Your specialist luxury holiday letting agent
Unique Homestays market luxury cottage rentals and architect-designed homes across the UK and Ireland. Curated by artists, aristocrats, farmers and flamboyants, as a specialist luxury holiday letting agent, we invite guests to discover the world through the homes of those who think differently.
Little Inka
A wilderness cottage in the Poldarkian scenery of Cornwall — the labour of love of an engineer turned alpaca farmer — Little Inka is a traditional stone cottage and shepherd’s hut on the edge of Bodmin Moor that’s undergone a “soft goth” overhaul. Think copper tubs, glass ceilings, and everything off-grid luxe.
Castle Trinity
We call it the disco donjon; a Yorkshire citadel filled from corner tower to turret with the kind of crushed-velvet-and-crystal interior that only a disc jockey and nightclub designer could accomplish. Theirs is a tale that tracks from council estate to castle; a sparkling story of armour, famous faces, and a dash of eggs and honey.
Botania
Bringing the botany of the East to Devon’s most storied corner, Botania offers lily ponds fed by moorland springs, a treehouse in a yew tree, and more flowers than even its photographer owner could capture in a lifetime: sowbread and tsubaki, Welsh poppies and pentaglottis, handkerchief trees and Chilean rhubarb.
Ukiyo
Ukiyo, "the floating world"; how apt a name for a home that hovers so high above the sea. In collaboration with Grand Designs interior architect Kathryn Tyler, the owners of this Coverack-meets-Kyoto cube made a flagship home that draws on an honest aesthetic. Think timber, clay, Scandi classics, and a pinch of European folk.
Senara
Children dash about playing hide and seek and supper is prepared fireside in this happy surf home on the Cornish coast. It's all style, all substance. Here, the owners of Senara invite us to peer behind the glass, where flasks of hot chocolate, competition-winning surfboards, and after-hours spa sessions live in unison.
Tincture
Tincture is what happens when two London-based creatives find an off-grid cottage in the lesser discovered Cambrian Mountains, then turn it into a Welsh wonderland. Borne of their passion for the environment, their off-grid cottage might run on sunlight and spring water, but it’s riddled with contemporary touches.
The Lost Music Hall
In the early 1900s, this unique music room was a bold addition to the country house of society bachelor Arthur Graham. Today the manor is home to the Montgomery family, who welcome guests to take exclusive hire of their extraordinary wing hidden deep within a lush Devon valley.
Florin
A true family affair, hosts Ffion and her father Meirion go to the ends of the earth to ensure guests an extraordinary stay at their fairytale manor on the remote West Wales coast.
There is no prescriptive list of must-haves when it comes to a Unique Homestays property, but we know one when we see one. Our aim is to give guests a true escape from the everyday; whether that’s waking up on a private beach, waves lapping the shore below, or immersing themselves in a design-led home that's appeared in the most prestigious interior publications across the globe. Whatever has motivated you to open the doors of your home to paying guests, we are glad that you’re considering us as your exclusive marketing agent.
We are passionate about unique homes and, commanding up to 100% occupancy for our most sought-after destinations, we will ensure that your home doesn’t sit idle when you’re not in residence. Whether you are looking for guests year-round, or simply want us to market your home while you are away on your own travels, our bespoke marketing offers a flexible approach for the right property. So, if you would like to join the movement, be a part of the collective, one thing is for sure; you will be in good company.