Stays

Six homes, each with a host who lives nearby. Rates are per night for the whole house.

Villa Elaia

Kardamyli, the Peloponnese

A stone house in an old olive grove, with a long pool facing the Messinian Gulf.

Bedrooms

4 bedrooms

Guests

Up to 8 guests

Size

320 m²

Rate

From $950 a night

Best months

Pyrgos House

Areopoli, the Mani

A restored Maniot tower with thick stone walls, a farmhouse kitchen and a roof terrace over the sea.

Bedrooms

3 bedrooms

Guests

Up to 6 guests

Size

210 m²

Rate

From $620 a night

Best months

Casa Alba

Sant Lluís, Menorca

A whitewashed farmhouse among pines and stone walls, ten minutes from the southern calas.

Bedrooms

4 bedrooms

Guests

Up to 8 guests

Size

280 m²

Rate

From $780 a night

Best months

Cabana do Sal

Carvalhal, Comporta

A timber and thatch cabin in the dunes, a short walk through the pines to the Atlantic.

Bedrooms

2 bedrooms

Guests

Up to 4 guests

Size

140 m²

Rate

From $540 a night

Best months

Masseria Lume

Otranto, Salento

A fortified farmhouse of pale Lecce stone, with star-vaulted rooms and a pool among old olives.

Bedrooms

6 bedrooms

Guests

Up to 12 guests

Size

520 m²

Rate

From $1,250 a night

Best months

Bayt Sifah

Jebel Sifah, Oman

A courtyard house of sand-coloured plaster between the mountains and the sea, warm all winter.

Bedrooms

5 bedrooms

Guests

Up to 10 guests

Size

410 m²

Rate

From $890 a night

Best months

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