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Survey No. 6

Self Catering Holidays

Requirements, preferences and suggestions …

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What makes for a good self-catering holiday? What would make a good holiday better? What do you really care about? What little things really niggle? Practical suggestions are particularly welcome.

This questionnaire should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete.

Questions marked with a * are required.
*1. Please rate your agreement or disagreement to the following statements according to the scale
1: strong agree, 2: agree, 3: indifferent, 4: disagree, 5: strongly disagree.

A self-catering holiday ...
 
 
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... provides the freedom and independence that we want  
... is more economic than staying in a hotel.  
... brings a family together in a way that holidaying in a hotel doesn't.  
... is better suited to children under five.  
... is no holiday for a woman. It's just a different kitchen.  
... gives us the control of what we do and when we do it  
*2. In choosing a holiday location, what is important to you? Please rate the following on a scale
1: crucial, 2: some relevance, 3: irrelevant
 
 
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Good weather (i.e reliably warm and sunny)  
Access to beach  
Entertainment  
Good bars/pubs  
Good restaurants  
Funfairs  
Swimming pools  
The view and immediate scenery  
Good walking  
Waterside location (sea, estuary or river)  
Easy access to shops and take-aways  
Mountains, fells and moors  
*3. The following questions relate to your transport preferences at your holiday destination.
Please rate your agreement (or otherwise) to these statements on a scale
1: strong agree, 2: agree, 3: indifferent, 4: disagree, 5: strongly disagree
 
 
  1 2 3 4 5
I prefer to use my own car  
I like to hire a car for a substantial part of my holiday  
I'm not fussy. Sometimes I hire a car (or bike) for a few days  
I prefer to use taxis and coaches  
I like to use the local public transport  
I prefer to stay put in a resort  
*4. If money were no object, we would prefer to holiday:
 
 
*5. We prefer to travel to our holiday destinations:
 
 
*6. We consider the following to be essential to a self-catering property:
 
 
washing machine  
dishwasher  
colour television  
satellite television with movie channels  
five star luxury furnishings  
indoor swimming pool  
outdoor (heated) swimming pool  
jacuzzi  
beautiful location  
access to beach  
good (on-site) car parking  
frequent and reliable public transport  
fridge  
freezer  
other  
 
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