News from Manor Houses Lda
Our business on the Internet began over 10 years ago as a result of my pages for the cruising sailor on the Portuguese coast.
The present business started as a means of saying ‘thank you’ to the Portuguese people for their kindness to me and my family when my business resulted in a move to Portugal. The initial intention to assist those in tourism in the less well known areas has been a great success with many million of Euro benefiting the local economy.
The pages on Manor House tourism were quickly followed by the villas and cottages owned by the manor house owners.
The success of the website meant that the Pousada of Portugal and the Parador Group in Spain became our clients as they both operated hotels using the old buildings which is a feature of our site.
Many satisfied guests have asked us to use our expertise to offer similar accommodation outside the Iberian Peninsular.
To satisfy this demand we have recently launched a web site, in association with our French partners, to concentrate on the Chateaux in France. To qualify for inclusion, each Chateau must have high quality service and accommodation. Being France many also have a gourmet restaurant.
We anticipate similar sites to be launched in the future in other European countries as we build up contact with local partners and research the accommodation available in each country.
We want to continue our policy of offering the same price as booking direct, no extra for paying by credit card and no payment in advance if not asked for by the owner.
Manor Houses Lda. is a registered travel agent, covered by bonds to the Government, however all money is transferred by you direct to the owner or his agent. We never make a charge for cancellations however there may be a charge by the accommodation provider for the reservation.
Many holidaymakers have greatly benefited by our service which is at no charge to the guest. We are able to give independent advice and advise of any discounts that may be available,
We continue to think that an independent traveler can obtain the best rates through a specialist adviser or the service provider. For this reason we do not offer flights, car hire or travel insurance although there are links to other firms providing these services on our sites.