Unique and unusual places to stay in Europe

Villa CP

Girona, Catalonia, Spain

A lovingly restored, eco-friendly Catalan farmhouse with natural swimming pool, for luxury group breaks steeped in peaceful tradition.

Bedrooms: 4 (+1)

Sleeps: 8 (+2)

From

£4,889 / week

Roulotte Retreat

Melrose, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Enrich your senses and live life on artisan wheels with this exquisitely quirky ‘glamvanning' experience in the wildflower-strewn natural setting of the Scottish Borders.

Bedrooms: Varies

Sleeps: Varies

From

£110 / night

The Gin and Thresher

Langley on Tyne, near Allendale, Northumberland, England

An innovative holiday haven with an indoor Victorian botanic garden and a heated al fresco infinity pool, secluded on a working farm in idyllic Northumberland countryside with views of grazing horses and rolling hills.

Bedrooms: 8

Sleeps: 18

From

£3966 / wk

Finca de Arrieta Yurts

Arrieta, Lanzarote, Spain

Luxury Lanzarote eco-yurt accommodation set within a friendly family-run finca, where nothing is too much trouble!

Bedrooms: Varies

Sleeps:

From

£840 / week

Sunridge Geodome

Yealmpton, Devon, England

A tranquil South Devon country paradise, packed with cutting-edge creature comforts and surrounded by a rippling lake.

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 4

From

£200 / night

Blyth Rise Stays

Laxfield, Suffolk, England

Savour rural Suffolk at its most beautiful, from the comfort of a nature-steeped, adults-only retreat that's home to lakeside lodges, cosy Igluhuts, and two luxurious woodland saunas.

Bedrooms: 1 or 2 per unit

Sleeps: 2 or 4 per unit

From

£100 / night

Urgell Apartment

Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

An architect-designed, cutting-edge penthouse overlooking the heart of Barcelona's thriving Sant Antoni district.

Bedrooms: 2

Sleeps: 4

From

£350 /night

The Folly

Hambledon, Hampshire, England

Carve out your very own piece of holiday history in this detached Hambledon hideaway that's a perfect base for romantics and sporty types.

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

From

£419 (7nts)

Casa Cova Blanca

Tivenys, Catalonia, Spain

Tranquility amongst the sweet-scented olive groves in a stylishly unique, domed eco house set in nature-and-culture-steeped Catalonia.

Bedrooms: 2

Sleeps: 4

From

£85 / night

The Hideaway at Baxby Manor

Husthwaite, Yorkshire, England

Chill out, unwind and savour sensational glamping and camping at The Hideaway - a wonderfully relaxed, totally friendly and perfectly placed eco-friendly campsite in the heart of North Yorkshire.

Bedrooms: Studio

Sleeps: 2 or 4 per unit

From

£25 / night

Apukka Resort Rovaniemi

Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland

Witness the mesmerising Lapland seasons from a glass igloo hotel enclosed by lakes and forests, paired with thrilling activities for a memorable and dreamlike holiday.

Bedrooms: Varies

Sleeps: Varies

From

£307 p/n (Aurora)

Sound of Harris - The Other House

Isle of Harris, Scotland

Deluxe self-catering accommodation on the Isle of Harris with panoramic coastal views and mid-century interior design.

Bedrooms: 1 per property

Sleeps: 2 per property

From

£739/3 nights

The Generals Quarters

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

An elegant Grade I-listed retreat with historic royal connections and a 17th century treehouse in its extensive grounds, peacefully secluded in rural Shropshire for grand group getaways.

Bedrooms: 7

Sleeps: 14

From

£1886 /2 nts

Champing Holme Lacy

Hereford, Herefordshire, England

An unforgettable Champing experience at St Cuthbert's Church awaits - a medieval sandstone beauty just outside the quiet village of Holme Lacy in Herefordshire.

Bedrooms: Varies

Sleeps: Up to 8

From

£55/adult/night

Craighead Hobbit Howfs

Dunblane, Perthshire, Scotland

Experience a magical stay in a quirky and authentic storybook home, built right into the windswept Scottish hillsides.

Bedrooms: 1 per howf

Sleeps: 2 per howf

From

£245 / night

Lee Wick Farm Cottages and Glamping

St Osyth, Essex, England

A petite and pretty glamping site featuring Megapods, a CargoPod, Armadillas and two farm cottages with glorious countryside and estuary views.

Bedrooms: varies

Sleeps: varies

From

£80 / 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.

Bedrooms: 8

Sleeps: 22

From

£3,500 (4nt)

Snooze

Brighton, East Sussex, England

An award-winning, super-funky guesthouse that zings with retro character and quirky attention to detail, just a short stroll away from Brighton's iconic seafront.

Bedrooms: 8 rooms/suites

Sleeps: 2 per room

From

£97 / night

High Trodigal

Machrihanish, near Campbeltown, Argyll and Bute, Scotland

A luxurious earth-sheltered cottage built to blend with the ancient hills of Kintyre, for a romantic five-star retreat to remember.

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

From

£718 (1 week)

Barbican

Glenarm, County Antrim, Northern Ireland

An impossibly romantic ‘miniature medieval castle' with gothic windows and a stone turret staircase, beautifully located by the Glenarm River in one of Ulster's oldest villages.

Bedrooms: 1

Sleeps: 2

From

£331 (2 nights)