol Demo Tour that’s stops in Molina , they have a European tour, where you can enjoy all the new things and materials for skiers and snowboarders.

These events can not miss!

Make 2011 an unforgettable year

admin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 12:53:54 +0000

While some, with a smile, celebrated 31 of December, other did have the nostalgic, for everybody it was different, 2010: the experiences, the joys and the disappointments. Each year is different and not one year is the same, so make 2011 a new start to do what you want.
Christmas isn’t always a relaxed time, all the family meetings, Christmas dinners, the whole organization and the hectic shopping. Why not start the year with a trip to Galicia where you can enjoy the tranquil surroundings and beautiful landscapes of Rais Baixes. Even if it’s just for a weekend away, you can rent an apartment in Galicia and enjoy all the luxury a tourist needs.
If you more enjoy the warmer temperatures, you can always book a trip to Galicia another time, and enjoy the beauty and the pleasure of the Costa Blanca. For example Javea, Calpe and Denia are perfect to spend your holidays and where you will find fantastic rentals to enjoy your holiday trip.
Are you romantic? We are only a month away from Valentine day, so why not use the 14 of February as an excuse to do something special with your partner? It will be cheaper to book now and give yourself a surprise by renting an apartment in Marbella.
Something you might have never done is the Mascleta in Valencia, every year in the centre of Valencia you can enjoy “Las Fallas” it’s celebrated from 15th till 19th of March. Everybody will come together in the city to watch the traditional festivities, monumental artworks will be build in different parts of the city , great ambiance, the city will be full of life, fireworks, so why not rent an apartment in Valencia and be part of the Spanish festivities.
Some of us rather wait to go on holidays until Easter, when the trees are all in bloom and the air is floral perfumed. Why not visit the cities such as Murcia or Sevillia, where are the christen festivities, the saints will be put in the streets and people will sing for them, you be surrounded by the Easter feeling.
Spring will leave you with the last traces of the floral perfume and summer is on its way. You can’t escape without making a trip to the Spanish coast and enjoy the sea breeze or when you visiting the mountains to let yourself go by nature.
Alternatively, why not book in September when the rates are lower and the places less crowded? And book an offseason apartment in Ibiza.
If you arrive in October or November when it’s colder, why not spend your holiday in the snow. If you enjoy skiing, Soldeu is a charming place to have winter fun. Take advantage of a weekend away to stay a ski station of Grandvalira/Soldeu-El tarter.
And then again we arrive at the end of the year, what a great and different year it became as you see you can create a completely different year, any time is good to escape and enjoy. So what are you planning to make 2011 a special year?

British book holiday rentals Spain earlier

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 13:54:24 +0000

For many families the beginning of the new year is a good moment to start searching for a holiday rental in Spain. According to market research by Muchosol, British families start searching for holiday rentals in Spain much earlier than their Southern counterparts.

Between September and December the holiday rental market is very quiet. Searches for terms as Holiday rentals Spain or apartments Costa Brava hardly show up in Google statistics. From January google-searches and visitors to touristic websites suddenly shoot up to 1.000.000 monthly searches for holiday rentals in France and just under 800.000 for holiday rentals Spain. Usually a second, lower peak is reached in the months of June and July.

The early planning of the holidays is not only typically British, but rather Northern-European. A similar trend can be found when looking at search-results in the German, Dutch, and Swedish markets, while Southern-Europeans wait much longer when planning the holidays. In Spain and Italy for example, about 60% of all searches for holiday rentals are made in May, June and even July.

Muchosol has no clear explanation for the phenomenon. Perhaps it has something to do with the Anglosaxon tradition of new year resolutions. A more plausible explanation might be that Southern-Europeans normally spend the holidays in their own country, which brings along less uncertainty and planning, says Thomas Kruiper from Muchosol. Whatever the explanation, if your favorite holiday rentals in Spain for this summer are already booked, they are likely to have been taken by a German or a Dutch.

Written by: Thomas Kruiper, Muchosol

Redesigning Muchosol

admin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:00:39 +0000

Author: Félix Navarro
Marketing Dept.

We are in an exciting project for any company: to redesign its corporate image. We want to develop a series of articles in which we will discuss our experiences during this process.

The first of these articles is the Redesign of the Logo.

A picture is worth than a thousand words

The first question that we made was:

“What do we want to express with the new logo and do we want to achieve?”

A rain of concepts came to fore at the first meeting. Inherent ideas of our business intermingled: sun, vacation, leisure, unforgettable experiences, etc. But also marketing concepts like: recall, visual impact, economics and practicality.

“You have to create a logo consisting of something simple but with enough personality to stand out” were the words of Manuel Giner, Director of Muchosol.

Simplicity 2.0

Before getting down to work, without talking with each other, we agreed that the simplicity needed to prevail above all else.

I agree with the most designers I have worked with, that a logo should be as simple as can be. Examples such as Apple’s apple or the star of Mercedes support this theory.

But it was clear that the simplicity we were looking for should be a Simplicity 2.0.

The logo of Muchosol should be adapted to current times and to do so we follow a number of assumptions:

– A logo that is understandable.

– Apparently simple, almost childlike.

– To show sympathy.

– And in the same time, sober.

The features of the new logo

The new logo of Muchosol is an iconified logo, meaning that, is a logo in which a part of the linguistic elements are icons or images.

Its main features are:

Large and simple fonts. We used 2 different fonts: Arial Rounded MT Bold for Muchosol letters and Delicious for .es
The designers have used Degraded both for the inside the text and for the tables.
Marked Stroke Network and Protection Area allowed us to establish the proportions between the elements that make up the logo and to check the “air” that we wanted to leave between, that visually wouldn’t be affected by either element.
Next, about the color, we have chosen Institutional orange, characteristic color in recent years of Muchosol and which represents the color of the sun.

And, in the end….

……this the result!

Holiday article: Why a hotel and not a private apartment or villa? Muchosol’s Response

admin — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:50:53 +0000

Holidays, beach, sun, fiesta, delicious Mediterranean cuisine…. Can you ask for more?

We waited for the holiday, we made plans and we want everything to flow as we imagined.

The leave is expected to be the most pleasant time of year and therefore we must be very careful to maximize every moment. The tourism leaflets promise interesting stays, the most diverse offers, and it became difficult to choose the best variant.

Increasingly, many agencies offer all inclusive holidays, providing almost all to the tourists. But how useful is for you that all inclusive …

The main disadvantage of this type of holiday is that any activity you want to make outside the hotel is already a paid service that you lose. If you are the type who likes to explore, to taste the local specialties and change every day the landscape and atmosphere, you should choose a holiday private accommodation.

This type of system also means that you are stuck with whatever entertainment the hotel offers – which might be very good, or might be not so good. The most beautiful impressions of vacation are waiting, and it is a shame to discard them.

Booking a private villa or a private cozy apartment instead of staying in a hotel has become the perfect solution for those who yearn for just a little bit more privacy and an awful lot more freedom.

We think is very important for you to mention also about the prices. Take quick look at the hotel offers and it will not be hard to decide.
Let’s take a simple example: 4 adult persons, 7 nights in Ibiza in August. The total prices of the hotels offers may vary from 1,800 € (only the accommodation) to 10,000 €, of course, according to the number of the hotel stars. You can find on Muchosol a fancy apartment or a luxury villa in Ibiza, in the same location and the prices start from 40 € / night.

The similar example but for Mallorca, at the hotel the offer starts with 1300€ (for 2 stars hotel- only accommodation) and on our website you can find a cozy apartment starting with just 20€ per night and a luxury villa starting with 40 € / night.

On our website you can find any information you may need about each individual villa or apartment. We also can recommend you, depending of the location you choose some trips you can make, just to maximize every moment of your stay in one of our lodgings.

There is no way to compare the comfort and privacy of a private villa with the impersonal hotel room.

You have your own space – and lots of it – and you don’t have to worry about anything.Usually you have a private pool, spa, sound system and other luxuries.

Choosing a villa or a spacious apartment is ideal if you want to spend your holiday with your group of friends and also is perfect for 2 families that want to spend their holiday together.

A holiday villa or apartment offers to the guests the perfect mixture of a glamour hotel and home comfort.

Hoping that it has been a useful advice for your holiday, we wait that you to visit us on Muchosol for more information or any question you might have!

This never would have happened with Muchosol ….

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:12:04 +0000

Author: Manuel Giner

A few days ago a lady from France attended our call center. She was very nervous. She found on our website an apartment in Denia (Alicante), which she liked, and which was available and at a very good price, but she didn`t dare to book it ….

After a few minutes of conversation she confessed that she has been the victim of a scam. A week before she discovered that she paid almost € 1,000 for booking an apartment which doesn`t exist.

According to this client, the alleged deception was done through Abritel, one of the best known sites of holiday homes and apartments in France. Excepting this lady, they also had other 170 affected families, and the scam is over € 2 millions.

The fraud was picked up by the French news service zdnet.fr:

http://www.zdnet.fr/actualites/internet/0,39020774,39701755,00.htm

RECOMMENDATIONS:

From Muchosol we give you a series of recommendations so that you can enjoy your holiday as safe as possible:

• Be wary of websites or ads where there isn`t an address and / or telephone number.

• The most secure means of payment are the bank transfer or the payment by credit card, since it identifies the seller.

• Insist on clear terms of engagement, which clearly specify what is or what is not included in the price (cleaning, change of clothing, etc …)

• Very cheap rentals, without a security deposit, etc … are a potential trap.

• Make sure the company which is making you the reservation is registered in the Companies House.

Also ask who will attend you in the place of your holiday if there is any problem.

Be sure to receive professional assistance.

All the accommodations that Muchosol is managing have behind an office that will attend you during your vacation. This quality policy has made our customers being satisfied and so repeating their holiday each year with us. Our rate of claims is almost nonexistent. Do not play with your vacation and trust www.muchosol.es, your specialist in holiday villas and apartments.

Call us for any inquiry at 96 353 04 51

Welcome to the Blog of Muchosol

admin — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:01:06 +0000

But, what is Muchosol ?

Muchosol is the best site to book an apartment or a holiday home in Spain.

Behind this project there are more than five years of work and a team of 10 people working exclusively for an aim: make it easier for you to reserve your holiday.

We are located in the center of Valencia, and we have over 100 partner agencies in the main holiday centers.

Yes, but there are many sites, what makes you different?

In Muchosol we know how important your time is, therefore, we only show you the available accommodations on the dates of your holiday. You can choose your apartment and confirm the reservation directly from the web.

The security of your holiday is the most important and Muchosol prefers quality to quantity. We only register accommodations that obey the law and booking with Muchosol gives you always the guarantee of a local support service in the place of your holiday. Let your holiday in the hands of professionals and avoid surprises.

Our index of claims in the last years is 1 per thousand, one of the lowest in the sector. Moreover, most complaints were resolved satisfactorily within a few days.

Finally, but not less important, we have the largest supply of holiday accommodations in Spain, that can be reserved online, at best prices, because we work directly with agencies and owners.

Try our searching browser here ….

Or for example, click on the link and look for your apartment on the Costa Blanca …

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