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The best British breaks for 2024
The Telegraph
The Telegraph rounds up the top UK holidays to book for the year ahead, featuring the "six-figure family holiday" trend and Orpheus in Suffolk as the place to stay.
Properties featured in this article: Orpheus
Castle escapes for those with a Traitors-sized hole
ES Magazine
House of Hackney´s Castle India in Cornwall stars in ES Magazine´s round-up of royal getaways.
Properties featured in this article: Castle India
Quiet oasis
Elle Decoration (Germany)
ELLE Decoration Germany heads to "romantic hideaway with Jane Austen charm" The Flower Press in The Cotswolds.
Properties featured in this article: The Flower Press
How to host a Traitors-style weekend
The Independent
Following the craze of the BBC series, The Traitors, The Independent heads to grand country house Gulliver´s Hall for its own Traitors-themed party.
Properties featured in this article: Gulliver´s Hall
The best renovated historic homes
The Times
In its latest hot list, The Times explores the winners of the Listed and Modern Architectural awards, featuring Found Tower as the "best remodelling" champion.
Properties featured in this article: Found Tower
Romantic holidays for honeymoons and babymoons
The Independent
Cotswolds riverside cabin Filly Island stars in The Independent´s round-up of couples´ getaways in its "best for newlyweds" category.
Properties featured in this article: Filly Island
The best country piles for a Saltburn-esque party
Evening Standard
Evening Standard´s showcase of the best stately homes to host your own Saltburn-inspired soireé, featuring showstopping Suffolk hall Orpheus.
Properties featured in this article: Orpheus
Inside Anglesey´s 16th-century luxury windmill
Forbes
Forbes magazine enjoys a stay at Wales´ iconic Isla Windmill on the Anglesey coast.
Properties featured in this article: Isla Windmill
The UK´s most stylish self-catering stays for 2024 celebrations
The Times
Yorkshire´s flamboyant fairytale Castle Trinity stars in The Times´ round-up of sumptuous celebration pads for glitzy group gatherings.
Properties featured in this article: Castle Trinity
The infrared sauna is the hottest home addition for 2024
The Times
The Times´ report on the infrared sauna being the "in" thing in the world of at-home wellness, with special mention for Cheshire´s Scarlet Hall.
Properties featured in this article: Scarlet Hall
The best family holidays for children of every age
The Telegraph
Herefordshire farm stay The Hop Store features in The Telegraph´s guide to family-friendly escapes for the year ahead.
Properties featured in this article: The Hop Store
Must-visit wellness spots
Homes & Interiors Scotland
Island retreat Solas - with its sea-facing hot tub, sauna, and yoga deck - stars in this round-up of where to go for some much-needed R&R from Homes & Interiors Scotland.
Properties featured in this article: Solas
Tips for more affordable holidays in 2024
The i
For luxury UK stays, booking larger properties can mean that "fantasties could become reality" according to The i; with mention for Cornwall´s Northcott Beach House.
Properties featured in this article: Northcott Beach House
Charming cottages to rent in 2024
House & Garden
House & Garden explores the UK´s loveliest hideaways - from Cotswold-based Inkwell Cottage to Cornwall´s The Fable.
Properties featured in this article: The Fable, The Riddle, Inkwell Cottage
Interior trends for 2024
Country Living
Chequerboards are in this year, according to Country Living, with special mention for Shropshire´s Charlotte´s Folly.
Properties featured in this article: Charlotte´s Folly
20 of the UK´s most rejuvenating breaks
The Times
Kent´s seaside town of Deal stars in The Times´ feature on blowing away the cobwebs, with colourful cottage Maison Blanche as the place to stay.
Properties featured in this article: Maison Blanche
How to navigate different retirement plans
The Times
Unique Homestays´ The Lost Music Hall in Devon stars in The Times´ latest travel troubleshooter.
Properties featured in this article: The Lost Music Hall
Lakeside winter retreats around Britain
The Observer
The Glasshouse, Wales´ nature-embracing hideaway on the river Teifi, features in The Observer´s round-up of waterside places to stay.
Properties featured in this article: The Glasshouse
Why the formal dining room is back in fashion
The Telegraph
The Telegraph´s report on the rise of the formal dining room, featuring commentary from Orpheus´ Evin Rosa Hancock.
Properties featured in this article: Orpheus
Cosy bed design
Living Etc.
Living Etc´s guide to creating the perfect bed-scape, with mention for Unique Homestays´ Anthology Farm in The Cotswolds.
Properties featured in this article: Anthology Farm
2024 travel trends
Country & Town House
Country & Town House´s 2024 travel trend predictions are here, with comment from Unique Homestays.
Best hideaways for an off-grid UK holiday
The Times
From the Cornish clifftop at Aurora to the Welsh wilderness at The Cable Hut, The Times rounds up the UK´s best remote retreats.
Properties featured in this article: The Cable Hut, Aurora
Kerry cottage brought back to life
IMAGE Magazine
"It´s the perfect balance of tradition and innovation" notes IMAGE, as it tours Ireland´s one-of-a-kind bolthole Lost Cottage.
Properties featured in this article: Lost Cottage
Fantasy escapes: The Marlings
Vanity Fair
Has-it-all Cotswolds homestay, The Marlings, and "masters of high-end rentals, Unique Homestays", star in this glowing write-up by Vanity Fair.
Properties featured in this article: The Marlings
Grand British houses for a restorative retreat
The Times LUXX
The Times LUXX reviews four of the UK´s most spectacular pads, including Devon´s Verte: "this is a place full of beauty, serenity and comfort, which gives you a feeling of renewal and optimism."
Return to the wilds
COAST
In its monthly guide to what´s happening across the UK´s shores, COAST covers the "Return to the Wilds" retreat at luxury Cornish beach house Senara.
Properties featured in this article: Senara, Retreats at Senara
Dark Christmas decorating ideas
Living Etc.
Suffolk´s lavish manor, Orpheus, pulls out all the stops with its festive décor this year; featuring here in Living Etc´s guide to moody Christmas design schemes.
Properties featured in this article: Orpheus
Stay at The Stack
Homes & Antiques
Homes & Antiques heads to Cornwall to review iconic homestay and former engine house, The Stack, for the December issue.
Properties featured in this article: The Stack
Holiday cottages with histories
The Telegraph
The Telegraph´s report on holiday homes with historical backstories, starring Unique Homestays and properties The Cable Hut and The Brandy Thief.
Properties featured in this article: The Cable Hut, The Brandy Thief
Coastal Christmas breaks
COAST
Wales´ Saffron Tower features in COAST´s round-up of where to stay for some much-needed festive cheer.
Properties featured in this article: Saffron Tower
The chicest Christmas getaways
Evening Standard
Evening Standard explores the most stylish seasonal escapes this December, starring House of Hackney´s Castle India in Cornwall.
Properties featured in this article: Castle India
Inside a maximalist fairytale castle at Christmas
House Beautiful
Cornwall´s Castle India is ready for the festive season - and House Beautiful takes a look inside.
Properties featured in this article: Castle India
Guide to barn conversions
Grand Designs Magazine
A guide to brilliant barn conversions by Grand Designs Magazine, featuring new arrival The Studio in The Cotswolds.
Properties featured in this article: The Studio
Secret Garden meets Great Gatsby
Homefront Magazine (Canada)
Homefront Magazine heads to Devon to take a look inside Arts & Crafts manor Botania.
Properties featured in this article: Botania
Brilliant Christmas escapes
The Times
"Known for its reliably chic holiday rentals", Unique Homestays stars in The Times´ round-up of festive breaks, with mentions for Castle India, Monterey and The Fable.
Properties featured in this article: The Fable, Castle India, Monterey
The UK´s best group stays
Citizen Femme
Featuring stylish new arrival, Hiraeth in the Welsh wilderness, here is Citizen Femme´s round-up of where to stay for glorious group gatherings.
Properties featured in this article: Hiraeth
Fairy tale folly
The English Home US
In its country style issue, The English Home US heads to Shropshire´s storybook bolthole Charlotte´s Folly for a look at the "breathtaking, colourful home" and chat with the owner.
Properties featured in this article: Charlotte´s Folly
The UK´s best holiday homes
Condé Nast Traveller
Condé Nast Traveller´s guide to the very best holiday cottages in the UK, featuring the grand and glamorous Orpheus in Suffolk, which joins Viola and The Shipwreck.
Properties featured in this article: The Shipwreck, Viola, Orpheus
Cosy cabins in the UK and Ireland
The i
The i rounds up the snuggest of sanctuaries around the UK and Ireland, featuring Cornwall´s rustic and romantic lodge Firefly.
Winter escapes
The English Home
Some of the UK´s most luxurious winter havens, as reported by The English Home, featuring fairytale thatched cottage The Fable in the Cornish countryside.
Properties featured in this article: The Fable
Winter winners
Scotland Magazine
Five reasons to visit Scotland out of season, as reported by Scotland Magazine, featuring cosy forest cabin Usonia on the Scottish border.
Properties featured in this article: Usonia
Natural world
25 Beautiful Homes
In 25 Beautiful Homes´ latest issue, Limehouse Cottage´s owner Catherine Spain tells the tale of her Irish lochside hideaway.
Properties featured in this article: Limehouse Cottage
The world´s best stays for art-lovers
The Times
Featuring Cornish clifftop retreat Pomona, set within the family´s sculpture gardens, The Times rounds up the most artsy places to stay across the globe.
Properties featured in this article: Pomona
Sense of purpose
Country Homes & Interiors
The owners of luxury country house Viola welcome Country Homes & Interiors inside for a look at their "durable yet stylish and elegant" Somerset abode.
Properties featured in this article: Viola
Glastonbury is extortionate - here´s what else you can get for your money
The Telegraph
"The houses, lodges and cottages offered by Unique Homestays are mouthwateringly handsome" says The Telegraph, with special mention for Devon´s The Brandy Thief.
Properties featured in this article: The Brandy Thief
Unique holiday homes to rent around the world
Escapism
Starring Unique Homestays properties Usonia and The Summer Folly, these are some of the best "knock-your-socks-off" places to stay, as reported by Escapism.
Properties featured in this article: The Summer Folly, Usonia
The best woodland stays in the UK
The Times
Nature-embracing New Forest sanctuary, Forestkeepers, stars in The Times´ round-up of the cosiest autumn hideouts.
Properties featured in this article: Forestkeepers
A Japandi holiday
Elle Decoration (Germany)
ELLE Decoration Germany heads to the Cornish coast and luxury beach cabin Suki for a look around the Japandi-inspired interiors, and a chat with the owner.
Properties featured in this article: Suki
Bohemian beach house for sale
House Beautiful
House Beautiful covers the sale of Pearl Lowe´s enchanting Pearl´s on Sea on the Sussex coast.
Properties featured in this article: Pearl´s on Sea
Leap of faith
25 Beautiful Homes
25 Beautiful Homes takes a closer look at Wool Merchant´s House in Somerset, and the challenging but rewarding journey that came with it.
Properties featured in this article: Wool Merchant´s House
Charming cottages to book for winter
House & Garden
From Inkwell Cottage in The Cotswolds to The Fable in Cornwall, House & Garden spotlights the UK´s cosiest winter hideaways.
Properties featured in this article: The Fable, The Riddle, Inkwell Cottage
Grace and favour rooms
Country Life
Featuring Viscount and Viscountess of Charlotte´s Folly, Country Life explores some of the UK´s most splendid country houses and estates, and the owners that made them.
Properties featured in this article: Charlotte´s Folly
Smart sleepovers
Condé Nast Traveller
Condé Nast Traveller takes a look at the new design-led English homes to book for a stay, featuring splendid Suffolk manor Orpheus.
Properties featured in this article: Orpheus
Romantic retreat
COAST
COAST heads to Cornwall for a stay at rustic, red-roofed cottage Little Portion, perfect for lovebirds.
Properties featured in this article: Little Portion
Europe´s most micro hideaways
ELLE (Germany)
Cornish cliffside coastal cabin, The Edge, stars in ELLE Germany´s guide to Europe´s petite-st places to stay.
Properties featured in this article: The Edge
Fitness retreats for autumn
Evening Standard
Following Unique Homestays´ launch of retreats with RVIVAL, Evening Standard takes a look at the best fitness retreats to book now, featuring "The Return to the Wilds" at Senara in Cornwall.
Properties featured in this article: Retreats at Senara
Design tricks from the UK´s most stylish holiday lets
The Telegraph
The Telegraph shares top tips from some of Britain´s best interior-designed holiday homes, featuring cosy and characterful Cornish cottage The Fable.
Properties featured in this article: The Fable
Homes from House & Garden you can rent for a holiday
House & Garden
House & Garden takes a look at some of its favourite previously-featured homes and, what´s more, you can now stay there.
Properties featured in this article: Charlotte´s Folly, The Dancer´s Room
Travel by design
Condé Nast Traveller
In its newly-launched "travel by design" column, Condé Nast Traveller heads to Charlotte´s Folly for a look at the whimsical interiors and a chat with the designer.
Properties featured in this article: Charlotte´s Folly
The UK´s best stargazing spots
House & Garden
House & Garden explores the UK´s best starry-sky areas, featuring The Brecon Beacons and The Wilds as the stylish place to stay.
Properties featured in this article: The Wilds
25 wild and wonderful UK places to stay
The Times
The Times takes a look at the rewilding revolution in the world of UK travel, featuring Shropshire bolthole Charlotte´s Folly.
Properties featured in this article: Charlotte´s Folly
The best UK lodge and chalet holidays
The Independent
Featuring cosy mountain hideaway, Hinterland Cabin in Snowdonia, The Independent rounds up the best lodges for a rural staycation.
Properties featured in this article: Hinterland Cabin
A guide to Bodmin
Condé Nast Traveller
Condé Nast Traveller spotlights Cornwall´s mythical moorland town of Bodmin, with Little Inka as one of the best places to stay.
Properties featured in this article: Little Inka
The world´s most beautiful holiday homes with sea views
ELLE (Germany)
Featuring Cornish beach house, Seaglass, ELLE Germany showcases some of the world´s best seaside rental homes.
Properties featured in this article: Seaglass
Living the wild life
Country & Town House
In its wellbeing issue, Country & Town House takes a look inside off-grid eco cottage Tincture, speaking to owners Raffaella and James.
Properties featured in this article: Tincture
Rising to the challenge
25 Beautiful Homes
25 Beautiful Homes heads to The Lake District to take a closer look at luxury valley home Gaia Farmhouse.
Properties featured in this article: Gaia Farmhouse
Your home for the holidays
Country Homes & Interiors
Country Homes & Interiors speaks with Unique Homestays and the owners of The Walled Garden and Rhapsody about the process of private home to rental home.
Properties featured in this article: Rhapsody, The Walled Garden
Characterful cottage on the beach
House Beautiful
St Ives seaside cottage, Alba Beach House, gives House Beautiful a look-inside in its summer issue.
Properties featured in this article: Alba Beach House
Cornish collection
Country Homes & Interiors
Following its recent transformation by The White Company, The Fable stars in Country Homes & Interiors´ guide to beautiful stays in Cornwall.
Properties featured in this article: The Fable
What´s new in Cornwall this summer
SheerLuxe
With Cornwall proving to be an ever-popular UK summer holiday destination, SheerLuxe highlights what´s new, starring modern beach house Lowenek.
Properties featured in this article: Lowenek
Ultimate self-catering stays
British Travel Journal
Storybook Cornish cottage, The Fable, features in British Travel Journal´s round-up of private oases.
Properties featured in this article: The Fable
The best coastal cottages
ELLE
Starring East Sussex nature reserve hideaway, The Matchbox, here is ELLE´s guide to the best rental homes for a seaside staycation.
Properties featured in this article: The Matchbox
Escape: Usonia
Homes & Interiors Scotland
Homes & Interiors Scotland reviews the "warm and organic" natural hideaway Usonia.
Properties featured in this article: Usonia
Britain´s best beach huts
The Telegraph
Starring chic new arrival, Suki in Cornwall´s Whitsand Bay, The Telegraph rounds up the UK´s best seaside cabins you can stay in.
Properties featured in this article: Suki
New build with a natural focus
House Beautiful
Dorset´s Fjall welcomes House Beautiful inside for a look-around.
Properties featured in this article: Fjall
The best luxury log cabins in the UK
Harper´s Bazaar
Harper´s Bazaar´s pick of the best woodland hideaways, featuring Wales´ Hinterland Cabin and Cornwall´s Firefly.
Properties featured in this article: Firefly, Hinterland Cabin, Juneberry
Holiday letting in Wales as Prince William plans to visit
The Times
The Times´ report on the holiday let market in Wales, featuring Unique Homestays properties The Pandy House, Charity and Celestia.
Properties featured in this article: Charity, The Pandy House, Celestia
Great British summer breaks
British Travel Journal
British Travel Journal´s summer issue has landed, showcasing the best British breaks to book now, including revamped Cornish hideaway The Fable.
Properties featured in this article: The Fable
Great Scottish trips to book now
SheerLuxe
Isle of Skye´s romantic Supernova features in SheerLuxe´s guide to Scotland in its gold edition.
Properties featured in this article: Supernova
Rural retreat
25 Beautiful Homes
Francesca, owner of Maison Blanche, sits down with 25 Beautiful Homes to share the story of her colourful Kent farmhouse.
Properties featured in this article: Maison Blanche
Cosy cabin stays in the UK
Citizen Femme
Citizen Femme rounds up its favourite luxe rental cabins, including Cornish woodcutter´s lodge Firefly.
Properties featured in this article: Firefly
The UK´s most unique surf retreats
The Independent
Cornish beach cabin, The Edge, is one of the UK´s best one-of-a-kind coastal hideouts, as reported by The Independent.
Properties featured in this article: The Edge
Stay in luxury
The English Home
Featuring Cotswolds country house, The Palladian, The English Home rounds up the UK´s most perfect homes for an indulgent break.
Properties featured in this article: The Palladian
Fabulous party houses to rent in the UK
SheerLuxe
In its gold edition, SheerLuxe picks the most stylish homes for grand gatherings, starring Herefordshire´s The Sculptor´s Gardens.
Properties featured in this article: The Sculptor´s Gardens
How your outdoor space could work for you
The Telegraph
The Telegraph explores the ways homeowners generate revenue through garden builds, speaking to Little Inka´s Wendy and Tom.
Properties featured in this article: Little Inka
Stay in style at this traditional oast house
Citizen Femme
Sussex´s "whimsical yet sophisticated" Roserai is reviewed by Citizen Femme.
Properties featured in this article: Roserai
The most incredible rentals in the British Isles
Daily Mail
MailOnline spotlights 11 of our magical homestays.
Properties featured in this article: Midsummer Wood, The Signal Station, Rhapsody, Found Tower, The Art House, Limehouse Cottage, Solas, Isla Windmill, Charlotte´s Folly, Gaia Farmhouse, Verte
A woodland symphony
Homebuilding and Renovating
Homebuilding & Renovating speaks to the owners of The Glasshouse about their wild waterside retreat.
Properties featured in this article: The Glasshouse
Britain´s greatest villages untouched by mass tourism
The Telegraph
The Telegraph reveals its favourite unspoilt UK spots, including Worcestershire´s Ombersley, highlighting The Parsonage as the best place to stay.
Properties featured in this article: The Parsonage
A cosy cottage tucked under the peaks of the Brecon Beacons
House & Garden
House & Garden takes a look inside Welsh valley home Celestia - "It’s a very romantic place to be and is somewhere you can switch off completely."
Properties featured in this article: Celestia
Best cabin stays in the UK
The Times
The Times explores the UK´s "cabin boom", rounding up the best places to book now, including Hampshire´s dark and romantic Pepper Shack.
Properties featured in this article: Pepper Shack
Staycation in splendid isolation
Country Living
The best remote retreats designed with nature in mind, as reported by Country Living, featuring Irish lakeside haven Lost Cottage.
Properties featured in this article: Lost Cottage
Britain´s best holiday cottages
The Telegraph
With special mentions for Unique Homestays and properties Heddwen and Smokehouse Cottage, here is The Telegraph´s top picks for a brilliant British break.
Properties featured in this article: Smokehouse Cottage, Heddwen
Added attraction
Period Living
Period Living chats with Wildwood Holt´s owners, Jane and Anthony, hearing how their waterside home reflects their enduring love for its beautiful Cornish setting.
Properties featured in this article: Wildwood Holt
A look inside The Fable x The White Company
House Beautiful
House Beautiful takes a tour through Cornish cottage, The Fable, following its makeover from The White Company.
Properties featured in this article: The Fable
Britain´s best offbeat escapes
Country Living
Found Tower and Isla Windmill star in Country Living´s pick of cool and quirky places for a summer staycation.
Properties featured in this article: Found Tower, Isla Windmill
Follying up the folly
Country Living
Country Living speaks with the owners and interior designer of storybook cottage, Charlotte´s Folly, who share how they created their "happy ever after".
Properties featured in this article: Charlotte´s Folly
The hidden heart of Cornwall
Financial Times
The Financial Times explores the magic of inland Cornwall, starring Tamar Valley farmhouse, Morwell, as the place to stay.
Properties featured in this article: Morwell