Maramureş
Run by a charming English couple, Duncan and Penelope, this idyllic property has three rooms in the main farmhouse and three traditionally styled cottages…
Maramureş
Run by a charming English couple, Duncan and Penelope, this idyllic property has three rooms in the main farmhouse and three traditionally styled cottages…
Bairro Alto, Chiado & Cais do Sodré
The 19-room Palácio Verride, dating to the 1750s, was once the stomping ground of Count Verride, whose former dining room now makes up the extraordinary…
Lipari
Once you reach this peaceful hillside oasis 2km south of town, you may never want to leave. Artist Paola and physicist Marcello have transformed their…
Belfast
The Titanic Hotel is a spectacular addition to Belfast's sleeping scene. Located in the Harland & Wolff shipping company's old headquarters, it pays…
Finland
The prospect of spending a night in this wonderfully characterful hotel is reason enough for visiting Mänttä; when combined with a visit to the world…
Southern Highlands & Islands
Romantic Crinan Hotel boasts one of the west coast's most spectacular views. All the bright, light rooms enjoy wonderful perspectives, and the somewhat…
Hania Province
One of Crete’s ecotourism trailblazers is the isolated mountain resort village of Milia. Inspired by a back-to-nature philosophy, 16 abandoned stone…
Ceredigion
Standing proudly at Aberaeron's harbour entrance, this boutique hotel offers food and accommodation worthy of any chic city bolthole. The striking, violet…
Moldova
Located in southwest Moldova just 12km from the Oancea/Cahul border crossing with Romania, this is a wonderful place to experience countryside living…
Asturias
This exquisite 19th-century country house in Amandi village, 1.5km south of Villaviciosa, oozes character. The wonderfully comfy rooms are endowed with…
Málaga Province
Ask to see the photo album that documents the Belgian owners' loving restoration of this exquisite small hotel. Original features have been retained as…
Brittany
If you ever dreamt of staying in a 15th-century half-timbered house, look no further than this sumptuous B&B in the heart of Dinan. The building's…
Vienna
In tune with the 'live like a local' zeitgeist, you can now stay in the home of a fictional Viennese friend in one of five super-stylish apartments,…
South Aegean
This stunner of a boutique hotel in the hills to the south offers a number of choices. The main inn, set in a 19th-century renovated house, counts five…
Utrecht
This fabulous 36-room boutique hotel has beautifully modernised a fine old mansion that became the Netherlands' first eye clinic in 1858 – hence all the…
Prague
Le Palais is housed in a gorgeous belle-époque building dating from the end of the 19th century that was once home to Czech artist Luděk Marold (1865–98) …
Eastern Saxony
Four-poster beds, sparkling glass chandeliers, marble bathrooms, patterned parquet floors and elegant antiques are the hallmarks of this stylish hotel in…
Lanzarote
Fancy sleeping in a stylish Mongolian yurt…in the Canaries? Fuelled by wind turbines and solar power, this fabulous British-owned creation hosts guests in…
Andalucía
For four decades, the Chesterton family has been welcoming guests to their spectacularly sited salmon-pink farmhouse on a hilltop 10 minutes west of…
Monterosso
Up in the hills between the beautiful, almost Cinque Terre, beach town of Levanto and Monterosso, La Sosta di Ottone III is a lovely hideaway that's also…
Trás-os-Montes
North of the centre at the end of a long, shady drive lies this ecofriendly gem. A collection of tastefully renovated old houses surrounds grounds that…
Naples
A stylish, eclectic oasis in the earthy Sanità district, this three-suite B&B is a homage to the late Neapolitan sculptor and designer Annibale Oste,…
Black Sea Coast
Dating to 1877, this lovely old mansion has a glorious lobby-cum-dining room, its bare stone walls lavished with antiques. The rooms come with rugs on…
Counties Meath, Louth, Cavan & Monaghan
Castle Leslie, 11km northeast of Monaghan town along the R185, is a magnificent Victorian pile, acquired by the Leslie family (who trace their ancestors…
Málaga Province
The kind of cathartic rural retreat that’ll make you want to up sticks and come live in Andalucía, Finca El Cerrillo is a longtime labour of love for…
Alicante Province
Run by brilliant Sofia and Toni, this is B&B taken to a whole new level and worth travelling a long way for. The five thoughtfully designed bedrooms come…
Azerbaijan
Oh, for more hotels like this. If you don’t mind staying out by the bus station, this handicraft-filled complex combines an air of well-contrived…
Bolzano (Bozen)
Set in its own lush gardens in the centre of town, this five-star hotel has large rooms overlooking the Dolomites or the Duomo, all endowed with a weighty…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
Completely overhauled in recent years, this DNT mountain lodge and hostel at the Preikestolen trailhead means Preikestolen finally has accommodation…
The Dolomites
Niedermairhof is a delightful meeting of family B&B and stylish boutique hotel, set in a rambling old 13th-century farmhouse on Kathrin Mair and Helmuth…
Ürgüp
Jazz in the bathroom, whisky by the tub, secret tunnels to secluded walled gardens draped in vines – this is one of Cappadocia's most individual boutique…
County Fermanagh
On the mainland shore overlooking Boa Island is this wonderful complex with a range of luxurious accommodation and a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. The…
Monti, Esquilino & San Lorenzo
More boutique chic than backpacker grungy, this small and stylish hostel has a glorious summer garden and a friendly traveller vibe. Dynamic American…
Andalucía
Tucked away amid cork/chestnut forest, La Fronda makes the perfect hillside hideaway. Modern-rustic charm abounds in the bright lounge, Mudéjar-inspired…
Luxembourg
A vision of conical turrets and grand gates, this romantic castle wraps around a central courtyard overlooked by an elevated swimming pool and sun terrace…
Counties Meath, Louth, Cavan & Monaghan
The magnificent country-house retreat Hilton Park has been in the same family since 1734. Its six spacious, light-bathed guest rooms have original…
Bolzano (Bozen)
The Greif's pedigree dates back to its founding in 1816 as one of Bolzano's original hotels; Ezra Pound even immortalised it in poetry (his quote adorns…
Bergen & the Southwestern Fjords
Pass through the tunnel to Øvre Eidfjord and you can't miss this handsome guesthouse, an old-fashioned, whitewashed, gabled beauty with a covered porch…
Todi
What a delight! Danish duo Thomas and Lisbeth bring together old-stone farmhouse charm with Scandi cool at their gorgeous boutique B&B. The rooms combine…
Arctic Highway
Don't be deterred by the bland facade that somehow slipped past planning authorities. Fru Haugans (the original owner; see her stare from her portrait in…