Must-see hotels in England

  • Mercure Bristol Brigstow

    Bristol

    A harbourside location and attractive modern design make the Mercure a sound, central option. Rooms boast 'floating' beds, curved panel walls and tiny TVs…

  • Linnett Hill

    Keswick

    Much recommended by travellers, this lovingly run B&B has lots going for it: crisp white rooms, a great location near Fitz Park and keen prices that stay…

  • Wasdale Head Campsite

    The Lake District

    This National Trust campsite is in a fantastically wild spot, nestled beneath the Scafell range. Facilities are basic (laundry room, showers), but the…

  • Tune Hotel

    Liverpool

    A slightly upscale version of a pod hotel, Tune offers a comfortable night's sleep (courtesy of a superb mattress and good-quality linen) in a range of en…

  • London House Hotel

    Notting Hill & West London

    This good-value, snappy-looking hotel in a rather grand Regency-style building looks over Kensington Gardens Sq. The 103 rooms may be on the small side,…

  • Keswick YHA

    Keswick

    Refurbished after flooding in 2015, Keswick's handsome YHA looks as good as new. Its premium facilities include an open-plan ground-floor cafe, a…

  • Hart's

    Nottingham

    Within the former Nottingham General Hospital compound, this swish hotel has ultra-contemporary rooms (some with small terraces) in a striking modernist…

  • Malmaison

    Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields

    Facing a leafy square in Clerkenwell, this chic 97-room hotel in a converted nurses' residence revels in understated 1970s chic. The cocktail bar in the…

  • Roomzzz Corn Exchange

    Manchester

    This place has 114 beautifully appointed self-catering studios and suites in the old Grade II–listed Corn Exchange, right on the edge of the Northern…

  • Rosa's

    Cambridge

    One for solo travellers: a friendly, family-run B&B where the three bright, snug singles are decked out in neutral tones. It's 2 miles north of the city…

  • Blenheim Buttery

    Oxfordshire

    Upstairs above a friendly little cafe-bakery, where they serve the excellent à la carte breakfast, this good-value B&B offers simple but spacious and…

  • George Hotel

    Cumbria & the Lakes

    Penrith's venerable red-brick coaching inn offers classically decorated rooms in prim stripes and country patterns, plus a quaint bar and restaurant. It's…

  • Hotel du Vin

    Bristol

    The Bristol outpost of this luxury hotel brand occupies an old sugar warehouse and mixes heritage chic with smooth minimalism: exposed brick and iron…

  • Macdonald Windsor Hotel

    Windsor & Eton

    The cream of Windsor’s crop, this floral-scented hotel may look small from the front, but beyond its revolving door you’ll find 120 elegant rooms. Rich,…

  • Malmaison

    Newcastle-upon-Tyne

    The affectedly stylish Malmaison touch has been applied to this former warehouse with considerable success, even down to the French-speaking lifts. Big…

  • Hull Trinity Backpackers

    Yorkshire

    This centrally located hostel with simple rooms is just the ticket for a cheap sleep in Hull. It's clean and friendly, and the owner is passionate about…

  • Woodbine

    Exeter

    It's worth staying here for the breakfast experience alone: hampers delivered to you room are packed with bacon ciabattas, pastries, cereals and yoghurt…

  • Avebury Lodge

    Wiltshire

    It’s as if gentlemanly archaeologists are still in situ: antiquarian prints of stone circles smother the walls, pelmets and chandeliers are dotted around…

  • Silversprings

    Exeter

    There are so many reasons to make these serviced apartments your Exeter pied-à-terre. Tucked away off a square a short walk from the city centre, they…

  • Eight Bells Inn

    The Cotswolds

    This friendly and atmospheric 14th-century inn offers six bright, modern rooms with iron bedsteads, soothing neutral decor, flowery wallpaper and warm…

  • Imperial

    Plymouth

    The pick of the small hotels on Plymouth Hoe is in this 1840s town house that once belonged to an admiral. A few heritage features remain but it has been…

  • Eskdale YHA

    The Lake District

    Halfway up the Eskdale valley, just a stroll from the little village of Boot and its pubs, this fine YHA is a popular walkers' base – alternative routes…

  • Raise View House

    The Lake District

    Fell views unfurl from nearly every room here: Helm Crag, Easedale and Stone Arthur are particularly impressive. On the edge of Grasmere, the house is…

  • Wellsway

    Torquay

    In a radical move for an English seaside B&B, Wellsway has opted to have fewer rooms rather than squeezing them in. The result is wonderfully spacious…

  • Liverpool YHA

    Liverpool

    It may have the look of an Eastern European apartment complex, but this award-winning hostel, adorned with plenty of Beatles memorabilia, is one of the…

  • London St Paul’s YHA

    London

    Housed in the former boarding school for St Paul's Cathedral choir boys, this 213-bed hostel has notable period features, including Latin script in a band…

  • Townhouse

    Northeast England

    Each of the Townhouse's 11 luxurious rooms has a theme, from French-styled Le Jardin to ocean-liner-like Cruise and the Edwardian Express, re-creating a…

  • YHA Whitby

    Whitby

    With an unbeatable setting in an old mansion next to the abbey, this hostel is incredibly popular – you'll have to book well in advance to get your body…

  • Red Lion

    Wiltshire

    In historic Lacock, where better to sleep than a Georgian coaching inn that oozes ambience. Step on flagstone floors past open fires, up a grand staircase…

  • Igloo Hybrid Hostel

    Nottingham

    The sister property of the much-loved Igloo Backpackers Hostel has a central location footsteps from the Old Market Sq. Cabin-style 'sleep boxes'…

  • King's Head

    The Midlands & the Marches

    Dating from the 14th century, this half-timbered inn is a charmer. Some of its 15 sage- and oyster-toned rooms have four-poster beds, and there's a timber…

  • Wooler YHA

    Northeast England

    In a low, red-brick building above Wooler, this handy hostel contains 57 beds in a variety of rooms (including handcrafted 'shepherds' huts' sleeping two…

  • Lakeland House

    The Lake District

    You're smack bang in the centre of Coniston at this good-value, basic B&B above Hollands cafe. The rooms have been recently renovated with fresh colours…

  • Lydgate House

    Dartmoor National Park

    Arriving at this beautifully furnished Victorian house is an atmospheric experience – it's hidden away at the end of a moss-lined track. There are rich…

  • Bear

    Oxfordshire

    Covered in ivy, and dating back to the 13th century, this stately former coaching inn stands near the town approach to Blenheim Palace. Facilities have…

  • Threadneedles

    London

    An unobtrusive entrance leads into a grand circular lobby topped with a hand-painted glass dome at this bank-turned-boutique-hotel. The 74 rooms spread…

  • Pollaughan Farm

    South Cornwall

    A quick drive from Porthcurnick Beach, this four-cottage complex is designed to suit all the family: stressed-out parents, hyperactive kids, even…

  • Alverton Hotel

    South Cornwall

    This handsome converted convent is Truro's grandest hotel, but the style is more country than contemporary. Antique wardrobes, sleigh beds and drapes in…

  • Light ApartHotel Manchester

    Manchester

    A modern self-catering option on the edge of the Northern Quarter with 53 1- and 2-bedroom apartments, each with en suite. All apartments also come…

  • Warwick Hall

    Cumbria & the Lakes

    This fine country house, 2 miles from the centre along Warwick Rd, is a real country retreat. With its huge rooms, high ceilings and old-fashioned decor,…

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