Save up to 50% off stylish festive family breaks

From starring roles on Channel 4’s Grand Designs to boutique barns and seaside chic retreats,  Baby Friendly Boltholes has discounts of up to 50% off family-friendly designer cottages and boutique hotels this Christmas and New Year. The best deals include: Grand Designs Star in New Forest for Xmas or New Year from £175 a Night – Save 18% Get a festive preview of Dairy Cottage, a stylish 2-bedroom cottage with views of a New Forest nature reserve, which is due to star in a Spring 09 episode of Channel 4’s Grand Designs. Available Dec 19-Jan 2 and £175 per night (min 3nts) including a luxury food hamper and a bottle of Champagne. Contemporary Beach Bolthole in Trendy Whitstable – Christmas £500 for 5nts – 50% Off! Set just a few minutes walk from Whitstable’s beach, bistros and galleries, 3-bedroom Hoy Cottage is a stunning architect refurb of a fisherman’s cottage complete with mod-cons ranging from intelligent lighting and sound systems to IPod docks, Nespresso and flatscreen TVs, plus a host of toys and nursery equipment so parents can pack light. The cottage sleeps 6 and can be rented from Dec 22-27 for £500 – 50% off! Also 15% off 2009 bookings made by Jan 31st. Save 20% Off Family Friendly Boutique Hotel, The Cove in Cornwall Set overlooking Lamorna Cove in Cornwall, the Cove offers family-friendly 1 & 2-bedroom suites with full kitchens, stylish interiors, a chic bar and bistro and a stunning outdoor pool heated to an inviting 30 degrees. This Christmas, there’s Santa’s grotto, storytelling and the famous Christmas lights made famous in the kiddie’s book, The Mousehole Cat, just down the road in the village of the same name. Apartments are discounted by 20% and available from £154 – £199 a night, depending on the size. Christmas/NYE in Devon Forest from £395 – Save £100 Nestling in a forest-like location yet within minutes of East Devon’s best beaches and pretty coastal towns, the chic courtyard cottages at Mazzard Farm make for cosy Christmas retreats, especially when the log-burners are going! Very large 1-bed Bramley Cottage avail Dec 19-27 for £395 for 4nts or £525 for 8nts. For New Year – Contemporary 2-bed Medlar Cottage avail Dec 27-Jan 3 for £675 or £495 for 4nt break.