If you’re thinking about investing in a campervan and want to maintain the same luxury that motorhomes offer, you might want to consider something on the higher end of the market. If you’re on the hunt for one, our best luxury campervan guide is sure to help you find the one for you.
The most luxurious campervans use bigger base vehicles and have more room for mod-cons and lounge space. These are features that can come in very useful when you’re pitched up at your campervan campsite.
Our judging panel for the Practical Motorhome Awards 2024 have picked out their top choice on the market, as well as the close contenders, to help you find the best campervan for you.
This year, we were particularly impressed with the Auto-Sleeper M-Star, which also made a splash at the February NEC show earlier this year.
The 2-berth, Sprinter-based van provides a premium experience, featuring Alde central heating, and integrated solar panels. Those who like to cook on the go will love the luxury campervan for its top-tier fixtures and spacious kitchen area.
In this guide, you can see what we made of it, as well as our shortlisted contenders for the most luxurious campervans – you can also take a look at our best budget campervan guide to see our more wallet-friendly picks too.
The best luxury campervan is:
Auto-Sleeper M-Star
- Price: From £125,000
- Berths: 2
- MTPLM: 3880kg (est)
- MiRO: TBC
- Payload: 480kg (est)
- Length: 7.1m
- Width: 2.02m
Reasons to buy:
- It’s the highest spec campervan ever produced by a UK manufacturer
Reasons to avoid:
- You might find the shiny grey interior not to your liking
An Auto-Sleeper camper priced at £125,000? Yes, but what an ‘van this is from the motorhome manufacturer this is. It may cost the same as some A-class motorhomes, but this Mercedes-based model is packed with kit and comfort. That’s evidenced by the fact that there’s no real options list to speak of: everything you could possibly want has already been added.
That includes leather upholstery, an onboard gas tank, a solar panel, a 100Ah lithium leisure battery, Alde wet central heating, a 157-litre Dometic fridge, Truma habitation air-con, an external BBQ point, a Thule roll-out awning… the list goes on.
The thoughtful layout includes a pair of long, comfortable, facing sofas at the rear, and a washroom tucked away on the offside. The kitchen is fantastic, with two lift-up flaps to expand the worktop.
Then, of course, there’s the Mercedes Sprinter base vehicle, which features all of the bells and whistles you could wish for. Yes, it’s £125,000, but this really is the standout winner in this category.
Full review: Auto-Sleeper M-Star
On the shortlist for the best luxury campervan are:
Bürstner Playa 530 Limited Edition
- Price: TBC
- Berths: 4
- MTPLM: 3010kg
- MIRO: TBC
- Payload: TBC
- Length: 5.08kg
- Width: TBC
Reasons to buy:
- Bürstner is already an upmarket brand. This special edition only improves on that
Reasons to avoid:
- There are likely to be cheaper alternatives which still have all the essentials
Bürstner first brought this upmarket rising roof campervan based on a Renault Trafic to last October’s Motorhome, Caravan and Camping show at the NEC. Although a standard campervan layout with a rear bench seat, it still had an impressive amount of storage for a camper van, with little quirky extras like the removable “home light”.
This year it has returned as an all singing, all dancing Limited Edition, with 17-inch alloy wheels, a cooled glove box, a diesel parking heater, and a rear bench that comes with Isofix points and cushions you can stow away easily. There’s also a 50-litre fresh water tank – impressive for a campervan.
If you are after a luxury campervan from a well respected name, this could be one to check out.
Malibu Comfort 640 LE family-for-4
- Price: from £58,660
- Berths: 4
- MTPLML 3500kg
- MIRO: 2935
- Payload: 565kg
- Length: 6.36m
- Width: 2.05m
Reasons to buy:
- Carthago build quality in a van conversion for families that now has a rising roof
Reasons to avoid:
- Watch those optional extras – they add up quickly.
Malibu van conversions have always had a reputation for build quality and luxury (often reflected in the enormous list of optional features attached to each van, which can bump the price up to considerably above what is listed here).
While much of its offer is aimed at couples, this year it has extended opportunities for families by making this fixed single beds model come with a family-for-4 option. Technically this just means a rising roof, only it is not just any old rising roof.
It is one Carthago, which owns Malibu, has designed in-house to the same quality principles that have made it a byword for luxury and quality. These roofs are now being produced at its sleek new factory in Ormoz in Slovenia.
Bailey Endeavour B62
- Price: £69,999
- Berths: 2
- MTPLM: 3500kg
- MIRO: 2873kg
- Payload: 627kg
- Length: 5.99m
- Width: 2.50m
Reasons to buy:
- Bailey has an established name, and this will have been designed with the UK in mind
Reasons to avoid:
- Bailey is an established name, yes, but not yet in campervans
Precise details of Bailey’s first ever foray into the world of van conversions were still not available as we were putting together these awards, but those that we have seen should enable this Ford Transit-based van to make it onto our shortlist.
Bailey has been working with Ford Pro to design this high top vehicle, and it has already been tested out in the rugged Moroccan Sahara. It includes a U-shaped rear lounge that, despite the van only having an overall length of 5.98m, can still be made into two single beds both off which are 6ft 3in long.
The cosy-looking interior with upholstery that is oatmeal for the most part but contrasting blue around the sides, should be familiar to anyone who has seen the Bristol company’s more budget prices caravans recently. It certainly makes for a funky look.
Full review: Bailey Endeavour B62
Yucon K-Peak 7.0
- Price: £118,644
- Berths: 2/4
- MTPLM: 4100kg
- MIRO: TBC
- Payload: TBC
- Length: 6.97m
- Width: 2.02m
Reasons to buy:
- A really rugged performer with a luxury heritage behind it
Reasons to avoid:
- The overhead lockers make bed headroom a bit of a challenge
Yucon is Frankla’s van conversion range, now finally available in the UK. Given that it is Frankia, you would probably expect something luxurious. But the K-Peak is something just that little bit more, however, because it is a special edition built on a 4×4 Mercedes Sprinter and so designed for the ultimate off-road trip.
The 7.0 is also the most convincing layout of the three in the range, as it includes a decent size kitchen with plenty of storage space and two fixed single beds that are long enough to accommodate almost everyone. Attention to detail also marks this vehicle out.
The perfectly spacious washroom, for example, includes two drainage holes – which should prove useful if you end up parked somewhere that is hardly level. And the extra LED lighting above the windscreen should help guide you along those dark forest trails.
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