With HPB, nowhere is off limits
If you, or someone you love, uses a mobility aid, it can add a new element to your holiday plans. You want to be sure that everyone in your group can have a trouble-free, comfortable stay, without having to compromise on location or facilities.
Thankfully, HPB has the answer. From a ground floor apartment in the elegant Manoir du Hilguy in Brittany, to a stylish villa in Almería in southern Spain, you’ll find a range of stunning, accessible, holiday spots to choose from. Many of our properties have been designed for accompanied wheelchair users, with everything from wide doorways to purpose-built ‘wet’ bathrooms. Others are ‘mobility friendly,’ with no or very few steps and easy-to-access showers. All this means you can relax knowing everyone will be catered for during your break.
In fact, HPB’s high standards have been recognised by the RAF Disabled Holiday Trust, and we have been providing mobility-friendly holidays for disabled members of the RAF and their families since 1983. But don’t just take our word for it – let’s hear from some current Bondholders about their experience with the Holiday Property Bond…
“It’s so nice to not have to worry” – Rob and Gill Thomas
Rob and Gill Thomas have been to several HPB sites since they became Bondholders in 2013 and have been thrilled to find the properties so accommodating for wheelchair users. “HPB is excellent in terms of accessible accommodation,” Rob tells us. “Having a wheelchair bike has given us so much freedom to get out into the countryside and go for cycle rides together like other couples; and that’s so important to us. It’s so nice not to have to worry about whether the hotel room or accommodation at the end of our adventure is going to be genuinely accessible. With HPB we know it will be exactly as it was described”.
The pair have easily racked up over 5,000 miles on their wheelchair bike over the years and have managed to explore many different countries with its help. “It would be nice to be able to discover more of the wheelchair-friendly paths and trails around the HPB sites.”
With that in mind, Rob and Gill also took a trip to our Constant property in the Dordogne, France, where they made sure to get out on the road!
“We found Constant to be very accessible.” Rob tells us. “As in the vast majority of HPB sites, there are both ‘fully accessible’ and ‘mobility friendly’ properties. We stayed in a fully accessible cottage, right opposite the restaurant.”
The pair organised to go on two cycling tours during their stay; one half-day around the local area and one full-day a little further afield. “We were so impressed with Steve White, our guide. He is a real expert, not only at matching appropriate cycling tours with an individual’s experience and ability, but also at recommending places that Bondholders might like to visit.”
“A great deal of thought has gone into ease of access” – Sally and Jon Knighton
Sally and Jon Knighton have also visited their fair share of Bond sites and were happy to share their experience of visiting with Sally’s parents.
“For our holiday to Lucker Hall in Northumberland, we invited Sally’s mother and father, Edith and Harold Pacey, to join us. Harold is disabled and cannot walk very far these days and has Alzheimer’s disease, all of which severely limits his mobility. However, as a retired clerk of works he didn’t take long to start having a look round, examining every nook and cranny with a professional eye… Pretty soon he was giving Lucker Hall the big thumbs-up!”
“Our cottage was not one of the specially adapted ones, but everything was easy for Harold to access. The walk-in shower especially was superb. For those used to helping someone with Alzheimer’s, forgetting where things are and losing your bearings can be pretty distressing, but Harold soon got used to it. In fact, after a few days, he was convinced he had been there before!”
“It is only when you are with someone who uses a wheelchair or frame to get about that you realise just how important good access is, and we were generally impressed with Lucker Hall,” continues Jon. “Car parking was excellent on site. There are plenty of quiet areas to sit around the lovely gardens. We were particularly impressed with the layout and entry to the indoor pool, where a great deal of thought has gone into making everyone comfortable.”
Start your HPB adventure
The Holiday Property Bond (HPB) is a different way to holiday. By becoming a Bondholder, you’ll discover a refreshing new approach to the way you plan your breaks and join over 40,000 holidaymakers in enjoying everything HPB has to offer.
Whether you are travelling on your own, as a couple or bringing the whole family, HPB has a range of holiday properties to suit everyone, including several mobility friendly options. From one-bedroom apartments to large group villas, each one is furnished and presented to the highest standards, with elegant interiors and comfortable, modern facilities including heated swimming pools, tennis courts, libraries, games rooms and more.
To find out more about how HPB works and how it can benefit you, visit our website.
HPB Compliance Notice – February 2024
Exclusive holidays for life: An initial payment from £5,000 and a quarterly fee of under £38 (that is around £150 a year), which can increase in line with but not exceed the Retail Price Index Excluding Mortgage Interest (RPIX), gives you access to all HPB’s holiday homes. For each HPB holiday, you will pay a no-profit user charge covering only property running and maintenance costs and use of on-site facilities. The average charge is the same throughout the year, and for a studio is around £360 a week and £540 for a two bedroom property. Larger properties are also available. After an initial charge of 25% your money is invested in a fund of holiday properties and securities. The fund itself meets annual charges of 2.5% of its net assets at cost, calculated monthly. Your investment return is purely in the form of holidays and, as with most investments, your capital is at risk. You can surrender your investment to the company after two years or more (subject to deferral in exceptional circumstances) but you will get back less than you invested because of the charges referred to above, as well as other overheads and changes in the value of the fund’s properties and securities.
This advertisement is issued by HPB Management Limited (HPBM), the main UK agent and the property manager for HPB, authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, registered at HPB House, Newmarket, Suffolk, CB8 8EH. HPB is available exclusively through HPBM. HPB is issued by HPB Assurance Limited (HPBA) registered in the Isle of Man and authorised by the Financial Services Authority there. HPBM promotes only HPB and is not independent of HPBA. Holders of policies issued by HPBA will not be protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme if the company becomes unable to meet its liabilities to them but Isle of Man compensation arrangements apply to new policies.
