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Stay The Night: The Pig, Brockenhurst
Sunday, 25 September 2011
One of the founders of Hotel du Vin has launched a new brand of affordable country hotel. Rhiannon Batten reports
24-hour room service: A Dorset den for the French Lieutenant
Saturday, 24 September 2011
Lyme Regis, Dorset
24-hour Room Service: Ellenborough Park, Cheltenham
Saturday, 17 September 2011
For anyone whose heart is filled with dread at the words "country-house hotel", let me reassure you: Ellenborough Park is an exception. This new venture on the outskirts of Cheltenham entirely avoids the usual hurdles of country-house hospitality: namely, signs on every surface telling you what you can and cannot do; décor that makes you think of Oscar Wilde's desire to die rather than look at the horrible wallpaper; and hopeless staff.
Stay The Night: Shorefield Country Park, Hampshire
Sunday, 11 September 2011
Shorefield Holidays has spent 50 years perfecting the art of the traditional family holiday. Kate Simon reports
Stay The Night: Lahuen Co Eco Lodge, Argentina
Sunday, 4 September 2011
Surrounded by crystal clear lakes and white-water streams, this thermal spa is a meditation on wilderness, says Minty Clinch
The Big Six: Rock star retreats
Saturday, 3 September 2011
From a hedonist's haven in Ibiza to a Sunset Strip institution that has been a sanctum for rockers since 1963...
24-hour room service: Seaside Palm Beach, Gran Canaria
Saturday, 3 September 2011
While many of the hotels built in Gran Canaria in the 1960s and 1970s could be considered an affliction on the landscape, the Seaside Palm Beach positively embraces its roots.
Stay The Night: The Blackaddie Hotel, Sanquhar
Sunday, 28 August 2011
Andy Lynes finds that the six-hour trek to Ian McAndrew's new venture in Dumfries and Galloway is well worth the effort
The Big Six: Surf hotels in the Americas
Saturday, 27 August 2011
From Huntington Beach's newest hotels to a recently-opened bolthole that offers cool minimalism on Nicaragua's relatively undiscovered north Pacific coast...
Stay the night: Old Swan & Minster Mill, Oxfordshire
Sunday, 21 August 2011
A historic inn and mill in the Oxfordshire countryside have benefited from the de Savary treatment, says Minty Clinch
The Big Six: Italian country inns
Saturday, 20 August 2011
From the wooded slopes of the Cilento to the rustic charms of Alba...
24-hour room service: Marstrands Havshotell, Sweden
Saturday, 20 August 2011
Relationship experts often suggest that you should go on at least two dates with a would-be suitor (psychopaths aside) before dismissing them altogether. Perhaps the same is true of hotels. Plenty charm guests into falling in love with them at first sight, others quite clearly have the appeal of Freddy Kruger, but occasionally you come across a hotel that deserves a second chance. Such is the case with Marstrands Havshotell, which opened in January on the island of Koon, in western Sweden.
Stay The Night: Sofitel So, Mauritius
Sunday, 14 August 2011
From its floating spa to the moated restaurant, this temple-like hotel offers a blissful break from reality, says Adrian Mourby
24-hour room service: Muxima, Algarve, Portugal
Saturday, 13 August 2011
Wild at heart in the 'Alengarve'
Stay The Night: Earthship Perrine, Normandy
Sunday, 7 August 2011
You can be sure of the green credentials of this zero-carbon gîte. But is it a comfortable place to stay? Fiona Sturges reports.
24-hour room service: Mahogany Springs, Uganda
Saturday, 6 August 2011
A lodge with creatures and comfort
Stay The Night: Hospes Palacio del Bailio, Cordoba
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Cordoba's first five-star hotel blends modernity with hints of an older pre-Christian Spain. Amar Grover soaked up the history
24-hour Room Service: The Montpellier Chapter, Cheltenham
Saturday, 30 July 2011
Pigeons often get a bad press. However, it was these winged pariahs that – back in 1716 – unearthed Cheltenham's fortune. Blithely pecking away one day, they alerted locals to the presence of an underground spring. Suddenly, all manner of aristocrats and hypochondriacs trotted into town, eager to take the medicinal waters of this leafy Cotswolds corner. King George III arrived to treat his infirmities in 1788, rows of Regency houses then appeared – and the town then known as "Cheltenham Spa" was born.
24-hour room service: Martinhal Resort, Algarve, Portugal
Saturday, 23 July 2011
Sometimes when a hotel tells you that it's family-friendly, it means there are high chairs and (if you're lucky) a baby-changing facility.
Stay the night: Camps Heath Barn, Suffolk
Sunday, 17 July 2011
A refurbished farm building offers the perfect site for extended family or large groups to explore the Broads, says Sarah Barrell
The Big Six: Swedish summer retreats
Saturday, 16 July 2011
From a fairystale seaside villa in Ljungskile to a newly renovated B&B next to Hornborga lake...
24-hour room service: Cap Rocat, Mallorca
Saturday, 16 July 2011
If you're looking for a peaceful hideaway this summer, a military fort might not immediately stand to attention. But while Cap Rocat started life as a defensive fortress, dug into a rocky outcrop across the bay from Palma in 1889, today its drawbridge and battlements welcome guests into a rather more serene scene. A farewell to arms, then – and a warm welcome to a peaceful and luxurious hotel.
Stay The Night: Godolphin Arms, Marazion, Cornwall
Sunday, 10 July 2011
A big makeover means this dramatically located coastal hotel now has beautiful views both inside and out, says Mark Rowe
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