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Use the plush sofas and chairs in the lobby to soak up fantastic views of Haweswater

Stay the night: Haweswater Hotel, Cumbria

These days, this hotel in the Lakes is well received. But that wasn't always the case, says Mark Rowe

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Coworth Park

24-hour room service: There's no place like (a stately) home

Saturday, 18 December 2010

Coworth Park, Berkshire

Hearth Warming: The cosy bar at the Elephant's Nest Inn

Stay the night: Elephant's Nest Inn, Devon

Sunday, 12 December 2010

This 16th-century inn, with a strange name, now offers a bed for the night, says Mark Rowe

<b>InterContinental Le Grand, Paris:</b>  In the spiritual home of fashion, it is only fitting that Christmas should come with a couture edge. Every winter, students from Paris's International Fashion School design one-off Christmas trees for this palatial hotel. Displayed under the glass roof of the Winter Garden, this year's avant-garde trees are united by the theme of Wild Christmas – imagine ferrets in mesh cages, creations covered in butterflies … even a pyramid of oil paintings of wildfowl.

The Big Six: Hotel Christmas trees

Saturday, 11 December 2010

From a tree with a couture edge to a 5ft installation in Sofitel St James's...

Cool off: Guests can recline on a partially submerged lounger in the hotel's infinity pool

24-Hour Room Service: Alila Diwa, Goa, India

Saturday, 11 December 2010

Reclining on a partially submerged lounger in the infinity pool, watching buffalo lazily munch through fields to each side as the Arabian Sea crashes on to a palm fringed beach beyond... it's a very different picture to the neon full-moon parties and bustling beaches of North Goa.

Legacio Mountain Residence

Stay The Night: Lagacio Mountain Residence

Sunday, 5 December 2010

This hotel reveals that Italy's South Tyrol is finally breaking with the Hapsburgs, says Minty Clinch.

<p> <b>Hotel Seven, Paris</b>  </p> <p> From the outside, this new hotel could be any number of upmarket Left Bank    residences, but the neon sign at the front door offers a glimpse of    something altogether more glitzy inside. Complete with glitter balls in the    bar, 'levitating beds' and film-themed rooms, the hotel in Paris' Latin    Quarter certainly has a wow factor. Suites include a psychedelic Alice in    Wonderland hideaway and a suitably sleek James Bond den – complete with all    your favourite 007 films.  </p> <p> <i>Hotel Seven, 20 Rue Berthollet, Paris, France (00 331 43 314 752;    sevenhotelparis.com). Doubles start at €169, room only</i> </p>

The Big Six: Hotels for cinema buffs

Saturday, 4 December 2010

From Chennai to Paris to San Sebastián, hotels that cater to fans of the silver screen.

The foyer of the Pera Palace

24-Hour Room Service: Pera Palace Hotel, Istanbul

Saturday, 4 December 2010

History revisited in the heart of Istanbul.

Where the boat came in: The Old Lifeboat House celebrates its history without overdoing the nautical theme

Stay the night: The Old Lifeboat House, Aberdyfi

Sunday, 28 November 2010

This former lifeboat house is a pleasant retreat for holidaymakers, says Sue Watt

The impressive façade of the former Ulster Bank building is fully backed up by the hotel's plush interiors

Stay the night: The Merchant Hotel, Belfast

Sunday, 21 November 2010

The former financial institution oozes luxury, but it needs better soundproofing, says Fiona Sturges

A place to reflect: The Swan is on the River Leven

24-Hour Room Service: The Swan Hotel and Spa, Cumbria

Saturday, 20 November 2010

After the flood: the hotel that rose again

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