Guest Blog Posts

Ideally located for the mountains and for the Mediterranean, Montecastello is an absolute dream.  Reconstructed by local craftsmen, it is a Tuscan stone building with fortified tower is situated on its own elevated position above the 15th century village Tavernelle in Italy's Tuscany and is a simply stunning four bedroom holiday villa.

Accommodation specialist One Off Places is thrilled to announce the launch of The Lookout Tower, a brand new and unique holiday rental located in an outstanding location overlooking the dramatic seascape of the East Devon coastline.  It opened for its first visitors in Autumn 2022 and is very different to most average coastal holiday cottages in Devon!

Your bag is packed. The road is open. The singalong tunes are on high. The bag of fruit pastilles is still full. You’re heading for a few days’ getaway in a gloriously unique bolthole.  

Have you ever been to – or through –Suffolk?  The answer might be ‘yes, but just to the coast’ or as far as Flatford Mill on the River Stour (border country between Suffolk and Essex, made famous by Constable’s Haywain picture).  More often the response is ‘no’ because it is simply not en route to anywhere other than Norfolk, and most people go there the quick way via Cambridgeshire!

Modern life can be hugely overwhelming, in every sense of the word. We’re beholden to our mobile phones, we can’t resist checking our emails, our default method of ‘switching off’ is to sit in front of the TV and usually the first thing we do when we reach any destination is check for an internet connection. Simultaneously, our anxiety levels are rising, our sleep patterns are getting worse and the youth of today seems increasingly more interested in social media than in actually being sociable.