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Our Top 25 Ultra-Chic Luxury Beachfront Stays

8 January 2021

While rustic beach huts have a certain charm about them, some beach stays demand an extra helping of luxury.

We think there’s something utterly irresistible about the combination of a stylish design-led retreat, with atmospheric coastal scenery.

Those romantic, crashing waves and that huge, ever-changing sky become even more beautiful when viewed from the comfort of bespoke furnishings and gleaming mod cons, gorgeously soft blankets, and a crackling log burner.

So, if you’re in the mood to upgrade that traditional seaside break, why not take a look at our hand-picked selection of chic beachfront stays…

…without a Kiss Me Quick hat in sight?

Author: Nina Jervis
Main image: Barford Beach House | Cornwall

Little Cottage

Praa Sands, Cornwall, England
Little Cottage is a stunning (and not-so-little) design-led Cornish paradise for group holidays and stylish celebrations alike.
Bedrooms: 4
Sleeps: 10
From
£2,828 /3 nts

Shangri-La House

Waxham, Norfolk, England
An architect-designed ‘happy place' by the sea, set behind the sand dunes in a Norfolk Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Bedrooms: 3
Sleeps: 6
From
£1351 (7nts offpeak)

Radar

Dungeness, Kent, England
A wildly romantic escape for two, set on the Dungeness Nature Reserve and looking out across miles of wildlife, beach and open sky.
Bedrooms: 1
Sleeps: 2
From
£660 (2 nts)

Beach House Smugglers Cove

Portreath, Cornwall, England
A sumptuous Smugglers Cove hideaway, set amidst the spectacular North Cornwall coast for picture perfect beach views.
Bedrooms: 4
Sleeps: 8
From
£550 / night

Beach Rocks

Gower, Glamorgan, Wales
A stylish and light-flooded South Wales haven, overlooking the surfers' paradise of Langland Bay.
Bedrooms: 2
Sleeps: 4
From
£125 /night

Beach House Mundesley

Mundesley, Norfolk, England
A stunning, sea-facing Victorian house for seriously special group stays in Norfolk, complete with a large garden and a ‘mini spa'.
Bedrooms: 7
Sleeps: 16
From
1800

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