Top Private Rentals for Spring

Leave those winter blues behind and put a spring in your step. It's time to kick off those well worn wellies and start dreaming about those sparkly flip-fops and strappy Jimmy Choo's. Start planning where you want to spend your valuable time-off in the coming seasons. Perfectly Chilled's travel style directory brings together a growing and eclectic range of private property rentals, small independent hotels, B&Bs and unusual places to stay combined with magazine-style destination features. Discover that Perfectly Chilled destination, from far away adventures to places closer to home. Here are a few of its favourites.

10 BEST HOLIDAY RENTALS FOR...

1. Two True Romantics

Seagrape Cottage, sleeps 2 and offers guests a truly intimate and exotic getaway in the British Virgin Islands. Located on the water's edge off the beach of Little Thatch Island, Seagrape Cottage is the only rental villa on the island ensuring a truly private and utterly romantic Caribbean escape.

2. Big Chill Contemporary Style

The ultimate in house-party style, Villa Roca, sleeps 16 and is a stunning, ultra modern, luxury chill-out hideaway set in 30 acres, and yet just a few moments from Ibiza's golden beaches. Villa Roca comes complete with a staff of 10, including your very own resident barman, butler and Michelin-star chef and is brimming with glamorous little luxury touches that will make you never want to leave.

3. Suite Dreams

Dreams Luxury Suites, Santorini, Greece, sleep 4 and are where style and perfection meet a world of beauty and tradition. They represent a new concept of sanctuary, with just four luxury suites that have a unique and individual personality. Each suite has a pool or jacuzzi with stunning Aegean sea views from its private terrace.

4. Cool Cornish Camping

Perched on the edge of Bodmin Moor, Cornwall in three acres of wild flower meadows, these stylish geodesic domes which sleep 2 come with their very own bathroom and tented kitchen. Ekopod offers fresh, modern and environmentally responsible holidays under the stars for couples and groups of friends, perfect for relaxing countryside escapes.

5. Weekend Escapes

The Old Surgery, Tetbury, sleeps 10 and is a sympathetically restored yet fresh and contemporarily styled Elizabethan Cotswold townhouse ideal for weekend escapes or short breaks. A stylish base, perfect for exploring the Cotswolds and beyond.

6. A Rural Idyll by the Sea

Villa Galaxy, sleeps 10 and is a truly outstanding villa set on the beautiful island of Mykonos, Greece. A fantastic landscape surrounds Villa Galaxy and the clear turquoise water of the Aegean Sea sparkles in the distance. Villa Galaxy rewards its guests with a unique feeling of well-being and relaxation.

7. A Real Taste of Italy

This luxurious masseria, sleeps 10 and is situated near Lecce in Puglia, known as the 'Florence of the South' in the heart of the Salento countryside and yet close to the sea, the real Italy where the Italians come for their holidays. Decorated in soft shades of white, dove grey and ivory creates a cool, calm and relaxing haven.

8. A Secluded Small Wonder

Villa Sophia, Santorini, Greece sleeps 4 and is stylish and bursting with character. It is just short stroll from the central village square and the imposing large wooden entrance gates of Villa Sophia conceal a secluded and pretty private courtyard, complete with a swimming pool.

9. Relaxed Beachfront Living

Nestling on the Mediterranean coast, in an area known as 'The Little Venice of the Languedoc', France, Villa Frankie sleeps 8 and is surrounded by perfectly manicured gardens where the terraces and outdoor infinity pool make for the perfect spot to unwind. This contemporary villa has a truly idyllic beachfront position.

10. Family Friendly French Fancy

Villa Harlequin sleeps 8 and is bursting with charm and character and is only minutes away from the Gulf of St Tropez, France and its beautiful beaches. Pool security is paramount and there are safety alarm wristbands for children, making this the perfect location for a memorable family holiday.

13 April 2010