The Rose, Deal, Kent: ‘A riot of colour and character’ – hotel review
This eight-room boutique hotel mixes modern design, local heritage and fabulous food, reflecting the area’s burgeoning creative spirit
Cow Hollow Hotel, Manchester: ‘Chic … but in a Mancunian way’ – review
Manchester’s Northern Quarter brims with bars and restaurants but this hotel evokes the creative spirit that first made the area cool – as well as reflecting its industrial heritage
10 of the UK’s best seaside towns
The UK coast boasts more beach towns than you can shake a stick of rock at. Authors share their favourites for sun-kissed memories of summer
1823 Spinning Block Hotel, Clitheroe: ‘Don Draper would love this place’ – review
Clitheroe’s Holmes Mill combines a brewery, food hall, restaurant and hotel to stylish effect. In fact, there are so many foodie delights it’s no wonder our writer spent so little time in his room
Top 10 affordable hotels, hostels and B&Bs in Amsterdam
As Eurostar’s direct London-Amsterdam service launches, we pick great-value accommodation in this popular city-break destination
The Bay Tree, Broadstairs, Kent: hotel review
Is the Margate effect spreading? An impressive new boutique hotel has just opened in neighbouring Broadstairs, which is pretty radical for this attractive but resolutely old-fashioned seaside town
Seven, Southend-on-Sea, Essex: hotel review
Southend is famous for its 19th-century pier and old-fashioned seaside fun. The opening of the town’s first boutique hotel might start to change that perception
20 of Europe’s best new hotels and hostels for 2018
Fancy staying in a converted convent or an old post office that’s been given a new stamp of style? We pick new places across Europe, from affordable dorms to sea view suites
Asleep in Albion: The Libertines reveal name of their Margate hotel
The Albion Rooms hotel and studio on the north Kent coast is set to open this summer. Rumours Pete Doherty will be manning reception are unconfirmed
A local’s guide to Porto, Portugal
On the steep banks of the Douro, Portugal’s northern jewel gleams with culture, buzzing restaurants, bars and artisan shops, plus cool places to visit and stay
20 of the best new UK hotels and hostels for 2018
From rustic hostels to chic city-centre boltholes, we pick the best newly opened hotels and hostels around the UK, plus several that are set to start welcoming guests this year
How accommodating! Hostelworld reveals its best budget stays with the 2018 ‘Hoscars’
The world’s best hostels get their moment in the spotlight with the booking site’s annual awards. This year honours go to Madrid, St Petersburg and Galway
10 of the best UK winter escapes
A good way to break up the winter is with a few days in the countryside. We’ve picked stays across Britain, from cosy B&Bs to stylish holiday homes, many with seasonal offers
The Coach House, Darley Abbey, Derby: B&B review
With its stylish, Scandi-tinted interiors, this B&B edges into hotel territory; an impression reinforced when gorging on its lavish breakfast
The Bull Hotel, Fairford, the Cotswolds: review
A pair of 15th-century coaching inns has been knocked together and renovated to offer romantic dining, traditional boozing and serenely cosy bedrooms