More unusual places to stay

Stay in a cave, a fire truck or a gipsy caravan on your honeymoon

1 Cave - Head to Göreme National Park, Turkey

Subterranean dwellings from the Hittite, Roman and Byzantine periods have been updated with 21st-century luxuries to create an atmospheric hideaway in the fairytale landscape of Cappadocia. From US$160 (£100) pn; www.cappadociacavesuites.com

2 Gipsy caravan - Head to Ireland

Take charge of your own horse - and pace of life - by hiring an old-school caravan and wending through the Wicklow countryside. From €890 (£764) a week; www.clissmann.com/wicklow

3 Pod - Head to Les Giettes, Switzerland

Hotel rooms? Or supersized snowballs? These spherical mountain-side suites, south of Lausanne, keep the cold out with luxury bedding and wood-burning stoves, but let the spectacular views in. From €325 (£278) pn; www.whitepod.com

4 Windmill - Head to Santorini, Greece

Traditional elegance in beautiful surrounds - that sums up these cool and quirky windmills, nestling in the slopes of Santorini. They even have their own pools. From €280 (£240) pn; www.windmill.gr

5 Fire Truck - Head to Inshriach House, Scotland

This 1950s engine has been cleverly extended and repurposed; now its sides roll back to reveal a wood-burner and Victorian bed! Truly unique. From £120 for two nights; www.canopyandstars.co.uk