Must-see hotels in Mediterranean Europe

  • Hotel Restaurant Cohyli

    Samos

    You'll sleep and eat well at this welcoming hotel-taverna gem. Rooms are cosy and clean, and equipped with fridges and fans. When you're hungry, just…

  • Meydani Butik Hotel

    Thrace & Marmara

    A welcome addition to the Merkez accommodation scene, this swish 2019 opening features very comfortable rooms right in the heart of Gökçeada's biggest…

  • Antiguo Palacio de Atienza

    Castilla-La Mancha

    Want to stay in a palace skilfully updated with well-chosen artworks, comfortable beds and exposed beams, fine enough to satisfy the expectations of…

  • Giardino dei Melograni

    Venice

    Run by Venice's Jewish community, to which all proceeds go, the 'Garden of Pomegranates' is a sparkling kosher residence. You don't have to be Jewish to…

  • Pension Sotos

    Skopelos

    Each of the 12 charming pine-floored rooms at this 150-year-old waterfront home is different – an old brick oven becomes a shelf in one, others have…

  • Sea Bird Motel

    Cyprus

    Barely 1km past the Monastery of Apostolos Andreas, this charmingly rustic motel is low-key living at its best. The handful of wood and stone huts are…

  • Tomato Backpackers Hotel

    Turin

    This ecofriendly hostel in the nightlife-loving San Salvario area is one of the few central places that caters to budget travellers. And it does so with…

  • Casa del Cura de Calatañazor

    Castilla y León

    The most stylish rooms in Calatañazor are to be found here, around halfway up the hill on the main cobblestone thoroughfare through the village. Rooms…

  • Hard Rock Hotel Tenerife

    Los Cristianos, Playa de las Américas & Costa Adeje

    Rockin' up Costa Adeje with its global brand of full-on rock-mania, this 624-room resort is perhaps less a place for honeymooning couples and more for…

  • Hotel Alhambra

    North Coast Tenerife

    This hotel is in a simply gorgeous 18th-century manor house filled with period furnishings and wonderful artwork, including a breathtaking 200m-long…

  • Ai Tagliapietra

    Venice

    Ai Tagliapietra is exactly what a B&B should be: well located, welcoming, unpretentious, comfortable and very reasonably priced. This is all down to…

  • Palacio de Flórez-Estrada

    Asturias

    Cosy rooms occupy a 15th-century tower and the 18th-century main house at this gorgeous, olde-worlde riverside mansion in sprawling gardens. Breakfast…

  • Hotel La Quinta Roja

    Garachico

    With its splendid earthy-toned walls facing right onto Garachico's main plaza, this restored 16th-century manor house is wonderfully central and a lovely…

  • Derviş Otel

    Konya

    This airy, light-filled, 200-year-old house has been converted into a rather wonderful boutique hotel. All seven spacious rooms have soft colour schemes…

  • Deeps Hostel

    Ankara

    At Ankara's best backpacker choice, friendly owner Şeyda has created a colourful, light-filled hostel with spacious dorms and small private rooms with…

  • Türkmen Konaǧı

    Şanlıurfa

    This intimate seven-room mansion – with a history that dates back to the days of Edessa – is a delight. The panoramic views from the rooftop terrace are…

  • Hotel Victoria

    North Coast Tenerife

    This is a genteel little number: a 17th-century mansion restored as an exquisite boutique hotel. The rooms are set around a central patio and have plenty…

  • Lato Boutique Hotel

    Iraklio

    Iraklio goes Hollywood – with all the sass but sans the attitude – at this mod boutique hotel overlooking the old harbour, recognisable by its jazzy…

  • Mando Beachfront

    Skopelos

    Nestled above a sparkling cove on Stafylos Bay, 4.5km south of Skopelos Town, this homey, well-managed hit offers charmingly rustic rooms opening on to…

  • Levant Hotel

    Corfu

    Creamy neoclassical Levant sits high up with the gods at the top of a hill just below the Kaiser’s Throne peak. It has pastel-blue rooms, wooden floors,…

  • Cascina Rosa

    Langhe, Roero & Monferrato

    A great find in not-always-budget-friendly Piedmont, this farmhouse B&B stands on a hilltop and enjoys a 360-degree panorama of the lush Monferrato…

  • Hotel San Francesco al Monte

    Naples

    Occupying a 16th-century monastery, this hotel is magnificent. The monks' cells have become classically elegant rooms, the ancient cloisters house an open…

  • Eremo del Cavaliere

    Western Sardinia

    Surrounding a verdant courtyard directly adjacent to the 12th-century stone church of San Leonardo de Siete Fuentes, this six-room B&B is a lovely place…

  • Şaban Pension

    Turquoise Coast

    This is the place to lounge in a hammock in the orchard or on a platform by the stream enjoying sociable owner Meral's home cooking (including lots for…

  • Beach House Hotel

    Side

    Formerly the celebrated Pamphylia Hotel (once a magnet for celebrities including Rudolph Nureyev and Jean-Paul Sartre), the Beach House's prime seafront…

  • Jardín Secreto

    Santander

    Named for its little back garden, this is a charming, six-room world of its own, spread across a 200-year-old house near the city centre. It’s run by a…

  • Gabriel House

    Cyprus

    Full of cosy village-style aesthetic, Gabriel House is a tranquil place with welcoming and friendly management. The two apartments have kitchenettes and…

  • Hotel La Palma Romántica

    La Palma

    This excellent-value three-star rural hotel has 40 spacious, elegant rooms, with high ceilings, terraces, lounge chairs and a sitting area. If it’s sunny,…

  • Posada Santa María La Real

    Castilla y León

    Inhabiting part of the Romanesque monastery of the same name but with a contemporary makeover, this charming posada (rural home) is the most atmospheric…

  • Hotel Su Marmuri

    Eastern Sardinia

    The delightful Lai family presides over this well-known village institution, which offers simple, neat rooms and stupendous views. Husband-wife team…

  • Posada Magoria

    Aragón

    Just below the church, delightful Posada Magoria is crammed with vintage character and lovingly kept by a family with lots of local knowledge. The kitchen…

  • Posada del Dragón

    La Latina & Lavapiés

    At last a boutique hotel in the heart of La Latina. This restored 19th-century posada sits on one of our favourite Madrid streets, and rooms either look…

  • Panos Studios

    Hora (Naxos)

    Decked out in chic whites and charcoals, these stylish, well-equipped rooms and apartments sit a block back from Agios Georgios Beach and come with…

  • Abadia de los Templarios

    Castilla y León

    Large rooms with wooden floors and wooden beams make this place an excellent choice. It's a large complex, close to the main entrance of town and on a…

  • Little Big House

    Thessaloniki

    Check-in for this delightful hostel in the steep streets of Ano Poli is through the equally delightful cafe, in which you'll no doubt be lingering at some…

  • Laif Hotel

    El Cotillo

    This very clean, smart, modern and good-value boutiquey 18-room hotel is a bright and cheery choice with responsive and welcoming staff and a simply…

  • El Jostel

    Santa Cruz de Tenerife

    This adorable four-room hostel in a central location has some delightful period features, such as wall and floor tiling. Accommodation is limited, running…

  • Las Casas del Cónsul

    Andalucía

    An attractive Renaissance mansion conversion, the welcoming 'Consul's Houses' has elegant, predominantly white rooms with old-time touches, and spacious…

  • Iosiphis House

    Cyprus

    These dinky apartments, with full kitchenettes, are just the ticket if you're looking for a true village experience in picturesque Lefkara. There are just…

  • Windmill

    Ios

    Sadly, not inside one of Hora's beautiful yet somewhat dilapidated windmills, this guesthouse is the next best thing to it: right at the top of Hora, with…

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