Original Cottages
← Listing Sites & OTAsUK holiday cottage lettings agency with about 5,500 properties
Original Cottages grew from a family-founded Norfolk agency into a national UK network of regional holiday letting brands, before being acquired by European vacation rental giant Awaze in 2023. Its identity is local expertise at national scale: regional teams who know their coastlines and villages, backed by centralized marketing and booking infrastructure. Under Awaze, that regional-brand strategy joins a portfolio including cottages.com and Hoseasons, consolidating a substantial share of the UK agency market. For owners, the appeal remains a named local contact rather than a call center.
| Category | Listing Sites & OTAs |
| Best for | traveler; owner |
| Pricing | commission (owner) |
| Headquarters | Reepham, Norfolk, United Kingdom |
| Founded | 1992 |
| Ownership | subsidiary of The Travel Chapter (PE, acquired May 2022) |
| Status | active |
| Known limitation | Lettings agency, not a tech vendor |
Key integrations
Feefo (gold partner)
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