Centro Storico
This friendly three-star has been welcoming guests since 1787 and both Stendhal and Giuseppe Mazzini are said to have slept here. Modern-day visitors can…
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Cugó Gran Machina Grand Harbour
Malta
Just 21 stylish rooms are available at this new hotel in Senglea's Sheer Bastion (built in 1554). All rooms have unobstructed views of the Three Cities'…
Sorrento
A snug little nook near the train station that’s ideal for single travellers on a budget who feel like they’ve grown out of hostelling. The space…
Milan
Having grown their bakery business to a citywide franchise, the Pandenus entrepreneurs have now turned their critical eye towards Milan’s limited bed and…
Castilla-La Mancha
Palacio Buenavista Hospedería is a classy boutique hotel set in a 16th-century palace next to the town's iconic Iglesia Colegial de San Bartolomé. Stylish…
Granada
Another slice of Albayzín magic in a 1503 Renaissance palace that’s as much architectural history lesson as three-star hotel. The sound of trickling water…
Granada
Gleaming, literary-themed boutique style runs through this sharply repurposed 16th-century house (later a pilgrims' hostel), set around a courtyard where…
Southern Tuscany
The huge garden surrounding this hotel is nothing less than extraordinary, featuring a maze, Etruscan ruin, olive grove and swimming pool grand enough for…
Galicia
This 16th-century mansion in the Avia valley, a few kilometres north of Ribadavia, boasts appealingly comfortable, up-to-date rooms with subtle lighting…
Ravenna
A relative newcomer in a renovated historic building that offers six well-appointed rooms and suites scross the street from Basilica di San Vitale. It's…
El Puerto de Santa María
Exposed-stone walls, tile-covered floors and flamingo-stamped cushions create a retro-chic feel at this homey, welcoming, low-key guesthouse. The 10 rooms…
Venice
Live like a Venetian in this 16th-century family home with a Liberty frescoed salon, piano room, self-service bar, top-floor terrace, and breakfast…
Thessaloniki
This stylish boutique hotel, sister to the Colors Rooms & Apartments in Valaoritou, occupies a grand heritage house with 12 uniquely decorated rooms (all…
Dodecanese
Sitting incongruously upon Grikos Beach, Patmos' ultraluxe design hotel leaps from a David Hockney painting with its sleek geometric aesthetic and cube…
Chueca
Paying cheap rates for your room doesn’t mean you can’t be treated like a king. This elegant two-storey hostal is filled with original artworks and…
Palermo
Convenient to the train station and speckled with books, records and the odd gramophone, this welcoming, 5th-floor B&B on Via Roma wins guests over with…
Salina
Remodelled in Aeolian style, with peach-coloured stucco, cheerful blue doors, and floors clad in reproductions of historic tiles, this family-run pensione…
San Sebastián
Located a few steps from the beach, Hotel La Galeria has a peaceful location for those wanting to bask on the seaside. The building is a lovely late 19th…
La Vignaredda Residenza d'Epoca
Northeastern Sardinia
To really appreciate the region's tranquility, stay at this beautifully converted manor house at the town's edge. Exposed granite, cosy nooks, traditional…
Athens
A hip hotel in the gritty south-of-Omonia area, this groovily designed place offers modern rooms freshly renovated in 2019 with new mock bleached-wood…
Central Anatolia
This modern mid-rise does a buzzing trade with Turks in town on business and its popularity is well-earned. Bright rooms come with good amenities …
Palermo
Dating from 1874, this is one of Palermo's most historically fascinating hotels. Like a royal court, it's been the scene of intrigue, liaisons and double…
Madrid
Entering this swanky boutique hotel is like crossing the threshold of Madrid’s latest nightclub, with staff dressed in all black, black walls and swirls…
Venice
The stage is set for intrigue at this 16th-century palazzo, with its frescoed grand salon, hidden courtyard garden and cupboards concealing a secret…
Eurostars Residenza Cannaregio
Venice
The Eurostars chain has got a lot right at this converted convent with a charming cloister garden on the Sant’Alvise canal. Decor has been stripped back…
The Dolomites
Things take a totally contemporary turn at this small and fun hotel, even if its hospitality lineage reaches way back (the owners have branched out from…
North & Interior Ibiza
Above terraces of almond and fruit trees, and amid close-clipped lawns bordered by a kaleidoscope of roses, this much-modernised Ibizan farmstead has 19…
Cyprus
This attractive place has spacious air-conditioned apartments in a wood-and-stone complex of buildings surrounding a flower-filled central courtyard with…
Sitges
A short walk from the beach, 1.5km west of central Sitges, this bubbly hostel has pastel-painted four-, six- or 10-person dorms (lockers and towels…
Kalamata
The Rex has a superb central location and will appeal if you like unapologetically retro decor and a touch of faded grandeur (it's been here since 1899)…
Central Sicily
Antique furniture and framed artworks give this welcoming B&B an elegant, comforting feel. All the rooms are spotless and inviting, and breakfast is…
Ouranoupoli Camping & Bungalows
Macedonia
This well-run, extensive coastal camping ground on Ouranoupoli’s northern beach side offers sites for tents and caravans (powered and unpowered), glamping…
Los Caños de Meca
This eccentric, easygoing Dutch-owned hideaway has characterful, rustic rooms and apartments across a flower-covered, pine-sprinkled plot. Options range…
Oltrarno
For those seeking peace and tranquility at the end of the day, this stylish boutique hotel – squirrelled away within the sturdy cream-painted walls of an…
La Rambla & Barri Gòtic
In a central location just off La Rambla, Vrabac is set in a beautifully restored heritage building complete with original decorative ceilings, exposed…
Milan
Designed around a sporting theme, The Yard has dark, moody interiors kitted out with worsted leather sofas, tartan prints, period portraits and curious…
Extremadura
Behind the misleadingly tucked-away facade on Guadalupe's main square, this sparkling up-to-date posada sprawls back into 20 comfy, rustic-design rooms…
Ciutadella
Run by a delightfully friendly and efficient team, this quiet, simple hostal sits on the southern edge of Ciutadella's old quarter. Its bright, pleasing,…
Santiago de Compostela
An excellent conversion of a 16th-century building with 20 bright, comfortable and reasonably spacious rooms in greys and whites, all with exterior…
Catalonia
Tucked into an elegantly revamped 14th-century artisans' house, La Freixera thoroughly surprises with its glam contemporary decor and 10 rustic-chic rooms…
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