Starry skies, wild beauty and total peace are yours in these sustainable, solar-powered eco-lodges

Come to be wrapped by wind and waves from this unique nest with an outdoor bath facing west - nature lovers and adventurers will be seduced

Wow. The sort of place you long for on dreary days - inspired architecture, heavenly views, delicious home-cooked food, a lake for swimming

Deep luxury, superb service and a wealth of delightful things to admire at this small hotel on a very quiet street in the heart of the city

Groups will love this 18th-century winemaster’s house and tower. There’s a hillside infinity pool, valley views and a private boulodrome

An enchanting escape immersed in nature yet only 40 minutes by train into the Eternal City for art and history-filled days

You have your own entrance to a private wing with a garden and an elegant sitting room. Bedrooms are beautiful and breakfast scrumptious

Stylish interiors, beautiful rooms, lovely staff and wonderful food – all this in the Forest of Dean with great walking and cycling trails

An ancient thatched cottage near Dartmoor with a warming log fire in winter and flowers inside and out in the summer

A light, spacious villa in the colonial style designed for easy indoor/outdoor living, with garden, pool and the beach just a short stroll

A romantic and very comfortable retreat in a smartly converted dairy with a pretty garden, close to the South Downs

A charming white-washed house with a pool & lovely hillside views from the terrace: sleep out here under a star-studded sky on warm evenings

If you need a great place in which to relax and don’t want to pay too much for it, try these excellent suites, which spoil you all the way

Heaps to do on-site: organic farm shop & café, cookery & cheese-making courses, farm tours. A brilliant base for exploring the Cotswolds too

Charming, laid-back B&B in the foothills of the Algarve. All you hear are the birds, yet the beaches are a ten-minute drive

Experience the pleasures of traditional Tuscan living with fabulous food and fine wines from the family vineyard

The views are green, both cottages are homely and comfortable and the gardens have direct access to the riverbank footpath for walks

A striking modern villa tucked away off a small road above the Serchio valley with sparkling pool, gardens and Apuan mountain views