Ferris Coach Holidays (Ferris Holidays)

Member Name: chris212

Product:	Ferris Holidays
Date:	16/07/09 (512 review reads)
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Advantages: A Cheap Holiday

Disadvantages: Not suitable for everyone

Ferris Holidays are a company that is based in South Wales, but have branches throughout the United Kingdom. The company offer a variety of holidays, either it be just the accommodation, or the travel as well, either it be by flying or by coach.

The way that I have used the company previously was when flying was not the cheapest option to travel abroad, and therefore decided to travel by coach. Although it was not just me that travelled on the holiday, as it was a large family group that I went in. The way that I booked was through the main office that can be found just off the A470 in South Wales, near the Caerphilly turn off, as this was the nearest office near me and just happened to be the main office.

In terms of the staff that where at the office, they were kind, polite and helpful, as they showed us the destinations that the company travelled to and any special offers that they had on offer. Overall I would say that it was very helpful going to the office, but now the company have their own website that you can use to look at the holiday destinations, which you can also book your holiday through.

In term of the holiday that I booked through the company, which was to travel by coach, I had to decide where I wanted to be picked up, which was easy as the two pick up points which I could chose from were local, although there is a large variety of possible pick up points.

The travel time would take over 24 hours which is a long time, but it is not constant travel, as you travel on a ferry from Dover to Calais; and have a stop in France for dinner, although the bus does travel through the night. Throughout the travel on the coach entertainment is provided, either in the form is quizzes and other group activities or films and TV programmes being shown through the television system.

The coach that we went on was surprisingly comfortable, as during the night the chair that you are sitting in can be reclined to about 60 degrees, which while not being absolutely flat, was enough for me to sleep. But on new coaches for a small fee of about £10 to £15, the chair almost fully reclines, which is quite good, but I have not used these yet.

Although this may not seem the most appealing of transport, I was surprised as it did not bother me at all, as I thought that I would have felt the coach rocking and rolling, but that was not the case, as the bus ride was smooth and gentle, with perhaps the odd bump now and again.

In terms of the holiday destination, it was exactly as it was described in the brochure, as it hotel was exactly want we wanted. The rep at the hotel from the company was also friendly and helpful, as a member of our group had a problem with their room and it was sorted with an hour.

Although it should be stated that the company do not just consentrate on foreign holidays, as they arrange holidays within the United Kingdom, but I have not used the company in this way.

Overall I would recommend Ferris Holidays, although I cannot comment on the flight part of the firm as I have not use the company this way yet. But as for the coach holidays I would definitely recommend the company for, as the holidays are cheap and the staff are all helpful and polite. But this type of holiday is not for everyone, as some in our group did not like and hated the coach trip, but for me it did not matter, as it was a cheap holiday. So I would state that you should seriously consider if a coach holiday is right for you before you book.

Summary: Very good value for money