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Top 10 summer pubs: two-for-one lunch deals
To launch our two-for-one deal on lunches in 50 pubs in England and Wales featured in a new Sawday's guide, we choose 10 summer watering holesAll these pubs, plus 40 more, are part of a Guardian deal,...
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Travel tips: retreat to Paxos and country house hotels
A new hotel gives Paxos a lift, a crop of country house hotel openings and deals of the weekTake me there: Paxos, GreecePeaceful little Paxos, all sparkling coves and olive groves, is one of the most...
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A wine tour of Corsica: top 10 guide
Corsica's quality wines (with no VAT) and great food make the island ideal for a gourmet break with a difference. Here are 10 tips to the best winemakers, bistros and vineyard hotelsWhen you think of...
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The Old Parsonage, Boscastle, Cornwall: B&B review
Razzmatazz is all very well, but sometimes quiet country-house gentility hits the spot perfectlyA reader emails, wanting somewhere calming and reassuringly trad, and it reminds me that sometimes that's...
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Cheap places to stay in Portugal: readers' travel tips
Portugal is cheaper than anywhere else in western Europe, which is reflected in the prices of these great places to stay, from arty cabins in the Algarve to a cool surfer's hostel near Lisbon• Add a...
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The Craven Heifer, Addingham, West Yorkshire: hotel review
Themed hotels rarely work but this pub with rooms near Ilkley has pulled it off in styleLike communism or an open marriage, themed hotel rooms sound fine in principle, but often turn out to be pretty...
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Room service no more: why luxury is leaving the middle class behind | Helaine...
Hilton's pulling of room service in New York is another example of how middle income earners are losing access to life's luxuriesNew York City's Hilton Hotels recently announced they would end room...
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Beryl's Bed & Breakfast, Selby, North Yorkshire: B&B review
A B&B that's a 1969 Royale caravan full of vintage bric-a-brac offers cosy comfort, and a steadfast base for exploring York and North YorkshireNow, that is a surprise. I am sitting in a caravan, in...
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Cycling (with knobs on) in Extremadura, Spain
Unexpected steep climbs made Patrick Collinson feel his break in Extremadura was as tough as next weekend's Tour de France, but Spain's best Paradors were fine compensationThere are several reasons why...
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Amarillo, Texas: show me the way to eat, sleep and have fun
If you're off to Amarillo (on Route 66 or a road trip in Texas) the cowboy town makes a great stop, with food from barbecue to south-east Asian – and the scenic Palo Duro canyon nearbyDriving towards...
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Top 10 hotels in Santa Fe, New Mexico
Santa Fe's hotel accommodation – a Native American hotel, secluded spa resorts or casita-style lodgings – is as strikingly individualistic as the New Mexico landscapeLa Posada de Santa Fe A legendary...
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Top 10 hotels in San Antonio, Texas
Sunny San Antonio has hotels aplenty. Choose from an antebellum mansion, a former bank by the riverside or even an old hospital overlooking the AlamoThe Emily Morgan HotelIf you're in town to see the...
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Top 10 hotels in Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque's hotels offer character and intriguing places to stay. Why not try out the home of a starlet, or a spy, a place for native art, or one for non-smokers …Hotel AlbuquerqueFrom a distance,...
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Hawksdale Lodge, Dalston, Cumbria: B&B review
This lovely Cumbrian B&B wasn't picked up by our hotel reviewers' radar when it opened three years ago. Tony Naylor puts that right, and is impressed with almost everything about itNo newspaper is...
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Why we want boutique holidays in other people's houses
Homestays are in the ascendant. Not only are they cheaper than hotel breaks, but you also get to live someone else's life for a short timeMove over boutique hotels. We would rather spend the night in...
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Whitbread launches 'hub by Premier Inn' city centre hotel concept
Compact and contemporary hub hotels to target 'customers who value price, location and design over space'Whitbread has announced a new city centre hotel concept focused on cheaper, smaller rooms in the...
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Rooms in Whitbread's new hub by Premier Inn hotels will be compact – but will feature power showers, free Wi-Fi and a 40-inch flat-screen TV – in central London for under £100
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Thomson slow to serve up compensation for poor catering
Our food during a stay on the Costa de la Luz was not the four-star quality for which we had paidMy husband, daughter and I recently returned from a Thomson holiday (which had cost £2,188 – nearly £730...
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The Wild Garlic, Iwerne Minster, Dorset: B&B review
The new incarnation of this Masterchef winner's B&B and restaurant is a curate's egg – with touches of class, but a nagging lack of characterWhen Mat Follas won Masterchef in 2009 he opened The...
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How to do the Italian lakes on a budget
With a rep as a luxury haunt of Hollywood A-listers, the Italian lakes aren't usually the go-to choice for affordable holidays – but they could be if you follow our tipsThe money-saving checklist is...
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