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Holiday shepherds hut with shared pool in Panama City

Panama City shepherds hut

  • 2 bedrooms
  • 5 bathrooms
  • sleeps 10

from £18 / night

£79 / week

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San Juan holiday boathouse rental

San Juan boathouse

  • 4 bedrooms
  • 4 bathrooms
  • sleeps 8

from £553 / night

£3,867 / week

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Holiday beach hut accommodation

Cancun beach hut

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 2

from £284 / night

£1,985 / week

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Holiday tented camp rental

Serengeti National Park tented camp

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 2

from £359 / night

£2,514 / week

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Holiday castle with swimming pool in Clerac

Clerac castle

  • 10 bedrooms
  • 10 bathrooms
  • sleeps 30

from £1,467 / night

£10,268 - £30,805 / week

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Holiday castle with golf nearby in Insch

Insch castle

  • 5 bedrooms
  • 6 bathrooms
  • sleeps 12

from £968 / night

£6,220 / week

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Holiday tented camp rental

Rio de Janeiro tented camp

  • 10 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • sleeps 50

from £185 / night

£1,289 / week

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Holiday boathouse in Volos

Volos boathouse

  • 4 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • sleeps 8

from £392 / night

£2,739 / week

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Bhuj holiday tented camp rental

Bhuj tented camp

  • 30 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 3

from £102 / night

£709 / week

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Holiday shepherds hut rental

Bala shepherds hut

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 2

from £69 / night

£481 / week

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Holiday tower in Valle de Bravo

Valle de Bravo tower

  • 1 bedroom
  • 2 bathrooms
  • sleeps 6

from £100 / night

£500 - £1,326 / week

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Holiday yurt in Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar yurt

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 10

from £46 / night

£277 / week

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Holiday yacht in Portonovo

Portonovo yacht

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 5

from £88 / night

£616 / week

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Holiday yacht in Portoscuso

Portoscuso yacht

  • 2 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 6

from £176 / night

£1,233 / week

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Holiday riad in Marrakech

Marrakech riad

  • 6 bedrooms
  • 6 bathrooms
  • sleeps 14

from £489 / night

£3,423 / week

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Split holiday yacht rental

Split yacht

  • 3 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • sleeps 8

from £2,347 / night

£8,802 / week

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Holiday yacht in Lisbon

Lisbon yacht

  • 2 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 2

from £734 / night

£5,134 / week

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Holiday houseboat in London

London houseboat

  • 3 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • sleeps 8

from £344 / night

£2,290 / week

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Hereford holiday tree house rental

Hereford tree house

  • 2 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 4

from £258 / night

£1,804 / week

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Tabay holiday shepherds hut rental

Tabay shepherds hut

  • 3 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 5

from £31 / night

£131 / week

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Holiday riad rental

Marrakech riad

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 4

from £58 / night

£404 / week

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Holiday trullo with shared pool in Ostuni

Ostuni trullo

  • 3 bedrooms
  • 4 bathrooms
  • sleeps 8

from £364 / night

£2,543 / week

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Holiday yacht in Gouvia

Gouvia yacht

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 2

from £1,174 / night

£8,215 / week

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Holiday riad rental

Marrakech riad

  • 6 bedrooms
  • 8 bathrooms
  • sleeps 15

from £484 / night

£3,389 / week

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Holiday boathouse in Windermere

Windermere boathouse

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 2

from £115 / night

£800 / week

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Pushkar holiday tented camp let

Pushkar tented camp

  • 5 bedrooms
  • 5 bathrooms
  • sleeps 10

from £129 / night

£645 / week

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Shepherds hut rental in Shkoder

Shkoder shepherds hut

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 2

from £30 / night

£206 / week

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Holiday tented camp in Shkoder

Shkoder tented camp

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 2

from £24 / night

£165 / week

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Holiday tented camp in Shkoder

Shkoder tented camp

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 2

from £24 / night

£165 / week

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Shkoder holiday tented camp rental

Shkoder tented camp

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 2

from £24 / night

£165 / week

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Holiday tented camp in Tenterden

Tenterden tented camp

  • 5 bedrooms
  • 6 bathrooms
  • sleeps 24

from £132 / night

£687 - £7,212 / week

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Holiday castle with golf nearby in Strada in Chianti

Strada in Chianti castle

  • 1 bedroom
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 3

from £93 / night

£651 / week

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Holiday yacht in Volos

Volos yacht

  • 2 bedrooms
  • 2 bathrooms
  • sleeps 4

from £881 / night

£6,357 / week

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Holiday tented camp in Radviliskis

Radviliskis tented camp

  • 1 bedroom
  • 3 bathrooms
  • sleeps 50

from £10 / night

£69 / week

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Holiday riad with shared pool in Marrakech

Marrakech riad

  • 5 bedrooms
  • 5 bathrooms
  • sleeps 10

from £245 / night

£1,541 / week

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Holiday houseboat in St. George's

St. George's houseboat

  • 4 bedrooms
  • 4 bathrooms
  • sleeps 6

from £1,161 / night

£8,125 - £18,205 / week

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Holiday tented camp in Wadi Rum

Wadi Rum tented camp

  • 5 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 15

from £28 / night

£194 / week

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Trullo rental in Ceglie Messapica with swimming pool

Ceglie Messapica trullo

  • 5 bedrooms
  • 3 bathrooms
  • sleeps 10

from £413 / night

£2,863 / week

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Royan holiday tipi/teepee rental

Royan tipi/teepee

  • 50 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 50

from £1,118 / night

£7,824 / week

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Castle rental in Hastingues with shared pool

Hastingues castle

  • 10 bedrooms
  • 1 bathroom
  • sleeps 29

from £2,396 / night

£11,980 / week

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Unusual holiday homes (5857)

Why stay in a mediocre hotel when you can stay in an unusual holiday home? From exotic and colourful riads in Morocco to glamourous yachts in Florida, Holiday Lettings has thousands of unique rentals to inspire and excite inquisitive travellers.

If your go-to is unusual holiday cottages in the UK, how about trying something a little more adventurous? Go for an atmospheric castle in the Scottish highlands, or maybe soak up the history at a 14-century trullo. The memories you'll make with a stay in a unique holiday home will be treasured forever.

Castle holidays

What could be more grand than staying in your own private castle for a week or two? Kids will love playing princes and princesses and you can lord it up like a king or queen! From 15-century stately piles in Scotland to imposing and impressive castles overlooking the Spanish hills, Holiday Lettings has hundreds of castles to hire.

If you're looking for a traditional French chateau for rent, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region is a great place to start. Choose from a wide range of chateau holidays where you can swim in the lake, enjoy barbecues in the sun and explore the diverse landscape, including the peaks of the Pyrenees and the sandy beaches on the coast. So, when it comes to chateau hire, France is hard to beat.

Yacht rentals in Florida

Holidays don't get more glam than this! Book a yacht for hire and you'll feel like an A-lister for a week or two. Quirky holiday cottages are all well and good, but if you want to get a taste of the high-life, nothing quite beats speeding along the waves with the wind in your hair on a luxury yacht.

For a huge choice of yacht rentals, Florida is a safe bet. If it's natural beauty and wildlife you're looking for, hire a yacht near the Everglades. If you fancy a spot of shopping before enjoying dinner, head to the coastal cities of St Petersburg, Tampa, and Naples. Or for world-famous beaches, choose the Florida Keys and Miami.

Trulli in Puglia

This traditional Apulian dry stone hut with a conical roof is one of the most unusual holiday accommodation types around. These stunning homes are so special that the trulli in Alberobello, Italy, are are UNESCO World Heritage Site. Some date back to the 14th century, so you'll find historical features in every nook and cranny of your trullo rental.

Trulli houses in Puglia are not only pleasing on the eye, they are practical, too. The thick stone walls keep the interiors cool and, as you'll find plenty of trulli with pools on Holiday Lettings, feeling uncomfortably hot won't be a worry! You can visit the region's medieval sights and come back to a relaxing trullo in Puglia at the end of a busy day.

Cave houses to rent

Like the Italian trulli and quirky cottages in the UK, Spanish cave houses are a welcome retreat from the midday sun. These historic homes owe their existence to the region's unique geology – eruptions of rock formed from the sediments of a prehistoric sea. Holiday Lettings has a fantastic range of cave houses to rent in Spain, so whether you're looking for a romantic bolthole or a larger cave house with a pool for families, you're sure to find it.

Altiplano de Granada in Andalucía is home to some of the oldest cave houses in Spain. Stay in this beautiful region to visit world-famous landmarks such as the Alcázar castle in Seville, the Los Alcornocales Natural Park and Córdoba's Mezquita Mosque-Cathedral.

Shepherds hut holidays

A wise sage once said that good things come in small packages, and that is very true of shepherds hut holidays. What they lack in space, they make up for in character. And anyway... who needs sprawling interiors when you've got the wide open countryside on your doorstep? Many have wood-burners and fire pits so you can book shepherd huts to rent, whatever the weather!

The historic county of Yorkshire with its Roman and Viking history is home to many unusual holiday lets, from unique holiday cottages to modern barn conversions. The shepherd hut rentals in this area make the most of the stunning countryside, which includes two national parks. You'll also find plenty to choose from nearer the towns and cities. Visit Jorvik Viking Centre in York for a fascinating day out, or maybe enjoy a relaxed afternoon at an uber-cool cafe in Leeds.

Riads in Marrakech

These traditional Moroccan homes typically consist of two or more storeys around an Andalusian-style courtyard with a fountain. They were once stately city homes of rich merchants and courtiers, but today, many have been converted into stunning holiday homes. Their unique structure means that they can accommodate large groups, or families, wanting to travel together. Guests can enjoying the privacy of their own area with the opportunity to socialise in the central courtyard.

If you're looking for riad holidays, Marrakech, and Morocco more broadly, is the obvious choice. With its ancient cities, colourful markets and intoxicating cuisine, this diverse country will have you returning again and again. Go camel trekking in the desert, explore the rugged coastline or potter around the bustling souks before relaxing back at your riad in Morocco.

Looking for something outrageously different for your next holiday? Then take a look at these holiday castles, windmills, yurts and manor houses that are all available for you to book and make your holiday an extraordinary one.

And there's plenty to choose from: you could set your loved one's heart racing with a fairy-tale break to a French chateau or rent a houseboat in Amsterdam with your pals. Or how about escaping to a cosy log cabin in the mountains, or going glamping on a yurt holiday in Devon or Cornwall.

If stunning and unusual architecture is for you, rent a regal castle in the Scottish Highlands, a quirky lighthouse by the sea or return to a bygone age on a windmill holiday in Greece.

Top Destination reviews

Dar Qawi - Riad by the Sea
A lovely holiday - Dar Qawi is just perfect

I visited Dar Qawi with two friends who had never been to a Moslem country and we had a wonderful time. The house is perfect and it is clear that so much thought has gone into making every detail just right. The Housekeeper, Zara looked after us really well and cooked us several delightful evening meals as well as our daily breakfast. We were really grateful to be met at the city gate by the Manager who guided us to the house. We found Essaouira a really safe and friendly place and would recommend it for young and old alike. There are lots of very reasonable restaurants and the fish is out of this world. We all hope to have the opportunity to return to Dar Qawi and thank Kia Armstrong for everything she did to ensure we had a perfect visit to Morocco.see more
Cueva Peralta
Cool cave, stunning scenery

Cueva Peralta has it all. Great location, stunning scenery and fabulous cave house. If you are looking for a rural Spanish setting in a traditional and very well equipped and furnished cave house then book this one. On the edge of the village that has all you need it is a perfect base for exploring the Andalucian altiplano. Blue green lakes, gorges with spectacular walks, sleepy villages, poppies, mountains and culture. You are only 1 hour away from historic Granada with the incredible Alhambra Palace. If you want to view the Arabic quarter of the city (Albaycin) I would recommend hiring a Segway- brilliant fun and saves all the legwork. Then why not cool off and relax at the Arab baths, 33euro for 2 hours indulgence in the hot and cold pools, mint tea and a message too! We will definitely be booking again and huge thank you to Bob and Ian for their help and general friendliness. Rounding the day off with a glass or two of Rioja, BBQ and hot tub. Superb!see more