Must-see hotels in Western Europe

  • King Sitric

    County Dublin

    This handsome boutique hotel above the long-established restaurant (two/three-course menu €39/45) has eight rooms with views of the port. The nautical…

  • Ben Lomond Bunkhouse

    Loch Lomond

    Perfectly located for both the West Highland Way and Ben Lomond, this is very near the SYHA at Rowardennan and provides 10 berths in upstairs bunk rooms…

  • Auberge de Jeunesse

    Rennes

    Rennes' well-equipped youth hostel has a self-catering kitchen and a pleasant canalside setting 2km north of the centre. Digs are in one- to five-bed…

  • Carlton House

    Yorkshire Dales National Park

    A handsome house on one of the main roads into Skipton, with three comfortable rooms just a short walk south of the town centre. The decor is a bit dated,…

  • Future Inn Cabot Circus

    Bristol

    This hotel may be modern and businessy, but the rooms at the lower end of the price range can be good value. They're simply decorated in white, burgundy…

  • Hotel São Paulo

    The Douro

    Although it’s a bit out of the way, this simple hotel is a good-value lodging option. The rooms are clean and bright, with parquet floors. Corner units…

  • Hotel Castrum Villae

    Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês

    In the heart of Castro Laboreiro, this modern hotel with its own restaurant features bright tiled rooms with accent wallpaper that are just a cut above…

  • Charlemont Arms Hotel

    Counties Down & Armagh

    This 19th-century hotel includes an oak-panelled dining room, Victorian fireplaces and other period features that add charm. The bedrooms are spacious but…

  • Parque de Campismo Serrão

    Aljezur

    Located 4.5km north of Aljezur, this tranquil, shaded site has wheelchair access, tennis courts, a playground, a restaurant, bar and grocery store, plus…

  • Arthôtel Tendance

    Limoges

    Globetrotting decor defines this quirky little hotel, with themes including a maple-clad Canadian cabin, an Indonesian room, and a Grecian room in whites…

  • Inverness Student Hotel

    Inverness

    Set in a rambling old house with comfy beds and views across the River Ness, this hostel has a party atmosphere, and organises pub crawls in town. It’s a…

  • McKevitt's Village Hotel

    Counties Meath, Louth, Cavan & Monaghan

    In an epicentral location, this old-style inn's 14 rooms are spacious and furnished in muted earth tones with the occasional splash of vivid colour. Light…

  • Hôtel Paul

    Aix-en-Provence

    On the edge of Vieil Aix, this faded hotel is hardly luxurious, but it’s a bit of a bargain as long as you can put up with the no-frills decor. There’s a…

  • Monkgate Guesthouse

    York

    This guesthouse is convenient for drivers, with off-street parking just outside the city walls. It has five traditionally styled bedrooms including a good…

  • Atlas B&B

    Ghent

    This 1863 townhouse has attractive belle époque, art deco and art nouveau touches, a comfortable communal lounge area featuring maps, globes and an…

  • Oceanville House B&B

    The Burren

    With a setting just metres from Ballyvaughan quay, modern, light-filled Oceanville House has views across Galway Bay from the dormer windows in its front…

  • Forest Park House

    The Midlands

    Just by the entrance to Lough Key Forest Park, 3.5km east of town, this purpose-built guesthouse has six light-filled modern rooms, including two four…

  • Hotel Lagosmar

    Lagos

    In a great location within the medieval walls, Lagosmar has simple but neat and comfortable rooms, some with tiny balconies, though bathrooms could do…

  • NosDa

    Cardiff

    Directly across the river from Principality Stadium, NosDa ('goodnight' in Welsh) has brightly painted rooms above a rocking beer-lovers' bar. Free basic…

  • Hôtel de Paris

    Limoges

    Basic but good-value rooms spread out over several floors of a tall townhouse. Floors are squeaky, doors are creaky and the spiral staircase will give you…

  • Menzies Guest House

    Edinburgh

    A pretty average guesthouse with seven high-ceilinged Victorian rooms spread over three floors, and vegetarian-only breakfasts (but no eggs!). The family…

  • My Hostel

    Guimarães

    This stylish hostel has eight colourful, bright dorms and doubles with swanky shared and private bathrooms. There's a nice shared kitchen/living room and…

  • Island Lodges

    Southern Highlands & Islands

    These three comfortable and modern self-catering holiday chalets, sleeping from two to five people, are just a 10-minute walk from the ferry pier at…

  • Mount Brandon Hostel

    Dingle Peninsula

    A patio overlooks the bay from this small, simple hostel with scrubbed wooden floors and furniture. Most rooms have private bathrooms. An apartment with…

  • Pousada da Juventude

    Viana do Castelo

    Overlooking the marina 1km east of the centre, this Carrilho da Graça–designed hostel has the institutional feel typical of Portugal's HI hostels, with…

  • In York Holidays

    York

    If you're planning to stay a few days in York, this agency offers a good selection of self-catering apartments from about £290 for three nights (which is…

  • Heads of Ayr Caravan Park

    Southern Scotland

    This caravan park is in a lovely, quiet location close to the beach. There are various caravans and chalets available to rent by the week or for a few…

  • Fisherground Farm

    The Lake District

    Family-friendly camping in idyllic Eskdale, handy for the Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway. It gets very busy in summer, so it's better reserved for the…

  • Rhossili Bunkhouse

    Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire

    Located in the village of Middleton, within easy walking distance of Rhossili, this community-run bunkhouse is very well equipped, clean and comfortable…

  • Hostel Lybeer

    Bruges

    The Lybeer once had plenty of tatty edginess to it, but has recently been tastefully renovated. It’s handily central in a typical Bruges terraced house…

  • Hôtel Saint-Joseph

    Clermont-Ferrand

    The double-glazed rooms at this small hotel near the Friday morning St-Joseph market offer the best budget value in Clermont: they're smallish, and…

  • Waterways Cottage

    The Midlands & the Marches

    Next door to the thatched Waterways Cottage (where the owners live), a modern annexe has two kitchen-equipped studios; one can accommodate three people…

  • Hôtel Le Colombier

    St-Tropez

    An immaculately clean converted house, five minutes' walk from place des Lices, the Colombier’s fresh, summery decor is inherently relaxing. Rooms are in…

  • La Vieille Lanterne

    Brussels

    Look out at the Manneken Pis from the window of Room 5 in this neat, unsophisticated, six-room B&B-style ‘hotel’, accessed by steep spiral stairs from an…

  • Premier Suites

    Dublin

    Deluxe serviced studios and suites, with all mod cons; akin to an elegant hotel room. It also has serviced apartments in the elegant suburb of Ballsbridge…

  • L’Hermitage de St-Antoine

    Camargue

    Directly across from the town's stout northern bastion, this pocket-sized chambre d’hôte has four artfully appointed rooms, one with a small private…

  • Alexandra Hotel

    Fort William

    Large, traditional, family oriented hotel bang in the middle of town, with mostly smart, businesslike rooms – be sure to ask for a recently renovated one,…

  • Rutlands

    Windsor & Eton

    In a typical residential home half a mile south of Windsor’s central station, this family-run B&B makes a comfortable choice, with two handy car spaces…

  • Hôtel Le Blason

    Amboise

    Quirky, creaky hotel on a central square with 27 higgledy-piggledy rooms wedged around corridors; most rooms are modern, smallish and timber beamed…

  • Camping de Renéville

    Normandy

    Dramatically situated on the western cliffs overlooking the beach, this campground also rents out two- and six-person chalets (from €280 per week). In…

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