This LA-Style Surrey Mansion Is Our Type On Paper
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And it bears a resemblance to a famous villa you might have seen on screen…
Big occasion on the horizon? Grafting for a gorgeous home to rent to gather all of your friends? Our head has been turned by this Surrey mansion, which sleeps up to 12 guests – and bears a strong resemblance to Love Island’s Mallorca villa. Here’s how to book a stay.
The pool house at Palmer Oaks, Surrey (© R3 Photography)
How To Stay In Surrey’s Love Island Villa Dupe
Heated pool, sunken firepit, cinema room… It’s Love Island through and through. But instead of the love-to-hate-it trashy ITV2 reality series, we’re talking about a gorgeous LA style mansion hidden just outside London.
Palmer Oaks may be hidden in the heart of the Surrey Hills, but it wouldn’t look out of place in the Hollywood Hills (or on ITV2). Surrounded by 14 acres of private land (featuring your very own croquet lawn), the immediate selling point is the heated outdoor pool. But there’s plenty more this mansion has to boast: sun-soaked terraces, curved sofas, a slick kitchen and a spacious dining room for convivial group dining. It’s all about indoor-outdoor living, with a hot tub, firepit, BBQ station and wraparound seating area for sundowners and debriefs all alongside that turquoise pool.
The Love Island-worthy fire pit (© R3 Photography)
Gather all of your friends for dinner. (© R3 Photography)
Pull someone for a chat on these curvaceous sofas. (© R3 Photography)
Spill the (verbal) tea in the hot tub. (© R3 Photography)
Get a session in at the mansion’s gym. (© R3 Photography)
And for anyone committed to their gym routine, enjoy a fully equipped gym complete with Peloton, and wind down afterwards in the steam room. For more fun, table tennis, foosball and a private cinema all await.
But don’t worry: you won’t be crammed into one big bedroom. Six bedrooms sleep 12 guests, each equipped with the comfiest of beds, smart ensuites and oak tree views.
Love Island 2023 (© ITV)
The Real Love Island Villa
The real Love Island villa is a private property near Sant Llorenç des Cardassar in Mallorca. Named Sa Vinyassa, non-contestants can stay in the villa when it isn’t being used for filming, priced at £5,000 per week. And don’t worry: the lurid, slogan-happy interiors will be removed; they are added, and refreshed, for each new season of the reality show.
When it’s not being used for filming, Sa Vinyassa is a rustic haven featuring wooden sunbeds, an infinity pool, exposed natural stone and shady wooden pergolas. The most striking feature (or lack thereof)? There’s no firepit.
BOOK IT
Palmer Oaks sleeps up to 12 people, with prices starting at £10,000 for three nights (around £277 per person, per night). It is located close to the small village of Chiddingfold, about a 30 minute drive from Guildford. The nearest train station is Witley (4 miles away). The ball’s in your court…
