North & West Coast
The owners of Mackays Rooms in Durness also run Croft 103, a stunning, modern self-catering option aimed at couples, 7 miles east, right on Loch Eriboll…
Must-see hotels in Western Europe
Dumfries & Galloway
This elegant residence on the main road offers great hospitality from its cordial hosts. Four lovely rooms offer plenty of space; number four is an…
Brittany
Sink into the lap of luxury at this grand hotel enjoying sweeping views of the water and St-Malo beyond. Rooms are luxe-modern with a spa, private…
Shetland
Runs Shetland's network of böds – simple rustic cottages or huts with peat fires, which might mean bringing a sleeping bag, coins for the meter, or even a…
Alsace
Housed in a beautifully converted 18th-century barn, this hotel has comfortable wood-beamed rooms in fresh lemon and lime hues. It’s well situated in the…
Southern Scotland
This B&B on the main road through town has warm and friendly owners who keep their prices fair and their four lovely rooms very shipshape. All are en…
Mont St-Michel
Offering outstanding value, this friendly, family-run B&B has five modern rooms, furnished simply, with magical views of the Mont. It's located an easily…
Brussels
Styling itself an urban B&B, this place is set in a large stone town house built in 1913, and has five spacious and quietly stylish rooms plus a handy…
Isle of Man
The island's fanciest hotel is this classic on the promenade, with huge rooms kitted out with handsome wooden floors, seaside colours and comfortable beds…
Southeast England
Big flashes of colour dominate the period rooms at this Georgian hotel. It’s the most enticing option in town and it also boasts a stylish restaurant…
Central Highlands
This organic croft in the north of the island has a campsite with basic facilities, and also offers accommodation for two in a Mongolian yurt.
Funchal
An award-winning hotel in Funchal’s Hotel Zone featuring luxurious bedrooms, a Michelin-star restaurant and direct access to the sea.
Outer Hebrides
A basic camping ground in the machair behind the beautiful beach at Reef (also spelled Riof), 2 miles northeast of Miavaig.
Skye
Excellent site, close to mountains and sea, with a shop selling food and outdoor kit. The midges can be diabolical, though.
Devon & Cornwall
An excellent range of often quirky self-catering options set in rural, coastal and, inevitably, historic properties.
Devon & Cornwall
The UK's hostel organisation has some excellent locations around Devon and Cornwall.
Amsterdam
The 81-room Vondelpark branch of this enviro-conscious group is a friendly place to stay, close to Overtoom restaurants and green Vondelpark. It wears its…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
As its name suggests, this boutique hotel is one of a kind, from its cobalt-blue façade to its vividly coloured public areas and rooms incorporating fairy…
Le Marais, Ménilmontant & Belleville
Cobalt-blue awnings frame this four-star hotel with colourful Peruvian decor (Inca motifs, photography and two monitor lizards – Macchu and Pichu – in a…
Notting Hill & West London
One of the oldest hostels in London, the 11-bed St James Backpackers has been providing budget accommodation in the Earl's Court neighbourhood for almost…
Brussels
The wooden-panelled reception area does nothing to prepare guests for the full-colour decor in each uniquely designed room transporting you to, say,…
The Ardennes
The best accommodation choice near Coo is 4km north in the little ridgetop settlement of La Gleize. Here, a repurposed stable, once used by bored Belgian…
Utrecht
Utrecht's only five-star hotel started life as a 14th-century monastery and hosted visiting knights and sovereigns, including Holy Roman Emperor Charles …
Utrecht Province
In a 1952 former monastery built in pseudo-medieval style, the comfortable Leerhotel is a superb deal if you don't mind being 3km southwest of town, and…
Intercontinental Marseille – Hôtel Dieu
Marseille
Occupying a heritage-listed 18th-century hospital, the Hôtel Dieu, the Intercontinental Marseille has a commanding position in Le Panier overlooking the…
Liège
This obliging, 18-room hotel sits behind a brick-and-stone facade that suggests a sedate town house. Yet you enter to a stylish bar backed by an expansive…
Leuven
Central but peaceful, the Klooster is partly comprises a 16th-century building that was once home to Emperor Charles Quint’s secretary and much later…
Eindhoven
Big, glowering murals of Lemmy and Beethoven stare each other out across the rock-attitude bar which doubles as reception for this unusual ho(s)tel…
Den Bosch
While sometimes putting design before function in its eight starkly stylish, reverberant rooms, de KASerne has a winning formula of superbly comfortable…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
One of Lisbon's standout newcomers and yet another converted former palace (this one from the 18th century), design-forward and UK-managed Lumiares has a…
The Ardennes
Occupying a large proportion of Rochehaut’s village centre, this well-run complex includes hotel-quality rooms (some with jacuzzis), rental cottages,…
Den Haag
Close to Paard and the Grote Markt party precinct, this is Den Haag's backpacker central. The ground-floor bar is a popular gathering spot and the mixed…
Monchique
All four hotels in the Termas de Monchique complex have the same room rates. There are 105 rooms in total; suites come with balconies. You can book…
Liège
Two of Liège's finest ridge-top historic town-house mansions combine to front this five-star business hotel. With a castle-like round tower and muralled…
Loch Lomond
This former church is now a remote, welcoming hostel in a peaceful streamside location. It's popular with walkers and offers simple accommodation in…
Maastricht
With its own in-house artist, this calm, professional design hotel has a lobby with '70s retro vibe and a respected brasserie oozing comfortable…
Cascais
Within the gorgeous Citadel, this 126-room offering from Pestana might be shockingly modern, but its deep commitment to local art helps ease the pain,…
Amsterdam
Renovated in 2018, this branch of Stayokay hostels is impressive, with over 600 beds spread over three floors in a large, handsome red-brick building…
Óbidos
One of Portugal’s most unusual pousadas occupies the town’s forbidding 13th-century castle. The rooms are within two sections – the castle (traditional…
The Ardennes
This B&B is in an utterly charming time-warp cottage backing onto the Quartier Bretagne art alley (a short-cut up to the castle). English-speaking Guy is…
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