The best new budget hotels in London

With smart tech and sharp design, a new wave of budget hotels is sweeping away grisly memories of dull functionality. We review a selection of the latest openings across London

Los Angeles city guide: what to see, plus the best bars, hotels and restaurants

All eyes are on LA ahead of the Oscars, and the city has more to offer visitors than ever: new bars and attractions in regenerated districts, better transport options, plus views and beaches galore

The Corner House, Canterbury, Kent: hotel review

Any doubts about the roadside location of this restaurant with rooms are soon overcome by its comfort, sumptuous food, Tudor charm – and secondary glazing

The Plough at Scalby, North Yorkshire: hotel review

The one thing missing from this stretch of Yorkshire coast has been a good place to stay. This refurbished pub has rectified that, and is a boon for walkers

Pop on the piste: Chamonix’s fun new ski hotel

Neither cute chalet nor bland concrete block, Chamonix’s Rocky Pop hotel claims to be a chilled new take on winter holidays – and makes a fine base for our beginner snowboarder

Redmayne House B&B, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria: hotel review

A stylish, supremely comfortable B&B with big breakfasts – Eden Valley walkers couldn’t ask for a better place to relax

Staying in style in Barcelona

With an art gallery, coffee bar, yoga and south-east Asian food, you might find it hard to leave Barcelona’s Casa Bonay hotel – unless you get a craving for tapas

Timbrell’s Yard, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire: hotel review

It’s hard to believe that this thriving restaurant and bar with stylish rooms, in a historic riverfront building, almost became an office block

Aarhus, Denmark: what to see, plus the best restaurants, bars and hotels

The 2017 European Capital of Culture has cool museums and galleries, and a wide range of modern Nordic food and drink, all within a compact walkable city centre

YHA Ambleside, the Lake District: hostel review

This flagship hostel on Windermere offers backpackers and families a millionaire’s view for the price of a bunk – plus homemade cake

20 UK hotels, rooms and hostels opening in 2017

New places to stay this year will include a cool hostel at Hadrian’s Wall, a Titanic hotel in Belfast and a Coal Exchange in Cardiff

Santiago city guide: what to see, plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels

Santiago is emerging from the shadow of its South American neighbours with a vibrant food scene and rapidly changing neighbourhoods. Our local writer explains how to make the most of a stay in this dynamic city

The Distillery, Notting Hill, London: hotel review

With 100 gins on the menu, in-room cocktails and the chance to join a three-hour tasting, don’t expect a stay at London’s first gin hotel to be hangover free. At least it’s not far to stagger to bed