Thanks so much for the suggestions, folks - plenty to chew over here!

Charlie

Hello,

My inlaws have this stunning family friendly villa in the south of France. Flights direct to Nice and the village is 85 km away from the airport (I think about 1 hour by car). Stunning place and great for children.

http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/VacationRentalReview-g1572249-d1919483-Le_Vallon_de_la_conque-Claviers_Var_Provence.html

http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/rentals/claviers/21157

Best wishes,

Michelle Ody

Hello

I have several recommendations for you
- Rou Estate in Greece for a wonderful setting, lovely houses and guaranteed sun !
- look at Kids and Coe, a new website that specialises in houses for families and all of them look great
- too bad you can't fly far as there is an amazing deal for a villa in Ile Mauritius right now, it's called "L'ilot"
- I also recently posted some recommendations for houses in Ile de Ré an absolutely lovely island in France
(blog link is in my signature below)

The Times has also recently published two articles on villas
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/travel/destinations/europe/article3971586.ece
and
http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/travel/weekends/Places_to_stay/article1366226.ece

Hope this helps

2 families with littluns (9 months and 1 year) and one game single guy, we are looking for a large villa (minimum 4 beds) with a pool which is family friendly and likely to be hot and sunny in June...

Ideally we are looking for Europe to avoid long flights.

Your help is much appreciated!

Charlie