This week we’re revisiting some of our favorite all-time summer stories, like this banner roundup from 2018, now updated with new finds:
Over the years we’ve featured dozens of design-worthy rental houses on Remodelista. Here’s our roundup of our greatest hits, international edition… (You might want to bookmark this post.)
(N.B.: For more design destinations, head to our Travel Guides.)
Argentina
![casa helsinki: a midcentury guesthouse in argentina. 17](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/casa-helsinki-argentina-remodelista-2-733x489.jpg)
Australia
![lumière lodge: a couple’s thoughtfully hued antique cottage down un 18](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/lumiere-lodge-kitchen-733x489.jpg)
![ellis house in kyneton, victoria. 19](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ellis-house-victoria-australia-remodelista.jpg)
![an australian idyll: estate trentham near melbourne. 20](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/estate-trentham-remodelista-16.png)
![ross farm cabin south gippsland australia 2](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/ross-farm-cabin-south-gippsland-australia-2-733x550.jpg)
Belgium
![angle of repose: a restored house in tielrode, belgium, available for rent. 22](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/sofie-lachaert-little-house-danica-o-kus-8-733x486.jpg)
France
![la vie en rose: a \1\2th century poet’s villa in st. paul de vence, rest 23](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/saint-paul-de-vence-katie-lyons-20-733x489.jpg)
![the six month remodel: an airy flat in nice gets a new lease on life. 24](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/nice-apartment-rue-paganini-helen-cathcart-17-733x481.jpg)
![the chicest new guest pad in paris. 25](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Chez-Marie-Sixtine-Paris-Remodelista-Julie-Ansiau-photo-1-733x489.jpg)
![french idyll: a design couple’s soulful, rustic holiday home. 26](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/karen-mccartney-hilltop-barn-airbnb-duras-france-kitchen2-733x946.jpg)
![a paris pied à terre by ishka designs of brooklyn. 27](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/heaven-in-paris-rentals-eiffel-tower-loft-remodelista-2-733x485.jpg)
![maison empereur guest rooms victoria smith 22](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/maison-empereur-guest-rooms-victoria-smith-22-733x977.jpg)
Germany
![a suite of guesthouses in the german countryside by two copenhagen transplants. 29](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/rm-by-candlelight-issue-cover-image-vol-14-iss-51-gutshaus-rensow-733x489.png)
![strandwood house, in a lively marina on rügen island in the baltic s 30](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/german-rental-property-bedroom-twin-bed-733x481.jpg)
![a modern houseboat in berlin. 31](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/modern-houseboat-berlin-rental-remodelista.jpg)
Greece
![a rustic idyll for four in mykonos, greece. 32](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/villa-honora-mykonos-greece-remodelista-4.jpg)
![an idiosyncratic urban getaway in greece. 33](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/passer-domesticus-157-173-designers-bath-733x488.jpg)
Italy
![a revived \16th century farmhouse in puglia. 34](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/16th-century-farmhouse-puglia-remodelista.jpg)
![a romantic monastery turned vacation rental on the amalfi coast. 35](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/perfect-hideaway-trotula-charming-house3-733x489.jpg)
![a holiday house in the italian alps. 36](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/la-pedevilla-italian-alps-remodelista.jpg)
Indonesia
![the insta famous airbnb: villa arunja in bali. 37](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/villa-arunja-canggu-bali-living-room-733x878.jpg)
Ireland
![stilt house: a raised contemporary cabin on a lakeside farm retreat in connemar 38](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/8b-stilt-house-at-fernwood-living-room-connemara-ireland-photo-by-doreen-kilfeather-and-superfolk-8b-733x489.jpg)
Japan
![kamanza nijo house (#\2), as seen in design travel: artful hotels in tokyo and 39](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kyo-no-ondokoro-kamanza-nijo-2-2-733x489.jpg)
![a memorable place to stay in kyoto: a historic textile factory newly open as a 40](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/adayinkhaki-muromachi-front-4-733x489.jpg)
Mexico
![casa tiny, a walden inspired getaway in mexico. 41](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Casa-Tiny-Airbnb-Oaxaca-Mexico-architect-Aranza-de-Ariño-Camila-Cossio-photo-8-733x506.jpg)
Morocco
![marrakech modern: a remodeled riad for rent (an old favorite; alas, it\2 42](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fields/Martin-Raffone-Marrakech-house-Remodelista-4-733x981.jpg)
New Zealand
![an off the grid cottage in new zealand, available for rent. 43](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fearon-hay-storm-cottage-new-zealand-8-733x489.jpeg)
Portugal
![baixa house in lisbon. 44](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/baixa-house-lisbon-portugal-remodelista.jpg)
![wood floors beamed white ceilings guest house portugal](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/wood-floors-beamed-white-ceilings-guest-house-portugal-733x1100.jpg)
![a family house turned rural retreat in portugal’s algarve. 46](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/alex-reyto-casa-modesta-algarve-portugal-1-733x489.jpg)
![cucumbi: a rustic guest house in portugal, suited for autumn. 47](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/cucumbi-guest-house-bedroom-1-733x1100.jpg)
Scandinavia
![for aesthetes and surfers: a new vipp guest house in denmark’s “c 48](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/vipp-cold-hawaii-kitchen-5-733x1024.jpg)
![the latest lodgings in copenhagen by a danish design favorite. 49](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/vipp-loft-kitchen01-733x1100.jpg)
Scotland
![Greatest Hits 45 Rental Houses from the Archives International Edition portrait 7](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/killiehuntly-scotland-dining-room-wood-chairs-733x489.jpg)
South Africa
![a whitewashed villa in the western cape province of south africa. 51](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/western-cape-province-south-africa-rental-remodelista.jpg)
Spain
![casa josephine: a design couple’s country house and b&b in rioja, sp 52](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/rm-iberian-peninsula-issue-cover-image-vol-17-iss-40-casa-josephine-733x489.jpg)
![alemany 5 in girona. 53](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/alemany-5-girona-rental-remodelista.jpg)
![an artful apartment in palma, mallorca. 54](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/palma-mallorca-rental-remodelista-1-768x503.jpg)
Sri Lanka
![lunuganga geoffrey bawa the eastern terrace the galleries dominic sansoni photo 6](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/lunuganga-geoffrey-bawa-the-eastern-terrace-the-galleries-dominic-sansoni-photo-6-733x487.jpg)
Switzerland
![an alpine remodel by jonathan tuckey. 56](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/jonathan-tuckey-dining-room-remodelista.jpg)
Taiwan
![shu shu house: a serene mountain retreat in jiufen, taiwan. 57](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/shu-shu-house-taiwan-4-1-733x508.jpg)
United Kingdom
![a seaside loft in cornwall. 58](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/seaside-loft-cornwall-rental-remodelista-1.jpg)
![little mill abergavenny: a once upon a time holiday cottage in wales. 59](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/kitchen-the-little-mill-abergavenny-6-733x488.jpg)
![the off the grid riverside cabin, rental edition. 60](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/off-the-grid-rental-devon-remodelista.jpg)
![a design shop by way of love in somerset. 61](https://www.remodelista.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/caro-somerset-b-and-b-1-733x489.jpg)
Consult our City Guides for shops, restaurants, hotels, and other design-worthy destinations wherever you go. And for tips for the holiday renter (or letting out your own place), see:
- Expert Advice: The Ultimate Rental Checklist, Landlord Edition
- Editors’ Picks: 15 Favorite Vacation Rental Resources
- High/Low: 6 Essentials for Stocking the Rental House
N.B.: This story originally ran on July 11, 2014 and has been updated with new images and links.
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