Win a 2 night Glamping Break with Jamie Magazine
Competition Time
13th August 2015The last heady days of summer are the perfect time to enjoy a glamping trip. We've teamed up with Jamie Magazine to offer you a chance to win a 2 night stay in a vintage shepherd’s hut in stunning Elmley Nature Reserve, in Kent.
New CoolStays This Week - 5th August 2015
Just Landed
5th August 2015Take your pick from a grand Cumbrian Hall, a luxury Lakes cottage, a chic boutique hotel in Paris, a stunning historic chateau in France, a vintage gypsy caravan in Suffolk, and a stylish converted barn in Dorset.
Top 10 CoolStays for Design Lovers
Round-ups
23rd July 2015These CoolStays are all about great design. They are one-of-a-kind labours of love, with striking interiors offering you a truly distinctive place to stay. A trio of villas with fantastic interiors; a sumptuous apartment in Edinburgh; a selection of lovingly restored cottages; an eco-lodge in Sussex; a Trullo in Puglia with a retro theme; and a striking B&B in Hay-on-Wye, mixing contemporary and vintage furnishing.
Last Minute August 2015 Availability
Round-ups
22nd July 2015It's not too late to get away to a CoolStay this summer! Here's some highlights of properties with last minute availability, during August. In the UK, take your pick from some stunning Cornish properties, cool woodland cabins, a boutique B&B, an off-grid cottage or an architect-designed eco house. Also some amazing escapes in Europe - A scandi style Spanish retreat, farmhouse in Provence, swanky Majorcan villa and glamping near Barcelona. Plus many more...
Top 10 Budget CoolStays
Round-ups
8th July 2015Looking for somewhere to stay that is easy on the eye and on your bank balance? Well take a look at this lovely lot of budget beauties. A renovated olive mill, uber cool hotel room cubes, a Spanish cave house, stylish townhouses, a Scottish renovated barn, vintage shepherds huts, a South African boutique B&B and a cool cottage.
Top 10 Quirky Places in the UK this Summer
Round-ups
9th July 2015A selection of wonderfully unique places to stay in the UK. Take your pick from bohemian gypsy caravans, a refurbished railway carriage, a converted coachhouse hideaway, an award winning eco-dome, a tipi, a scandi style treehouse and some quirky cottages.
In Pictures: Instamission Elmley Nature Reserve
Features
23rd July 2015Writer & our guest blogger Alice Tate had the chance to stay at Elmley Nature Reserve in one of their gorgeous shepherd's huts. Just an hour from London on the Isle of Sheppey, this is the only nature reserve in the UK you can actually stay on. Here's what she saw.
New CoolStays This Week - 23rd June 2015
Just Landed
23rd June 2015Just Landed - A beautiful Georgian home in rural Norfolk, boutique Dutch hotel with uber-cool sleeping cubes, French Chateau just 5 minutes from Bergerac, boutique glamping tents in a protected Suffolk wildlife park and a villa right on the banks of the Dordogne, complete with private jetty and boats.
Top 10 Eco Chic Retreats
Round-ups
18th June 2015If you want to choose a greener place to stay, then look no further than than our top 10 CoolStays with serious eco credentials. We give you award winning eco lodges; luxury eco cottages in Sussex and Cornwall; a Cotswold house, renovated using sustainable materials and a Swedish eco-hotel where architect designed rooms are built high into the forest canopy.
New CoolStays this week - 16th June 2015
Just Landed
16th June 2015Just landed... Log cabins in Norfolk forest, a fairytale French chateau, glamping in Catalonia or Wales, sea-view stays in Devon or the Isle of Skye, and romantic boltholes in Greece or Devon.
5 Cool Chateaux with Big Summer Savings
Round-ups
5th June 2015Ever wanted to stay in a French chateau? Well, our friends at Oliver's Travels are offering some big savings at 5 amazing places this summer. Perfect for big groups, special occasions or simply indulging your inner aristocrat. From the Loire Valley to the Dordogne and dating back to the 14th century, they are all steeped in history. And with up to 35% off 7 day stays, you can play Lord and Lady of the Manor for a week here and still have enough change in your pocket to bring home a few bottles of red.
New CoolStays This Week 2nd June 2015
Just Landed
2nd June 2015Just Landed - A quartet of dreamy coastal cottages; a peaceful forest sanctuary in Hampshire, a unique, chic eco B&B in Sussex, and a historical Riad in Marrakech. Think sunny thoughts! Here is this weeks' latest batch of CoolStays.
Top 10 UK CoolStays with a View
Round-ups
29th May 2015Wake up to stunning scenes; here are the CoolStays top 10 properties with panoramic views in the UK. From highlands to islands, seascapes to fells, imagine these being the view from your porridge bowl........
New CoolStays This Week 26th May
Just Landed
26th May 2015Just Landed! A funked up manor house in Devon; a trio of boutique coastal cottages; a luxury eco lodge on the Isle of Skye and a unique hotel concept in a Tuscan estate.
Top 10 UK Woodland Retreats
Round-ups
19th May 2015Spring has most definitely arrived and now is the perfect time to explore the UK's beautiful woodlands and forest. Enjoy the lush new greenery, carpets of wildflowers and peace in the CoolStays Top 10 woodland retreats. From secluded treehouses and cabins, to cool cottages - It’s time for a woodland adventure!
Top 10 Cool European Villas
Round-ups
14th May 2015Banish those grey skies with the CoolStays Top 10 Villas collection. You will find something for those who like their villas to have style and character. From an idyllic retreat for 2 in Corfu, to a slick party villa for 24 in Ibiza, simply picture yourself by the pool on a lounger in the sunshine.........and relax!
Just Landed - New CoolStays This Week - 12th May 2015
Just Landed
12th May 2015Take your pick from this lovely lot. A magical treehouse in Somerset; the perfect honeymoon haven in Corfu; luxury woodland cabins in the Forest of Dean; South African boutique B&B in a vineyard; secluded traditional finca in Majorca; uber cool city pad in London.
Last Minute May Half Term Availability
Round-ups
6th May 2015Hot off the press - Here's a round up of properties on CoolStays with last minute availability, during May half term week. Take your pick from some cool cottages in the UK, a selection of city crash pads, or get your sunshine on with some amazing escapes in Europe.
CoolStays LOVES Ibiza
Round-ups
8th May 2015CoolStays LOVES Ibiza, and party season is on the horizon. The White Isle has it all, and CoolStays has a rather gorgeous selection of properties for every taste and budget. So if your holiday is about hedonistic pursuits, making unforgettable family memories, or chilling out in this beautiful Balearic, we have something for you. Take a look.
10 Best of British Seaside CoolStays
Round-ups
30th April 2015The great British seaside has so much to offer. Grab your bucket and spade and check out the top 10 CoolStays by the sea. A boutique cottage in Cornwall, a converted lighthouse B&B near Beachy Head in Sussex, a cliff top lodge in Scotland with outdoor hot tub and much more!