The Highlands & Islands
A building-preservation charity that restores historic buildings and rents them out as accommodation.
Must-see hotels in Western Europe
Northwest England
A former post office is now Clitheroe's most handsome hotel, with 11 superbly decorated rooms.
Portree (Port Righ)
An attractive, family-run campsite located 1.5 miles north of Portree, on the road to Staffin.
Brussels
Three B&B rooms are decked out in Moroccan-Asian style in a quiet but central location.
Northwest England
A converted 17th-century village inn that is especially popular with walkers and cyclists.
Skye
Scandinavian-style timber hostel that quickly fills up with climbers on holiday weekends.
Outer Hebrides
Basic campsite on the southern side of Uig Sands (signposted ‘Ardroil Beach’).
The Cairngorms
Comfortable accommodation for walkers, and the best porridge in the Cairngorms!
Devon & Cornwall
Established regional firm, offering scores of places to rent out.
Camping Municipal Les Cent Vignes
Beaune
A flowery, well-equipped campground 700m north of the centre.
Xaviera Hollander's Happy House
Amsterdam
Xaviera Hollander was once a sex worker, later a brothel owner, and wrote about her eventful life in her autobiography The Happy Hooker. She now welcomes…
Óbidos
Tucked away inside the walls in the lower part of town – bear right as you enter the main gate – is this pleasant option with an excellent restaurant…
Outer Hebrides
This basic hostel in a small white cottage stands above the road on the eastern side of the glen at the very end of the Rhenigidale road; the warden lives…
La Rochelle
For a two-star budget joint, you won't do worse than a well-tended, functional room at Hôtel de Paris. Its location on a pedestrian road – peppered with…
The West End
With 91 rooms, 24 apartments, 13 shops, a restaurant, a bar, a plethora of common areas, plus spa, gym, 190-seat cinema and even a bowling alley, this…
Luxembourg City
Luxembourg City's state-of-the-art hostel has 240 beds in 50 very comfortable, single-sex dorms with electronic entry. En suite dorms cost €1 more. There…
Lisbon
Most folks want a nice bathroom in their hotel, not a bathroom-themed hotel, but this quirky Intendente newcomer must have misunderstood. This 41-room…
Setúbal
A short stroll from lovely Tróia beach, this resort offers 365 attractive modern apartments spread over three towers. Even the studios are massive and…
Clerkenwell, Shoreditch & Spitalfields
Dressed in apian black, white and yellow, this none-too-salubrious 150-bed hostel sits right in the heart of Shoreditch's nightlife action. The four- to…
Glendalough
For spiritual R&R, five hermitages (really just plain one- and two-bed cottages) are rented out by St Kevin's Parish Church. Facilities are pretty basic…
La Rochelle
A sweeping staircase of polished wood leads up to 19 functional rooms, some with exposed-stone walls, at this good-value budget hotel inside an 18th…
Wallonia
In a historic former music college, this friendly place is just five minutes’ walk from the Grand Place. Dorms have showers, but the shared toilets can…
Belém
From a hostelling standpoint, it would be odd to sleep in non-central Belém, but this pop-art-peppered, Cape Verdean–run option is a decent-enough choice…
Liège
Before you swan in, be aware that this hotel's 20 rooms come in quite different states of renovation. The newest have wooden floors with bold black-and…
Setúbal Peninsula
Popular with groups, this hostel offers a wealth of colourful rooms set around a bright central rotunda and adjacent hallways. There's a sparkling…
South Cornwall
In partnership with Snoozebox, the YHA has added an onsite hostel to Eden's attractions, with private sleeping pods housed in converted shipping…
Auvergne
Friendly and no-frills, the Dyke is named for a volcanic pillar (though the owners are well acquainted with the term's English-language inference). Its 15…
Northeast England
Just across from where locals claim is the 'centre of Britain', this central hotel incorporates a 15th-century pele (fortified) tower, one of the oldest…
Honfleur
Well situated just 400m southeast of the Vieux Bassin, this anonymous and functional 63-room chain hotel has the cheapest beds in town – we mention it…
Auvergne
Bright and clean, this hostel offers great value for its prime position below the cathedral. Dorms sleep three to nine people; there are facilities for…
Rotterdam
Ocean liner SS Rotterdam was built in Rotterdam in the late 1950s. Now permanently moored, it functions as a conference centre and hotel, with 254 small…
St-Jean de Luz
With its scarlet timbers and shutters, this tall townhouse is typical of the architecture in St-Jean de Luz. The rooms are split into three categories:…
Groningen
With a dead-central location by main street Gedempte Zuiderdiep, this cheerful 134-bed hostel could not be closer to the action. Spick-and-span mixed…
Paris
Close to the Seine and Eiffel Tower just beyond, this classical five-star hotel on prestigious av Montaigne is surrounded by the luxury fashion houses of…
Orkney
Proudly surveying the main street and harbour of Stromness, this lofty Victorian hotel is a reminder of the way things used to be, with posh revolving…
Toulon
Station hotels can be hit-and-miss in France, but this pleasant little place is a cut above the norm. It’s clean and modern, with plain white rooms,…
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