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When we hear the word cottage we typically think of a small, modest home in a rural setting. In fact, that is the accepted usage of the word. Its etymology has been traced back to the word cotter, which was used during the Middle Ages. A cotter was really nothing more than a peasant or a serf and a cottage was his home.
Though the term is sometimes used to refer to a summer home, particularly in North America, many residents in the UK know exactly what English Country Cottages are because they have stayed in one. No, they rarely own them. The cottage is no longer a popular style of home, except for holiday rentals.
For whatever reason, perhaps tradition or simple nostalgia, many UK residents prefer to stay in a cottage when they take a trip to the English countryside. Rental agencies throughout the nation rent cottages out just as they would holiday rentals, on a nightly or weekly basis.
As you may know, in the wake of the economic recession, citisens have been tightening their collective belts. This often means shorter, less expensive holidays. In fact, millions of people are taking their annual holiday at home, in the UK. The trend is so popular they even invented a word for it, the staycation.
Why rent a cottage? Most rental cottages are nothing like the ones we see in storybooks or on the pages of English history. They typically have a modest exterior and a completely modern interior. Typically, they offer that quintessentially English of breaks.