Top 10 hotels, hostels and B&Bs in Sydney

Sydney is not an easy place to find a cheap stay, but Rob McFarland has found some of the most interesting budget hotels and B&Bs, not to mention an island campsite and a hostel with harbour views

Top 10 boutique budget hotels in Hanoi, Vietnam

Hanoi's buzzing streets and chaotic traffic are part of its charm, but it's good to have a calm, stylish bolthole to escape to. Here's our pick of affordable boutique hotels, hostels and homestays

Top 10 hotels and hostels in Rio de Janeiro

When England fly to Rio for the 2014 Brazil World Cup, the squad will be staying at the swanky Windsor Atlantica on Copacabana. But there are more affordable places to stay that have plenty of style and comfort, says Nadia Nightingale

Top travel sites: theposhpacker

Budget doesn't have to mean roughing it. There are hundreds of boutique hostels across the globe now, and a new generation of independent websites is picking out the best of them

Hoax, Liverpool: hotel review

It's pitched as an upmarket hostel experience and, overall, Hoax does deliver (great location, if noisy, and pretty good food), but is let down by some slightly naff decor and corner-cutting finishes, writes Tony Naylor