ten places,
chosen for how they make you feel.
Plage Cachée
Hvar, Croatia
Tucked into the Croatian coastline, this is a place the world hasn't quite found yet. Just you, pine trees, clear water, and a special kind of silence. The place Present Tense began.
2 guests • 1 bed • 1 bathroom
From £164 per night
Otters Holt
Cotswolds, England
Glass fronted and lake facing, Otters Holt sits inside a private nature reserve in the Cotswolds. For families and groups who need time to come back to each other.
10 guests • 4 beds • 4 bathrooms
From £425 per night
Kanava Cave Winery Villa
Santorini, Greece
An ancient cave winery carved into the hills of Santorini, far from the crowds. For anyone who needs deep calm, with the island waiting above when they surface.
4 guests • 1 bed • 1 bathroom
From £187 per night
Reconnect Cabin
Hertfordshire, England
An off-grid cabin on a farm in Hertfordshire, with a Japanese onsen bath under open sky. For anyone who needs to disappear from everything, and reconnect with what matters.
2 guests • 1 bed • 1 bathroom
From £240 per night
Trullo Esteso
Puglia, Italy
A private road winds up through the groves, and once you arrive, the world simply stops reaching you. For anyone who needs deep, unhurried calm.
4 guests • 2 beds • 3 bathrooms
From £318 per night
ÖÖD House
Sussex, England
A mirrored glass cabin on the edge of a wild swimming lake in the Sussex countryside. For anyone who needs stillness, water, and nowhere to be.
2 guests • 1 bed • 1 bathroom
From £393 per night
Raven
Navardalen, Sweden
On a lake in the Swedish wilderness, reached only by rowing boat, with nothing but water and forest all around. For anyone who needs to switch off and be truly unreachable.
2 guests • 1 bed • 1 bathroom
From £580 per night
Starling Spa Treehouse
Devon, England
High in the canopy, with nothing below but birdsong and the occasional deer, the world goes quiet. For anyone who needs to climb out of their life and let the forest set the pace.
2 adults +2 children • 1 bed +bunk room • 1 bathroom
From £350 per night
Villa Nagu
Pargas, Finland
Architect-designed and held between pine forest and sea, with nothing to interrupt the quiet. For anyone who needs to think clearly again, somewhere quiet and beautifully made.
6 guests • 2 beds • 1 bathroom
From £697 per night
Son Estiu
Port de Sóller, Mallorca
In the hills above Port de Sóller, where the mountains meet the sea and the days lose their edges. For anyone who needs to slow right down, and reconnect with the people they love.
6 guests • 4 beds • 3 bathrooms
From £471 per night
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