Ribeira
Down by the Rio Douro and right in the thick of the action, Porto River is a class act. The owners have waved a magic wand over this old stone warehouse…
Must-see hotels in Western Europe
Aberdeen
Located halfway between the city centre (a 15-minute walk) and Old Aberdeen (a 10-minute walk), this elegantly decorated Edwardian villa is a cosy nest of…
St-Germain & Les Invalides
The four-star Belle Juliette exudes an air of elegance and class and its atmosphere can be defined as 'modern romantic'. The individually designed rooms…
Aveiro
More a boutique guesthouse than a traditional B&B, this cracking place has got the lot: a convenient central location, welcoming staff and nine modern…
Funchal
These superb digs are regularly voted the world's leading design hotel by the World Travel Awards, making the fact it's located above a shopping centre…
Bayonne
Reception at this chic hotel is tucked into a tower that is part of the town's ramparts. Rooms are blend of high-end antique-styled furnishings and comfy…
Snowdonia & the Llŷn
This ultra-stylish guesthouse originally opened as a restaurant-with-rooms but now focuses solely on accommodation. Occupying a multistorey Victorian town…
Cardiff
Walking a middle line between a large B&B and a small hotel, Lincoln House is a generously proportioned Victorian property with heraldic emblems in the…
Yorkshire
In Beverley, the cheapest accommodation also has the best setting and location. This hostel is housed in a beautifully restored 14th-century Dominican…
Kent
Today the haunt of celebrity golfers, the Bell Hotel has been sitting on the town’s quay since Tudor times, though much of the remaining building is from…
Marseille
Push past the unassuming facade of this great-value hotel in the Quartier des Antiquaires to find a stylish interior in olive-grey and citrus, with a…
The Douro
Set between the vineyards and the river, the all-wood Casa do Rio at Quinta do Orgal has a mix of rooms and suites offering stunning river views. Guests…
The Dordogne
Make a reservation at this luxurious vine-covered manor for total immersion in the French countryside. A one-time tobacco farm, the hotel now has 25…
Skellig Ring
A location at the top of a hill just west of the village means that three of the five bedrooms at this luxurious B&B enjoy fantastic views across the…
County Wicklow
Just outside Rathnew, 5km northwest of Wicklow town on the R761, this exquisite former coaching inn (one of Ireland's oldest) has 16 romantic rooms…
The Dordogne
Here's your chance to combine historic elegance (a grand château in lush grounds) with contemporary luxury (modern rooms kitted out with design tapestries…
Outer Hebrides
The delightful Langass Lodge hotel is a former shooting lodge set in splendid isolation overlooking Loch Langais. Refurbished and extended, it now offers…
Shetland
This spotless hostel has very spacious dorms with lockers, family rooms, a garden, an elegant lounge and a wee conservatory dining area with great bay…
Toulouse
This tranquil establishment houses 17 soothing and small-but-sleek rooms, some with colourful frescoes on the walls. The two best rooms (10 and 20), great…
The Ardennes
Harmoniously refurbished rooms are scattered around three delightful interconnecting half-timbered houses above a very well-reputed upmarket restaurant.
Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)
Luxurious rooms, excellent breakfasts and a lovely setting in gardens with a gurgling brook make this former rectory (1729) a great option – the more…
Lowland Perthshire & Kinross
Georgian architecture meets generous hospitality at this excellent guesthouse at the eastern end of town. The four fabulous rooms all have individual…
Den Bosch
Right next to the Jheronimus Bosch Art Center, this charming little hotel has four rooms and three suites, each with its own special decor. Breakfast (€17…
Skye
Beautifully renovated Raasay House (originally the laird's residence), just a short walk from the ferry pier, provides outdoor activity courses and…
Glasgow
Suave and seductive in dark wood and grey tones, Dakota carries a strong design concept from low-lit basement restaurant to light-filled suites. Rooms are…
Yorkshire Dales National Park
A lovely old pub with flagstone floors, low timber beams, ancient oak furniture and Theakston's on draught. The Dragon serves up a tasty steak-and-ale pie…
Oxford & the Cotswolds
This splendidly preserved Regency house in Montpellier has lost none of its original flair in its transition into a fabulous, wonderfully comfortable,…
Nice
Behind heavy iron gates hides this gem: the nine beautifully appointed rooms – the work of the exquisite Marion – are a subtle blend of old and new and…
Sarlat-la-Canéda
This beautifully renovated 17th-century house, formerly a nuns’ hospital and later an aristocratic hunting lodge, is set on a hill about 1.5km from Sarlat…
Viseu
Occupying a tall town house overlooking Praça Dom Duarte, this new hostel – it opened in the summer of 2018 – squeezes in four dorms, sleeping from four…
County Antrim
Rathlin's 18th-century manor house has been fully renovated and transformed into a stylish 11-room guesthouse with stunning views across Church Bay. Rooms…
County Cork
Despite being right in the middle of town, this B&B feels like a secret hideaway with its two luxurious guest suites beautifully furnished in modern style…
Orléans
Floorboards creak and vintage posters adorn the lobby walls at this classic, 23-room hotel, built in 1903 and run by the same family since 1919 (that's…
Swansea, The Gower & Carmarthenshire
Worth special mention for its spectacular location, this former lifeboat station is as close as you can get to the sea without sleeping on the beach…
Cork City
There's a warm family welcome at this neat B&B, which has smallish but well-kept rooms brightened by window boxes. Try to bag one of the back rooms, which…
The Beiras
A lovely boutique hotel, only a few blocks back from the beach. Its interiors are stylish, from the ground-floor lounge bar to the carpeted guest rooms…
Sarlat-la-Canéda
Despite its Renaissance exterior, the enormous rooms here are modern through and through, with shiny wood floors and sleek furnishings. Several delightful…
Southern Highlands & Islands
This wonderfully laid-back hotel is set in an atmospheric old inn dating from 1750, a short walk uphill from the ferry pier in Scalasaig. It's a plush…
Aberdeen
The grand, granite-hewn, Victorian-era mansions that line Queens Rd house financial offices, private schools, medical practices and the occasional hotel –…
The Luberon
The 'Balconies of the Luberon' is an apt name for this lovely B&B: an 18th-century stone farmhouse with five simple, stylish rooms – the best of which…
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