Yorkshire Dales National Park
Nine elegant bedrooms occupy the upper floors of this converted Georgian town house, with flash touches such as memory-foam mattresses and heated marble…
Must-see hotels in The United Kingdom
Southern Highlands & Islands
This grand Victorian waterfront villa, complete with turret, offers very generous rooms with plush furniture and good family options. Front-facing…
Dartmoor National Park
This is perhaps the definitive historic moorland hotel: polished wood panels, huge inglenook fireplaces, and a guest list that includes Wallis Simpson,…
Manchester
Elegant designer luxury? Present. Fabulous rooms with all the usual delights (Egyptian cotton sheets, quality toiletries, free-standing baths and lots of…
Kensington & Hyde Park
This laid-back hostel has 200 beds, including four- to eight-bed dorms and a handful of twins and doubles with shared bathrooms. There are great communal…
The Lake District
Byre is an old English dialect word meaning 'cowshed', but you certainly won't be roughing it with the animals at this lovely farm conversion. The rooms…
Exmoor National Park
All the feel of an Exmoor retreat, just a 10-minute stroll from Exford's village green. Exquisite furnishings see painted beams teamed with bright rugs…
Glasgow
This elegant self-catering place offers both facilities and location. Situated on a quiet, exclusive street on the edge of the Botanical Gardens, the…
The West End
Kate Middleton spent her last night as a commoner in the Royal Suite (£8400 per night) before joining the Royal Family, propelling the Goring into an…
The Lake District
Once owned by Arctic adventurer John Richardson, this handsome house half a mile along Easedale Rd has a wonderful location surrounded by hectares of…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Oxford
Spread through two adjoining houses, the friendly Acorn offers eight comfortable rooms at very reasonable prices, close to great pubs and restaurants 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…
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…
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…
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…
Whitby
If travelling on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway has given you a taste for trains, how about sleeping in one? Trailways has a converted InterCity 125…
Manchester
Set in a stick-thin 19th-century weavers’ mill, Cow Hollow offers a lot of charm in a compact space. Sixteen snug rooms are graced with original beams,…
Oxford
During university holidays – Christmas, Easter and summer – and to a lesser extent at other times, visitors can stay in a student room in one of Oxford's…
Isle of Wight
What you see from the pick of the rooms at the Hambrough is truly fabulous – the suites have balconies with wraparound sea views, while you can watch the…
Oban
With a grand location overlooking the entrance to Oban Bay, this place offers top-notch hospitality with tartan carpets on the stairs and plump Loch Fyne…
Shetland
Brightly decorated rooms – some bigger than others – are complemented by wooden chalets arrayed around the lawn here. Rooms feel a little overpriced so it…
Ullapool
This typical whitewashed home is right on the waterfront, so close to the ferry that you can watch it docking out of your window. Waterside House features…
Northeast England
Next to the striking National Landscape Discovery Centre, The Sill, this 2017-opened hostel has 86 beds across 26 rooms spread over two floors. There's a…
York
This boutique hostel showcases the interior design of young British talents, creating affordable accommodation with a dash of character and flair. There…
Kensington & Hyde Park
Wood-panelled walls, bay windows with leaded lights, plus a 19th-century vibe and a posh address just over from the Royal Albert Hall. This one-time…
Outer Hebrides
The location and setting don’t look promising – a nondescript building squeezed between the ferry pier and car park – but this modern establishment brings…
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…
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Guests will feel right at home in this 200-year-old village house in the heart of the Dales, where the owners have converted two rooms into comfortable,…
Counties Down & Armagh
What this immense 120-room contemporary hotel lacks in character, it makes up for in amenities: a state-of-the-art leisure centre with a gym, steam room…
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…
The Lake District
There's a fine range of rooms available at this much-recommended B&B in a former schoolmaster's house. There's a choice for all budgets, from Standard…
Loch Lomond
In the centre of things on the road through Luss village, this white house offers a genuine welcome and three highly appealing suites. All are showroom…
Kensington & Hyde Park
In a sparkling-white, mid-Victorian townhouse (with lift and renovated Pimlico Grid brasserie), the Windermere has 19 small but bright and individually…
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…
