The Luberon
Not a chambre d'hôte, but a chambre d'amis (room with friends), apparently – and this four-room farmhouse is certainly a welcoming place. Each room has…
Must-see hotels in Western Europe
Nazaré
A local female surfer duo have converted this American motor-court–style hotel into a hip surfer's haven in Sítio, with boutique furnishings across well…
Paris
Patterned wallpapers and geometric accents put the panache in Panache, a trendy 40-room hotel in the heart of the up-and-coming Grands Boulevards district…
Parque Campismo Lamas de Mouro
Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês
This tremendous private campground near boulder fields and flowering meadows has shady creekside tent sites plus four cosy pine-clad bungalows with…
Gorges du Verdon
It's well worth heading a little east of town (1.5km to be precise) to find this attractive B&B, on a hillock with views over the Verdon's banks. It’s…
Évora
Occupying the former Convento dos Lóios opposite the Templo Romano, this beautiful pousada (upmarket inn) has a historic air, though the rooms are…
The Cotswolds
The jasmine-clad 16th-century New Inn, 2.5 miles southeast of Bibury, offers 15 spacious and atmospheric bedrooms divided between the main pub building…
Cannes
An address for the aesthetes, prime for pampering. It's loaded with luxuries: hammam, spa, heated pool and plenty of wellbeing packages – and the styling…
Hyatt Regency Nice Palais de la Méditerranée
Nice
This opulent edifice is spectacularly recessed behind the massive pillars of its majestic 1929 art-deco façade. Rooms are well-appointed (king-sized beds,…
Nice
A stone's throw from Nice-Ville train station, this trendy hostel-hotel hybrid offers a mix of dorms, doubles and a rooftop terrace suite. Rooms are done…
Greater Glasgow
The Spinnaker is a friendly pub with a great view across the firth to Dunoon. The modern rooms upstairs are very decent value, especially if you grab one…
Luxembourg
Small sections of Echternach’s former city walls are still visible amid suburban houses. Three of the wall’s medieval towers have been imaginatively…
Languedoc-Roussillon
With conical turrets and walled gardens overlooking La Malène’s old stone bridge, this 13th-century manor is surprisingly great value. Some of the…
Dijon
The new owners at this three-star hotel smack-dab in Dijon's medieval centre have poured plenty of time and money into recent renovations. The result:…
Galway City
In a bright red and yellow building, this big, busy backpacker base has over 200 beds in equally colourful dorms (most with their own bathrooms) and…
Manchester
Visiting rock stars and luxury hunters tend to favour this modern, five-star hotel (not to be confused with the arts centre in Salford Quays), where the…
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Behind an unassuming grey door lies the unexpected pleasure of this Georgian gem crammed with period details; even better is the multi-award-winning…
Highland Perthshire
This hotel, near Blair Atholl train station, is convenient for the castle, with rooms of a high standard; book ahead on weekends. The Bothy Bar here is…
Northumberland Coast
This mainland inn on the A1 next to the turn-off to the causeway is a handy alternative to island accommodation and/or dining if you're cutting it fine…
Oxfordshire
This attractive, half-timbered country pub, a mile north of White Horse Hill, has six surprisingly smart modern rooms, with splashes of colour, in its…
Oxford
Spread through two adjoining houses, the friendly Acorn offers eight comfortable rooms at very reasonable prices, close to great pubs and restaurants and…
Antwerp
In a partly 16th-century building on a pedestrianised old-city backstreet, the Matelote has 11 contemporary rooms in four categories, some rather small,…
Oxford
Smartly updated B&B, spreading through two interlinked Victorian townhouses in Summertown, 1.5 miles north of the centre. The breezy reception hall leads…
Skye
The Old Inn is an atmospheric wee pub, offering accommodation in bright B&B bedrooms and an appealing chalet-style bunkhouse. The bar is a favourite with…
Montpellier
A great city base, this 1930s family house has been converted into a contemporary B&B, with four rooms named after constellations. Individually styled by…
Inishowen Peninsula
The peninsula's smartest luxury resort is on the coast 7km southwest of Moville, tucked away off the main road. The 93 rooms are comfortable and spacious;…
Tomar
Centrally located on an island in Tomar’s lovely riverside park, this curious, slightly kitsch, old-fashioned inn was once Portugal's answer to Britain's…
Antwerp
Above a bistro in a house that you might swear was 18th century, four superb apartments have been installed by owner-chef Patrick Van Hereck. They have…
Gorges du Verdon
What a cracking retreat this is, 9km north of Castellane. It's a friendly auberge (country inn) that offers surprisingly smart rooms (nearly all with some…
Collioure
Set around a secluded jasmine- and rose-perfumed garden sheltering a heated swimming pool and a fountain, this 18th-century house has 27 heritage-style…
Flower Camping Le Pont du Tarn
Languedoc-Roussillon
Here you can swim in either the heated pool or the Tarn River, which runs right by this shady 5-hectare campsite 2km north of Florac beside the D998…
Lille, Flanders & the Somme
Clean, comfortable and streamlined, this 17-room hotel has a good on-site restaurant serving traditional French cuisine (mains €16.50 to €29.50);…
County Cork
A delightful location on the shores of the tidal inlet of Goleen Harbour makes this fine restaurant and B&B a top choice. Rooms are brightly decorated and…
The Midlands
Wake up to water views: the 29 rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows at this modern-rustic lodge face Killinure Lough and Killinure Island; some rooms open…
Bordeaux
At home in a gleaming, all-white contemporary building across the busy thoroughfare from the river, four-star Seeko'o is the design choice in Chartrons…
Aran Islands
At modern An Dún the five comfortable cheery rooms come with wide sea views. Local cuisine such as pillowy potatoes (fertilised with seaweed), luscious…
Cumbria & the Lakes
The best of Ulverston's B&Bs, this Georgian townhouse is spread over three floors undergoing a slow programme of refurbishment. The eight rooms are simply…
Uzès
Trace your way through history at this four-star hotel, an amalgamation of four private houses dating from the 15th to 18th centuries. It's an agreeable…
Arles
In a sensitively preserved 16th- to 17th-century building, this impeccable hotel has 28 peaceful rooms decorated with simple, high-quality furnishings, a…
Bordeaux
Urban-chic dorms and swish doubles with USB plugs aplenty and en suite bathrooms are spread across four floors at this dead-central, designer hostel in…
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