Whether you are a holiday home owner looking for new management (please see our Owners page), or a guest looking for that perfect, luxury holiday cottage or rental property, Cotswold Sleeps are here to help!
Cotswold Sleeps is a trusted resource for self-catering holiday rentals in the Cotswolds, and planning your next holiday has never been so easy — just contact us today via our Contact page, tell us your specifications and our dedicated team will do the rest, supporting you before, during and after your stay. Please don’t forget to mention if you have any special requirements or requests.
Cotswold Sleeps is a small, family run business, which means we are able to work with each owner or guest to support them personally, and our aim is to never make you wait. In this age of instant gratification, why should this not apply to holiday rental properties, or any of the services and luxuries surrounding those precious holidays. To do this, we partner with carefully selected owners and agents to make sure we are doing our utmost to help our guests.
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Location, location, location!
Most of our holiday homes are based on Lower Mill Estate, which offers a unique, Cotswolds family holiday experience to suit all ages, set within the stunning Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty that is the Cotswold Water Park. Whether you are looking for a summer get away with the family, a relaxing Christmas holiday for two in front of a log fire, or an Easter staycation to enjoy with friends, The Cotswolds are one of the top UK holidaying destinations, and a fabulous way to escape the hustle and bustle of every day life.
The houses are all lakeside and well equipped to offer a finely tuned balance of complete relaxation and outdoor adventure. Lower Mill Estate is perfectly located just 90 minutes from London, set in 450 acres of nature reserve comprising 8 lakes, 2 rivers and miles and miles of walking, running and cycling along private woodlands and footpaths, all amongst beautiful wildflower meadows and fields. There is also a state-of-the-art on-site Spa (with heated indoor and outdoor pools, steam room, sauna, gym and treatment rooms) which is open to residents only, two tennis courts and children’s play areas. The Spa even has a lily-filtered eco-pool!
The on-site ActivityHub can help with water/cycling equipment hire, instruction and local information. They will deliver equipment straight to your door before you even arrive on site for your holiday. Lakeside wildlife includes over-wintering wildfowl, otters, owls, bats, water voles, deer and the first European beavers to be introduced into England.
Whether it is paddle boarding you are after, kayaking, walking (The Cotswold Way skirts the Estate), swimming, boating, fishing, birdwatching, water skiing, playing golf, horse riding or relaxing in the state-of-the-art on-site spa, you will not be disappointed with your Cotswold holiday in the beautiful natural surroundings of Lower Mill Estate. Go on, you deserve it… Make some memories!
Surrounding Lower Mill Estate you will find a host of picturesque Cotswold Villages and historic Market Towns, and Cotswold Sleeps can recommend many day trips to visit restaurants, theatres, Farm Parks, National Trust properties and gardens, and many many more local attractions. The Cotswolds are often referred to as “The honeyed stone heart of England”, and to name a few, Cirencester, Bibury, Cheltenham, Burford, and Bourton-on-the-Water are all well worth visiting and all within an hours drive.
My name is Suus and I live in the heart of the Cotswolds, the beautiful Cotswold Water Park. Managing Cotswold Sleeps has allowed me to leverage years of experience in sales, project management and property development. I pride myself on service, approachability, accountability and attention to detail. Having lived in and around the Cotswolds for more than 25 years I know the area pretty well, and have an amazing group of tradesmen on my books. Most importantly, being supported locally by a wonderful network of friends and family has allowed me to live and breathe Cotswold Sleeps for the past 5 years. I was born in Holland and moved to the UK when I was 12. Following 5 years in Asia, my husband, 2 children and I now live just around the corner from Lower Mill Estate.
I am supported by my wonderful team of local guest services managers, who make sure everything is just so before guests arrive to a property. Where would I be without them.
I love my job!
Suus x
Why should you trust Cotswold Sleeps? With little to no safety nets in place for guests looking to rent a holiday home in a place (or even country!) that they are not familiar with, we know you need the ultimate trust guarantee before spending money with us. This is why we are I-PRAC approved (International Property Rental Approval Certification). Meaning whether you are a guest or owner, you are always 100% protected. Holiday rental fraud is rife, let’s help stomp it out!
What a great place! Sandpiper was perfect for 8 adults plus a smallish dog. No bathroom wars with 4 bath/shower rooms. House was beautiful and clean when we arrived. Welcome basket was an added bonus and much appreciated. We all made good use of tge hot tub too. Nice toiletries supplied in each bathroom too. The house had everything needed for a home from home feel plus a beautiful view across the lake. We're not usually a family who goes back to the same place but this was such a convenient location for us all and was absolutely perfect for our needs. Thank you!
Response from the owner:You're very welcome Nicky, I'm so glad you enjoyed Sandpiper! It's a pretty special place 🙂 Thank you for the lovely review and we hope to see you and your lovely group again! Kind regards, Suus from Cotswold Sleeps
Beautiful stay 💗 Cotswold will definitely be seeing me again. We booked the 4 bedroom house with a private tub and it came with every single essential you could imagine. I didn’t have to ask for a single thing as everything was laid out with such perfection as well as the House itself having small touches to make the space truly feel like home. You must plan your spa stay the day before and book in a time slot however they’re very lenient and understanding regardless. The walk around the estate and the beautiful views are something engraved into my brain. Definitely a core memory for the group.
Response from the owner:Dear Maazina, we're so incredibly glad you had such a lovely stay in Chiff Chaff! It's a gorgeous house and the Estate has much to offer. We very much hope you'll be back to stay with us again! Kind regards, Suus from Cotswold Sleeps.
Very comfortable and well equipped property. The water park is a fabulous place to unwind and chill. Nature all around, and great water based activities. A great holiday for the family.
Response from the owner:Thank you for the lovely review Ian! Extra points noted - thank you 🙂 We hope to see you again. Kind regards, Suus from Cotswold Sleeps
We stayed at Merlin House managed by Cotswold Sleeps. I communicated with Suus, who was was an extremely responsive host and the accommodation was as described. We were even provided some lovely local honey and other goods like a few coffee pods to start us up, which was a really nice touch. I requested flexibility in check-in/check-out, which in the end we didn't need, but Suus was willing to help with this if provided enough notice. A very comprehensive guide was provided that was specific to the house and general area which had everything we needed for our stay. The house is really well equipped, which was fortunate as with the rain we ended up spending most of our stay in the house. I can't speak much to the activities provided in the area as we unfortunately were not able to partake in most of them, but I would highly recommend calling to book into the indoor pool when the bookings open the day before. I managed to book easily when I called ahead, but we were not able to get any slots trying to book on the hour or as a walk-in. The local area is easy to navigate with a car, but not the easiest to get to by public transport. I would recommend noting the local taxi numbers if not driving.
Response from the owner:Dear Raquel, I am so sorry I missed your review! I was away for a little while before the silly season starts and the Google my Business review notification was deleted - my apologies. It was so very lovely to have you and your group was a pleasure to host. We hope to see you again! Kind regards, Suus from Cotswold Sleeps
We stayed at Lower Mill Estate for the week, we could not recommend this place enough to anyone! The house had everything that we needed and the view was beautiful looking across the lake. Everything was in walking distance from the property and the natural trail was amazing!
Response from the owner:Hi Hannah, thank you so much for the lovely review! We hope to see you at Croeso again! Kind regards, Suus from Cotswold Sleeps
Lagoon Villa was a wonderful House in an ideal location - not just the Water Park but the dedicated Pool and Spa for just nine properties! Sums at Cotewold Sleeps was most helpful and congratulations to the Housekeepers for preparing the Villa - most impressive.Villa is extremely well equipped. Highly recommended.
Response from the owner:Hi Kerry,
Thank you for the lovely review - I will pass the praise on to the housekeepers, they do a great job!
We hope to see you back again 🙂
Kind regards,
Suus from Cotswold Sleeps
I've visited all of the Cotswold Sleeps rental houses on Lower Mill Estate. Suus is an amazing host, and the houses are well kitted out and meticulously clean, with decks overlooking the lakes.
If you want to escape to the Cotswolds, I can't recommend highly enough!
Response from the owner:Thank you so much, they are my pride and joy! Even if they're not officially mine 🙂
The Cotswold Sleeps Team and I thoroughly enjoy what we do and hopefully that shows.
Super experience with Suus at Cotswolds Sleeps who made our stay hassle free. Very responsive, resourceful and quick to resolve issues that weren’t of her making.
Response from the owner:Hi Jez, you are very kind to leave a review thank you! It was a pleasure to be able to help. Kind regards, Suus
We had a lovely weekend at Beaver Brook. The house was perfect for our needs and couldn't have been better for our family reunion. The beautiful weather was an unexpected extra for October. Would definitely recommend!
Response from the owner:Hi Kay, I’m so glad you had a great stay at Beaver Brook! Thank you for looking after the house so well, I hope we see you again. Kind regards, Suus from Cotswold Sleeps
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