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10 for 10 Giveaway: Your Chance to Win a Host Unusual Holiday (of Your Choice!)

1 June 2026

Why “10 for 10”, we hear you ask?

Well, Host Unusual turns 10 years old this June, so we’re celebrating with a spectacular giveaway. One lucky winner will win a 3-night stay at their favourite one of 10 fabulous retreats, dotted across 10 fabulous locations!

This doesn’t just celebrate 10 years of Host Unusual (though that’s pretty wonderful in itself), but also how far we’ve come… literally and figuratively.

When we started in 2016, we featured unusual retreats in the UK only (fact: our first ever listing was for The Control Tower B&B). But word soon spread, and it wasn’t long before we received our first international listing enquiry (fact: our first international listing was for Cuevas Helena).

As it turns out, staying somewhere deliciously unusual – in the kind of cared-for, wow-factor retreat that turns your friends green with envy – is a global passion!

We were soon listing so many unique retreats in so many countries, that in 2019 we switched our website from hostunusual.co.uk to hostunusual.com. We’re giddily proud that you can now book a Host Unusual break in 68 countries!

In the meantime we’ve listed our 10 incredible shortlisted properties below, with an introduction to each one. Study them closely, since if you’re the lucky winner, YOU get to choose which one you’ll stay at!

Oh, and you can enter our giveaway below.

(Best of luck!)

Choose From:

L’EssenCiel Hôtel and Spa

Piré-Chancé, Brittany, France
An avant-garde, architect-designed hotel inspired by the structure of a tree, with an indoor pool, gourmet restaurant, and luxurious nest-like rooms that soar over the serene north west-French countryside.
Bedrooms: 1 per room
Sleeps: 2
From
£130 / night
Stay offered for 2 guests

Ketch

Killough, County Down, Northern Ireland
Make memories on the wild shores of the Irish Sea at Ketch, tucked away in the shadow of Ireland's tallest onshore lighthouse.
Bedrooms: 2
Sleeps: 4
From
£386 (2 nights)
Stay offered for 4 guests and 1 infant

The Hudnalls Hideout

Nr St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England
An ultra-luxurious, design-led and TV-featured treehouse-for-two, deliciously secluded amongst private woodland in the beautiful Wye Valley.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£400 /night
Stay offered for 2 guests

Lakeside Petzen Glamping

Feistritz ob Bleiburg, Carinthia, Austria
Spoil yourselves with views of the picture-perfect lakes and mountains that surround Austria's first glamping resort.
Bedrooms: Varies
Sleeps: Varies
From
£115 /night
Stay offered for 2-4 guests in a Glamping Chalet Adventure room

Nyth Robin

Aberdovey, Gwynedd, Wales
A welcoming, eco-friendly glamping site with eclectic accommodation, peacefully secluded amongst private woodland in Snowdonia National Park.
Bedrooms: Varies
Sleeps: 2-12
From
£70 / night
Stay offered for up to 4 guests (in a 4-berth unit)

The Book Nook

Dartmoor, Devon, England
A sustainably-crafted Devon hideaway for two, with whimsical décor inspired by classic tales, and a Narnian wardrobe that opens out to the rolling hills of Dartmoor.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£125 /nt
Stay offered for 2 guests

Warksburn Old Church

Wark, Northumberland, England
A globally-unique and ultra-luxurious Net Zero conversion of a 19th century church, in beautiful rural Northumberland close to Hadrian’s Wall and Kielder Water.
Bedrooms: 3
Sleeps: 6
From
£250/night
Stay offered for up to 6 guests

Driftwood Beach House

Pagham, West Sussex, England
A soothing coastal retreat with a Victorian railway carriage at its heart, perfect for families and friends and opening straight onto Pagham Beach.
Bedrooms: 3
Sleeps: 7
From
£200 / night
Stay offered for up to 6 guests

Pilot House

Drimnin, The Highlands, Scotland
A unique aluminium cabin for two, architect designed and perfectly set in the remote Scottish Highlands, for spectacular views over the Sound of Mull.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£160 / night
Stay offered for 2 guests

The Sea Dragons

Southwold, Suffolk, England
Architect-designed, cedar-clad havens inspired by Suffolk legend, privately elevated on a clifftop with soul-stirring North Sea views and a secluded beach on the doorstep.
Bedrooms: 1 per cabin
Sleeps: 2
From
£192/night
Stay offered for 2 guests

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