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Arredo Country - August 2010
A coastal South African stunner, where blue skies and aquamarine waters provide a beautiful backdrop for this minamalist pad
Dimore di Charme - August 2010
A colourful and vibrant riad for a contemporary Moroccan getaway
Properties featured in this article: The Moroccan White House
Period Ideas - August 2010
A unique home in Cornwall that has been given a stylish interior makeover that its glorious setting so richly deserves
Properties featured in this article: Northcott Beach House
The Ultimate Guide to Historic Britain - July 2010
A selecion of the best historic houses in which to holiday this year
Properties featured in this article: Dragonwood
La mia casa in campagna - July 2010
A calming and tranquil minamalist coastal South African pad
Grand Designs - July 2010
A country home in Dorset whose mid-sixteenth-century style has been given a contemporary lift
Properties featured in this article: Butterfly House
Casa Chic - July 2010
Breathing new life into a beautiful chateaux in Cognac to create the perfect French getaway pad
Properties featured in this article: Cognac Manoir
Tatler - July 2010
Why fly when some of the loveliest holiday houses are right here on the island? It´s rule Britannia this summer with the best of UK rental properties
Properties featured in this article: Honeystone Manor
La mia casa in campagna. - June 2010
The epitome of country-living-on-sea
Traditional country living set back from one of the most beautiful coastlines in the country. The Sail Loft offers luxurious comfort for romantic breaks, sunny family holidays or a friends´ get together.
Properties featured in this article: The Sail Loft
Harpers Bazaar - May 2010
The Honey Pot, Gloucestershire
A charming modernised country retreat that was once an 18th century post office. Built in the region´s famous honey-coloured stone, the ‘Pot´ features three good sized bedrooms, a tech-lovers snug and a sizeable drawing room for evening get-togethers beside the wood burning stove.
Properties featured in this article: The Honey Pot
Period Ideas - May 2010
Originally built in the 1700s, this historic manor was once a family home in East Sussex. When its owner fell in love with a Falmouth sea captain, unable to tear herself away from either the house or her lover, in 1919 she moved the entire structure brick by brick to its present site on the waterfront at Flushing.
Properties featured in this article: A Sea Captain´s Manor
25 Most Beautiful Homes - May 2010
Keen Sailor Bryony Hebson found the ideal place to drop anchor when she discoved the riverside property Tide View Mill in Woodbridge, Suffolk.
Properties featured in this article: Tide Mill View
Case al mare - April 2010
Kingsdown by the sea luxury fisherman´s cottage. A truly relaxing abode idyllic for a romantic break, seaside family holiday or simply those looking for some time out
Properties featured in this article: Admiral´s Cottage
Self Build - April 2010
A Contemporary stylish retreat in Dorset. Relax a while at The Pavilion, the prefect rural bolthole to explore beautiful Dorset. Relaxing sofas, rich oak flooring and ornate bespoke furniture combine offering a wonderful light filled haven packed full of the latest gadgets and luxurious comforts
Properties featured in this article: The Pavilion
La mia casa in campagna - Di Barbara Medici - April 2010
Trebiffin Barn, Boscastle, Cornwall
Trebiffin is open plan barn style. Think high vaulted ceilings, fresh muted hues, stripped wood flooring and a more contemporary style combining with soft fabrics and comfortable living.
Properties featured in this article: Trebiffin Barn
25 Most Beautiful Homes - April 2010
A look inside Babette and Robert Pereno´s second home on the south coast. This eclectic home is furnished with a beguiling mix of art deco and post-war designs.
Properties featured in this article: Admiral´s Cottage
Cornwall Today - April 2010
The idyllic beach hut near Bude that has a celebrity following
Properties featured in this article: The Beach Hut
Period Ideas - March 2010
Country Chic - Home Farm offers everything you’d want out of country living
A cosy atmosphere in which to relax and unwind, wonderful natural surroundings and a peaceful environment.“Our beautiful surroundings inspired our décor” In the quiet hamlet of Withielgoose lies a picturesque stone cottage.
Properties featured in this article: Home Farm
Daily Mail - March 2010
UK holidays: No strain, no pain, just pure gain... falling for the rustic charm of a West Sussex getaway. Confession time: I´m a holiday property porn addict. My guilty obsession started during the recession because I simply couldn´t afford to go on holiday abroad. So I settled on a seaside jaunt in Britain...
Properties featured in this article: Tides Reach
Devon Life - March 2010
Through the Keyhole - Indian Spiced
A little corner of Goa on the edge of Dartmoor. Many items are from India and are cleverly displayed around the house and garden.
Properties featured in this article: Hele Linhay
Vietnam´s premium gold magazine - The Gioi Vang - February 2010
White clapper board luxury beach house on Yzerfontein Beach near Cape Town. Simply dressed in designer seaside style, with wood floors, neutral décor and pale hues of soft furnishings. The layout is open-plan from the kitchen and dining room into the waterfront lounge.
Properties featured in this article: White Sands Beach House
Ristrutturare con Casa Chic - February 2010
Luxury cottage in the Cotswolds
The Honey Pot is a luxurious and peaceful cottage, nestled in the enchanting Cotswolds village of Adlestrop, set in the heart of the North Cotswolds and long famous for Edward Thomas’ poem. Constructed in the 18th century of honey coloured Cotswold stone, The Honey Pot was previously two one up, one down dwellings.
Properties featured in this article: The Honey Pot
Irish Independent - February 2010
John Walshe left behind images of dank holiday homes on noisy roads and took a trip off the beaten French countryside path, where he enjoyed great food, spectacular wines at bargain prices and local culture from the comforts of a luxury gîte in France
Properties featured in this article: Cognac Manoir
Arredo Country - Di Barbara Medici - February 2010
Luxury Home Farm in Cornwall. Sorge proprio al centro di un romantico giardino all’inglese, in cui la vegetazione spontanea si unisce a quella impiantata creando un “ordinato caos” colorato e profumato. Un cottage che, anche negli spazi interni, punta a ricreare uno spazio naturale.
Properties featured in this article: Home Farm
La mia casa in campagna - Di Barbara Medici - February 2010
La Casa Del Pescatore A spasso per il Regno Unito, più precisamente nella romantica contea del Devon, ecco la dimora del Pescatore, ovvero il martin pescatore che qui è di casa. Un idillio il cui ritmo di vita è scandito dallo scorrere delle acque del vicino torrente.
Properties featured in this article: Kingfisher Folly
China - Da Vinci Magazine - January 2010
Time Travel Made Easy at Britain’s Scudamore Court
For the frequent traveler, nothing is more monotonous than checking into yet another, non-descript, anonymous hotel room – even if that room is in a "Seven Star" hotel. Imagine instead what it would be like checking into a room that can transport you back in time for an exotic new experience.
Properties featured in this article: Scudamore Court
Easier Travel - January 2010
Unique locations to say ‘I do’
With so many stunning wedding venues to choose from, you can have a tailor-made wedding day in the location of your choice. And to help you find the perfect wedding venue, Unique Home Stays has hand selected some of the most intimate, extraordinary locations for a very special, non-traditional wedding.
Properties featured in this article: Dragonwood, Sarsden Manor, Artist´s Beach House
ASTA Mag - January 2010
It’s not a hotel, it´s a home...
UHS is currently searching for unique luxury travel agents overseas who believe their clients would enjoy the UHS luxury private house accommodation experience. If you are a travel specialist who’s looking for a home less ordinary to send your VIP clients to, then we look forward to discussing how we could work with you to surpass expectations.
Ristrutturare con Casa Chic - January 2010
The Art House - Splendore Irriverente
The Art House - Splendore Irriverente Exclusive hidden gem - The Art House stands in the corner of a fine Georgian Cotwolds square in Tetbury. Decorated with Art works by some of the worlds most famous artists.
Properties featured in this article: The Art House
Traditional Homes & Interiors - December 2009
WIN a Weekend Break in a Unique, Luxury Cottage in Cornwall
Do you fancy getting cosy in a private holiday cottage close to the wave-lashed sands of Watergate Bay? Unique Home Stays is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a break at The Potting Shed, a stylish barn conversion, luxuriously decked out to sleep just two.
Properties featured in this article: The Potting Shed
Cornwall Life - December 2009
The Old Rectory in St Mawgan has undergone a sympathetic conversion in keeping with its original design but with the addition of some contemporary features, writes Neil Devons
Properties featured in this article: Mawgan
Period Ideas - December 2009
READERS’ HOMES Georgian townhouse
“I used bold colour schemes to make my house feel more welcoming. Gary Kennedy reveals how his Eastern travels inspired his Georgian home’s unique decor.
Properties featured in this article: The Art House
La Casa di una Volta 17 - December 2009
Nestled in lush countryside, the stunning Dragonwood Estate - a former hunting lodge enjoyed by royals and dignitaries alike - is as perfect for celebrating a milestone birthday as it is a fairytale wedding or summer garden party.
Properties featured in this article: Dragonwood
Heritage Homes - November 2009
If you’re thinking of taking a break in the British countryside, you don’t have to take up residence in a mansion to experience a private retreat steeped in heritage. Unique Home Stays has heritage homes of all shapes and sizes for exclusive hire.
Properties featured in this article: Kingfisher Folly
Harper´s BAZAAR - November 2009
Harper´s BAZAAR - The New Romantics cottages for two. The Potting Shed, nr Watergate Bay in Cornwall.
Properties featured in this article: The Potting Shed
Period Ideas - November 2009
“We completely redecorated our home in just six weeks”
Occasionally there comes a time when you just have to be brave and seize the moment – a one-off opportunity presents itself that is just too good to miss. For Alex and Gabriella Charles such a point arrived two years ago when they looked at the mortgage market. “We realised that the kind of deals that were on offer couldn´t last forever,” Alex explains. “And we thought that this might be the only chance we´d get to buy the house of our dreams.”
Properties featured in this article: Scudamore Court
Heritage Homes - November 2009
Borrow the keys to some of the UK’s finest heritage properties. Take a break with Unique Home Stays and enjoy exclusive residence in luxurious, historic homes defined by period architecture, dripping in traditional features and dressed in antique furnishings of their epoch.
Properties featured in this article: Scudamore Court
The Telegraph - November 2009
The ultimate festive house party
Christmas only Push the boat out.. Dragonwood, Nr Oakham, Rutland (sleeps 10) A fine lodge on an estate maintained for country sports, with Gothic interiors and 70 acres of grounds, including stabling for up to 15 horses.
Properties featured in this article: Dragonwood
Vietnam´s premium gold magazine - The Gioi Vang - November 2009
The Garden Chateau in South of France
A privately owned 18th century chateau available for exclusive hire, state-of-the-art conference facilities and a fully equipped Business Centre. Conveniently located between Carpentras and Orange, near Avignon.
Properties featured in this article: The Garden Chateau
La mia casa in campagna - November 2009
Luxury Holidays in Cornwall - Including Fentafriddle, Rosewastis Manor and Zeath Mill.
Properties featured in this article: Fentafriddle, The Sea Mill, Rosewastis Manor
Ristrutturare con Casa Chic - October 2009
History and restoration of the property. Low pdf will be sent to your press office in a few days.
Properties featured in this article: The Garden House
Casa Chic - October 2009
Stunning Grade II star listed Cotswolds Manor set in 100 acres, complete with tennis court, croquet lawn and peaceful lake. A wealth of history surrounds the property, which in the 1500s was owned by Edward Seymour, the Duke of Somerset, as well as Sir John Thynne whose heirs have been living in the renowned Longleat ever since. Regular visitors to the property include Sir Walter Raleigh and his brother Carew.
Properties featured in this article: The Manor
Society Interiors, India - October 2009
Filled with light, robustly countrified, rustic Filled with light, robustly countrified, rustic yet full of modern comforts — that´s Mark and Adrianne´s 17th century farmhouse.yet full of modern comforts — that´s Mark and Adrianne´s 17th century farmhouse.
Properties featured in this article: Stone Farmhouse
La mia casa in campagna - September 2009
Aria Di Campagna - di Barbara Medici
Stunning listed Medieval manor house in the cotswolds steeped in history and heritage, sumptuous furnishings including a four-poster bed and claw-foot bathtubs Fantastic location in Shakespeare Country
Properties featured in this article: Cotswolds Manor
Arredo Country - September 2009
E lo spazio diventa più grande - di Barbara Medici
Stunning contemporary interiors, kitsch glamour and mod cons combine in this townhouse property With great social spaces make this the ultimate party pad; and if the weather´s great, spill out into the Philip Nixon-designed garden
Properties featured in this article: The White House
Arredo Country - di Barbara Medici - September 2009
Gioiello del diciottesimo secolo, questo cottage nella campagna inglese
This beautiful farmhouse in Cornwall is in a truly inspirational setting, tucked away in the arms of the Ruthern Valley. Surrounded by peacocks, dogs, horses and cats – you will experience Cornish country living just a short drive from the wild oceanic scenery of the North Coast.
Properties featured in this article: Grogley Farm
Period Ideas Magazine - September 2009
Kitchen Special - Cotswold Manor House
"Everyone who comes to our home ends up in the kitchen" For one globetrotting couple, a traditional Cotswolds manor house will always be home. For back issues please call Period Ideas Magazine - 0844 815 0048.
Properties featured in this article: Cotswolds Manor
The Irish Independent - September 2009
10 Best Luxury Villa Hideaways
10 Best Luxury Villa Hideaways. Bask in style in one of these luxury villas at affordable prices.
Properties featured in this article: White Sands Beach House, Boomerang Beach House, Villa Luberon, Son Mercadal, Northcott Beach House
Indulge - Hotline Magazine for Virgin Trains - September 2009
We’ve found some amazing converted holiday crashpads. From a lighthouse to a prison, all these holiday homes had a past life as a totally different type of building.
Properties featured in this article: The Tower House, Art Deco House Boat
Vang - Vietnam´s Premium Luxury Magazine - September 2009
Queen Mary´s Luxury Castle In Scotland
A fully-staffed, 16th Century Scottish castle for exclusive hire situated on a 44-acre estate within easy reach of Edinburgh It is believed that Mary Queen of Scots stayed here and planted a Spanish chestnut tree in the grounds
Properties featured in this article: Queen Mary´s Castle
Germany - Wohntraume 4 September 2009 - September 2009
The Moroccan White House in Essaouira.In the heart of the medina and just minutes from Essaouira’s vast sandy beach, The Moroccan White House is a modern living space adorned with eclectic 1960’s style furnishings and colourful lighting...
Properties featured in this article: The Moroccan White House
25 Beautiful Homes - September 2009
Modern Devon Home - Rural Revival
Despite its contemporary transformation, there is no shortage of rustic features inside the 18th-century former farmhouse owned by Adrianne and Mark Brewer
Properties featured in this article: Stone Farmhouse
gli-speciali-di-casa-chic - August 2009
Traditional Somerset Country House
Traditional Somerset Farmouse. Wincanton Farmhouse was built in the 1600 and is the oldest building in the area. The farmhouse now offers luxury Farmhouse accommodation.
Properties featured in this article: Wincanton Farmhouse
gli-speciali-di-casa-chic - August 2009
Brave Heart - There has been a fortified tower on this site since the 11th century. The Tower stands for over 150 years; and we used to play on the ruins of The Tower as children re-enacting stories of old
Properties featured in this article: The Tower
25 Most Beautiful Homes - August 2009
Organic Farmer Emma Hydleman and her husband Jules have revamped their rural property in keeping with its idyllic setting in Devon.
Properties featured in this article: Lavender House
Unique Homes Magazine - July 2009
If your looking for a grand luxury house to rent Unique Home Stays probably has a suggestion...
Properties featured in this article: Oberon House
Homes and Property - July 2009
Italy has entranced British visitors for centuries with its legendary appeal, says Cathy Hawker
Gli Speciali di Casa Chic Magazine - July 2009
Serendipity on the north Cornish coast. By Annarita Triarico
Properties featured in this article: Northcott Beach House
Gli Speciali di Casa Chic Magazine - July 2009
Elegant family home on the north Devon coast. By Annarita Triarico
Properties featured in this article: Newton House
25 Most Beautiful Homes - July 2009
Sea Change...Luxury Holiday Home in Devon
Harriet and Michael revamped a former Georgian rectory on the south west coast of Devon to create a perfect holiday retreat.
Properties featured in this article: Newton House
Devon Life - June 2009
The Secret Garden...A North Devon vicarage
A lightness of touch... The very grand and cosily quirky sit comfortably together at this North Devon vicarage
Properties featured in this article: The Secret Garden
Gli Speciali di Casa Chic Magazine - June 2009
Beautiful seaside interiors - Tide Mill View cottage in Woodbridge, Suffolk by Annarita Triarico
Properties featured in this article: Tide Mill View
Gli Speciali di Casa Chic Magazine - June 2009
The Boat Shed in Polzeath a perfect couples´ retreat in Cornwall by Annarita Triarico
Properties featured in this article: The Boat Shed
Gli Speciali di Casa Chic Magazine - June 2009
The Beach Hut luxury seaside pad in North Cornwall by Annarita Triarico
Gli Speciali di Casa Chic Magazine - June 2009
Little Fentafriddle luxury cliff top cottage in Trebarwith Strand, north Cornwall by Annarita Triarico
Properties featured in this article: Little Fentafriddle
Red Magazine - June 2009
Get away from it all - hotel staff and other guests included - by hiring a luxurious home away from home you can call your own
Properties featured in this article: The Beach Hut
The Independent - May 2009
Rhiannon Batten finds family-friendly farmhouses, urban boltholes – and Britain’s most romantic rustic getaways
Properties featured in this article: The Tower House
The New York Times - May 2009
An Old English Farmhouse, Transformed
Sitting on their terrace, gazing out across a green Devonshire valley…
Properties featured in this article: Stone Farmhouse
25 Most Beautiful Homes - May 2009
Susie and Rory Askew took a couple of derelict farm buildings and created this relaxing luxury retreat in the heart of the north Devon countryside
Properties featured in this article: Woodland Cottage
Oxford Times - April 2009
Joanna Rogers blows the cobwebs away as she rediscovers the rugged delights of Cornwall and the independence and flexibility that comes with self-catering
Properties featured in this article: Fentafriddle
In campagna - April 2009
Una fattoria del XVIII secolo in Cornovaglia è stata recuperata come dimora e studio d’arte dall’esperta di trompe l’oeil Janet Shearer.
Properties featured in this article: Grogley Farm
Independent.ie - April 2009
10 best British coastal cottages
Hayley Spurway picks out the top cottage retreats across Britain offering sea air on your doorstep and the chance to get away from it al
Properties featured in this article: North Rock Beach House, The Beach Hut, Bay View, Panorama, Artist´s Beach House
Society Interiors - April 2009
Dressed in pink and adorned with blossoming bougainvillea, exotic palm, orange and olive trees, the villa restored by Alexandra Dupree near Marrakech is a luxurious infusion of Syrian and Moroccan styles.
Properties featured in this article: The Marrakech Villa
Listed Heritage Magazine – March/ April 2009 - April 2009
Rectories Revisited Listed Heritage Magazine – March/ April 2009
Properties featured in this article: Mawgan
Independent.ie - February 2009
10 great houses for special occasions
Planning a family reunion or a special anniversary? Then take your pick from the likes of a remote Scottish hideaway, a restored Tuscan farmhouse or even a chateau in Cognac. Hayley Spurway of luxury specialists Unique Home Stays selects her favourites
Properties featured in this article: Casa Phoenix, Poggio Divino, Bishops Chateau, Thalassa, La Maison Haute Couture, Cognac Manoir, The White House, Scottish Hideaway, The Bay
Dorset Society - February 2009
Love nests - hideaway holiday home made for two
With life being a hectic swirl of friends, family, work and socialising, it’s little wonder that you and your loved one have time left for the two of you. So why not make time for romance and hideaway in a love nest decked out especially for two. Whether you’re newlyweds or long-term lovers, sweep your partner off their feet and whisk them away to a house in the sea, the turreted wing of a manor house, or a beach hut perched by the crashing waves.
Properties featured in this article: Lofty, Bay View, The House in the Sea, Little Cob, Seapink Cottage, Catherine of Aragon Suite, Tide Mill View, Woodland Cottage
Self Build & Design - January 2009
Acclaimed artist Janet Shearer harnessed her creative talents to renovate and remodel an 18th century farmhouse in a relaxing Cornish setting.
Properties featured in this article: Grogley Farm, The Artist´s Farmhouse
The Sunday Times - January 2009
50 cool cottages in Britain and Ireland
The whole finding-a-cottage palaver – it’s fraught with risk. Unless you book one that we´ve specially selected...
Properties featured in this article: The Beach Hut
Period Ideas - December 2008
We created a romatic coastal hideaway
Explore a beautiful barn conversion in one of the most idyllic spots in the UK
Properties featured in this article: The Sail Loft
Spaces Magazine - December 2008
Luxury Hip Holiday Homes for Hire
January is a great time for getting friends and family together...
Properties featured in this article: The White House, The Tower House
International Life Magazine - Sadie Whitelocks - November 2008
UK tourism chief Christopher Rodrigues – when not belabouring the government for not taking the local tourism industry seriously - has claimed that 2009 is set be a ´defining moment´ for British tourism. But what to do at home that´s fun, interesting, unusual and glamorous?
Properties featured in this article: Lady Elizabeth´s House
Devon Life - October 2008
Through the keyhole - Devon Life - Little Silver B&B lends itself to being stuffed with lots of house guests....
Properties featured in this article: Taw Valley House
Move and Improve - September 2008
Dated 1920s property is now our dream beach house
Denise and Danny Diett have transformed their coastal property into a light-filled space with access right onto the sand
VoyageCaché - September 2008
Savile Row Style Magazine - August 2008
Wedding Magazine - August 2008
Indulgent, intimate wedding venues
If you´re planning a smaller wedding, the Unique Home Stays company has a range of stunning and romantic wedding venues to choose from
Properties featured in this article: The Beach Hut
SelfBuild & Design - July 2008
Homebuilding and Renovation - July 2008
25 Beautiful Homes - July 2008
Properties featured in this article: North Rock Beach House
Coast Magazine - July 2008
What could be more romantic than getting married by the sea? From beaches to castles, we’ve found the best UK venues and honeymoon hotels. From beaches to lighthouses, castles and seafront hotels, there is a huge range of coastal wedding venues across the British Isles.
Properties featured in this article: Artist´s Beach House
Business Weekly - July 2008
Properties featured in this article: The Beach Hut
Cornwall Life - June 2008
Properties featured in this article: Lamorna
Self Build & Design - May 2008
Properties featured in this article: The Wooden House
Telegraph - May 2008
Family house party in the Dordogne
Cornwall Today - April 2008
10 of the Best Writers Retreats
Properties featured in this article: Pentonwarra, Lamorna
The Guardian - April 2008
Properties featured in this article: Art Deco House Boat
Country Homes & Interiors - April 2008
Properties featured in this article: Fentafriddle
Times Online - March 2008
Britain´s 20 best holiday cottages
Times Online - December 2007
The Guardian - December 2007
20 Fabulous Houses for a Party
Times Online - November 2007
Horse & Hound - November 2007
The Weekend Australian - November 2007
The Guardian - November 2007
Five best ... New Year holiday homes
The Independent - October 2007
Rhiannon Batten tracks down remote retreats for sun, sea, sand and style on your doorstep
The Guardian - September 2007
Self-catering with knobs on by Sally Shalam
The Guardian - July 2007
Properties featured in this article: The Old Granary Cottage
The Independent - July 2007
Buy Of The Week: A romantic lighthouse in South Wales
The Independent - October 2006
Five Best: Far-flung beach houses
Rhiannon Batten tracks down remote retreats for sun, sea, sand and style on your doorstep
The Guardian - May 2006
Brides Magazine - April 2006
Unique Tree House Stay in India
The Independent on Sunday - March 2006
Historic sleepovers: Dinner is served: Living it up in aristocratic
The Observer - March 2006
Living in a lighthouse might sound like a romantic fantasy, but the Sheahan family made it reality - and made it pay. Ben Flanagan takes a shine to some unusual homes
The Independent on Saturday - February 2006
Financial Times - December 2005
The Guardian - December 2005
20 fabulous houses for a party
Britain Calling - July 2005
New Company Offers Unique Home Stays
The Times - July 2005
The Belfast Telegraph - February 2005
Saturday Telegraph - January 2005
Unique Home Stays properties have also featured in: Devon Today, Wanderlust, Brides in Cornwall, House and Garden, Harpers and Queen, Olive Magazine and the Sunday Express.