Must-see hotels in Western Europe

  • Chez La Rose

    Lyon & the Rhône Valley

    This charming inn features 13 rooms in various buildings scattered around the village. They’re all equipped to the highest standard, but the vast suites…

  • St Michael's Hotel

    South Cornwall

    This popular seafront hotel brims with checks, stripes, sea-blues and slatted wood for that essential maritime feel. Nautical touches like buoys, ropes…

  • 42 The Calls

    Leeds

    This pioneer of the boutique-hotel scene (it opened in 1991), set in a 19th-century grain mill, has been somewhat overshadowed by Leeds' clutch of new…

  • Residencia Maciel

    Peniche

    This place comprises three accommodation options within the same block: simpler São João, the original Maciel and a modernised Maciel II opposite. We like…

  • Okko Hôtels Nantes

    Nantes

    Lifestyle is what four-star, design-driven Okko is all about. Eighty smart, functional rooms stack up on six floors, but it is the ground-floor 'club'…

  • Le Moulin de Gauty

    Languedoc-Roussillon

    Here you'll be smitten by mellow tranquillity. Nestled in a combe (narrow valley) that feels like the world's end, this offbeat B&B occupying a…

  • La Bastide de l'Oliveraie

    Cannes

    Recently converted into a four-star boutique hotel, this former mas (farmstead) on a residential hillside north of town offers a refuge from Cannes’ urban…

  • Welcome Hôtel

    Villefranche-sur-Mer

    Boasting an unbeatable location on Villefranche's waterfront promenade, this burnt-orange beauty has 35 nautically themed rooms, all with balcony and sea…

  • Radisson Blu Edwardian

    Manchester

    Gladstone, Dickens and Fitzgerald…just some of the names associated with the historic Free Trade Hall, now an elegant business hotel with high-end…

  • Causeway Hotel

    County Antrim

    On the cliffs above the Giant's Causeway, this 28-room National Trust–owned hotel is an ideal base for exploring the coast early or late in the day…

  • Snooze

    Brighton & Hove

    The retro styling at this eccentric Kemptown pad features everything from vintage posters and bright ’60s and ’70s wallpaper to Bollywood film ads, floral…

  • La Bouquière

    The Luberon

    On a side road off the D149, surrounded by orchards and vineyards, this rural hideaway has three country-charming rooms with a mishmash of rustic antiques…

  • Harris Hotel

    Outer Hebrides

    Run since 1903 by four generations of the Cameron family, Harris Hotel is a 19th-century sporting hotel, built in 1865 for visiting anglers and deer…

  • Hôtel Quic en Groigne

    St-Malo

    This lovely hotel has 15 clean and simple-style rooms and affords not only good value, but also excellent service and an ideal location on a quiet, old…

  • La Pierre Folle

    Burgundy

    Surrounded by rolling fields near the main highway 3km south of town, this immaculate B&B offers four spacious, comfortable rooms and one suite. Friendly…

  • Dún Cromáin

    The Midlands

    Surrounded by sweeping lawns, family-run Dún Cromáin has three large rooms simply decorated in pastel colours with light wood and white linens. The…

  • Hôtel de la Chaîne d’Or

    Normandy

    Packed with character and a measure of grandeur, this hideaway is a gem: rustically stylish without being twee. The 12 rooms are spacious, elegant,…

  • Maison des Consuls

    The Pyrenees

    This offbeat hotel has themed all its rooms after notable figures from Mirepoix’ past. The best ones are the Louis XVI–style Monseigneur room, with…

  • Mount Royale Hotel & Spa

    York

    This grand, early-19th-century heritage-listed building has been converted into an upmarket hotel, complete with a solarium, beauty spa and outdoor heated…

  • Feversham Arms

    North York Moors National Park

    Just behind Helmsley's church, the Feversham Arms has a snug and sophisticated atmosphere where country charm meets boutique chic. Service is excellent…

  • Hôtel Le Canberra

    Cannes

    This boutique stunner, just a couple of blocks back from La Croisette, is the epitome of Cannes glamour: designer grey rooms with splashes of candy pink,…

  • Villa Saint-Exupéry Beach Hostel

    Nice

    Five blocks in from the beach, this long-standing, centrally located city hostel has plenty of pluses: bar, kitchen, gym, sauna, ping-pong, games room and…

  • Quinta do Coração

    The Algarve

    On a wooded hill 6.7km northeast of Salir, this converted farmhouse is encircled by eucalyptus, olive and cork trees. Accommodation is rustic; the studio…

  • St Michael's Manor Hotel

    Oxford & the Cotswolds

    In a lovely location, with its own lake, this 500-year-old manor offers 30 opulent rooms hidden down hushed carpeted corridors. Those in the manor itself…

  • Headweir Mill House

    Exeter

    Overlooking the banks of the River Exe (and busy Bonhay Rd), this house has more than two centuries of history, not that you'd guess from the 11…

  • Granary Guesthouse

    Northumberland Coast

    In a charming town-centre location, Berwick's most romantic B&B has three fresh, elegant and contemporary guest rooms, locally sourced and/or organic…

  • Château de Grasse

    Côte d'Azur

    It's hard to imagine that Le Bar-sur-Loup’s majestic 13th-century castle, perched right at the top of the village, once lay in ruins. It's now an…

  • Auberge de Jeunesse Remerschen

    Luxembourg

    Set in a renovated convent and a striking contemporary building overlooking a nature reserve, this excellent hostel is 3km north of Schengen on the main …

  • ABode Chester

    Chester

    Contemporary hotel with 84 rooms all equipped with handcrafted Vispring beds and handsome bathrooms complete with monsoon showers. Good toiletries, flat…

  • Hotel Indigo

    Birmingham

    A stylish operation on the 23rd and 24th floors of the Mailbox's annexe, The Cube, Birmingham's branch of the high-end Hotel Indigo chain marries a handy…

  • Hotel Vitória

    Coimbra

    With attractive rooms and a prime location near the action, the friendly family-run Vitóriais a great choice. Its light-filled rooms are clean and unfussy…

  • Cahergal Farmhouse

    County Clare

    At Cahergal you can wake up to the gentle clucking of chickens on a working farm. With bucolic views, floral drapes and framed Irish landscape prints,…

  • Château de Pray

    Amboise

    What better way to experience the Loire vibe than to stay in a 16th-century château? The 19 rooms here, each named after a famous visitor, are brimming…

  • Pomme d'or Hotel

    Jersey

    In a super-central location, one of Jersey's most venerable hotels was formerly patronised by the likes of Victor Hugo and Dame Vera Lynn. It's had a…

  • Casa dos Braganças

    Parque Nacional da Peneda-Gerês

    Casa dos Braganças in the village of Tourém is a delightful rural inn run by a friendly live-in family. The 18th-century house features 11 rooms and one…

  • Hôtel Basss

    Montmartre & Northern Paris

    In the heart of Montmartre on rue Abbesses, an original gold-stone doorway marks the entrance to this contemporary hotel inspired by American graphic…

  • Pandy Isaf

    Snowdonia National Park (Parc Cenedlaethol Eryri)

    This extended country house, set alongside the River Clewedog, started life as a 16th-century fulling mill. It's now a peaceful retreat straight out of…

  • College Hotel

    Amsterdam

    Originally a 19th-century school, the impressive-looking College Hotel has stylish rooms you'd never think were former classrooms. It's a celebrity…

  • Oban SYHA

    Oban

    Set in a grand Victorian villa on the Esplanade, 0.75 miles north of Oban's train station, this hostel is modernised to a high standard, with comfy wooden…

  • Botel Maastricht

    Maastricht

    This centrally moored boat has 34 basic, inexpensive cabins which are very compact with beds that won't suit the tall. Doubles ensure that couples get…

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