Nordic Light Hotel, Stockholm

Setting the clocks back tonight may be a stark reminder that winter is just around the corner. But one hotel is striking back with some extra wattage: Stockholm's Nordic Light Hotel.

Sri steps to heaven

Rainforest, unspoilt beaches, gorgeous hotels offering exceptional rates, Sri Lanka has it all - except visitors. Go now, says resident Rory Spowers, before it changes.

The Sun Inn, Cumbria

This pub with a restaurant and rooms on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales has a location that pales even the impressive rooms into insignifance. By Sally Shalam.

A health retreat with hippos

A holistic retreat on Kenya's Indian Ocean coast offers the chance to combine wellbeing with wildlife. Rebecca Seal checks in.

Hill joys

First it was hotels, then B&Bs, now Welsh holiday homes are getting a stylish makeover. Niall Griffiths visits the best farmhouse in the land.

Cuba libre

Simon Mills ducks out of the cigar factory and rum distillery tours of Trinidad and discovers empty beaches and impromptu gigs instead.

The George, Rye

Checking in: The exterior of this former coaching inn, dating back to the 16th century, gives little away but inside hides a contemporary boutique hotel.

Not so fast

You don't have to leave these shores for an unforgettable experience. Dan Kieran takes it nice and slow and discovers the everyday pleasures of touring England - in a milk float.

Away from it all (once you find it)

A new luxury retreat hidden in deepest Tuscany combines the intimacy of staying with friends with the style of a boutique hotel, writes Alex Clark.