Mittens 2014 Portugal - 19-26 July

Started by cat, Tue 07/01/2014 09:40:59

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cat

Hello, fellow Mitteneers! :-D

Mittens is going to take place in Portugal in this villa http://www.sol-domus.com/sintra-manor-house/ from July 19th till July 26th.

Definite attendees
Disco (July 17th)
cat (July 19th 16:55 - 26th 16:45)
raeff (July 19th 16:55 - 26th 16:45)
AGA (July 19th 12:35 - 26th 20:05)
Arj0n (July 19th 13:45 - 26th 19:55)
Tamara (July 19th 13:45 - 26th 19:55)
Snarky (July 19th 11:55 - 26th 20:00)
Esseb (July 19th 10:10 - 26th 16:25)
MillsJROSS (July 19th 09:45 - 26th 12:35)
Andail (2014-07-21, 7.05 pm - 2014-07-25 7:05 am)
CJ (July 22nd 16:35 - 26th 16:10)
CJ's better half
violetnotpurple (July 17th)
DutchMarco (21:40)

Shown interest

bicilotti
LimpingFish
Radiant
Mods
Grundislav
Grim
Ascovel
Chicky
Miez

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Now is the time of the year, where many companies require their employees to plan their vacation days. So let's talk about next Mittens!

Last year we decided that next Mittens should be in a somewhat warmer place and we were talking about Croatia or Malta, also Portugal was mentioned as far as I remember.

What are your preferred times and locations this year?

AGA made a doodle poll, so vote for your favourite house:
http://doodle.com/gmpc8yqfpqkv3v9g

New poll: http://www.doodle.com/b2h88i2dxhu96hnb

Adeel

Afghanistan - it should be warm enough and closer to my country, I can easily reach it within no time. :)

Ghost

Aachen, Germany, so that I can finally make it to see you all!

Snarky

#3
Oh that's right. Man, I was just in Aachen over Christmas!

As for options, I think all of them would be nice. I'm a little less keen on Portugal, but not by much.

AGA

I've looked vaguely at Malta before, but it struck me as being (relatively) inaccessible, and hard to find suitable lodgings for so many people.

Croatia would be good though.  Or Portugal, since I've never been to either.

bicilotti

Croatia is nice, but Portugal and Malta look nice too!
Does anyone have specific time constraints?

cat

There seem to be plenty villas in Croatia that fit our needs, didn't check Malta or Portugal yet.

Quote from: bicilotti on Tue 07/01/2014 13:28:56
Does anyone have specific time constraints?
Yes, this year August will be difficult for me. I'd prefer June or July (which usually is also cheaper).

AGA

June is hard for me, July better.  The end of July would be ideal.

Grim

I second July, and maybe this time I'll be able to make it (meeting just a few of you in real life during AdvX was surreal; it would probably be even better with more time to talk).

Andail

If we did it in July I could actually attend. Would the first time in years and years.

DoorKnobHandle

It'd have to be very late July or August for me.

Radiant

I don't know yet when I'll be available over the summer, but Southern Europe is always nice to visit. Just plan something and I hope to be able to attend (it's been awhile for me, as well) but I can't promise anything right now.

tampie85

For me end of July or August would be the best.

End of June/begin July will be hard for me.

Snarky

I'm pretty flexible and could probably make it any time between June-August, maybe even early September.

KodiakBehr

Canada is lovely that time of year.

Disco

Portugal would be great but Croatia sounds just a bit more interesting to me. Depends on where we can find the best accomodations I suppose.

I am also flexible but would be better off with anytime after mid-June, but prefer closer to mid-summer.

MillsJROSS

Croatia sounds more interesting to me. I have no preference on month, yet.

arj0n

Preferred time: 2nd half of July.

Disco

#18
I took a look at some properties in Croatia and Portugal. There seem to be plenty of options available to our common group size. Some have good availability while others are nearly booked out.

The exact locations are something I overlooked as I am unfamiliar with Croatia, but I'm assuming most of the properties aren't too difficult to reach.

Any other ideas for locations?

Croatia










Location      Sleeps     RentEachDeposit     Notes
Villa Nichole144,060 EUR290 EUR500 EUR
Susnjevica Villa142,370 EUR170 EUR300 EUR
Villa Moncitta152,795 GBP187 GBP 20%(?)Only available July 19 - 26
Zminj Villa152,800 EUR187 EUR300 EUROnly available July 26 - August 2
Trget Villa16 + 23,300 EUR184 EUR400 EUR
Villa Katarina143,395-3,495 GBP     243 - 250 GBP     300 EURAvailable July 19 - August 2, will not rent to under-25s
Vodnjan Villa212,600-3,900 EUR124 - 186 EUR300 EURAvailable June 21 - July 19


Portugal








LocationSleepsRentEachDepositNotes
Viana do Castelo232,280 EUR100 EUR???A 4-star review mentions an inadequate kitchen for 18
Villa Cascais184,500 - 4,800 EUR250 - 267 EUR650 EURAvailability calendar is not maintained
Ulgueira Farmhouse202,750 EUR138 EUR???Looks isometric
Costa De Paiva172,220 EUR124 EUR???
Sesimbra Villa183,000167 - 188 EUR (?)???May involve renting a nearby property for more than 16

m0ds

#19
Nice list! Out of interest, who speaks Croatian?

Other ideas = Holland, because we've talked about it for years, and because we have willing hosts for that land.

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