NEW YORK - Travel abroad used to be stressful for those on restricted diets (diabetics, heart patients, those trying to lose weight), especially considering the wide array of tempting restaurants spread throughout foreign cities. And for those with regular workout schedules, travel posed the problem of an interruption in routine. No longer. Barclay International Group has the perfect solution for health and fitness-conscious travelers, or those on restricted diets— apartment/villa/cottage accommodations in all sizes and geared for all budget types and each with their own kitchens! Plus, several properties offer full health club facilities with indoor heated swimming pools!
Of course, there are many other benefits to staying in self-catering accommodations, aside from having a place for dieters to prepare reduced-calorie recipes. Hotels rooms are, for the most part, small and impersonal. But The Barclay International Group (BIG) collection will leave travelers wondering if they ever left their own front door. They will be greeted by name by everyone from the housekeeping staff to the front desk clerk. They will enjoy the luxury of entertaining or working in their own living room and then later, sinking back into an overstuffed sofa and relaxing, surrounded by the comforts and charm of home. Best of all, travelers will be able to enjoy all this at up to half the cost of comparably-appointed upscale hotels. Because the apartments, villas and cottages start at $816 per week (off-season) to accommodate two persons, in many cases two people can stay at one of BIG's properties and pay less than if they had reserved a single hotel room at discounted rate!
Cosmopolitan travelers will appreciate the many cities in which
BIG represents
quality apartment rentals ranging from modest to deluxe,
and from studios to
four-bedroom penthouses.
These feature telephones, fully-equipped kitchens, private
bathrooms and color televisions.
Some also include
restaurants, room service and health club
facilities.
BIG's largest selection is in London (3,500+), where apartments are located in the most popular areas of the city: Mayfair, Knightsbridge and Kensington. In London, BIG also offers train, tube and bus passes as well as theatre tickets and sightseeing options. For those eager to explore the countryside after their London jaunt, BIG represents hundreds of rustic country cottages throughout the English countryside, and can also assist in car rentals to help travelers in their explorations.
In France, BIG can place travelers in more than 2,500 Parisian apartments, as well as villa rentals on the Riviera, and apartments in more than 39 French destinations, including the Riviera, the Alps and major cities of commerce. Accommodations are also available in Austria, Belgium, Greece, Holland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Portugal, Scotland and Spain.
Health and fitness-conscious travelers, as well as those on restricted diets, will find that the Barclay International Group is only a fax or toll-free phone call away and almost all of the company's services are available at no fee to the renter. Once they sample one of BIG's apartments, villas and cottages, they'll wonder why they put up with the usual type of hotel accommodation for so long!
For further information, please contact Harry D.J. Barclay, president or Dawn M. Barclay, VP Sales and Marketing at (800) 845-6636 or (516) 364-0064 (NYS), or E-mail us at information@barclayweb.com.
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