Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
The Zetter Hotel is a temple of cool minimalism with an overlay of colourful kitsch on Clerkenwell’s main thoroughfare. Built using sustainable materials…
Must-see hotels in Western Europe
Liège
A superb conversion of a pair of historic houses, this stylish choice places you right on a characterful alleyway in the heart of central Liège. Service…
Carcassonne
It’s not going to win any style awards, but this efficiently run 22-room budget hotel is great value for Carcassonne. Rooms are small but clean and some…
Montmartre & Northern Paris
Within a former tap factory (hence the name 'The Golden Tap'), this boutique hotel's parquet floors and tasteful flea-market furnishings mix well with the…
Dumfries & Galloway
Overlooking the water in the centre of little Cairnryan, this is a modern bungalow with two comfortable en-suite rooms. The double has a lovely outlook…
Ericeira
Spiffy Vila Galé is an imposing edifice whose green mansard roof dominates Ericeira’s skyline. Although it has an air of classic fin de siècle its…
County Meath
Footsteps east of the Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre, this converted farmhouse has 23 rooms ranging from dorms with four to 10 beds to hotel-standard…
The Burren
At Cappabhaile House you sink into serenity. Set in 5 hectares of gorgeous Burren countryside 3km south of Ballyvaughan, it's surrounded by the sounds of…
Peak District
Built in the 14th century and extensively remodelled in the 17th century, this magnificent property 3 miles north of Bakewell amid formal gardens and…
The Lake District
This turn-of-the-century house is halfway down the Eskdale valley, near Beckfoot station. It's a real home away from home: guests are given the run of the…
Glasgow
The string of cheapish, down-at-heel guesthouses along western Renfrew St offer no luxury but a tempting location right by the Sauchiehall nightlife and…
The Lake District
This friendly hostel makes a super, outdoorsy base for forays around Borrowdale. It's in a lovely spot next to a babbling brook, surrounded by gardens and…
Peak District
This handsomely fitted-out stone house, built in the 1900s, has three comfortable guest rooms (two doubles, one single). Host Julia's organic breakfasts…
Paris
A lively bar (open day and night to guests and nonguests), courtyard BBQ and no curfew or lockout give this reinvigorated hostel, a 10-minute walk from…
Nice
A peaceful oasis in the middle of the city, this recently renovated three-star offers spacious rooms in a dusky rose villa, along with a pair of jacuzzi…
Northeast Belgium
Above an ever-popular brasserie-café, Den Engel has 15 comfortable rooms (though some are compact), most with exposed beams and renovated bathrooms.
Frisian Islands
Standing at Ameland's crossroads, this friendly inn is buzzing in high season, when you can lounge at a terrace table and observe the comings and goings…
Ballyknocken House & Cookery School
County Wicklow
This is a beautiful ivy-clad Victorian home, where each of the seven carefully appointed bedrooms has antique furnishings, and some with original,…
Bastia
Every room in this modern three-star hotel is colourfully and quirkily decorated to a travel-related theme, from space travel or ballooning to the opulent…
Cascais
In a quiet neighbourhood some 900m southwest of the train station, this Ukrainian-run hostel has the best traveller vibe of Cascais' budget options. Dorms…
Atlantic Coast
Splashed in striking shades of lime green, fuchsia and cherry red, this hotel on Cognac's main pedestrian shopping street is eye-catching. The 'medieval'…
La Rochelle
Everything about this smart, 11-room boutique hotel at the Vieux Port screams quality. Moderately sized rooms are painted in a startling white, with white…
The Luberon
This sumptuous B&B manages to pull off a tricky balance between contemporary style and traditional architecture, with delightful, feminine rooms…
Wiltshire
This independent hostel was created out of five old barns, and enjoys a picturesque setting on the Ridgeway. It contains bunk beds and a few private rooms…
Chantilly
Delicately embroidered cushions and cherrywood furniture add to the romantic ambience of this three-room family-run property on a 27-hectare estate, which…
County Meath
These former stables, built by the Marquis of Conyngham in the 18th century, have been converted into a wonderful hostel that's part of a working dairy…
Glasgow
Occupying a stylish contemporary building that does smart things with light and glass, this huge business hotel is handy for everything. There's a raft of…
Northeast England
Handily positioned half-a-mile west of the city centre and a quarter of a mile west of the train station, with the bonus of free parking, this comfortable…
The Pyrenees
Built into the bastide architecture of Mirepoix, this is a smart option, with a mixed-bag of nine rooms that combine modern design with the building’s…
Exmoor National Park
You're likely to find a local crowd in the bar of this agreeable Exmoor coaching inn, where ranks of china mugs dangle from the ceilings and sepia scenes…
Notting Hill & West London
Everyone will feel at home in this appealing terrace of stylish and affordable studios, with a restful and charming walled garden. Some 47 well maintained…
Carcassonne
You don’t get rampart views at this welcoming abode 6km southeast of Carcassonne, but you do get serious luxury. Its six rooms and six suites incorporate…
Connemara
Once owned by the poet Oliver St John Gogarty, luxurious Renvyle House opened as a hotel in 1883 and was rebuilt in the 1920s. A heated outdoor swimming…
Dartmoor National Park
A beauty of a Dartmoor farm, as traditional as afternoon tea, and all the better for it. Choose from quaint, frilly B&B rooms, basic camping fields (£5…
Oxford & the Cotswolds
A mile south of central Cheltenham, just off Bath Rd, boutique Beaumont House offers a range of carefully designed rooms, overlooking a gorgeous back…
St-Jean de Luz
Stylish and shipshape, this elegant hotel is one step removed from the summertime buzz in St-Jean de Luz, overlooking the water on the opposite side of…
Oxford
Slap bang in the centre of Oxford – front rooms overlook the University Church – this grand hotel is liberally scattered with contemporary art and offers…
Cambridge
It's the bold modern art and imaginative design that nudge Felix into the boutique sleep spots. You'll find vividly coloured chairs set beside polished…
Évora
An attractive addition to Èvora, the Casa Morgado Esporão offers an atmospheric stay in a restored 15th-century building. The rooms are quite spacious,…
The Luberon
Beams, stone floors, an orchard and a cracking restaurant make this lovely B&B an enormously attractive stay. The 18th-century farmhouse has been…
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