/* 2026-09-07 | The Retreat, Carlingford | static prototype
Layout modelled on the Unique Homestays single-property page:
hero gallery -> title + badges -> hook + CTA -> anchored detail sections
-> location -> from the owner -> recommendations -> FAQs -> testimonials. */
:root {
--ink: #2b2926;
--ink-soft: #57534d;
--ink-faint: #8b857c;
--paper: #fbf9f6;
--paper-alt: #f2eee8;
--line: #e2dcd2;
--accent: #6b7b6a; /* muted Cooley green */
--accent-dark: #4f5c4e;
--serif: "Cormorant Garamond", "Iowan Old Style", Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
--sans: "Inter", -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
--measure: 66ch;
--gap: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5rem);
}
* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; scroll-padding-top: 9rem; }
body {
margin: 0;
background: var(--paper);
color: var(--ink);
font-family: var(--sans);
font-size: 16px;
line-height: 1.65;
-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
}
/* height:auto is load-bearing, not tidiness. Every ![]()
now carries width/height
attributes (added 2026-09-08 to stop layout shift), and those attributes act as CSS
presentational hints. Without height:auto here, that hint pins the rendered height at
the file's pixel height while max-width:100% shrinks the width - the images stretch
tall - and it also defeats the aspect-ratio:4/3 rules below, because aspect-ratio only
applies when one dimension is auto. Class rules that genuinely want a fixed height
(.hero__img, .kitchen__img, .sliver) outrank this and are unaffected. */
img { max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; }
.wrap { width: min(1240px, 92vw); margin-inline: auto; }
/* ---------- type ---------- */
h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: .01em; margin: 0; }
h1 { font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 5.5vw, 4.4rem); line-height: 1.05; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 2.6vw, 2.3rem); line-height: 1.15; }
h3 { font-size: 1.25rem; line-height: 1.3; }
p { margin: 0 0 1.1em; max-width: var(--measure); color: var(--ink-soft); }
.eyebrow {
font-family: var(--sans);
font-size: .68rem;
letter-spacing: .22em;
text-transform: uppercase;
color: var(--ink-faint);
margin: 0 0 .9rem;
}
.lede { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.55rem); line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink); }
/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn {
display: inline-block;
padding: .95rem 2.2rem;
font-size: .72rem;
letter-spacing: .2em;
text-transform: uppercase;
text-decoration: none;
border: 1px solid var(--accent-dark);
transition: background .18s ease, color .18s ease;
cursor: pointer;
}
.btn--solid { background: var(--accent-dark); color: #fff; }
.btn--solid:hover { background: var(--ink); border-color: var(--ink); }
.btn--ghost { background: transparent; color: var(--accent-dark); }
.btn--ghost:hover { background: var(--accent-dark); color: #fff; }
.btn--block { display: block; width: 100%; text-align: center; }
/* ---------- header ---------- */
/* Inverted 2026-10-02 (asked for): the house green with paper-coloured type, where it
was paper with ink. --accent-dark is the green of the solid buttons and of the
booked nights on availability.php, so the bar and the calendar share one dark
colour. The rgba is --accent-dark (#4f5c4e) at .97, keeping a trace of the blur. */
.masthead {
position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 40;
background: rgba(79, 92, 78, .97);
backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
border-bottom: 1px solid var(--accent-dark);
color: var(--paper);
}
.masthead__inner {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr;
align-items: center;
gap: 1rem;
padding: 1.1rem 0;
}
.masthead__nav { display: flex; gap: 1.9rem; }
.masthead__nav a {
font-size: .68rem; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase;
text-decoration: none; color: rgba(251, 249, 246, .78); white-space: nowrap;
}
.masthead__nav a:hover { color: #fff; }
.wordmark { text-align: center; }
.wordmark__name { font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.45rem; letter-spacing: .28em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.wordmark__place { font-size: .6rem; letter-spacing: .3em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgba(251, 249, 246, .68); }
.masthead__cta { justify-self: end; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 1.4rem; }
.masthead__phone { font-size: .72rem; letter-spacing: .12em; color: rgba(251, 249, 246, .82); text-decoration: none; }
.masthead__phone:hover { color: #fff; }
/* nowrap since "Book" became "Book direct": a masthead button that breaks onto two
lines on a narrow phone doubles the height of the sticky header */
.masthead__cta .btn { padding: .7rem 1.6rem; white-space: nowrap; }
/* A green button on a green bar disappears, so in the masthead the solid button is
inverted too: paper with green type. */
.masthead .btn--solid { background: var(--paper); border-color: var(--paper); color: var(--accent-dark); }
.masthead .btn--solid:hover { background: #fff; border-color: #fff; color: var(--ink); }
/* the direct-booking offer under the button - the same offer as .rail__direct on
index.html; change the two together */
.masthead__book { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: .3rem; }
.masthead__offer {
font-size: .56rem; line-height: 1.2; letter-spacing: .14em; text-transform: uppercase;
color: rgba(251, 249, 246, .82); white-space: nowrap;
}
/* ---------- hero gallery ---------- */
.hero { padding: 1.6rem 0 0; }
.hero__layout { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 360px; gap: 1.6rem; align-items: start; }
.hero__grid {
display: grid;
grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr;
grid-template-rows: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
gap: .5rem;
height: min(66vh, 560px);
}
.hero__grid > *:first-child { grid-row: span 2; }
/* photographs fill their tile whatever their own proportions are */
.hero__img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
/* the map tile that replaces the third hero photograph */
.hero__map { position: relative; overflow: hidden; background: var(--paper-alt); }
.hero__map iframe { width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0; display: block; filter: saturate(.78); }
/* sits top-left: Google's attribution strip along the bottom must stay legible */
.hero__map-label {
position: absolute; left: 0; top: 0; right: 0;
padding: .55rem .7rem;
font-size: .6rem; letter-spacing: .16em; text-transform: uppercase;
color: #fff;
background: linear-gradient(rgba(0, 0, 0, .55), transparent);
pointer-events: none;
}
.hero__bar {
display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
padding: .9rem 0 0;
font-size: .7rem; letter-spacing: .18em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--ink-faint);
}
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