There’s a special thrill to be had in staying somewhere extraordinary, which is one of the reasons why we love our Host Unusual properties so much.
And when your chosen retreat used to be something else entirely, your break becomes a uniquely spellbinding and absurdly creative experience – with all the obligatory bragging rights attached!
Our wondrous roll-call of unusual conversions includes The Beach Stop: a Grade II-listed West Sussex garage from the 1930s… that’s now a sleek Art Deco retreat with fun light-up vintage pumps.
Or how about Kaleb the Combine – an actual Combine Harvester whose quirky and imaginative conversion was featured on the BBC TV show My Unique B&B (on which host Simon Parfett couldn’t wait to sit in the cab… we suspect you’ll feel exactly the same!)
What else can we whet your appetite with? You could choose to bed down at Brewery Vaults, a former Georgian brewing hall that’s exquisitely furnished and superbly located in a pretty Cotswolds village.
Or head to laid-back Amsterdam and take your pick from no less than 28 former bridge-keeper’s houses strewn across the city… vibrantly transformed into “little architectural eye candies” collectively known as SWEETS Hotel.
We’ve got an abundance of creative and characterful conversions to show you, both in the UK and around the world.
(We’re pretty confident that by the time you’ve finished browsing, you’ll be fully ‘converted’ to this incredible type of retreat, too!)
Author: Nina Jervis
Main image: The Beach Stop, West Sussex
