Must-see hotels in Europe

  • Cour du Corbeau

    Strasbourg

    A 16th-century inn lovingly converted into a boutique hotel, Cour du Corbeau wins you over with its half-timbered charm and its location, just steps from…

  • L’Auberge du Paradis

    Lyon & the Rhône Valley

    Beaujolais’ iconic, much-beloved inn occupies a village house restyled into an urban-chic, design-led boutique hotel. Oh, and there’s the fantastic…

  • Gritti Palace

    Venice

    Guests at the Gritti Palace on the Grand Canal don't need to leave their balconies to sightsee. This landmark 1525 doge’s palace features Grand Canal…

  • ROSA ET AL Townhouse

    Miragaia

    This gorgeously done-up town house in the thick of Porto's art district has suites with hardwood floors and freestanding claw-foot bathtubs, a lovely…

  • Himmlhof

    Tyrol

    This himmlisch (heavenly) Tyrolean chalet has wood-clad rooms brimming with original features (tiled ovens, four-poster beds and the like). An open fire…

  • Casa Maria Luigia

    Casa Maria Luigia

    Modena

    Aiming to capitalise on the worldwide foodie frenzy created by Osteria Francescana, top chef Massimo Bottura and his American wife, Lara Gilmore,…

  • Yugodom guesthouse in Belgrade, billed as a 'stayover museum'

    Yugodom

    Belgrade

    This evocative two-room guesthouse offers more than a comfortable bed; it's also a vessel for time travel. Billed as a 'stayover museum', Yugodom (dom…

  • Vila Raskrsnica

    North Macedonia

    It's worth detouring from the tourist trail just to stay at this utterly lovely village hotel, which offers four rooms in a chalet-style house and lip…

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    Dakota

    Leeds

    Raising the bar for luxury sleeps in Leeds, this gleaming new hotel has quickly become popular thanks to its central location close to shops and bars,…

  • Conrad Dublin hotel entrance.

    Conrad Dublin

    Dublin

    A €13 million refit has transformed this standard business hotel into an exceptional five-star property. The style is contemporary chic – marble bathrooms…

  • The early 1900s building of Savamala Bed & Breakfast

    Savamala Bed & Breakfast

    Belgrade

    This brilliant B&B is all early-1900s charm out the front and nouveau-Savamala graffiti-murals out the back. As hip as you'd expect from its location in…

  • Faralda Crane Hotel exterior

    Faralda Crane Hotel

    Amsterdam Noord

    What's that imposing industrial crane rising up at NDSM-werf? It's a hotel. The three fantasy-world suites perched at varying heights – Free Spirit,…

  • Hotel Nimb's fantastical exterior

    Hotel Nimb

    Copenhagen

    Part of historic Tivoli Gardens, this boutique belle offers 38 individually styled rooms and suites that fuse clean lines, handpicked art and antiques,…

  • Sina Brufani

    Perugia

    From its hilltop perch, this historic five-star hotel has captivating views of the valley below and hills beyond. This has been a local landmark since the…

  • The charming palace entrance to Hotel Nani Mocenigo

    Hotel Nani Mocenigo Palace

    Venice

    Live like a doge in a 15th-century Venetian-Gothic palace that once belonged to one of the most famous of them: Agostino Barbarigo, who was responsible…

  • The art nouveau Hotel Moskva on Terazije boulevard

    Hotel Moskva

    Belgrade

    Art nouveau icon and proud symbol of the best of Belgrade, the majestic 123-room Moskva has been wowing guests – including Albert Einstein, Indira Gandhi…

  • Hostel Bongo on central Terazije boulevard

    Hostel Bongo

    Belgrade

    Guests at the modern, brightly painted and meticulously maintained Bongo can take their pick: plunge into the tonnes of attractions, bars and restaurants…

  • The popular and centrally located Hostelche hostel

    Hostelche

    Belgrade

    Bend-over-backwards staff, a homey atmosphere and super location make this award-winner popular for all the right reasons. Dorm beds are all floor level …

  • Stamba Hotel

    Tbilisi

    Tbilisi's best hotel is currently unsurpassable, and Stamba has won new devotees – as well as awards – aplenty since its doors opened in 2018, when the…

  • Villa Dihovo

    North Macedonia

    A remarkable guesthouse, Villa Dihovo comprises three traditionally decorated rooms in a historic house that's home to former professional footballer…

  • Rooms Hotel

    Stepantsminda

    Rooms is a massive, inspired conversion of a former Soviet sanatorium. The once-spartan building is now clad almost entirely in appealing dark wood and…

  • Al Benefizio

    Northwestern Tuscany

    Squeeze your car along the narrow road to this farm, framed by fig trees, olive groves, vines, acacia and chestnut woods on a steeply terraced hillside…

  • Bonjuk Bay

    South Aegean

    This remote back-to-nature escape offers a unique experience. Occupying a secluded private cove, Bonjuk Bay draws an in-the-know crowd of creative guests,…

  • Ballymaloe House

    County Cork

    Drawing up at wisteria-clad Ballymaloe House you know you've arrived somewhere special. The Allen family has been running this superb hotel and restaurant…

  • The Church

    Naples

    On the 4th floor of an anecdote-rich 16th-century palazzo, this intimate, cultured B&B is decorated with contemporary Neapolitan photography and cleverly…

  • Rooms Hotel Tbilisi

    Tbilisi

    Revolutionising Tbilisi's hotel scene when it opened a few years ago and now spawning imitators all over Georgia, Rooms was Tbilisi's first top-end…

  • Morgadio da Calçada

    Pinhão

    Housed in a 17th-century manor in the gorgeous hillside village of Provesende, a 20-minute drive from Pinhão, this welcoming guesthouse has eight…

  • Molino Tejada

    Cantabria

    A wonderful place to kick back, this 16th-century watermill amid extensive riverside gardens, 1km east of Polientes, has been stunningly renovated by its…

  • Fabrika Hostel & Suites

    Tbilisi

    This enormous mould-breaking hostel in a converted Soviet sewing factory has raised the bar for local hostels to an almost embarrassing extent. Escape the…

  • Enagron Ecotourism Village

    Rethymno Province

    This working farm offers an immersion in the traditional Cretan way of life. Its attractive villas, laid out like a small village, have elegantly rustic…

  • Bleak House

    Kent

    This former Napoleonic-era fortress overlooking the beach was converted into an opulent Victorian residence just in time for one Charles Dickens to rent…

  • Juvet Landscape Hotel

    The Northern Fjords

    This amazing complex of futuristic cabins spread along a forested river is probably one of the boldest architectural hotels anywhere in Norway. It's the…

  • Das Wanda

    Trentino & South Tyrol

    Verena Huf is a third-gen hotelier and her gorgeous 12-suite place combines that rich lineage with youthful enthusiasm and a relaxed style. Rooms are…

  • Myrkdalen Hotel

    Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords

    The ski resort revolves around this large, stylish, timber-clad hotel, with great rooms in a retro-modern vibe: funky lampshades, mid-century furniture,…

  • Hotel Mundal

    The Western Fjords

    What a sight this historic hotel is. Gabled and slate-topped, it's been in the same family since 1891, and is a classic slice of late-19th-century…

  • Swaledale Yurts

    Yorkshire Dales National Park

    Yurts beat glamping tents hands-down for insulation, and the five luxurious ones at this pretty rural site are toasty warm and comfortable, with wood…

  • Miramonti

    Merano (Meran)

    This extraordinary small hotel, a 15-minute drive from Merano, nestles high on a secluded mountainside at 1230m. Run by an incredibly vibrant young couple…

  • Sota Cappadocia

    Ürgüp

    Ürgüp's hippest hotel. Nil Tuncer, with help from acclaimed interior decorator Oytun Berktan, has stamped the nine rooms with a minimalist design as much…

  • Palácio Verride

    Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré

    The 19-room Palácio Verride, dating to the 1750s, was once the stomping ground of Count Verride, whose former dining room now makes up the extraordinary…

  • B&B Al Salvatore di Lipari

    Lipari

    Once you reach this peaceful hillside oasis 2km south of town, you may never want to leave. Artist Paola and physicist Marcello have transformed their…

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