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Newsletters and press releases from 2016
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While you´ve got all the family together...
With the big day all wrapped up, now is the perfect time to plan your great escape for 2017. From cosy coastal retreats to sprawling country pads, get your next holiday in the diary while you have all the family together.
New for 2017
They say good things come in threes and our trio of new homestays certainly conforms to that. Will you whisk the family away for a luxury seaside escape at one of our two new beach houses? Or maybe you’ll forget the family altogether and opt for a romantic getaway at The Honey Bell, blissfully set within three acres of private grounds with only the birds and bees to disturb...
Welcome to Winterfell
Christmas has come early at Unique Home Stays this year! In fact, it arrived one crisp, sunny morning earlier this month when I walked into the office to discover a file named ‘Winterfell’ wrapped up and placed on my desk. Now in pride of place within the Unique Home Stays portfolio, we couldn’t be more thrilled to introduce you to our newest property arrival.
Escape Christmas
From watching nostalgic films to endless Monopoly marathons and ‘quality time’ spent with your nearest and dearest, for many of us the festive season can all get a bit too much. So if you’re not a tinsel loving, chestnut-cracking, November present wrapper, then escape the Christmas-come-early brigade with a bolthole break that affords you room to breathe and prepare for the festivities ahead.
15 Years of Providing Private, Homestays to Discerning Travellers
Luxury Accommodation Specialists Unique Home Stays Celebrate 15 Years of providing private, homestays to discerning travellers from the UK and beyond. To share this momentous occasion, staff and property owners gathered at the company’s newest property arrival The Stack, a 19th century former Cornish engine house, for an evening of merriment.
The Style Edit
It’s been a month of bubbly, balloons and fireworks here at Unique Home Stays as we toasted to 15 years in business. To continue the milestone anniversary theme, this month we also celebrated the centenary of the fashion bible and collated a selection of our most ‘in-Vogue’ homestays.
Beyond Unique
The Found was originally built to defend Napoleonic forces in the 1800s and, after a stylish renovation, offers luxury self-catering accommodation with a difference. The Stack epitomises the true spirit of Cornwall. This engine house binds a classically Cornish Grade-II listed exterior together with vogueish interiors in a blissful marriage of contraries.
Introducing Islander
Islander is a paradise for pure escapism, idyllically positioned on the edge of Freathy cliff, overlooking Whitsand Bay in Cornwall. Whatever the weather, Islander´s beachside location, bubbling hot tub and Bahamas-inspired interiors provide a luxury homestay to rival those in the tropics.
Enchanted Winter Escapes
As we wave goodbye to the sultry days of summer, we´re lusting after cosy winter stays and rolls in the Cornish hay. So let us tempt you with a selection of festive escapes and Poldark breaks, sure to get the heart racing this autumn.
Pet Perfect
So you’re off for a luxury weekend in the country and Rover’s off for a kennel-cation... Definitely not! We know that long walks, pub lunches and evenings by the fire just aren’t the same without your four-legged friends, so we’ve hand-picked the UK’s finest homes which welcome your pets on holiday too.
Two seductive new arrivals...
Introducing Darcy House and Little Scarlet! These two new Cotswolds cottages are the picture of rural glam, perfect for romantic weekends in the country. Both Darcy House and Little Scarlet, set in the sought-after locations of Brockhampton and Burford respectively, are stuffed to the beams with history and dripping with opulence.
Introducing Our Grand New Arrival, Guinevere
Unwind in style at this unique 16th century country manor house set within 38 acres of private stately grounds. Gifting views of the serene Surrey Hills and beyond, Guinevere is a jaw-dropping luxury family estate idyllically located on the outskirts of Shamley Green, just over an hour’s drive from London yet a world away from city life.
The Summer of The (Home)Staycation!
It’s been dubbed “The Summer of The Staycation” and with over a third of Brits expected to holiday on home turf this summer, the trend has never been hotter. What could possibly be more romantic than whisking your loved one away for a last minute escape by the coast? Go on, be spontaneous!
Boom! Introducing Sea Sentry
Sojourn in one of the most unique holiday homes the UK has on offer with a luxury break at Sea Sentry. This WW2 guard tower nestles on the south Devon coast in sought-after Shaldon and has been brought bang into the 21st Century with an armoury of quirky mod cons, making it an ingeniously designed luxury bolthole for two.
Introducing Little Bear!
A cres upon acres of bluebell-swathed woodland provides the heart-stirring backdrop for this secret hideaway in the heart of the Weald Downlands in West Sussex. Forget Goldilocks and her three Ursidae visitors; this dreamy cabin in the woods complete with eco hot tub is a private grown-up celebration of stylish interiors and epicurean delights which have been thoughtfully-crafted with discerning pleasure seekers in mind.
Bouncing Balls and Garden Frolics
During this little lull between the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and the start of Wimbledon on The English Season social calendar, we’ve been busy hand-picking some of Britain’s most beautiful homes to deliver you your horticultural and sporting fixes.
Two brand new luxury boltholes on the Cornish coast
For those who dream of long balmy summers by the sea, let our new property arrivals seduce your wanderlust and take you on a bohemian journey down to two of our favourite coastal spots in Cornwall.
Paradise Summer
For the last 15 years we´ve been exploring the most far-flung corners of the UK, handpicking you the finest homestays for unforgettable family frolics and romantic escapades. Flaunting pools for splashing about in, grassy lawns for roly-polying along, and deep bathtubs for soaking beach bodies in before an evening of charades and champers beside the fire; take a look at our selection of beautiful homes.
Luxury Eco Escapes and an Exclusive Property Comeback!
Hurrah! Like the arrival of the birds returning for spring, this month we cheer “happy homecoming” to highland hideaway Supernova. Also, with spring greens in mind, let us inspire you further by turning your attention to our collection of luxury eco-friendly breaks; providing tonics for the soul, whatever the season.
Go Your Own Way
2016 is looking set to be the year when to ´go your own way´ and travelling solo will be a popular trend in which one in three Britons will indulge.
A Unique Home For An Edwardian Starlet
Opening its doors to guests for the first time in its long and varied history, this unique Grade-II listed Wealden house near Lewes flaunts a rich and oh-so-homely interiorscape, stealing the show with its subtle glamour and undeniable grace.
Live Unique
We have created inspiring Instagram, Pinterest, Twitter and Facebook pages where you can share your own Unique Home Stays experiences as well as enjoy others´, we send you monthly updates of our latest property arrivals and now we bring you our all-new luxury travel blog: Live Unique!
Inspirational Escapes for the New Year
With the magic and mayhem of Christmas firmly put back in its box, now is the time to thumb a new chapter and start writing the agenda for 2016.
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