Akureyri
This awesome mini-village of modern studios and houses is perfect for a few days’ R&R. The houses may be better equipped than your own back home: three…
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Radisson Blu Royal Garden Hotel
Trondheim
This contemporary riverside hotel is open and airy from the moment you step into the atrium, where the light streams in through the all-glass walls. Rooms…
Vicenza
Set your bags down in this friendly Vicentine house, whose owner has decorated it with colour and flair. The 600-year-old house was once owned by a count…
Besançon
Sleep in the same 18th-century coaching inn as renowned novelists George Sand and Colette. Rococo styling and ornate wallpaper add antique glamour to…
İzmir & the North Aegean
There can't be too many hotels in the world where St Paul preached, but Gizem and Juan's charming guesthouse has a huge rock in its flower-filled garden…
Mannix Point Camping & Caravan Park
Ring of Kerry
Mortimer Moriarty's award-winning waterfront campsite is one of Ireland's finest, with 42 pitches, an inviting kitchen, a campers' sitting room with peat…
Old Government House Hotel & Spa
Guernsey
The OGH is the grande dame of Guernsey's hotels, its characterful interior dotted with objets d'art and its rooms featuring four-poster beds and antique…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
On a working sheep farm just south of the Cantref Reservoir, this excellent custom conversion of an old stone barn offers smart six- and 10-bed bunk rooms…
Sultanahmet
One of Sultanahmet's few budget boutique hotels, the Alilass offers rooms decorated with evocative Ara Güler prints of Old İstanbul. Standard rooms are…
Western Anatolia
With a brilliant location one block from the waterfront, the Armistis is a charming boutique collection of 16 rooms in a restored Ottoman heritage…
The Veneto
Even for ridiculously charming Asolo, the Albergo del Sole is super-romantic. Overlooking the main square the 16th-century pink villa houses 23…
Castilla y León
This is a gorgeous place to stay, with wonderful views, a peaceful setting and a fine restaurant (mains €12 to €18). Each room's decor reflects its name,…
Graubünden
Sitting at 2454m at the top of the Muottas Muragl Bahn funicular railway, north of Pontresina, this recently refurbished mountain hotel features 16…
Wallonia
Tournai’s most appealing hotel has a regal northern facade, behind which is a beautifully realised boutique hotel. Well-modernised rooms, often with bold…
Ulcinj
Just because it's Ulcinj's only hostel doesn't mean this jolly Pirate rests on its laurels. This is an immaculate, friendly, comfortable and flat-out…
Zadar
Built and designed under strict conservation rules due to its old-town location, this 10-room boutique hotel is an understated and luxurious beauty…
The Cairngorms
Built as a Victorian shooting lodge in 1860, Muckrach has been tastefully converted into a luxurious country house hotel with a relaxed and informal…
Lyon & the Rhône Valley
Such charm! If you've ever wanted to stay in a 16th-century hôtel particulier (master's house), this bijou B&B enticingly positioned in a quiet alley near…
Burgos
This hostal has an upbeat, contemporary feel – its slick white furnishings and decor are matched with light-pine beams and modular furniture. Three rooms…
Frankfurt am Main
Owned by descendants of the landgraves, electors and grand dukes of the House of Hessen, and opened in 1952, this 121-room hotel is filled with over 1500…
Otranto
Located next to the cathedral, this sumptuous hotel, the first to earn the EU Eco-label in Puglia, has magnificent rooms with original frescoes,…
Trastevere & Gianicolo
Set around a pretty internal courtyard with a gnarled old olive tree, orange trees and a scattering of tables, this is a peaceful 18-room oasis in…
Ávila
Stunning rooms in a wonderfully converted 16th-century Ávila townhouse make this one of our favourite places in town. The rooms are large, have airy high…
Almería
Attached to the plush Hammam Aire de Almería, this elegant hideaway is perfectly situated on beautiful Plaza de la Constitución, just steps from some of…
Leith
Pilrig is a gorgeous 17th-century town house that was once home to Robert Louis Stevenson's grandfather (it gets a mention in his novel Kidnapped). Set at…
Valencia
Opened in 2017, this handsome hotel occupies a strategic corner in an area of quiet lanes near the market. With just 22 rooms, it's a personal, intimate…
San Giovanni & Testaccio
A ravishing hideaway in the romantic Aventino district. Housed in an elegant villa, its individually decorated rooms are not the biggest but they are…
County Donegal
At the foot of magnificent Errigal Mountain, this gleaming, excellent and purpose-built 60-bed An Óige hostel has superb facilities including a self…
Isle of Man
In the conservation area of Union Mills you can bed down in a solar-powered eco-yurt that comes equipped with a king-sized bed and a wood burner. Outside…
Costa Brava
A charming, family-run hotel in a 1910 mansion at the out-of-town end of Besalú's grand medieval bridge. The 11 rooms have tiled floors, high ceilings and…
Fruška Gora National Park
Looking for a green getaway? Put this forest oasis at the top of your list. The sprawling complex is modelled on an etno selo (traditional village), with…
Helsinki
Arguably Helsinki's trendiest place to stay, this architectural showpiece has pleasing rooms with supermodern everything. All have views, but the higher…
Motovun
Perched on the edge of the old town, this gorgeous place has 10 rooms of different styles and configurations – some with shared baths, some with panoramic…
Kefallonia
Very pleasant rooms in a pick 'n' mix range of colours are on offer inside this bright-blue villa immediately above the owners’ beachfront taverna. It's a…
The Lake District
There's a compelling reason to choose this premium B&B – and that's the knockout view. The whitewashed house sits on a crag with a top-drawer view down…
Hallstatt
Six splendidly modern, beautifully textured private suites make up what is the region's most stylish accommodation choice. While prices reflect the…
The Catalan Pyrenees
This is everything a hostel should be: stylish rooms for two to seven guests feature large beds with orthopaedic mattresses, the suite has a hot tub,…
Parc Cenedlaethol Bannau Brycheiniog
If you like to get away from all neighbours, you'll love Celyn ('Holy') Farm. Set in 120 hectares of farmland reached by narrow lanes from either…
Berlin
Catalan shoemaker Camper has translated its concept of chic yet sensible footwear into this style-pit for trend-conscious global nomads. Minimalist-mod…
Central Switzerland
Run by sociable Swedish skiers, this delightful, centrally located lodge fuses art nouveau flair with 21st-century comforts in smart rooms (including…
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