Atlantic Coast
A flowery courtyard out back and stylish family rooms are highlights of the unpretentious 27-room White Horse, run by Parisian couple Mylène and Frédéric…
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Parque de Campismo do Porto Moniz
Madeira
Madeira island has only one official campsite, which is located at Ribeira da Janela about 1km southeast of Porto Moniz. The site has all the facilities…
County Wicklow
The River Avonmore flows through this peaceful camping ground, with riverside pitches and safe, shallow swimming. Simple glamping cabins sleeping up to…
Dublin
This carefully restored Georgian mews dating from 1792 is managed by the Irish Landmark Trust. There are three beautifully appointed double bedrooms that…
Kensington & Hyde Park
The chichi Halkin attracts business travellers of a minimalist and boutique bent. Behind doors hidden within curved wooden hallways, the 41 swish rooms…
French Basque Country
This impressive hotel has a stunning riverside location and spacious rooms with old-style furnishings. To reach the pool, you stroll past the orange trees…
Exmoor National Park
You can't get any closer to the cliff edge than this boutique beauty – the Lynton–Lynmouth cliff railway trundles past just behind. The views are…
Oxford
Tucked into a wisteria-cloaked 17th-century house, where Oscar Wilde briefly roomed as a student, this 35-room hotel achieves a happy blend of period…
Auvergne
More practical than pretty, likeable Hotel Chris'tel ticks all the boxes: spacious, wooden-floored rooms are kept sparkling clean, the bed sheets are good…
Utrecht
The reception is just a little booth in the de Rechtbank bistro, but the 27 rooms are stylishly modern, midnight-blue walls with marigold bedheads and…
Utrecht
Not a hotel at all but half a dozen canal-side cavern-rooms that have been converted into guest rooms. Check in via the Court Hotel.
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Olde-worlde grandeur reigns at this hotel spread over several Golden Age canal houses. Each of its 91 rooms is unique, with mahogany panelling,…
Grenoble
With more than two centuries of history behind it, dead-central Hôtel de l’Europe lays claim to being Grenoble’s oldest hotel. Though venerable, its 39…
Southern Highlands & Islands
Historically Campbeltown's best address, this reddish sandstone hotel opposite the harbour is looking swish again. It caters mostly to yachties and…
London
Given its position right in the heart of the financial district, it's unsurprising that this upmarket hotel – one of three Apexes in London – feels a tad…
French Basque Country
This beautiful Basque farmhouse is situated in the middle of wildflower meadows. With views over green mountains, it is a bucolic place to rest up. The…
Estremadura & Ribatejo
This chic place, revamped in 2016, offers a dazzle of personality by Fátima standards. The style of the plush and colourful lobby carries on to the rooms,…
Parque Natural da Serra da Estrela
At this lovely shaded spot on the Mondego, you can wade, picnic or simply relax by the river’s tranquil headwaters. Hikers can also explore the…
Hodgkinson's Hotel & Restaurant
The Midlands & the Marches
The eight rooms at this central Grade II–listed Victorian beauty conjure up Matlock's golden age with antique furnishings, cast-iron fireplaces, flowery…
The West End
This enlarged branch of the Hoxton hotel chain continues the tradition of offering stylish yet affordable accommodation in 220 rooms that vary enormously…
Oxford
A popular refuge for academics working at the nearby Bodleian – or drinking at the even closer Turf Tavern – with a thousand tales of bygone occupants,…
Bordeaux
At home in an attractive 18th-century hôtel particulier, this three-star family-friendly hotel (also called Hôtel Royal St-Jean) is the top choice to…
Amboise
Spartan but efficient, this 114-bed hostel – totally renovated in 2017 and 2018 – is 600m northwest of the entrance to the château, at the downriver tip…
Christian Youth Hostel 'The Shelter City'
Amsterdam
Extremely convenient for central Amsterdam, this rambling Christian-run hostel is just outside the Red Light District, but a world away, powered by…
The Ardennes
This landmark 100-room property occupies a repurposed 1891 former station, whose grand brick structure is stylishly lit at night. The restaurant and…
Paris
An elegant lobby-salon, with ancient fireplace, wood panelling, antique furnishings and traditional board games to borrow, welcomes guests at the lovely…
Friesland
For hard-core charm, check into this gorgeous, canal-side boutique hotel in a toy-like vintage townhouse with caramel brickwork and sunflower-yellow…
Auvergne
This central hotel boasts a charming lounge room and a mini-library to relax in, when you aren't snoozing in one of its 23 contemporary, pastel-drenched…
Utrecht
Tucked away amid the beautifully sedate tree-lined avenues of the Buiten Wittevrowen quarter, this elegantly comfortable 19th-century mansion has given…
North & West Coast
Enjoy substantial comfort and hospitality in this gorgeous building overlooking the bay. The welcoming owners make an effort to run it along sustainable…
Ghent
Luxuriously heaped pillows, fine linen, Miró-esque art and swish modern colours lie beneath the 18th-century beams of this old-meets-new beauty. Even the…
Antwerp
Above a pair of delightful cafes, these design-savvy units overlook Marnixplaats in ’t Zuid, a drinking-dining hot spot that's always lively – if never…
Oxford
Close to, but peacefully apart from, the bustle of Jericho, this small guesthouse is above a Lebanese restaurant, Al-Shami. Its rooms, up a cramped…
Paris
Monochrome black-on-white or white-on-black stripes (think bar codes) rule at this sharp, contemporary hotel, broken up by splashes of colour. It's…
Guimarães
This former monastery overlooking the city from the slopes of Penha is a magnificent, sprawling structure. The gardens are stunning and you’ll want to…
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence
For peace and tranquillity, you can't really quibble with this cosy, ivy-covered farmhouse, surrounded by lovely gardens and a cracking pool. The rooms…
Manchester
The inelegant name belies the designer digs inside this beautifully restored Grade II–listed building, which features serviced apartments equipped with a…
County Antrim
In the centre of the old town, Dobbin's is a friendly and informal place with 15 small and creaky-floored but comfortable rooms (one of them supposedly…
Liège
Penta have done a miraculous job transforming a ghastly 1960s office building into the city's most fashion-savvy hotel. Arrive at night for the full…
Paris
A few blocks inside the bd Périphérique ring road and footsteps from the Porte Dorée metro station, this country-manor-style hotel is as family friendly…
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