Must-see hotels in Europe

  • Hôtel Ermitage

    St-Tropez

    Well, if you really want to hang with the jet set, the hip Hermitage is your kind of place. Self-consciously retro, the decor draws inspiration from St…

  • Raffles Europejski Warsaw

    Warsaw

    The Singaporean hotel brand stakes its claim on Warsaw's luxury hotel scene with this gorgeous reimagining of the old Europejski hotel. Beds are cocooned…

  • Dover Marina Hotel

    Dover

    Just a few steps from Dover’s beach, this seafront hotel crams 81 rooms of varying dimensions into a gently curving 1870s edifice. The undulating…

  • Alte Post

    Lake Constance

    This 300-year-old coaching inn was once a stop on the Frankfurt–Milan mail run. Well-kept, light and spacious, the newly revamped rooms (including those…

  • City Hotel Ljubljana

    Ljubljana

    An attractive high-rise hotel offering 202 clean, basic rooms and a central location. Rooms vary from 'economy' to 'comfort', with the latter larger and…

  • Pen-y-Gwryd

    Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)

    Eccentric but full of atmosphere, this Georgian coaching inn was used as a training base by the 1953 Everest team, and memorabilia from their stay…

  • Die Haslachmühle

    Salzburg

    Sitting below Gaisberg and surrounded by attractive gardens and countryside, this charismatic B&B is lodged in a 17th-century flour mill. The family go…

  • Hotel Stein

    Salzburg

    Hotel Stein looks the business following a two-year makeover. In the rooms, a clean aesthetic combines with pops of bright colour, wall murals,…

  • Battistero Residenza d'Epoca

    Pistoia

    This stylish guesthouse in a 13th-century town house is the fabulous joint creation of a local coffee roaster and a baker. Nine comfortable rooms and four…

  • NH Collection Torino Piazza Carlina

    Turin

    Overlooking one of Turin's most beautiful squares, this sprawling property occupies a 17th-century building, once the Albergo di Virtù, a Savoy charitable…

  • Conyngham Arms

    County Meath

    Beautifully restored, this 18th-century stone coaching inn has 15 airy rooms decorated with French country-style furnishings (some with canopied, four…

  • Lounge Hostel

    Skopje

    A lovely large common area, orthopaedic mattresses and bright, breezy balconies attached to every room are some of the highlights of this sociable, retro…

  • Du Coté de Chez Anne

    Strasbourg

    A dash of boutique style on Strasbourg's leafy northeastern fringes, this half-timbered farmhouse sits in flower-strewn gardens and conceals gorgeous…

  • Il Giardino delle Aloe

    Western Sicily

    Only 200m by footpath from Grotta Perciata beach, this family-friendly agriturismo is beautifully landscaped, with lush lawns, herb gardens and desert…

  • L'Aunette Cottage

    Île-de-France

    Situated 2.5km northeast of Senlis, charming L'Aunette has 14 rustic-contemporary rooms with stone walls, exposed beams and hardwood or glazed-tiled…

  • Parador Málaga Gibralfaro

    Málaga

    Perched next to Málaga's Moorish castle on the pine-forested Gibralfaro, the city's stone-built parador (luxurious state-owned hotel) hums with a sultan…

  • Hotel Alinda

    Dodecanese

    The very pleasant rooms in this beachfront hotel have private balconies, some of which look out across the leafy rear garden and others, over the coast…

  • Hotel Le Cavendish

    Cannes

    With its rotunda rooms and Napoleon III–era architecture, this grand dame of a hotel can't fail to impress. It's classic in style – plenty of taffeta,…

  • Saracen's Head Hotel

    The Midlands & the Marches

    Set around a flower-filled courtyard in the village heart, this rambling, black-and-white timbered coaching inn has 27 beautifully refurbished rooms (some…

  • Grand Hotel Quisisana

    Capri

    The Quisisana is Capri’s most prestigious address, just a few espadrille-clad steps from Piazza Umberto I. A slumber palace since the 19th century, it’s a…

  • Hotel Slovenska Plaža

    Budva

    With more than a thousand rooms, two pools, 11 tennis courts, four restaurants, salons, a cinema, galleries and markets on-site, this recently renovated…

  • Altnaharra Hotel

    North & West Coast

    With two centuries of history as an angling destination, this remote, upmarket hotel has bags of character and is popular with fisherfolk. The variety of…

  • Hotel Hviezdoslav

    Eastern Slovakia

    Luxuriant furnishings and old-world gentility make this hotel in a 17th-century building worthy of the name of the famous Slovak poet. Draped in satin and…

  • Fielding Hotel

    The West End

    Hidden away in a pedestrianised court in the heart of Covent Garden, this pretty and desirable 25-room hotel (named after the novelist Henry Fielding, who…

  • Full Moon Design Hostel

    Budapest

    With oversized portraits of Joplin and Hendrix in the colourful lobby and an upbeat party atmosphere, this is a hostel for the 21st century. There's a…

  • Palazzo Carletti

    Montepulciano

    Occupying the piano nobile (main floor) of an 18th-century palazzo on Montepulciano's major pedestrian thoroughfare, this elegant option offers three…

  • Sunshine of Montenegro

    Bay of Kotor

    Never mind the sunshine (of which there is plenty): the mountain and sea views from these huge, spic-and-span modern apartments (not to mention the pool)…

  • 25hours Hotel Das Tour

    Düsseldorf

    Part of new Le Quartier Central, a reurbanised freight yard about 2km north of the Hauptbahnhof, this hip new contender is an ironic marriage of French…

  • La Colombe d’Or

    Côte d'Azur

    This world-famous inn could double as the Fondation Maeght’s annexe: the 'Golden Dove' was party HQ for dozens of 20th-century artists (Chagall, Braque,…

  • L'Albereta

    Lake Iseo

    This country estate, sheathed in creeping ivy, has been converted into luxury Relais & Châteaux digs. Set on a rise overlooking the surrounding…

  • La Ferme Modele

    Lyon & the Rhône Valley

    About 20km east of Villar-les-Dombes, you'll find this delightful rural lodging option. Pierre Massie has converted a 19th-century farm into a rustic B&B,…

  • B&B Mara

    Cetara

    For a quiet, private and very comfortable B&B with a full-on Cetarese flavour, opt for Mara’s place, a sparkling and characterful little abode located in…

  • Guest House Amelie

    Moscow

    Amelie benefits from its superb location right by Pushkinskaya pl – it's unlikely you will find a room much cheaper than this in the vicinity, and it's a…

  • Camping Bled

    Lake Bled

    Bled’s hugely popular, amenity-laden campground is in a rural valley at the western end of the lake, about 4km from the bus station. There's a rich array…

  • Llangollen Hostel

    Snowdonia & the Llŷn

    This excellent independent hostel, based in a former family home, has friendly owners and a cared-for feel. It offers various rooms, from private en-suite…

  • Rosleague Manor

    Connemara

    Rose-pink Rosleague Manor is gloriously sited – overlooking Ballynakill Harbour and the Twelve Bens mountain range. Richly coloured rooms, furnished with…

  • Träumerei #8

    Tyrol

    No two rooms are alike at alpine-chic Träumerei #8, squeezed between Römerhofgasse and the Inn River. The 34 highly original rooms are themed on 'dream…

  • Shangri La

    Mostar

    Behind an imposing 1887 facade, eight individually themed rooms are presented to hotel standards, and there's a fine roof terrace with comfy parasol…

  • Hôtel Saluces

    Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne

    Formerly a 17th-century manor house, Hôtel Saluces has been restored with a simple yet refined touch. Each of its eight spacious rooms has unique features…

  • Casa di Bava

    Beyoğlu

    The two-bedroom penthouse apartment at this wonderfully located suite hotel is an absolute knockout, and the 11 one-bedroom apartments in the 1880s…

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