Nijmegen
With its eye-catching cream-and-red brick facade and twinset of jazzy orange parasols on the Grote Markt, this long-standing hotel remains thoroughly up…
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The Ardennes
Behind a proud 1884 facade, this pleasant two-room B&B is scattered with colourful ceramic art pieces from the co-owned gallery. Guests have use of a…
Bordeaux
Veronique and Yann have stripped back and lime-washed the stone walls of an old house, scrubbed the wide floorboards and brought in recycled antique…
Derwentwater Independent Hostel
The Lake District
Built as a 19th-century mansion, this grand Grade II–listed house is one of Britain's most architecturally ostentatious hostels. Previously YHA-owned, now…
Carcassonne
You get the best of both worlds at this stylish hotel: knockout views of the Cité Médiévale’s ramparts (including from the heated, seasonally opened pool…
Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne
Retro themed but with modern amenities, this smart hotel in a 1935 building distinguishes itself with nostalgic aviation-themed stained glass and…
Atlantic Coast
This grand four-star hotel lords over Cognac's main cafe-clad square. Twenty-six comfortable, carpeted rooms are dressed in regal shades of bordeaux,…
Príncipe Real, Santos & Estrela
In autumn, figs fall onto the sunroof of the lobby at this small, welcoming place. Bright rooms, some with postcard views all the way to the river, are…
Groningen
Housed in an early-20th-century brick structure that served as a cannery, and more famously the Simplon raincoat factory, this is a creatively designed…
Pousada do Gerês-Caniçada/São Bento
Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês
This lovely place has a spectacular setting. High above the Albufeira, it offers a splendid retreat at eagle’s-nest heights. The rooms have wood-beamed…
Toulouse, Gers & Vallée du Tarn
This lemon-yellow heritage hotel set along the riverfront has small but immaculately clean rooms, all decorated in a palette of cream with occasional…
Premier Inn Cardiff City Centre
Cardiff
The Cardiff branch of Britain's biggest chain has 200 beds in a squat mirror-clad former office tower, right in the city centre. It's not flash, but it's…
Parc Naturel Régional des Volcans d'Auvergne
Sublime Monts du Cantal views and stone-and-wood rooms are reason enough to stay at this welcoming mountain inn, 16km west of Murat (towards Puy Mary)…
Brussels
Near the capital’s gay district, this B&B is superbly located if you're dancing the night away. From the communal breakfast table and help-yourself coffee…
The Cotswolds
Occupying a 1904 Arts and Crafts mansion on a sprawling hillside estate, 2.5 miles northeast of Broadway, this ultra-luxurious hideaway epitomises…
La Rochelle
This designer business-class hotel with a human heart is flamboyantly decorated with abstract canvases that hang in all 76 rooms as well as in the…
Outer Hebrides
The Castlebay Hotel has spacious bedrooms decorated with a subtle tartan motif – it’s worth paying a bit extra for a sea view – and there’s a comfy lounge…
Bordeaux
Five-star service and comforts fuse with all the charm and grace of an 18th-century hôtel particulier at this sophisticated boutique hotel. Owner Agnès…
Estremadura & Ribatejo
This friendly, sparkling, modern (if institutional) place 8km southeast of Porto de Mós has four-bed dorms and doubles with private bathrooms, as well as…
Estremadura & Ribatejo
This perfectly preserved, if ever-so-slightly tired 19th-century sea captain’s home directly across from the beach is a place of distinction, with much of…
Lyon
With an art deco façade, stylishly minimalist guestrooms and school-themed decor throughout, this four-star hotel is one of Vieux Lyon's unique lodging…
Kensington & Hyde Park
The dozen brightly coloured rooms may be pocket-sized, but they're clean and tidy at this five-floor Victorian house hotel (no lift) with excellent rates…
Southeast Wales
Abergavenny's top hotel is a fine Georgian building that was once a famous coaching inn. Choose between sleek, sophisticated rooms in the hotel itself, in…
Gorges du Verdon
If you really want to be in the middle of Moustiers, then book in at this regal B&B inside one of the village's tall, 18th-century houses, built by a…
County Clare
Built on the ruins of an O'Brien castle on the western edge of town, the vast, Georgian Falls Hotel was once the family home of Caitlín MacNamara, who…
Bordeaux
Location is the key selling point of this budget hotel with 22 basic rooms stacked up on a trio of floors. It's within an easy stroll of the town centre,…
Oxfordshire
Above an excellent pub affiliated with Fuller’s Brewery, this popular central choice holds 15 individually styled rooms named after English kings. Crisp…
Highland Perthshire
Scattered around the wooded, riverside grounds of Erigmore House, the former country retreat of a wealthy clipper ship's captain, these luxury timber…
Kent
Run by energetic and knowledgeable hosts, this comfy guesthouse takes the whole ecofriendly thing seriously, with guest recycling facilities, eco-showers…
Ghent
This sumptuous 1770s urban palace retains original sections of 18th-century Chinese wallpaper, a dining room with romantic Austrian-era murals, a dazzling…
Atlantic Coast
On the Arçais waterfront, this romantic 10-room guesthouse, in which every room is painted and decorated in the colours and style of local marsh plants…
The Midlands
Dating from 1884, this grande-dame hotel with gilt mirrors, statues, dark oil paintings and chandeliers has 40 spacious rooms with plush carpets and…
Languedoc-Roussillon
Le Colombier's location just 200m from the Pont du Gard car park means you save on bridge parking costs – the hotel has its own free car park and a bike…
Amsterdam
Close to De Hallen, this high-tech hostel has Japanese-style capsules or 'hubs' – don't expect to spread out too much – with colourful lighting and in…
Luxembourg
Adjacent to the monastery, old-fashioned Hôtel Heintz occupies what was once the brewery-inn of the Trinitarian monks. Grandfather clocks, top hats and…
Aljezur
Brilliantly situated 900m east of Praia da Arrifana, this hostel has a striking grey-and-yellow colour scheme incorporating designer plastic furniture…
Amsterdam
This brutalist tower has 370 cool if bare-bones rooms (the upper categories have a bit more style). Students and interns really do stay here, but anyone …
North & West Coast
A stalwart of the north coast, this spruce former hunting lodge offers attractive, roomy chambers, including plush superiors with top views, and classic…
Medieval Centre & Red Light District
Reflecting its unbeatable location facing Centraal Station, the train theme at this old-fashioned, family-run hotel extends from the clocks, photographs…
Bayeux
The three rooms of this delightful and well-managed maison de famille ooze old-fashioned cosiness. Our favourite, the Bajocasse, has parquet flooring, a…
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