Lakes, Lochs & Rivers
All of these unique Host Unusual places to stay are situated next to or close to lakes, streams, lochs or rivers – so you can relax back and enjoy the soothing powers of water throughout your break.
All of these unique Host Unusual places to stay are situated next to or close to lakes, streams, lochs or rivers – so you can relax back and enjoy the soothing powers of water throughout your break.
All Lakes, Lochs & Rivers
SWEETS hotel
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Take your pick from one of the unique bridge house suites, beautifully scattered along the canals of Amsterdam.
Sleeps: 2 per house
Bedrooms: 1 per house
From
£117 / night
Boutique Narrowboats
Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
Explore the Leicestershire waterways at your own gentle pace, aboard your choice of luxurious ‘hotel suite’-style canal boat for couples.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From
£126/nt
The Old Post Office, Leverburgh
Isle of Harris, Scotland
Savour big-sky mountain and loch views from the comfort of a beautifully remodelled cottage in the Isle of Harris, with hand-made furnishings and a Japanese-style soaking tub for two
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From
£739/3 nights
Okel Tor Mine
Calstock, Cornwall, England
Beauty, peace and calm combine in two romantic Cornish riverside retreats: the former Smithy and Captain's Office of a Victorian tin mine.
Sleeps:
Bedrooms: 1 per cottage
From
£73 / night
Backwater
Wroxham, Norfolk, England
A timber framed, architect-designed scenic haven that provides total immersion in the serene beauty of the Norfolk Broads.
Sleeps: 8
Bedrooms: 4
From
£1,395 (4nts)
Pheasant's Roost
Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, England
An absurdly romantic treetop hideaway with huge windows, luxurious facilities, and an al fresco bathtub, dreamily secluded on the edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds.
Sleeps: 2
Bedrooms: 1
From
£250 / night
The Island Oxfordshire
Witney, Oxfordshire, England
A spectacular private island retreat with indoor games and an Arctic spa hot tub, dreamily set between Oxford and the Cotswolds in the midst of a vast, shimmering water-skiing lake.
Sleeps: 22
Bedrooms: 8
From
£3,500 (4nt)
Union Wharf Narrowboats
Market Harborough, Leicestershire, England
Chart your own course along the scenic Leicestershire waterways, aboard a family-and-pet friendly canal boat with full training – and plenty of freedom! – provided.
Sleeps: 6
Bedrooms: Varies
From
£503/ 2-3nts
Salmestone Dutch Barge
Sandwich, Kent, England
A floating home-from-home filled with quirky comfort, peacefully moored in medieval Sandwich.
Sleeps: 4
Bedrooms: 1
From
£210 / night
Ty Mawr Country House
Brechfa, Carmarthenshire, Wales
A three-storey retreat for pet-friendly group breaks, complete with a bar area and a landscaped river garden, beautifully secluded by Brechfa Forest in Carmarthenshire.
Sleeps: 16
Bedrooms: 8
From
£5499 /week
Ancarva
Millbrook, Cornwall, England
A luxurious, architect-designed haven beautifully set on Cornwall’s breath-taking Rame Peninsula, for magnificent views across the water to Mount Edgcumbe Country Park.
Sleeps: 8
Bedrooms: 4
From
£1,960 /week
Les Cabanes du Loup Bleu
La Souche, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Idyllic eco-retreats and a scenic outdoor pool, breath-takingly surrounded by art and nature at the heart of the Monts d’Ardèche UNESCO Global Geopark in southern France.
Sleeps: 4
Bedrooms:
From
£97 /nt -The Wolf
