Pelion Peninsula
This 60-year Agios Ioannis veteran surveys the waterfront atop a short flight of stone steps. The pleasant pastel-toned rooms have modern if smallish…
Must-see hotels in Mediterranean Europe
Barcelona
Soul-stirring views of the city and the Mediterranean beyond sparkle from this sweet, family-owned hillside B&B on Tibidabo's lower slopes. The three fan…
Ragusa
Set amid olive-sprinkled hillsides lined with stone walls, this converted 19th-century farmstead sits halfway between Ragusa and the coast (a 15-minute…
Venice
Venexianárse (become Venetian) at this converted family home in a quiet Cannaregio corner, handy to happy-hour hotspots. The house is situated in a wing…
Southeast Cádiz Province & the Costa de la Luz
It's all tasteful rustic design, floral paintings and warm yellow walls at this friendly, family-run eight-room hotel in the heart of Zahara. Best are the…
Bilbao
A contemporary, efficient hotel that has comfortable, spacious rooms with big windows, small desk/work areas, minifridges and modern bathrooms. It's on a…
Hania
This Venetian residence has been converted into a lovely romantic family-run boutique hotel. The rooms are spacious and well appointed, with drape-canopy…
Panarea
Escape Panarea's crowds at this oasis run by an older couple in Ditella, a 15-minute walk north of the port. Backed by a rugged hillside, the series of…
Málaga Province
Cerro de Hijar, set above the dazzling white village of Tolox and just within the Parque Natural Sierra de las Nieves, sits at 650m above sea level. This…
Rhodes Town
This small family-run hotel, set in a medieval storage building, offers characterful rooms of varying sizes, with canopied beds, exposed stone walls and…
Aragón
This 200-year-old home just off the central Plaza San Francisco has attractive old-style rooms with wooden beams, terracotta-tile floors and cheery decor…
Antalya
Named after the Roman emperor (the city's first bona fide tourist), this good-value 11-room hotel is set in a 750-sq-metre garden: a veritable oasis in…
Palma de Mallorca
A functioning convent for 400 years, this retreat from the hubbub of its busy surrounds exudes calm throughout 27 all-white rooms and airy common spaces…
Panarea
In the heart of town and run by the same family for more than four decades, Quartara offers 13 comfortable, tile-floored rooms, the best four of which…
Edirne
The location next to Selimiye Mosque and the 14th-century Sultan Selim Saray Hamam is the most obvious reason to stay at this 15th-century Ottoman house…
Alonnisos
Tucked into the heart of the old village, these homey studios with lavender trim are a wonderful budget find, featuring small balconies, comfortable check…
Cyprus
These clean and bright, open-plan style apartments with kitchenettes and terraces are a great deal. The complex has excellent facilities, including a pool…
The Catalan Pyrenees
With tile-floored corridors and stone lions guarding the entrance to a marble-columned early-20th-century Modernista building, surrounded by gardens, it’s…
Lake Garda
The guest list at this gorgeous, 15th-century hotel has featured actors, writers, statespeople and kings. Painted wood and antiques fill the bedrooms,…
Beyoğlu
Budget and boutique aren't concepts that sit comfortably together, but this hotel on the edge of Galata and Karaköy can legitimately claim to be both. The…
Murcia
In a former 18th-century palace, this hotel hints at its past with a massive 5m-high original door and some hefty repro columns. The rooms are classic and…
Karpathos
You have a choice here of either 'economy' rooms (essentially pension-style minimalism with white walls and wood beds) or 'standard', which feature more…
Tossa de Mar
Get wrapped up in Tossa's history at this family-run spot right below the old-town walls. The 10 rooms are simple but lovingly decorated with vintage-feel…
Cortina d’Ampezzo
Reserve ahead in the high season at this beloved, Swiss-style inn with simple but spotless rooms of knotty pine. The restaurant has a menu inspired by…
Gijón
It's quite a surprise to find this welcoming, family-run, little hotel tucked inside an unlikely looking apartment block near the bus station, 900m south…
Corfu Town
This eye-wateringly expensive but palatial villa-like hotel, just up from the New Port, is open to adults only. While it's larger than 'boutique' might…
La Gomera
Attached to popular Bar Pedro, these charmingly cosy and rustic-with-flair studios and apartments in the heart of town look out on colourful gardens and…
Gozo
On the Xlendi waterfront is the friendly, helpful St Patrick's, with attractive, well-equipped rooms. The cheaper rooms face a pleasant-enough internal…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
The wide range of rooms here (including triples and family rooms) are decked out in wood and gold, with faux-antique furniture, cable TVs and small…
Eskişehir
Resembling a salmon-coloured Flatiron Building, the İbis has six floors of slightly dated but good-sized rooms jazzed up with orange accents and light…
Pensione Accademia Villa Maravege
Venice
Step through the ivy-covered gate of this 17th-century garden villa just off the Grand Canal, and you’ll forget you’re a block from the Accademia…
La Gomera
Favoured by holidaying couples, the 20 sophisticated rooms at this dusty-pink, 150-year-old hillside mansion are all about the gorgeous mountain-and…
Lazio
A warm welcome awaits at this modest, pet-friendly guesthouse just inside Porta Maggiore, the gate leading to Anguillara's medieval centre. It's a cosy…
Ancona
Handily placed near the airport in Falconara Marittima, this penthouse apartment is a delight – spacious, immaculate, homey and run by the amiable Lorenzo…
Northern Malta
Pergola, across the bridge from Mellieħa's main road, offers comfortable, neutrally decorated hotel rooms and self-catering apartments (entry is at the…
Venice
A tasteful renovation showcases the ancient wooden beams and stone staircases of this historic Venetian house, hidden down a small lane at the western…
Macedonia
Perched in a tranquil location at the top of Ouranoupoli, this hospitable hotel has well-kept rooms, satisfying breakfasts, a scattering of photogenic…
Datça & Bozburun Peninsulas
Across the road from the harbour, this charming pension has rooms around a lush garden. A couple of rooms give on to the pool in the centre, but we prefer…
Çeşme
Right on the waterfront and close to the entertainment action, this B&B above the Penguen Restaurant is run by the same ultrafriendly owners. The seven…
Macedonia
Perfectly central and perfectly pleasant, this thankfully unfashionable family-run hotel has accommodated luminaries such as Frankfurt School philosopher…
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