An accurate replication is coming to a charming small townsfolk in Georgia .
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When it comes toChristmas classics , there are n’t many films more comforting thanThe Holiday . While you might begin the movie for its heartwarming story ( and a new Jude Law ) , you likely stay for Iris ’s ( play by Kate Winslet ) intimate English bungalow . You might have even daydream of what it would be like to drop the vacation time of year there yourself — making trips to the local corner workshop and have solo dance party to Mr. Brightside , as Cameron Diaz ’s character Amanda does . But you ’d be disappointed to discover the cottage does n’t exist — at least as of now .
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When Can I Stay in the Cottage?
Coming October 2025 , you ’ll be able to book a stay at an exact replica of the fictitious cottage . Not only does the planetary house itself perfectly embody theNancy Meyers aesthetic , but it ’s set in a charming , modest Georgia town that looks like it amount straight from the director ’s mental imagery .
“ One of the things that really drew me to the area , because I ’m not from here , is that it really is a lot like aHallmark movie , ” enounce Lucy Small , designer and builder ofthe Holiday Cottage . “ Just a picture - perfect , romcom petty town . And so I really wanted to do something like a project of my own where it would really act into that . ”
The sequestered farm property is settle in Gilmer County , Georgia , though there ’s no official computer address because the home has yet to be built . An minute forth is another small Ithiel Town Dahlonega , which has been rated as one of themost festive Christmas towns .
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True to the movie and a distinctive Cotswolds village , it has all the chemical element you ’d envision : cute brick construction , horse - drawn carriages , and small shops .
“ There ’s just so much to do here in the fall and the winter — there ’s festivals and tree lightings , parades and apple pick , and all this kind of stuff , ” Small say . “ It lend itself very well to like a movie plot , candidly . ”
The Holiday Cottage
The Cottage Interior
From a authoritative squelch ceiling to theiconic bathtub , Small focalise on the details to get the replica as close to the real tidy sum as possible . The colour pallet , flowered furniture , and small , old - school appliances all mime the bungalow style featured inThe Holiday .
“ It ’s not needs maximalist , but they definitely styled the house to correspond Kate Winslet ’s fictional character , which is very dowdy — down to the use ofso many browns , ” she articulate . “ They made her kind ofseem like a grandma . ”
Unlike Amanda , who lives lavishly in Los Angeles , Iris is not intend to be fashion - forward . Her nursing home ’s design is mean to exemplify her snug style and where she ’s at in life ( sort of given up ) .
Amanda ’s mansion is the opposite , reflecting her desire for perfection . While it ’s beautiful and spotless , it does n’t have the affectionateness the cottage does — it might not be somewhere you ’d want to spend a romantic holiday .
The cottage also reflect how the pendulum has swing from milled space to a morepersonal stylethat ’s all about comfort .
“ I do remember now there ’s been this total rejection of what was very pop in the 2015 era , which was everything livid — gray floors , white kitchens , snowy cabinet — that whole forward-looking farmhouse , detergent builder white look is just so out , ” Small says .
The re - macrocosm does have a scrap more of a mod touch sensation , though . There ’s an extensive list of agreeableness , which include ( but are n’t limited to ) agame elbow room , BBQ facilities , a red-hot tub , and , of course , a fireplace .
As of now , the Holiday Cottage is book out four months in advance , with it opening its doors every weekend start up October 1 , 2025 . Once they start rolling out packaging on societal media , Small expects it to fill up tight . Because there are only so many weekend in the year , she recommend book far out in advance , and if you necessitate to offset afterward , you could . Cancelations made over 30 days before your stay will get you a full refund .
And if Small could re - create a place from another movie ? She ’s going with another classic : Practical illusion .
