New Year breaks

What better way to start the year than in holiday mode? No matter how many good intentions you've waved goodbye to over the past 12 months, make this one resolution you'll keep - with holiday homes to suit all budgets and tastes it won't be difficult.

No round up of New Year breaks would be complete without Scotland. Hogmany in the Scottish capital takes some beating, so check out the Edinburgh apartments on offer and celebrate until the wee hours. Party people will also love London apartments, your gateway to a host of events, including some spectacular fireworks launched from the foot of the London Eye and the Thames.

If you're more of a cosy night in person, country hideaways will be your cup of tea. Pack the Scrabble and head for Cotswold cottages or East Anglia. For pure relaxation a bottle of bubbly, a log fire and your choice of Cornwall cottages could well be just what you're looking for. Over the border, escape the rat race in North Wales and Snowdonia.

The Spanish know how to have a good time and New Year's Eve is no exception. The tradition of the doce uvas, 12 grapes, is a sight to behold - get some of your five a day and join in, putting a grape in your mouth for every toll of the bell at midnight. Malaga apartments are a great base or discover the Costa Blanca.

Sun is a guaranteed feel good factor - how does New Year's Day on the beach sound? Think Tenerife apartments and the Canary Islands or experience New Year down under in Australia.

How about the other extreme? Snow and lots of it. Glide into 2010 and try skiing in France. For something you'll all love, treat the family and take your pick of the Tuscany villas, or score a hole in one with a New Year golf holiday in Portugal.

Choose your destination and use the links below. All available between December 27 and January 3, there'll be no post-Christmas blues this time round.