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Enjoy a holiday in modern or historic architecture with a stay in one of our specially curated architect-designed homes. With stunning settings and locations combined with innovative design, these are swoonworthy rentals with a unique edge.
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Madonna Inn

San Luis Obispo, California, USA

A vividly kitsch, grandly one-of-a-kind resort just off US Route 101, where the good times roll and no two rooms are the same.
Sleeps: Varies
Bedrooms: 110 rooms/suites
From £143 / night

Cocondo

Hoek van Holland, South Holland, Netherlands

A historic World War Two telephone bunker, transformed into a sustainable and design-led family retreat with captivating stories to tell, secluded beneath the coastal dunes in Hook of Holland.
Sleeps: 2 (+2)
Bedrooms: 2
From £117 / night

The Arctic Hideaway

Sorvaer, Fleinvaer, Norway

Recharge your batteries and find your muse at the Arctic Hideaway, an exquisite cluster of houses on the remote Norwegian island of Fleinvær.
Sleeps: Up to 10
Bedrooms: 5
From £180 / /son / night

The Saints Rooms

Cockermouth, Cumbria, England

An ultra-opulent conversion of a listed church hall, complete with glistening chandeliers, sociable private bar and a luxurious spa room in the crypt, for large group breaks in a tranquil corner of the Lake District.
Sleeps: 18
Bedrooms: 7
From £1050 /night

Casa Modesta

Quatrim do sul, Algarve, Portugal

Award-winning rural luxury in a contemporary Portuguese country house hotel, where you will feel immediately at home.
Sleeps: 2 or 3 per suite
Bedrooms: 9 suites
From £152 / night

Orchard Barns

Cowbeech, East Sussex, England

A luxury duo of architect-designed, A-rated eco-retreats with jaw-dropping views of wide open countryside and big-sky sunsets from the heart of an ancient East Sussex village.
Sleeps: 6
Bedrooms: 2 or 3
From £120 /nt (Russet)

Glenshee Treehouses

Glenshee, Perthshire, Scotland

Two sumptuous, architect-designed treehouses secluded on the edge of Scotland's stunning Cairngorms National Park.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: Open plan
From £220 / night

Pedras Salgadas Park

Trás-os-Montes, North Portugal

Architect-designed treehouses and eco-houses, set within a magical century-old spa and nature park in northern Portugal.
Sleeps: Varies
Bedrooms: 1 or 2 per house
From £170 / night
10% discount for stays of 4 nights +, 20% discount for stays of 7 nights +

Quarry Hill Church

Strangford, County Down, Northern Ireland

An award-winning conversion that blends cherished heritage and design-led luxury, for a captivating stay in a timeless Irish village.
Sleeps: 10
Bedrooms: 5
From £600 / night

ARC Painswick

Painswick, Gloucestershire, England

A Grade II-listed retreat with a heated outdoor pool for the ultimate in large-group breaks, beautifully restored by a renowned team of architects and secluded in the heart of the "Queen of the Cotswolds".
Sleeps: 24
Bedrooms: 9
From £2900 /nt

Seaside Modernist

Bridlington, Yorkshire, England

An architect designed, magazine-featured North Yorkshire haven, filled with mid-century style and spectacular views out to the North Sea.
Sleeps: 5
Bedrooms: 3
From £100 / night

Bergaliv

Vallsta, Gävleborg, Sweden

Experience the purity and simplicity of nature, surrounded by some of Sweden's most enchanting scenery, at Bergaliv Landscape Hotel - a peaceful mountainside sanctuary awaiting your arrival.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From £350 /night