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round house holiday accommodation
in circular buildings, from roundhouses to watch towers

 Archirondel Tower
located: Saint Martin, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK
website: Archirondel Tower
Camping barn style accommodation in a circular fort, suitable for short stays, weekends or overnight stops. The building has no running water or toilet facilities, but public toilets and a beach cafe are nearby. It has has electricity, a fridge and kettle as well as seven beds (your own sleepinng bags or bedding must be supplied).

 Asheville Bungalow
located: Asheville, North Carolina, USA
website: Search for property: 175070
Round modern bungalow with panoramic mountain views, with high quality modern furnishings and including a two person jacuzzi in the bathroom. This holiday home has two bedrooms and can sleep four people. Located close to the the Blue Ridge Parkway and downtown Asheville. Our link goes to booking agents home page, for full details search for property no: 175070

De Paddestoel
located: Wateren, Drenthe, Netherlands
website: De Paddestoel
Distinctive modern holiday home in the woods around Wateren. The house is entirely round making a visit a unique experience. It can sleep to to six guests and is comfortably furnished with contemporary furnishings and equipped with all modern conveniences. There is also a garden with garden furniture, a patio and table tennis.

 Dome House (The)
located: Rock, Cornwall, UK
website: Dome House
Luxury apartment, earning its name from its unique circular dome-shaped sitting room. The house sleeps 5/6 people and offers every amenity to create a holiday home with true comfort. It's situated in a private courtyard next to the club house, restaurant, bar and leisure facilities at Roserrow Golf and Country Club.

 Gingerbread House (The)
located: Ilminster, Somerset, UK
website: Gingerbread House
A rather special thatched, hexagonal, grade II listed cottage on the edge of woodland in Somerset. This real fairytale cottage was originally a game-keepers house, now restored to provide cosy and comfortable holiday accommodation. The cottage sleeps six in one double and two twin bedrooms.

Gyreum Ecolodge
located: Riverstown, Sligo, Ireland
website: Gyreum
An amazing futuristic, circular, eco hostel, 100 ft in diameter and with 360 degree views of the surrounding mountains and lakes, across five counties. It offers mixed or single-sex dorm accommodation as well as capsule tents in the big central hall (mostly for large groups). Main circular hall with open hearth and large movie screen.

Hotel Im Wasserturm
located: Cologne, Germany
website: Hotel im Wasserturm
An international, luxury, 5-star hotel in Cologne, in what was Europe's largest water tower, now classified as a heritage site. This hotel has real wow factor and is one of the most unusual hotels in Germany; for a former utilitarian building it is surprisingly attractive, particularly when lit at night. Hotel Im Wasserturm offers 78 guestrooms.

Il Nido D'amore
located: Rome, Italy
website: Il Nido D'amore
An unusual self-catering holiday home in a beautifully converted grain silo. This fully equipped cylindrical house is just twenty minutes from Rome, and the sandy beaches of Maccarese and pine-covered Fregene are just ten minutes away. 'Nido d'amore' means love nest and this romantic hideway for two is just that.

Marmara Antalya (The)
located: Antalya, Turkey
website: Marmara Antalya
The world's first circular revolving hotel; a section of the hotel, the Loft Club Room, rotates slowly on it's foundations providing stunning views. The hotel consists of 238 originally designed rooms and the hotel has its very own private beach, swimming pool, restaurant, bar/lounge and poolside bar.

Marmara Cottage
located: Marmara, Turkey
website: Marmara Cottage
Modern, architect designed, round house built in natural materials, located just two hours from Istanbul. This fully equipped house sleeps up to six in three bedrooms and is furnished in a mix of traditional and modern styles. The garden overlooks a lake where you can swim and where a boat is provided.

 Martello Tower
located: East Cliff, Folkestone, Kent, UK
website: Martello Tower
Built as a defence against invasion by Napoleon and the French this circular Martello Tower now has modern spacious accommodation spread over three floors, but retaining many original features (such as the vaulted brick ceilings, ammunition store and some original windows). Additional windows were added in the 1960's when the Tower was converted for residential use.

 Mill Cottage
located: Llangloffan, Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
website: Mill Cottage
Former horse mill and barn conversion in a rural setting in West Wales, with easy access to award winning beaches, boat trips to Ramsey Island, St David's, theme parks, golf and the Pembrokeshire Coastal Path. The property sleeps up to six in three bedrooms and includes a large beamed kitchen with dining area in the horse mill section and a comfortable sitting room with open fire.

 Park Wells Cottage
located: Cilmery, Powys, Wales, UK
website: Park Wells
An unusual listed, 'black and white' hexagonal one bedroomed cottage on two levels, in the grounds of Park Wells House. Guests have use of the ten acres of grounds and a well equipped gym and hot tub in the original Bath House. Below the cottage are three original mineral water springs, now well insulted by a standard floor.

 Poppy's Footprint
located: Middleham, North Yorkshire, UK
website: Poppy's Footprint
An unusual romantic cottage retreat for two in the heart of Middleham in Wensleydale, North Yorkshire. This unique, entirely circular, newly built one bedroomed cottage offering a secret hideaway in a walled suntrap garden. From its beautifully planted and sensitively lit garden, to its smart contemporary interior, it's ideal for a relaxing break.

Pyrgos Mavrabelo
located: Vassilikos, Zakynthos, Greek Islands
website: Pyrgos Mavrabelo
Delightful circular stone built villa with a design based on a historic Greek windmill, offering two bedrooms. The villa is furnished to a high standard and offers a fusion of a rustic style with hi-spec modern appliances. Facilities include a hot tub, built-in barbecue and sauna. Located in the popular resort of Vassilikos.

 Rotunda, Staying Cool
located: Birmingham, UK
website: Rotunda
Staying Cool offers five star holiday and short stay apartments on the top two floors of the newly refurbished Rotunda in central Birmingham. The iconic cylindrical Rotunda building has defined the city skyline for over four decades and has just been stunningly refurbished. These stylish and spacious apartments have amazing views over the city through floor-to-ceiling glass windows.

 Roundhouse (The)
located: Bournemouth, Dorset, UK
website: Roundhouse
Unique hotel, taking its name from its circular shape, it is centraly located in Bournemouth, close to East Cliff beach, theatres, clubs, bars, and restaurants. The Roundhouse hotel is known for its warm, friendly and informal atmosphere, enhanced by its extended open-plan public areas, with restaurant, cafe bar and terrace.

 Round House East
located: Veryan, Truro, Cornwall, UK
website: Round House East
Unusual holiday cottage for two. This charming property is one of four such houses dating back to 1820, said to have been built in the round so the devil couldn't hide. Round House East is close to beaches, coastal path and coastline. It offers a spacious beamed circular living room, well-equipped kitchen/dining room, shower room, double bedroom with 6ft bed and en-suite bathroom.

 Roundhouse Mill
located: Penpillick Par, Cornwall, UK
website: Roundhouse Mill
Bed and breakfast accommodation in the heart of Cornwall; in a former roundhouse, breakfast is served in the round room which retains the original mill workings. Roundhouse Mill offers fantastic views, spacious en-suite rooms and an outdoor swimming pool. It's located close to the Eden Project, the Lost Gardens of Heligan, miles of stunning coastline and beautiful countryside.

 Round House (The)
located: Holford, Somerset, UK
website: Round House
Unusual octagonal holiday cottage in a peaceful, idyllic setting with a stream and waterfall in a wooded combe in the heart of the Quantock Hills of Somerset. With one double bedroom and one twin the property sleeps four with comfort. Outside there is a large garden with patio, BBQ and furniture.

Round House (The)
located: Kalkan, Turquoise Coast/Lycia, Turkey
website: Round House
Stunning modern round villa sleeping up to six in three bedrooms, located just ten minutes walk from Kalkan village. The villa has panoramic views across Kalkan Bay and the surrounding Taurus Mountains. The accommodation is in Turkish style and has its own private pool and a private garden laid out with with bananna, lemon, orange, palm and olive trees.

 Round House (The)
located: Ilfracombe, Devon, UK
website: The Round House
An entirely round holiday home close to Cairn Nature Reserve on the edge of Ilfracombe. There are five bedrooms (sleeps up to 10) distributed between the ground and first floor; on the second floor is a recreation room with a superb view. Outside there is a private terrace with an excellent view over the spacious garden.

 Round House (The)
located: Middleham, North Yorkshire, UK
website: Round House
Unusual holiday cottage for two, with its comfortable interior fitting neatly into its unique circular shape. The cottage is sheltered by a high stone wall and faces south across the Wensleydale landscape. It offers an open plan beamed sitting/dining room with woodburner, with fitted kitchen. A galleried double bedroom and shower room/WC.

 Round House - Penhallow (The)
located: Perranporth, Cornwall, UK
website: The Round House Penhallow
A circular/hexagonal holiday property in a former grain store in the hamlet of Penhallow, near the popular resort of Perranporth. All on one level it offers one double bedroom, bathroom, open-plan lounge /kitchen/diner and outside, an enclosed private patio with BBQ and garden furniture. The Roundhouse is surrounded by beautiful countryside and many walks can be enjoyed from its doorstep.

 Tavistock Round Houses
located: Tavistock, Devon, UK
website: Tavistock Round Houses
Unique hexagonal roundhouse conversion providing two one bedroom holiday apartments, each individually designed and furnished and with its own driveway, entrance and patio areas. The apartments incorporate many original features like exposed beams and stonework.
Short breaks are welcome.

 Tinkerbell
located: Glenprosen, by Kirriemuir, Angus, Scotland, UK
website: Tinkerbell
A delightful little half-round cottage for two! Set amidst trees this unique property has been converted from the original dairy for Balnaboth House on the Balnaboth Estate. It offers an open-plan sitting/dining room with kitchen area and a wood-panelled double bedroom with en-suite bathroom.

 Treworra Roundhouse
located: Boscastle, Cornwall, UK
website: Treworra Roundhouse
Former roundhouse barn offering four bedrooms, sleeping up to eight people. The lounge/dining room is housed in a stunning round room with splendid original beams and woodburner. This is one of five traditional stone barns converted to holiday accommodation, set within 20 acres of farmland only a short distance from the beaches and sheltered coves of the North Cornish coast.

Turm Zur Pfaffenley
located: Strotzbüsch, Eifel, Germany
website: Turm Zur Pfaffenley
Small circular tower for two in the corner of the landlord's beautiful rural grounds. This charming holiday cottage offers a kitchen/diner and a shower on the ground floor and on the 1st floor a studio livingroom with double bed. The property has a private section of the garden with garden furniture and a barbeque.

 Turnpike Cottage
located: Chard, Somerset , UK
website: Turnpike Cottage
Unusual, cosy circular thatched cottage (a former toll house) with stunning views, in the Blackdown Hills – an area of outstanding natural beauty. This character cottage makes a romantic escape for 2, but can also accommodate a family of 4. It's well placed for exploring the many attractions of Somerset and Dorset's Heritage coastline. Visitors also enjoy the use of a beach hut at Beer (15 miles away).

 Water Tower (The)
located: Bearsted, Kent, UK
website: The Water Tower
Converted water tower with unique circular rooms; sleeps 4 in two en-suite bedrooms and also offers a spacious living/dining room/kitchen. Outside there is a private terrace with furniture. The tower makes an excellent base for visiting places of interest in Kent, there are lovely walks nearby and golf, fishing and riding locally.

 Whitefield Round House
located: Woolacombe, Devon, UK
website: Whitefield Round House
Luxury barn conversion with roundhouse, sleeps 6 in 3 bedrooms. The conversion is equipped and furnished to a high standard, while retaining much of its original character; including exposed beams and vaulted ceilings. The hallway features the original shafting used to drive equipment formerly pulled by the horses.

Zhangzhou Wei Qun Lou Inn
located: Ta Xia Village, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China
website: Zhangzhou Wei Qun Lou Inn
Hostel accommodation in China in a very unusual and striking building made up of a group of circular buildings with open central courtyards surrounding a square central building. The design was supposedly inspired by UFOs. It offers twenty guest rooms with bathrooms on each floor and balconies lit with Chinese lanterns.