Another treat for those who like their holiday accommodation to be something a bit different, with a story attached and an experience with which they can regale their friends.

Charles Rennie Mackintosh is well known as one of the greatest and charismatic architects and designers of his age, and most are familiar with the best-known examples of his work - the Glasgow School of Art, the Willow Tearooms and the Hill House, all of which are in or near Glasgow where he lived and worked. But few people, if any, would look for him in Comrie.

This picturesque village stands on the banks of the River Earn in Perthshire, about 6 miles from Crieff and the same from lovely Loch Earn. Here, in the centre of the village, stood an 18th century town house which was gutted by fire at the beginning of the last century. When they came to rebuild it, they employed none other than the great man himself and it is this Mackintosh product, the Rennie Mackintosh Retreat - a remarkable A-listed dwelling, which is now available for holiday letting. A photograph of Mackintosh's work book, in his own handwriting and detailing the tenders for the works, hangs on the staircase.

Coming in from the street you proceed up the panelled staircase to the front door on the first floor. On this level is the open plan living accommodation - a stylish and fully-equipped kitchen featuring a fine Art Deco mirror over the original fireplace, which leads to a cosy sitting room with open fire and dining alcove. Windows to the front look across the street to the adjacent churchyard to the river, just a minute's walk away and over garden areas to the rear. On this level too is a useful WC.

You then head downstairs (another internal Mackintosh staircase this time, not the ones you came up originally) to the two double bedrooms. These, while not particularly large, have space enough and can only be described as fun. In one, what looks like a wardrobe opens to reveal a full size spa bath/shower over, while the other, with its carefully chosen Mackintosh style bed, has a very smart en suite shower room.

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