Matera
An excellent option for self-catering travellers, this spacious heritage apartment has brilliant views across the sassi to Matera. Full breakfast…
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Eskişehir
A favourite with the suited business crowd, Black features well-appointed rooms that veer towards compact but are stylishly furnished in minimalist style…
Umbria
The view across lush, green vineyards from the tree-rimmed pool is soothingly beautiful at this friendly three-star hotel in the centre of town. Rooms are…
Lesvos
A well-managed and welcoming hotel in a shady setting at Skala Kallonis, about 300m from the sea and village square. It's a favourite for returning…
Elba
If you like being in the heart of things, the 4th-floor rooms in this elegant town house could work a treat. Three light, bright bedrooms have tall…
Agios Nikolaos
These 23 breezy and good-value self-catering studios and apartments sleeping two to four are in a quiet location, yet just a few minutes’ walk from the…
Ürgüp
Bah – who needs boutique style when you have pensions like the Elvan, where Hasan and family dish out oodles of homespun hospitality. Set around an…
Aragón
The rooms may lack decorative flair, but many have panoramic balconies, and staff are notably welcoming and helpful, prices are good, and the breakfast is…
Lipari
A stone's throw from the beach at Canneto, this is a charming little hotel with 10 rooms, all decorated with polished antique furniture and impeccable…
San Sebastián
Upstairs from a lively bar in a 1905-built former convent (aptly named 'Convent Garden'), and opening to its own roof terrace, this light, bright new-town…
La Rioja
This town-centre hotel has a young-and-cool attitude, which is quite unexpected in conservative Haro. The attractive rooms feature bold colours, shiny…
Palafrugell & Around
This exceptionally welcoming, good-value B&B perches high on a pine-covered hillside, 3km south of Begur en route to Aiguablava beach, unveiling some of…
Northern Malta
This huge, plush waterfront hotel has the unusual combination of a casino and its own prehistoric temple on the grounds. Rooms are lush yet pleasingly…
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Corfu Town
A classy, modern resort hotel, with its own spa, bistro and bar, at the southern end of the long, curving Bay of Garitsa. All the cool, contemporary cream…
Southern Tuscany
Owned and operated by the extremely helpful Chiara and Alessandro, who also run the nearby restaurant of the same name, this pensione boasts an excellent…
Fira
Built right into the side of the caldera at Firostefani, down a long flight of steps, these superb studios and suites are chic and plush. Lots of white…
Cyprus
This family-run hotel is set between fields of lemon trees, with a wonderful lush garden and pool at the back. The bright, clean, spacious rooms are…
Göreme
Kismet's fate is assured. Guests consistently rave about the intimate experience here, created by welcoming, well-travelled host Faruk. Rooms (some in…
Mediterranean Coast
Cool 21st-century decor combines with 13th-century architecture in Sciacca's historic centre. Al Moro is a slick, good-looking boutique B&B, with rooms…
Venice
Get to know Venice from the inside out at Silvia and Francesco's home-style B&B, around the corner from Peggy Guggenheim's place. Your hosts' shared love…
Hora (Mykonos)
Effortlessly chic but extravagantly expensive, the Belvedere offers charming service, a first-class on-site restaurant (taken over in summer by culinary…
Paros
Right on the main town square, the Argonauta offers snug rooms, airy suites with balconies and boutique stylings, plus some downright lovely common areas…
El Hierro
Tucked just below La Frontera's plaza, long-running family-owned Ida Inés holds 12 bright, whitewashed and charmingly rustic rooms with individual touches…
Evia
Old-world touches like dangling chandeliers and soaring ceilings meet contemporary boutique-inspired comfort at this intimate, traditional-style stone…
Ikaria
On a headland between Mesahti and Livadi beaches, the Atsachas has clean, well-furnished rooms, some with fully equipped kitchens. Most have breezy sea…
Valencia
Behind a lively, hipster-fashionable bar-restaurant, though separately run, these modern rooms and apartments are small but svelte, with white floorboards…
Ankara
With groovy carpeting and sleek neutral bed linen, the Mithat's rooms are fresh and modern. The teensy bathrooms do let the side down but this is a minor…
Catalonia
Lodgings above a train station seldom inspire, but this smartly modernised family-run hotel goes against expectations. The owners are warm and…
Amalfi
This gracious, old-fashioned, family-run hotel has no shortage of character. The large, luminous rooms have an air of gentility, with their appealingly…
Menorca
This fine, red-hued four-star hotel, built in traditional colonial style, has a sparkling pool, a pleasant garden and 82 smartly updated rooms with…
Western Sicily
Perched high on a hillside, 2km north of Riserva Naturale dello Zingaro's northern entrance and 10km south of San Vito Lo Capo, this B&B makes a great…
Chianti
The historic fattoria (farmhouse) of this wine estate has its very own chapel and bell tower, which reveal themselves after you brave a long, rutted…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
Rome is blessed with a number of designer hostels, and this is one of the best. Though small, private rooms are bright and have good bathrooms…
South Aegean
Kapıkırı's largest pension with 15 rooms and wooden cabins is like a mini village on the road down to the beach. Double 101 and triple 102 have sweeping…
Eastern Sardinia
Hidden among the pine trees, a 400m walk from a fabulous beach, this family-run campsite is a real find, though you will need your own wheels to find it…
Alcúdia
A fine boutique option buried away on a lovely street in the old town, Ca'n Pere is all-stone walls and all-white furnishings; some rooms also have the…
El Hierro
Upcycled furniture, local crafts and fully equipped kitchens grace two impeccable, thoughtfully decorated contemporary apartments. The four-person flat…
Peloponnese
This rambling stone house above central Dimitsana is one of the more casual options around. Host Ilias is ultrahelpful and the five varying rooms offer…
Samos
This reasonable seafront lodging is bang in the middle of the port hubbub. The several balconied harbour-view rooms are fitted with overhead fans and…
Sorrento
The interior designer here had a serious fit of the blues. From the striking dark-blue-and-white floor tiles to the pale-blue walls and bedcovers, blue is…
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