Must-see hotels in Europe

  • Sommos Hotel Aneto

    Aragón

    Streamlined, modern Aneto is a cut above your average ski lodge with a wide selection of big, bright rooms in wood-dominated decor, from the snazzy to the…

  • Amanites

    Peloponnese

    This lovely place, a converted historic home, has eight elegant rooms with drapes and tasteful fabrics. All of them face the fabulous outlook over the…

  • Farmhouse Hotel

    Guernsey

    This converted farmhouse turned boutique country bolthole has charm in spades. Original features such as granite fireplaces and heavy wooden beams…

  • No 27 Brighton

    Brighton & Hove

    Brighton’s top B&B has five sumptuous rooms, perfectly done out with antique flourish. All the fabrics, furniture and decoration have been painstakingly…

  • Boutiquehotel Stadthalle

    Vienna

    Achieving a zero-energy balance, this hotel makes the most of solar power, rainwater collection and LED lighting, and has a roof planted with fragrant…

  • Hotel Casa Villa

    Thrace & Marmara

    Casa Villa maximises its hilltop location above Eceabat with excellent views from elegantly decorated rooms; plenty of outdoor furniture makes it easy to…

  • Ai Bastioni

    Treviso

    This hybrid hair salon, beauty spa and contemporary hotel is delightfully unconventional and super-smart. Rooms have every imaginable mod con: Netflix…

  • Hôtel Beau-Rivage Palace

    Lausanne

    Easily the most stunningly located hotel in Lausanne, this luxury lakeside address is sumptuous. A beautifully maintained early-19th-century mansion set…

  • Hotel Sa Pischedda

    Bosa

    The apricot facade of this restored 1890s hotel greets you just south of the Ponte Vecchio. Several rooms retain original frescoed ceilings, some are…

  • Il Palazzo

    Abruzzo

    Who wouldn't want to stay at a B&B called 'The Palace'? This elegant and gently welcoming place occupies the 2nd floor of Casa Parente, an 18th-century…

  • Relais Villa Miraglia

    Tyrrhenian Coast

    Surrounded by beech forest, this newly restored hunting lodge smack in the heart of the Nebrodi is the perfect base for hiking, mountain biking or…

  • Lull Hostel

    Warsaw

    More of a home than a hostel, Lull is based in one of Saska Kępa's modernist houses. The light-filled rooms with exposed brick walls, graphic art by local…

  • Quinta do Convento da Franqueira

    The Minho

    Run by a delightful husband-wife duo, this remarkable quinta (estate) is housed in a 16th-century convent turned vineyard and inn, 6km southwest of…

  • Le Clos de l'Abbaye

    Burgundy

    At this handsome old house directly across the square from the abbey, the three spacious, comfortable and stylishly decorated bedrooms and two family…

  • Hotel Manastyrski

    Minsk

    Housed in the converted remains of a Benedictine Monastery in the heart of Minsk's bustling Old Town, this 48-room gem cannot be beaten for location or…

  • Akay Pension

    Turquoise Coast

    It's the hard-working, hospitable owners Kazim and Aysȩ, who really make this fine place, which has a comfy Ottoman-style lounge and well-maintained,…

  • Hôtel Georgette

    Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville

    Taking inspiration from the Centre Pompidou around the corner, this vivacious hotel's 19 rooms reflect major 20th-century artistic movements, including…

  • Residenza Sveva

    Termoli

    This historic albergo diffuso (dispersed hotel) has its reception on Piazza Duomo, near the cathedral, but the 21 rooms are squeezed into several palazzi…

  • Corte di Gabriela

    Venice

    Corte di Gabriela is a 19th-century palazzo, but there’s nothing traditional about its 11 rooms, which inventively play with the palace's historic…

  • Fronius Residence

    Sighişoara

    Stride past walls lined with medieval weaponry towards elegant rooms, some with rib-vault ceilings, within this 400-year-old building. In the citadel's…

  • Dadibra Konak

    Safranbolu

    A contemporary take on Safranbolu's Ottoman aesthetic. Colourful, tassel-strewn textiles jazz up large beam-walled rooms, while downstairs the lounge…

  • La Corne d'Or

    Arras

    Occupying a magnificent hôtel particulier (private mansion) built in 1748, this romantic B&B is filled with antiques, art and books on WWI. Some of the…

  • Hotel Carabeo

    Nerja

    Full of stylish antiques and wonderful paintings, this small, family-run seafront hotel is set above manicured terraced gardens. There’s a pool on a…

  • Clare Island Lighthouse

    County Mayo

    With its ends-of-the-earth feel, views onto jagged cliffs and regular blasts of salt spray, there's a dash of magic about this boutique retreat on the…

  • Wheatsheaf

    The Cotswolds

    The 14 different rooms at this former coaching inn, very popular with an exclusive London set, blend atmospheric period touches, such as free-standing…

  • Hello I'm Local Boutique Hostel

    Haarlem

    In a charming neighbourhood on the edge of the centre, this quirkily named hostel inside a traditional brick Dutch house has 56 beds across 12 rooms, and…

  • L'Antico Forziere

    Umbria

    This 17th-century farmhouse turned stylish agriturismo resides in the dozy hamlet of Casalina, just south of Deruta. Guest rooms feature wood beams and…

  • Hotel Orfila

    Madrid

    One of Madrid's best hotels, Hotel Orfila has all the luxuries of any five-star hotel – supremely comfortable rooms, for a start – but it's the personal…

  • Garden Village Bled

    Lake Bled

    Garden Village embraces and executes the eco-resort concept with aplomb, taking glamping to a whole new level and delivering lashings of wow factor…

  • Hôtel Paris Bastille Boutet

    Paris

    A joinery workshop and later a chocolate factory, the Boutet retains its original 1926 mosaic-tiled façade and art deco canopy, and acknowledges its…

  • Les Telliers

    Reims

    Enticingly positioned down a quiet alley near the cathedral, this bijou B&B extends one of Reims’ warmest bienvenues (welcomes). The high-ceilinged rooms…

  • Astoria

    Lviv

    A hotel since 1914, the Astoria was given a stylishly moody retrofit in 2013, sending it back to the monochrome world of the 1930s. The seven floors are…

  • Domus Maris Relais

    Mediterranean Coast

    Enjoying a prime hilltop location with excellent views over Sciacca's fishing port, Domus Maris Relais showcases a relaxed combination of elegance and…

  • Ostello Tergeste

    La Costiera Triestina

    This lemon-yellow 1920s villa offers dorms and doubles with dreamy sea views and even balconies. Neat, if spartan, rooms come with private bathrooms and…

  • La Villa Eugène

    Épernay

    Sitting handsomely astride the Avenue de Champagne in its own grounds with an outdoor pool, La Villa Eugène is a class act. It's in a beautiful 19th…

  • Hotel Jama

    Southwestern Slovenia

    This huge, concrete, socialist-era hotel is part of the Postojna Cave complex and has undergone a stunning renovation, reopening in 2016 with slick,…

  • Bishop's Gate Hotel

    Derry (Londonderry)

    The former Northern Counties gentleman's club has been transformed into a stylish 30-room hotel located within Derry's city walls. Rooms combine period…

  • Hotel Huerto del Cura

    Alicante Province

    A sublime hotel with stylish white rooms and antique wooden furnishings. The accommodation is in trim bungalows within lush, palm-shaded gardens. It’s a…

  • Vila Galé Collection Braga

    Braga

    Braga's newest luxury hotel is this magnificent former hospital and convent dating to 1508, adopted by the Vila Galé hotel chain and reopened in 2018…

  • Le Stanze di Torcicoda

    Ferrara

    Tucked down a crooked lane in Ferrara's old Jewish quarter, this cosy, long-established B&B offers four rooms of varying sizes in a late 14th-century…

    • placement: fullWidth
    • path: Destinations/POIs/superzone
    • possible size: [970, 250], [970, 90], [728, 90], [300, 250], [320, 50], [1, 1],
    • targeting:
      {
        "position": "superzone"
      }