Tuesday, February 13, 2007

The services we offer

As Canadian innkeepers in the picturesque historic village of Wilno Ontario near Algonquin Park we have ample experience providing hospitality and tourism advice to our clients who come from all over the world to our corner of the Ottawa Valley. You can see our Canadian business at www.wilnostation.com. Naturally, when we began to winter in Nerja on the Costa del Sol, our inclination was to look at everything with an innkeeper's eye...and so our winter business was born. Everywhere we went in this friendly, safe and warm area of the Costa we saw opportunities for winter-weary Canadians to experience the same delightful long stay vacations with less cost and more personalized experiences than the "fly-drive-studio apartment with a toaster oven" tour and travel companies currently provide. We look after your holiday needs in terms of finding your ideal accommodations, negotiating the rental and cleaning and other fees, arranging airport transfers, car rentals (don't even think of renting through Hertz or Avis or National...we can get you rates that are half of the North American companies), recommend restaurants, activities, sightseeing tours, provide maps and guidebooks and in general ensure that you are met at the airport, taken to your vacation home and settled in for your well-deserved winter holiday. As well, we are available for questions, problem-solving and advice while you are here. Once you've become a regular to the Costa, as we are, you may no longer need our services but for first-time winter vacationers, we can save you money, time and inconvenience.

Who needs to arrive at an unfamiliar airport and wonder which taxi company to use? Who needs to arrive at an unfamiliar town and have the taxi-driver have no idea of which urbanization you are in, or where your accommodation is located. Our favorite tale is of looking for calle Naranjo in El Capistrano which involved a driver who took us first to the Naranjo urbanization (wrong) and then was about to go to either San Juan de Capistrano, El Capistrano Playa or Oasis de Capistrano before we ourselves figured it out (we'd been here before so had some idea). In retrospect, it all seems simple now, but the burros who first wandered these streets and alleyways, weren't walking in a linear fashion. Who needs to wake up the first morning after a long trip and have to go out in search of a grocery store for coffee and orange juice and cereal?

As Canadian innkeepers, we have enjoyed expanding our expertise to include winter holidays in our favorite part of the world Let us take care of the details and still keep your holiday affordable and distinctly suited to your tastes. For more information email us at wilnostation@hotmail.com. We can also advise you on flight options and the pros and cons of various airports en route to Malaga and assist you in booking your flights online. Hasta luego. Tom and Joanne

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