A marina full of yachts and power boats may not sound like a particularly atmospheric place to spend the night with a witch, but Lucya Starza, who describes herself as a practising "Wiccan", is renting out her flat in Eastbourne's Sovereign Harbour to guests who want a seafront apartment – and the chance to learn about witchcraft.

Ironically, the flat is not available tonight as Starza is holding her own private Samhain celebrations but it is bookable for stays at any other time. "Samhain is the most important festival in the pagan calendar," says Starza. "It's a sad time of year. I will be at home tonight meditating and contacting the dead."

Guests who stay at the flat, which is available on rental site wimdu.co.uk from £78 per night for a double room, can request to have their tarot cards read, learn spells and find out more about modern-day witchcraft.

As for whether a beachside flat is a suitably spooky spot for wannabe witches, Starza says: "Magic works best in liminal places so the beach is perfect. It is neither one thing nor the other, sometimes it's sea and sometimes it's land."

If potion classes aren't your thing, the website also offers a night tucked up in your own coffin at Le Manoir de Paris, a "haunted" house in the centre of Paris. We're not sure how good a night's sleep you'll get, as it looks pretty cosy – there's definitely not room for two. Which means you'll have to brave it alone.