Come and stay in my home...
Artists, aristocrats, farmers and flamboyants; become acquainted with the creatives who have curated the unique cottages and eccentric manors found across our exclusive portfolio.
Lost Cottage & Limehouse Cottage
An ode to simple living. A tale of two Irish cottages, where authentic renovations, considered interior design and architectural ingenuity combine amidst a sylvan landscape and expansive skies.
The Glasshouse
The home of two classical musicians - one a violinist, the other a cellist - The Glasshouse is a modern home on the River Teifi that's been designed to replicate the acoustics one might find in a grand concert hall.
Little Inka
With a copper rolltop and glass-roofed sleeping cabin, the "soft goth" interior of Little Inka is a reflection of wild Bodmin Moor on its doorstep; here, its alpaca farmer owners share how they made off-grid luxe.
Castle Trinity
Only a disc jockey and nightclub designer could bring the opulence of crushed velvet and crystal to a nineteenth-century citadel. Theirs is a story of council estate to castle, of famous faces, and of eggs and honey.
Botania
The owner of the Arts and Crafts darling of Dartmoor has stories to tell: of rooms big enough to dance in, secret rewilded gardens, and the thing that makes this home the analogue antidote to the digital age.
Ukiyo
When the Francis family joined forces with Grand Designs interior architect Kathryn Tyler, so began a collaboration of world-class proportions; together, they created a flagship Coverack-meets-Kyoto cube.
Senara
This Gwithian beach house is what happens when style and substance collide, making a happy surf home where glass playrooms, competition-winning surfboards, and after-hours spa sessions live in unison.
Tincture
From biodiverse gardens and solar panels to typographic artworks and Voguish shower rooms; the Fooks-Bale family share how they retained the folkish magic of one of Wales' most secluded dwellings.
The Lost Music Hall
Twisting grapevines draping grand Italianate terraces and delicate wisteria climbing its Georgian façade; Jenny and Graeme found a spot of paradise in a hidden South Devon valley.
Florin
A shared father and daughter venture, Florin's mix of family heirlooms, antiques and whimsical stately gardens have created a gothic-meets-grandeur manor house far from ordinary.
Owner Chronicles
In this collection of journal stories, we delve deep into the minds and homes of our owners. Meet the unique people who have designed worlds of pure fantasy between their walls.
Siblings´ sanctuaries
In the heart of County Kerry, Ireland, two siblings have lovingly restored Lost Cottage and Limehouse, creating retreats that blend history, sustainability, and familial bonds.
Unique Homestays owners come together at Cornwall´s Castle Trematonia
Reclined on a floral sun-lounger sipping iced pink cocktails by the pool may sound like a holiday, but here it’s BAU. This May, Unique Homestays owners were invited to Castle Trematonia.
An ode to art
Pomona was once the place that one of Britain’s most prolific sculptors called home. Now, reimagined, it sits proudly within his commemorative sculpture park.
Like father, like son
In our March chronicle, Henry tells us the tale of his mountain hideaway, Charity; whose old stone walls, and the family memories forged wherein, have lovingly passed from father to son.
