Squabbles in the home are almost always linked with stressful things we do in our day to day lives such as moving home or going on holiday. So it comes as no surprise that squabbles about a vacation are common place, with men often getting the brunt of the blame when things don’t go according to plan.

The purpose of this article is to try and help men remove at least one of the stressful challenges they find thrust upon them every year. Booking the annual family holiday. Often their partner or wife will provide their ‘man’ with a poisoned chalice.

All too often men have been at the receiving end of dinner party stories from their wife who waxes lyrical about what a dreadful summer holiday was had by the family and how it was all the mans fault.

An experienced holiday property rental agency will minimise such a scenario by tailoring a holiday to not only suit your needs but more importantly to satisfy your better half!

I’ve had countless conversations with male clients who have been tasked by their loved ones to go and sort out the family holiday. On average I would say over 90% that book with me end up booking something completely different from what first caught their eye on our website.

For example I had one client who saw a villa (granted it was beautiful) he adamantly stated he wanted to book - however after asking a serious of questions I ended up proposing completely different properties. The initial property he had seen had a wonderful pool, however he forgot that his two toddlers couldn’t swim and his wife was not a strong swimmer and there was no fence around the pool. He also forgot that his wife didn’t like being stuck out in the middle of nowhere and much preferred to be able to walk to a village for top up supplies or simply to dine in a restaurant without having to be the nominated “taxi driver”. He also omitted to check whether the villa had maid service - his wife was NOT the type to go from one kitchen sink at home to another one on holiday!

These are just some of the basic things that men unfortunately just don’t think about and why it is vital you deal with an agency than listens to your needs and those of your dependants which all makes for a relaxing stress free holiday and minimises men being the butt of dinner party jokes courtesy of your disgruntled wife.

Before you book your next family holiday accommodation, contact Helen Cobb who has over 20 years experience in the travel industry bringing together beautiful holiday villas and cottages with discerning clients like you to enjoy them.