Must-see hotels in Europe

  • La Demeure d'Hortense

    Auvergne

    The welcome from Catherine and Philippe couldn't be warmer when you check into this stately 19th-century mansion with plenty of original features. Wind…

  • Arctic Treehouse Hotel

    Rovaniemi

    Forget the theme-park ambience of the nearby Santa quarter, because this place, opened in 2016, is something special. Designer rooms are swathed in local…

  • Hotel Corona

    Wallachia

    This clean, smart and well-run hotel occupies a nondescript strip of shops along Hwy E70, but it's set back from the highway so noise is not an issue. The…

  • Lough Key House

    The Midlands

    This beautifully restored Georgian country house has six guest rooms, all individually decorated with period furniture. The antique-furnished downstairs…

  • Tinos Habitart

    Tinos

    This cleverly designed complex lies in a village 6km northeast of Hora, and gives you a taste of traditional island life. The seven houses incorporate…

  • Lace Market Hotel

    Nottingham

    In the heart of the gentrified Lace Market, this elegant Georgian town house's 42 sleek rooms have state-of-the-art furnishings and amenities; some come…

  • Casa Cimeira

    Pinhão

    Set in a 200-year-old home at the top of the hilltop town of Valença – its cobbled streets wrapped with vineyards and olive tree groves and alive with old…

  • Le Vieux Manoir

    Amboise

    Set in a lovely walled garden, this restored mansion has oodles of old-time charm; the six rooms and two cottages, decorated with antiques, get lots of…

  • Poco Loco Hostel

    Poznań

    Clean, well-run and central, this is one of the city's most popular hostels and for a good reason. There's dorm accommodation in four- to 10-bunk rooms…

  • Hotel Cetina

    Murcia

    A total renovation has left this old city-centre hotel unrecognisable. It now offers unbeatable value for its spacious, stylish, commodious rooms, which…

  • Hotel Los Siete Reyes

    Aínsa

    Tucked under an arcade on Aínsa’s ancient main square and exhibiting a style best described as historical-boutique, the Siete Reyes offers six rooms fit…

  • Les Jardins de Baracane

    Avignon

    This 18th-century house near place des Corps Saints is owned by an architect, so it's been sensitively and tastefully renovated. Wood beams, stone walls…

  • Maelgwyn House

    Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)

    A model B&B in an art-bedecked former boarding school, Maelgwyn has interesting hosts, delicious breakfasts and five elegant rooms stocked with DVD…

  • Gallery Hostel

    Miragaia

    A true travellers' hub, this hostel-gallery has clean and cosy dorms and doubles, a sunny, glass-enclosed back patio, a grassy terrace, a cinema room, a…

  • Villa Magna

    Salamanca

    This is a very Salamanca address, infused as it is with elegance and impeccable service. The look is brighter than you might imagine with the use of…

  • Meublé Grifone

    Sirmione

    The location is superb: set right beside the shore, Grifone's many bedrooms directly overlook the lake and Sirmione's castle, meaning you get five-star…

  • Grand Hotel

    Rimini

    One of Rimini's only five-star hotels and as much a monument as a place to stay. Despite a 1920 fire and serious damage incurred during WWII, it has…

  • Le Petit Chateau

    Adriatic Coast

    This pretty little hotel is as cute – and almost as twee – as the name might suggest. Located in a beautifully restored, former royal residence within the…

  • Arkk Homes

    Antalya

    Just outside Kaleiçi, a few steps from Hadrian's Gate, this sleek address is perfect for families or those in search of space and style. All units (some…

  • Apartments Magdalena

    Split

    You may never want to leave Magdalena's top-floor apartment once you see the old-town view from the dormer window. The three apartments are comfortable…

  • Quality Hotel View

    Malmö

    For the location and price, you really can't go past the soaring heights of Malmö's most typically international hotel, with large rooms (many with bath…

  • ApartoSuites Jardines de Sabatini

    Madrid

    Modern, spacious studios and suites are only half the story at this terrific property just down the hill from Plaza de España. Definitely pay extra for a…

  • Ferrieha Farmhouse

    Gozo

    Perched on a Qala hilltop, this large house is built in traditional style with lots of space and fantastic views across the sea to Comino. There are four…

  • Les Cabanes d’Orion

    Côte d'Azur

    Dragonflies flit above water lilies in the natural swimming pool, while guests slumber amid a chorus of frogs and cicadas in luxurious cedar-wood tree…

  • Império do Rei

    The Beiras

    The best-value stay in town. Friendly staff extend a warm welcome at this modest hotel in a quiet backstreet behind the cathedral. Rooms come with big,…

  • Lister Barn

    Yorkshire Dales National Park

    The Lister Arms pub in Malham runs this chic barn conversion on the main road through the village, with eight modern rooms centred on a lovely open-plan…

  • Generator Hostel

    Copenhagen

    A solid choice for 'cheap chic', upbeat, design-literate Generator sits on the edge of the city's medieval core. It's kitted out with designer furniture,…

  • Valamar Sanfior

    Central & Eastern Istria

    Set on a beautiful stretch of pebbly and rocky shore, this large Rabac resort ticks all of the family-holiday boxes. The rooms are swish and modern, there…

  • Villa Lina

    Murano, Burano & the Northern Islands

    Finding 16th-century Villa Lina in the grounds of the Nason Moretti glassworks is like chancing upon a wonderful secret. The home of Carlo Nason and his…

  • Inn at Whitewell

    Northwest England

    Once the home of Bowland's forest keeper, this superb guesthouse with antique furniture, peat fires and Victorian claw-foot baths is one of the finest…

  • Hotel Sabała

    Zakopane

    Welcoming guests since 1898 but thoroughly up to date, this striking timber hotel has a superb location on Zakopane's picturesque pedestrian thoroughfare…

  • Grange

    Fort William

    An exceptional 19th-century villa set in its own landscaped grounds, the Grange is crammed with antiques and warmed by log fires, and has two luxury…

  • Bianca Resort & Spa

    Northern Montenegro

    Take one large angular hotel with quirky hexagonal windows, completely gut it, add a heap of rakish, rustic touches, and voila! You get this atmospheric,…

  • Zeta Camp

    Great Caucasus

    A 10-minute trudge uphill from Juta with fabulous views up the valley to Mt Chaukhi, Zeta provides good tents with sleeping bags and mats, multiple rooms…

  • Hotel Elite

    Romania

    This beautiful hotel has 38 spotless and well-maintained rooms, but the major drawcard is its gorgeous heated (and child-friendly) outdoor pool straight…

  • Hotel Albrici

    Graubünden

    Right on Plazza da Cumün in Poschiavo, Hotel Albrici is a 17th-century lodging whose spacious rooms have polished-timber floors, antique furniture and…

  • De Luthiers

    South Holland

    Above a luthiers' atelier (a place where string instruments are built and repaired), this B&B has two cosy rooms tucked up in the attic under sloping…

  • Pristava Lepena

    Bovec

    This positively idyllic ‘hotel village’ is set in an Alpine meadow above the Lepena Valley. It's a small collection of rustic houses and rooms, run by a…

  • Misión de San Miguel

    Palma de Mallorca

    This boutique hotel, with its 32 stylish designer rooms gathered discreetly around a quiet inner courtyard, is a real bargain. Good-quality mattresses and…

  • Noras

    Latvia

    What a beachside campground should be, the widely spaced sites in the shadow of the lighthouse are good for pitching tents. However, it's the cabins that…

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