The perfect post-surf hideaway, these decadently designed huts opened last year at Three Cliffs Bay, with another site near Rhossili Bay new for this year. They're part shepherd's hut, part holiday chalet, and you can choose between a classic hut, for four, or a grand hut, for five... Photograph: pr
Both have woodburner-effect stoves, dining areas, decking and smart kitchens. Toilets and showers are a short walk away. Pets are welcome.
• 01792 202325, scampervanhire.co.uk, from £700 a week for four, or £850 a week for five Photograph: PR
With walls hewn from local stone, a single-level layout and a grass roof, Oriel Gwyr cottage slots nicely into the local landscape... Photograph: PR
Inside the four-bedroom property there are plenty of frills, from underfloor heating to a walk-in wet room and a show-off kitchen. It's also wheelchair accessible, but the most striking selling point is the view from the large picture windows across fields to the sea. There are three great beaches within walking distance.
• 01792 369694, gowergetaways.co.uk , from £1,415 a week, sleeps 8 Photograph: pr
One of 16 holiday cottages on the Penrice Estate, this bolthole for two (no children allowed) is one of the quirkiest. Built as a folly in 1790, the Towers once served as a lodge at the gates of Penrice Castle and was designed to look like a ruin – but it's not... Photograph: PR
Within its circular rooms you'll find a king-size bed and smart, taupe kitchen. Nearby beach Oxwich Bay belongs to the estate; book for dinner at The Coalhouse restaurant, right on the sand.
• 01792 391212, penricecastle.co.uk, from £350 a week Photograph: PR
It's all about location at this former rectory, the only house above the wide sweep of sand that spills out from the far western edge of the Gower peninsula, Britain's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty... Photograph: National Trust
Though the traditional interior is homely rather than all-out stylish, the spectacular setting makes this cottage one of the National Trust's most popular. It's around half a mile from Rhossili village via a farm track.
• 0844 335 1287, nationaltrustcottages.co.uk , from £980 a week, sleeps seven Photograph: Mike Henton/National Trust
Five minutes' walk from the beach at surfer-friendly Llangennith, this pint-sized barn conversion sleeps two. Downstairs is a rustic, open-plan kitchen, dining area and sitting room, with plaid cushions cosying up the exposed stone walls... Photograph: PR
Upstairs, tucked in below stripped wooden beams, is a galleried bedroom. There's also a sunny patio; ideal for tucking into a pint of local Gower Power ale or a tub of Joe's ice cream. Pets are welcome.
• 01792 390554, piltonmoorstables.co.uk , from £295 a week Photograph: PR
