Brittany Ferries booking tip

Tawny_Owl wrote: »

So, what if you want to stay longer than a day ??

Well, just buy 2 return tickets and only use 1 single journey for each ticket.

but be aware that this will be in breach of the T&Cs and you could well return to a couple of bills for the difference to two one-way journeys...eg http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/ShowTopic-g187094-i1050-k6312203-Warning_about_Brittany_Ferries_ticket_scam-Brittany.html

And for those attracted by the title of this post, the longer term tip is...

to catch their early booking discount of 25% off hols when combining ferry and accommodation; they have only just opened this for 2016 holiday cottages and 'casas' and hotel schedules (2016 'hotel and parador' hols will be open to book from mid-November) but the savings are worthwhile; as little as £700 odd for a fortnight in Northern Spain including your car and a cottage for two...

You've got to be on their mailing list to discover this; for years we were ignorant and booked later at full-rate! But last winter we booked a fortnight's B&B in classy hotels in Galicia, Asturias and Cantabria in May '15 for well under a grand; including the ferry with our car, and an upgrade to big outside cabins on both overnight crossings so we didn't have to cope with steps up to bunks (I'm too old for climbing!). Great value as it would usually cost about £600-700 for the crossing alone so the hotels only effectively cost £30-odd a night for a double . Fuel and tolls through France would be about £500 return, so it seems a no-brainer if you want to join the other petrolheads on the wonderful northern Spanish roads