Your favourite places to stay
Don't get caught up in the January blues, start plotting your next escape
Escapism for the mind - your monthly dose of Fernweh.
© Müritz Water Tower
I’m not one for new year’s resolution, but I do love a good dose of optimism. Yes, the lockdown has been extended, but the days are getting shorter and yesterday it snowed in Berlin a lot (well, more than it has for years!). Things are brightening up, I promise.
January is a good month to sit back and reflect, and a huge part of my annual reflection process is plotting where it is I want to explore. This year, I have my eyes set on the Mosel Valley (mmm wine) and the windy beaches of Schleswig-Holstein. Where’s on your 2021 trip list?
Emily
The hotlist is here: our most popular places to stay in 2020.
We ran the data, and these were the most sought after holiday cabins, houses, B&Bs and apartments on The Staycation Collection in the last 12 months.
#1: The Old Vicarage, Brandenburg
Just over an hour from Berlin, easy to get to by train, surrounded by forests and lakes, plus a selection of cosy cabins: it's pretty easy to see why The Old Vicarage is so popular.
#2: Siegfried Cabin, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
This seaside cabin is straight from a picture-book. Big garden, modern interiors and a short walk to the white-sand beaches of the Darß peninsula.
#3: Forester's Lodge, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
You know the food is good when they have to build a B&B for full up guests! The rustic hideout serves locally-grown produce in an intimate setting.
#4: The Waterman's Cabin, Schleswig-Holstein
Active holiday types: this cabin, close to Sankt Peter-Ording's 12km beach, is the perfect base to spend your days windsurfing, cycling and swimming.
#5: Müritz Water Tower, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
We love the effortless blend of modern design with old industrial features, plus the surrounds are stunning: you’re in a forest overlooking two lakes.
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Our escapism track of the month.
Get daydreaming.
We’re longing for open horizons, the scent of pine trees and fresh sea air on our faces, but instead are sitting listening to the sounds of traffic, the vibrations of the washing machine upstairs, and our neighbours working out while listening to techno. Rather than complaining, we’re daydreaming of these six places in Germany that we’ll be visiting after lockdown.
Humblebrag.
We are so excited to have been featured in Geo Saison’s January 2021 magazine as a cultural must-know!
“The website by Brit Emily McDonnell is a beautiful picture-book collection of holiday homes and boutique hotels in Germany that hardly anyone knows about.” (Translation from German)
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