Canterbury
A night at Canterbury’s most laid-back digs, housed in a 19th-century fire station, is a bit like sleeping over at a really cool art student’s pad. The…
Must-see hotels in England
North Devon
Lundy's 23 self-catering apartments range from a single-bed room in a radio shack to cottages at the castle, apartments in a former lighthouse, and a…
The West End
In a spiffing Edwardian town house, this 44-room stunner epitomises 'boutique hotel': print wallpaper, designer beiges and browns, splashes of gold, high…
North Devon
Welcome to the best of Clovelly's brace of inns. To a superb waterside position add quaint, low-ceilinged rooms with a choice of aspects: opt for big,…
St Christopher’s Village London Bridge
South Bank
This 349-bed party-zone hostel has modern bathrooms, pod beds with privacy curtains, reading lights, power sockets (British and European) and USB ports,…
Exmoor National Park
What was a 14th-century smugglers' haunt has been transformed into an intimate hideaway with a sleek designer feel. Elegant flourishes are all around,…
The West End
Let the inner guitarist in you strum loud and free in this hotel refashioned from the landmark Cumberland that is 100% dedicated to rock and roll. Part of…
The Lake District
Slightly misleadingly, the closest YHA to Windermere is actually about 1.5 miles from the lake, halfway between Troutbeck Bridge and Troutbeck village…
Manchester
The original fittings at this converted textile factory have been combined successfully with 61 bedrooms divided into four categories of ever-increasing…
The Atlantic Highway
Boutique-on-a-budget best describes this hotel, a sister establishment to Tommy Jacks at Crooklets beach. It's designed for grown-ups, with pleasant rooms…
Notting Hill & West London
This upbeat and well-run place has taken over a long-serving YHA hostel with over 300 beds. With a bright (fuchsia) and bold design, the hostel has dorm…
York
Originally the Rowntree (Quaker confectioners) mansion, this handsome Victorian house makes a spacious and child-friendly youth hostel, with more than 250…
Dartmoor National Park
There's heritage galore at this solid, stone-walled inn overlooking Chagford's square. Parts of the structure date from the 11th century, which explains…
The West End
The modern look in the lounge is more lavish than the decor in the 17 small guest rooms, with cabin-like bathrooms in many of them. Fully refurbished,…
Dorset
It's almost your archetypal English cottage: framed by flowers and crowned by moss-studded thatch. Inside fresh, simple, gently rustic bedrooms overlook…
The Lake District
Managed by the owners of Grasmere's Jumble Room restaurant, Andy and Chrissy Hill, this former hunting lodge feels more like a stay in the country with…
Suffolk
Sloping floors and a big log-burning stove add to the atmosphere at this 400-year-old inn just a few metres from Orford's quay. Heritage-style rooms are…
Kensington & Hyde Park
It's not cheap, but this superbly distinctive boutique Pimlico hotel elevates the concept of shabby chic to new heights: sporadic bare brick and each…
North London
Luxurious yet cosy, the York & Albany, owned by TV chef Gordon Ramsay, oozes Georgian charm. Many of the nine rooms have feature fireplaces, antique…
Notting Hill & West London
Each of the 20 rooms is different at this elegant and stylish four-floor brick hotel overlooking a lovely square. Cosy, but not especially large, rooms…
Kensington & Hyde Park
The chichi Halkin attracts business travellers of a minimalist and boutique bent. Behind doors hidden within curved wooden hallways, the 41 swish rooms…
Exmoor National Park
You can't get any closer to the cliff edge than this boutique beauty – the Lynton–Lynmouth cliff railway trundles past just behind. The views are…
Oxford
Tucked into a wisteria-cloaked 17th-century house, where Oscar Wilde briefly roomed as a student, this 35-room hotel achieves a happy blend of period…
East London
Styling itself as a `new boutique hostel in the old East End', the 42-bed Park Vila (established 2014) is neither of the first two things, but it is clean…
London
Given its position right in the heart of the financial district, it's unsurprising that this upmarket hotel – one of three Apexes in London – feels a tad…
The West End
This enlarged branch of the Hoxton hotel chain continues the tradition of offering stylish yet affordable accommodation in 220 rooms that vary enormously…
Hodgkinson's Hotel & Restaurant
The Midlands & the Marches
The eight rooms at this central Grade II–listed Victorian beauty conjure up Matlock's golden age with antique furnishings, cast-iron fireplaces, flowery…
Oxford
A popular refuge for academics working at the nearby Bodleian – or drinking at the even closer Turf Tavern – with a thousand tales of bygone occupants,…
North Devon
This big old hotel right on Appledore seafront rejoices under a smart new look that takes its cue from the sand dunes the hotel overlooks. Tawny tartans…
East Devon
For a picture-postcard setting it's hard to beat the Cot, a cavernous thatch overlooking the rushing River Exe. Bedrooms sport crisp linen and smart…
Oxford
Close to, but peacefully apart from, the bustle of Jericho, this small guesthouse is above a Lebanese restaurant, Al-Shami. Its rooms, up a cramped…
Brixton, Peckham & South London
One of London’s more unusual themed hotels, this vibrant (though somewhat chaotically run) 28-room establishment is a much-needed shot of tequila into the…
Manchester
The inelegant name belies the designer digs inside this beautifully restored Grade II–listed building, which features serviced apartments equipped with a…
North London
This lovely boutique hotel in a Georgian terrace house overlooking leafy Argyle Sq feels almost as if it had been dropped into the countryside yet it's…
Manchester
This recently refurbished Grade II–listed Edwardian hotel is a sumptuous business hotel that trades on its heritage as the hotel favoured by royalty and…
Exmoor National Park
A pair of third-generation hoteliers are breathing fresh life into the Bath Hotel, a feature of the town since Victorian days. To a stylish cocktail bar…
Brighton & Hove
Around a kilometre east of Brighton Pier along the seafront, this environmentally friendly B&B is spread between two elegant town houses. Paskins prides…
Kensington & Hyde Park
Five Victorian houses cobbled into one hotel and incomparably designed by Anouska Hempel, Blakes oozes panache. Each of its 45 guest rooms is elegantly…
Notting Hill & West London
The black-and-white foyer of the Anouska Hempel–designed La Suite West – bare walls, a minimalist slit of a fireplace, a stark white-marble reception desk…
East Devon
Stay here for a week or two and you might find it hard to leave. Fluffy bathrobes and drapes sit alongside weathered beams; phenomenally well-equipped…
