The majority of people look to the web when they need to find a villa, apartment or holiday cottage. The web is a marvellous facility that none of us could ever dream of being without. Millions of sites and pages are there at your fingertips thanks to Google and other search engines.

The success of search engines can also be a problem in that it can be a bit like finding a needle in a haystack when searching for very specific items. Invariably, too many or too few results are shown.

The following may just help you identify self catering cottages and holidays a little more clearly.

It pays to enter specific search terms into Google (your browser)

For example, just entering the term cottage will produce lists of cottages to rent, cottages for sale, cottage ornaments, thatched cottages, cottage gardens and so on.

It is best to enter a string of phrases that identify exactly what you want.

For example www.countrycottagesonline.com/cottage-for-2-cornwall.htm - cottage for 2 in Cornwall.

cottages sleep 12 people

www.cottages-county-cork-ireland.co.uk - website of self catering accommodation in south west Ireland.

Be specific in your search phrase unless you do not mind browsing though umpteen pages. Mind you, it is sometimes possible to stumble across a real gem by accident.

We have a collection of luxurious holiday cottages for those occasions when you want something special, out of the ordinary. Take a look at

www.cottagegems.com

for a collection of high quality self catering cottages.

You may alternatively be loking for holiday cottages and self catering accommodation by region (although it does not do any harm to enter other requirements).

For example:

villa for 4 near beach Cape Town South Africa

You will soon know if you use too many search terms when searching for a self catering holiday or www.Country-breaks.co.uk because of the limited results. It is defintely easier to find exactly what you are looking for this way. You can always reduce the search terms to obtain a wider choice.

And for those people who just do not know where to go and need a little inspiraion, we have a list of suggested villas and cottages for holidays to help you out.

There are self catering cottages to rent in the UK, also self catering holidays abroad that have all the same advantages of a home from home.