Travel isn’t one-size-fits-all.
And neither are the places we stay.
So Many Ways To Stay is for people who travel differently — people who care less about square footage and more about how a place feels. People who want to slow down, immerse themselves, learn something new, meet interesting humans, or simply land somewhere that makes them feel more like themselves.
This is a curated directory and platform for retreats, unique stays, and immersive travel experiences around the world — from creative workshops and wellness getaways to thoughtfully designed homes, artist residencies, and places that invite you to stay a little longer and live a little deeper.
What You’ll Find Here
A curated directory of retreats, unique stays, and experience-led travel around the world
Guides and recommendations for traveling slowly, creatively, and intentionally
Inspiration for alternative ways of traveling — whether that’s a month-long stay, a skill-building retreat, or a reset in a place that feels like home
Stories and ideas for people who don’t want their trips to look like everyone else’s
We’re not trying to show you everything.
We’re showing you what’s worth paying attention to.
About
We didn’t start So Many Ways To Stay because the internet needed another travel site.
We started it because there are so many incredible ways to travel that most people never even consider — not because they wouldn’t love them, but because they don’t know they exist.
Sometimes you’re craving a great trip… but you don’t even know what kind of trip is possible.
When we plan a trip, we usually default to the usual options — hotel, resort, maybe an Airbnb. And there’s nothing wrong with those. But there are so many other ways to travel and stay that rarely make it into the mainstream search results.
What about…
A week-long cooking immersion in Italy
A creative retreat in the desert
Coliving with other remote workers in a new city
A hut-to-hut hiking experience in the mountains
A pet-friendly countryside escape
A design-forward cabin you rent for a month to reset
A small, beautifully curated group trip
A longer-term stay where you actually live somewhere instead of just visiting
There are so many ways to stay.
The problem? They’re scattered everywhere.
One is on a retreat website.
Another is buried on page 7 of Google.
Another you only hear about if someone happens to mention it.
The world is full of incredibly well-crafted ways to experience it — retreats, cooking class holidays, cultural immersions, coliving spaces for digital nomads, unique stays that are destinations in themselves. I became a little obsessed with finding them.
So Many Ways To Stay is where I gather my favourites.
A curated directory of retreats, unique stays, and immersive travel experiences that I genuinely think are worth your time, your money, and your precious days off.
Not everything.
Just the good stuff.
This isn’t a booking engine or a giant directory of generic listings. It’s a collection of stays that feel intentional, inspiring, and a little different from the norm.
The kind of trip where you come home having learned to make pasta from scratch in someone’s Italian grandmother’s kitchen. Or where you spent a week hiking, exploring, and eating your way through a place slowly enough to actually feel it. Where you met people you’re still talking to, tried something that scared you a little, or simply woke up somewhere so beautiful and unexpected it stopped you in your tracks.
Think of it as having a friend who spends way too much time researching the good stuff — so you don’t have to.
Because there are so many ways to travel.
And so many ways to stay.
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