InStyle - July, 2010

Private paradise. No nead to reserve a lounger - it's all yours for a week "Holiday-home specialists SJ Villas has beautiful, high-spec houses on the islands of Mykonos, Hydra and Cephalonia. We'd line up to stay in Villa Olivia on Cephalonia, which sleeps eight and is set in a private olive estate." From €4,900 to €8,600 (about £4,291 to £7,595) per week. Read the article here. Or have a look at Villa Olivia on our website >>

First Life - May/June, 2010

Spending Power Staying in a private villa is one of the most luxurious ways to holiday. We round up the flashiest pads available. Villa Guiseppina, Italy The villa on the shores of Lake Como has recently undergone a multimillion pound transformation. Designers from Milan fashion house Etno have created contemporary-classic chic interiors - there are seven bedrooms in total. There's also an infinity pool, a spa, a jacuzzi and a fully equipped gym. A fleet of staff is available 24/7 as well as a private Riva boat and chauffeur-driven car for when you want to pop over to nearby Milan for some retail therapy. From €3,128 per week per person based on 14 peole sharing. Read the article here. Or have a look at Villa Giuseppina on our website >>

Irishtimes.com - 3 June 2010

"One stately home that has just come on the market is Fort William, a Georgian estate on 400 acres overlooking the Blackwater Valley in Co Waterford, “available for private rental for the first time” says the press release. To let through UK company SJ Villas, it provides a ghillie, who can arrange salmon fishing on the River Blackwater, five double en suite bedrooms and a further wing of five smaller bedrooms and a self-contained flat suitable for a nanny. There is a French-panelled drawingroom, study, morning room, diningroom, kitchen (with Aga), and a games room with a cinema and billiard table. Outside there’s a croquet lawn and a tennis court.

For a week Fort William costs €16,701 (£13,944) or €1,392 (£1,162) per person based on 12 people sharing."

Read the complete article here or have a look at the
property on our site here.

The Times - 24 April, 2010

Schools out - Ideas for adventurous families. Gulp fresh mountain air in the Swiss Alps at the resort of Crans Montana. Take mountain bikes up on ski lifts and hurtle back down, or ride easier special trails. As well as waterskiing, swimming and kayaking in lakes there is skiing on the Plaine Morte glacier plateau. Apartment Curling sleeps 6, is from £2,500 a week including maid service. Read the article here. Or have a look at Apartment Curling on our website >>

Evening Standard - April, 2010

A Shore Thing. SJ Villas features Villa Giuseppina from £626pp per night based on 14 people sharing. The price includes continental breakfast, soft drinks, daily housekeeping, a chef, a chauffeur-driven Mercedez benz GL500 and a skippered Riva motorlaunch. Read the article here. Or have a look at Villa Giuseppina on our website >>

Condé Nast Traveller - May, 2010

The Experts - your queries answered. Classic Question: We want to book a really special private villa in the South of France, or possibly Italy, in July. It must have a pool and sleep at least 10 and, most importnatly, come with a chef. Any recommendtions? Read the article here.

Financial Times - April 3 2010

"Should a respite from the swell of Fair attendees prove necessary, an 18th century villa on the shores of Lake Como has just become available to let. Vill Guiseppina sits on the lake's western shore overlooking the town of bellagio. Seven Bedrooms, two large living rooms, a dedicated family floor and a discrete spa and sauna are all the work of the design team at Etro. There's also a Riva yacht and a host in the form of Silvano Giraldin, former maitre d' and manager at le Gavroche in London".

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Condé Nast Traveller - April, 2010

Great Value European villas Looking for a good quality holiday property to rent at reasonable price? Then you must go beyond the most popular areas, say Nick Trend. Read the article here. Or have a look at Le Vieux Biac on the SJ Villas website here!

Telegraph.co.uk - March 3 2010

"SJ Villas (020 7801 4010; www.sjvillas.co.uk) is offering seven nights in the Casa Dali, a traditional house in the town of Cadaques, the Costa Brava home of Salvador Dali. The house has its own garden and pool, and overlooks the town, with views of the cathedral and the sea, and is two-minutes' walk from the beach. The villa costs £565 per person, based on nine sharing, accommodation only "

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Condé Nast Traveller - February, 2010

Big Treat in Corsica The garden of this low-slung, modern villa, recently made available as a holiday house, slopes down to a fabulous beach edged withy rocky outcrops, which is only accessible from the house... Read the article here. Or have a look at Villa Mathilde on the SJ Villas website here!

Telegraph.co.uk - January 5 2010

"SJ Villas - Some of the best houses available for rent on the Amalfi coast and Capri. Sumptuous Villa Giuseppina on Lake Como comes with chauffeur-driven Merc and skippered launch: £2,700 per person per week if 14 sharing. ".

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Evening Standard - June 10 , 2009

Condé Nast Traveller - June, 2009

Pssst... Don't tell anyone. Can you keep a secret? Francesca Syz has found 10 beautiful islands around the world that the locals would rather you didn't know about. Read the article here. Or have a look at Isla Del Mar on the SJ Villas website here!

Condé Nast Traveller - May, 2009

Villa 9: La Galine near St Tropez, France. Sleeps 14
This villa ticks all the boxes for one or two families holidaying with teenagers, or for a group of friends who want an affordable base near the most glamorous stretch of the French Riviera. The main house sleeps eight, the guest cottage sleeps four and there's also a small single room for a cook or nanny on a lower level. Built on a wooded hillside in a couple of hectares, it has a heated pool, AstroTurf tennis court, boules pitch and table tennis.

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Financial Times - April 4 2009

As demand for extraordinary villa rentals intensifies, Sarah Hutchins and Judith Menier are two names whose numbers you might care to add to your Blackberry. Their company, SJ Villas (www.sjvillas.co.uk), represents some of the most desirable privately owned holiday homes in Europe, The Caribbean and beyond.

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The Sunday Times - February 15, 2009

Sarah Hutchinson, of SJ Villas, which specialises in top-end properties, tells much the same story. "Bookings are coming in much later, and, as a result, we are finding that many owners, on our recommendation, are open to negotiation." she says. "We are getting some great deals for our clients, even in peak holiday weeks.".

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