What each group pays
Every villa here is within a 10-minute drive of a beach. Villa cost is shared differently now too: Andersons front a flat £5,000 toward it, and whatever's left is split between the Lamberts and the Hollands. Car hire is still split three ways evenly.
Villa figure: £5,919 average across 18 real Algarve villas within a 10-minute drive of a beach (see the villas section below for the full list and individual prices). Andersons front the agreed £5,000 floor; the remaining £919 splits evenly between the Lamberts and the Hollands (£460 each) — the Andersons' own share isn't counted twice. This is an estimate, not a specific booking. Car hire: £1,036 for 2 cars, based on real quotes — split evenly three ways (£345 each). Baggage: £90 per group (one bag each way).
Flights — Edinburgh → Faro
Jet2, direct, Sun 27 Jun outbound / Wed 7 Jul return.
Baggage is £45 each way per bag (£90 return) — Jet2 includes a free 10kg cabin bag per person on top. Jet2.com won't let you book more than 5 passengers in one go, so this needs booking as 3 separate transactions — one per group, which you'd likely want anyway.
Open live Edinburgh → Faro search on Jet2.comGlasgow costs more here. Same dates, same airline: Andersons £914, Lamberts £1,356, Hollands £914 — £3,184 total, £518 more than flying from Edinburgh. Worth knowing if Glasgow would otherwise be more convenient for anyone.
Villas — within ~30–45 min of Faro Airport, 10 min of a beach
18 real properties in the £5,000–£7,500 budget band, all within a 10-minute drive of a beach — 4 that didn't meet that bar (Estômbar, Mexilhoeira Grande, Moncarapacho, Silves) have been removed. Every card links straight through to that listing with the right dates and party size already filled in. Worth knowing: some Algarve villas only allow Saturday arrivals in peak season — before booking any specific one, double-check it accepts a Sunday check-in on its own listing page.
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Villa Duarte
Villa Bel Mar by Stay ici
Villa alhabu
Vila Paço no Vale by Stay ici
Villa Paraíso
Villa Estrelicia 106
Villa Zea
Stylish private villa near Carvoeiro
Villa Golfinho by Sunny Deluxe
Vilamoura Family-Garden Villa
Villa Maresia
Valverde 2 Villa
Vila Girassol by Stay ici
Albufeira Oura Beach V4 Villa Marisa
Luxury Villa Corcovada Nicole
Villa Magali
Villa Dogueno by Stay ici
Villa Oasis
Car hire — Faro Airport
2 cars, sized to actually fit luggage and two car seats — not hatchbacks. Real quotes for the exact 27 Jun–7 Jul 2027 pickup/return, used as the basis for all three destinations.
All three quotes already include excess protection, unlimited mileage, and a free additional driver — no separate insurance needed on top.
Split evenly at £345 per group across all three destinations.
What each group pays
Flights fly from Glasgow, not Edinburgh — Edinburgh doesn't have flights on these dates for this route (see below). Every villa here is within a 10-minute drive of a beach — this cut Mallorca's list more than the other two, since most of the island's cheaper villas in this budget band turned out to be around Pollença, a town that's itself inland (Port de Pollença, a few km further out, is the coastal part). Villa cost is shared differently too: Andersons front a flat £5,000 toward it, and whatever's left is split between the Lamberts and the Hollands. Car hire is still split three ways evenly.
Villa figure: £6,374 average across 12 real Mallorca villas within a 10-minute drive of a beach — see the villas section below for the full list and individual prices. Andersons front the agreed £5,000 floor; the remaining £1,374 splits evenly between the Lamberts and the Hollands (£687 each) — the Andersons' own share isn't counted twice. This is an estimate; not a specific booking. Car hire: £1,036 for 2 cars — split evenly three ways (£345 each). Bag: £56 per group, based on a live TUI price check for this route (one 20kg bag, covers both flights).
Flights — Palma
From Glasgow with TUI. Edinburgh doesn't have flights on these exact dates for this route.
Edinburgh isn't an option for these dates: this route only operates Tuesday and Saturday departures, so there's no Sunday-to-Wednesday flight from Edinburgh to match the rest of this plan. The closest match is a Saturday-to-Tuesday week instead, which would shift everyone's dates.
Baggage: £56 for one 20kg bag, covering the whole round trip — based on a live price check for this route, not a full comparison across dates.
Open live Glasgow → Palma search on TUI.co.ukVillas — Mallorca, within 10 min of a beach
12 real properties in the £5,000–£7,500 budget band, all within a 10-minute drive of a beach. This cut the list from 23 to 12 — most of what got removed was around Pollença, a town that's itself several km inland (Port de Pollença, on the coast, is a separate place). Every card links straight through to that listing with the right dates and party size already filled in.
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Villa Porto Cristo
Villa Del Mar Mondrago
Villa Manrique
Villa Clavet
Port Verd Ref 06
Villa Volentina
Playa de Muro - 4579-52
Son San Marti Gran
Alcudia Beach (Booking.com)
Villa Romana Bonaire
Finca Sa Pova
Villa Alcudia Beach
What each group pays
Flights fly from Glasgow, not Edinburgh — Edinburgh doesn't fly this route at all (see below). Every villa here is within a 10-minute drive of a beach. Villa cost is shared differently too: Andersons front a flat £5,000 toward it, and whatever's left is split between the Lamberts and the Hollands. Car hire is still split three ways evenly.
Villa figure: £6,352 average across 15 real Costa del Sol villas within a 10-minute drive of a beach — see the villas section below for the full list and individual prices. Andersons front the agreed £5,000 floor; the remaining £1,352 splits evenly between the Lamberts and the Hollands (£676 each) — the Andersons' own share isn't counted twice. This is an estimate; not a specific booking. Car hire: £1,036 for 2 cars — split evenly three ways (£345 each). Bag: £56 per group, based on a live TUI price check (same route/carrier structure as Mallorca).
Flights — Málaga
From Glasgow with TUI. Edinburgh doesn't fly this route at all, on TUI or otherwise checked so far.
Edinburgh isn't an option: TUI doesn't fly Glasgow–Málaga from Edinburgh at all. A different airline for Edinburgh–Málaga hasn't been checked yet.
Baggage: £56 for one 20kg bag, covering the whole round trip — same route/carrier structure as the Mallorca checkout, not separately re-priced for this specific route.
Open live Glasgow → Malaga search on TUI.co.ukVillas — Costa del Sol, within 10 min of a beach
15 real properties in the £5,000–£7,500 budget band, all within a 10-minute drive of a beach — 6 that didn't meet that bar (Arenas, Mijas — the inland pueblo, not Mijas Costa, Frigiliana, Algarrobo) have been removed. Every card links straight through to that listing with the right dates and party size already filled in.
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Art Gallery House
Villa Casa Jaska
Villa Dopimar
Villa w/ heated pool, sea view & sauna
Villa Marbella - pool - Beach at 300
Villa Atardecer by Interhome
MalagaSuite Villa Riviera Mijas Pearl
Villa with private pool and garden
108-Villa, 2 min walk to beach
Villa Mirasol
Villa Brisa Beach
Villa Ladera Sol by Villa Plus
Villa Guadiaro
Villa Ladera Vista by Villa Plus
