Budget Hotels & Hostels
Apartments
Guesthouses and B&Bs
Middlethorpe Hall And Spa
York's top spot is this breathtaking 17th-century country house set in 20 acres of parkland that was once the home of diarist Lady Mary Wortley Montagu...
The Rookery Hotel
This absolute charmer is a warren of 33 rooms that has been built within a row of 18th-century Georgian houses and fitted out with antique furniture (including a museum-piece collection of Victorian baths, showers and toilets), original wood panelli...
A Bode Canterbury
The only boutique hotel in town, the 72 rooms at this supercentral option are graded from 'comfortable' to 'fabulous' and, for the most part, live up to their names...
The White Swan Inn
The top spot in town successfully combines a smart pub, a superb restaurant serving local produce cooked with a Continental twist, and a luxurious boutique hotel...
Old Hall Hotel
There is a tale to go with every creak of the floorboards at this history-soaked establishment, supposedly the oldest hotel in England. Among other esteemed residents, Mary, Queen of Scots, stayed here from 1576 to 1578, albeit against her will...
Urban Beach Hotel
Bournemouth's finest hipster hotel combines a kooky counter-culture vibe with luxury lodgings and top-notch service. Rooms are achingly but casually stylish and you can borrow everything from brightly coloured wellingtons to toothpaste and iPods...
Lamb Inn Hotel
At this atmospheric 15th-century inn, expect flagstone floors, beamed ceilings, creaking stairs, a laid-back vibe downstairs, and luxurious period-style rooms with antique furniture upstairs...
Bingham
Just upriver from Richmond Bridge, this lovely riverside Georgian town house is an enticing boutique escape from central London, with 15 very stylish and well-presented, art deco inspired rooms...
Hazlitt's Hotel
Built in 1718 and comprising three original Georgian houses, this is the one-time home of essayist William Hazlitt (1778–1830)...
The Halcyon
Just what Bath needed: a smart, stylish city-centre hotel that doesn't break the bank...
The Feathers Hotel
Stepping through the almost impossibly ornate timbered Jacobean facade, it's all tapestries, creaky wood furniture, timber beams and stained glass: you can almost hear the Cavaliers toasting the health of King Charles...
The Bell Hotel
Today the haunt of celebrity golfers, the Bell Hotel has been sitting on the town's quay since Tudor times, though much of the remaining building is from the 19th century...
Florence House Boutique Hotel
Definitely in the easy-to-check-into-hard-to-leave category. Enjoy vast beds piled artfully high with bathrobes, and retro-chic bathrooms in black and white tiles. The pamper dial is set to high – they’ll even provide picnic baskets on demand.
Clink78
This fantastic 500-bed hostel is housed in a 19th-century magistrates courthouse where Dickens once worked as a scribe and members of the Clash made an appearance in 1978...
A Bode Manchester
Modern British style is the catchphrase at this converted textile factory...
Park Inn By Radisson Manchester City Centre
Spacious, modern rooms (with floor-to-ceiling windows) in a massive hotel overlooking the MEN Arena; perfect if you're going to a gig. It's directly north of the MEN Arena.
The Place Apartment Hotel
Eat at the ground-floor restaurant, order room-service, cook your own dinner or eat out; the concept of an apartment hotel makes so much sense that it has taken Manchester by storm...
Hilton Garden Inn Birmingham Brindley Place
It's big, it's a brand and it's aimed at business travellers, but the City Inn consistently gets top marks for service and staffing and goes that little extra mile to make sure your stay is comfortable...
The Maids Head Hotel
The stunning black-and-white exterior is the most arresting thing about this 700-year-old coaching inn near the cathedral. There's altogether less personality inside and its 83 modern rooms are comfortable but somewhat soulless.
Radisson Blu Hotel Liverpool
This stunning Scandinavian import is all about style, elegance and designer cool. The light-filled atrium stretches nine floors up and gives the place a sense of space that seemingly only the Scandinavians have managed to master...
Old Parsonage Hotel
Wonderfully quirky, the Old Parsonage is a small boutique hotel in a 17th-century stone building covered with wisteria, with just the right blend of period charm and modern luxury...
The Lowry Hotel, Manchester
Simply dripping with designer luxury and five-star comfort, Manchester's top hotel (not to be confused with the arts centre in the Salford Quays) has fabulous rooms with enormous beds, ergonomically designed furniture, walk-in wardrobes, and bathroo...