LATE DEALS OF THE WEEK
BEST CITY BREAK
A FOUR-night break at the Riad El Farah in Marrakech costs from £149pp, including return flights from Gatwick, for travel between January 8 and February 28 if you book by December 9. Visit ba.com/ marrakech or call 0344 493 0125.
BEST SHORT BREAK
TAKE the family to London for two nights at the four-star Grand Plaza Serviced Apartments. It costs from £340, based on four adults and two children sharing an apartment, arriving December 19. The apartments are a ten-minute walk from Hyde Park. Go to hotelscombined.co.uk. BEST HOTEL ENJOY a traditional Christmas at the Bulstone Hotel in the East Devon resort of Branscombe. There will be gifts from Santa and a candle-lit supper on Christmas Eve. Prices start at £625 for a three-night break for a family of four, including accommodation in a two-bedroom suite and most meals. Visit thebulstone.co.uk.
BEST SKI
SEVEN nights at the Neilson Hotel Garni Francescato in the Italian resort of Livigno costs from £349pp for departures on December 20. The small hotel – a converted barn – is just 70 yards from the ski-lifts. The deal includes return flights from Gatwick, transfers and B&B accommodation. Go to neilson. co.uk or call 0333 014 3350.
BEST SELFCATERING
STAY at an Alton Towers cottage sleeping ten people just minutes from the theme park. Heythrop, a semi-detached stone property in a courtyard setting, has five bedrooms and a woodburner in the living area. Heythrop costs £638 for the week of December 9. Visit sykescottages.co.uk or call 01244 356665.