Great B&Bs in France: readers’ travel tips
From a converted prison in the Dordogne to a family-run affair in Lille, our readers share their favourite B&Bs across France• To add a tip for next week, and be in with a chance of winning a £200...
View ArticleCrime writer Jeffery Deaver on the unexpected side of New York City
Thrilled by Manhattan on a first visit as a young man, the author still relishes New York’s unexpected side, from folk music venues to hole-in-wall dinersThe concierge’s view of New YorkI was 25 in...
View ArticleOld Town Hall House, Cley-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk: hotel review
This B&B exudes Scandi panache and has a beautiful village setting on the north Norfolk marshes, but its USP is the fine dining at its Friday-night supper clubSo is it “Clay”? Or “Clee”, to rhyme...
View ArticleTop 10 B&Bs in France to break your motorway journey
Break up the long drive to your French holiday destination with a stop at one of these chic but affordable guesthouses – chosen by Alastair SawdayFor more places to stay in France check out our...
View ArticleSeaside Boarding House, Burton Bradstock, Dorset: hotel review
Set up by the people who founded London’s Groucho Club, this sophisticated seaside bolthole feels a lot more private members’ club than traditional boarding house. And the restaurant’s excellent, too...
View ArticleBrazil police force squatters from intended Olympics luxury hotel
Over 100 people were leaving the building when police charged at them, causing squatters to retaliate and set fires insideAn operation to remove squatters from a building planned as a hotel for the...
View ArticleHub by Premier Inn, central London: hotel review
In the heart of London’s West End, the first hotel from this new spin-off brand is big on slick tech and design features but small on actual room space• More UK hotel reviewsI walk straight past the...
View Article10 of the best family summer holidays in Europe
Now Easter’s out of the way, it’s time to start planning your next family holiday. Here are 10 places where there’s fun stuff for the kids plus great crowd-free places to stayTop 10 UK family-friendly...
View ArticleBarclay brothers sell stake in three luxury London hotels
Telegraph owners’ sale to Constellation Hotels of 64% stake in Coroin marks end of attempt to seize control of Claridges, the Berkeley and the ConnaughtThe Barclay brothers have abandoned their...
View ArticleLyon city guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
Now within striking distance of London thanks to the new direct Eurostar service, France’s second city is bursting with cultural ambition, with festivals, new museums and a revamped dockland area. And...
View ArticleAvignon city guide: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
Eurostar’s new direct service to the south of France has cut the journey time from London to Avignon to under six hours. The historic capital of Provence may be most famous for a song and a broken-down...
View ArticleHotel Gotham, Manchester: review
Welcome to modern Manchester – or at least one side of it – at the glitzy, ambitious, unapologetically opulent Gotham. It is not cheap but in a city with few boutique hotels, it offers a little pizazz...
View ArticleGay businessman apologizes to LGBT community people for 'fireside chat' with...
Ian Reisner said hosting event for Republican presidential candidate strongly opposed to gay marriage was ‘a terrible mistake’, as thousands boycott his hotelsA prominent gay hotelier in New York City...
View ArticlePolkerris B&B, Montego Bay, Jamaica
This relaxed B&B with views over the Caribbean is a world away from the all-inclusive mega-resorts for which Montego Bay is famousJamaica’s best beach hotels and accommodation on a budgetPersonally...
View ArticleTop 10 hotels in Reykjavik
It’s boom time for hotels in Reykjavik as they expand to accommodate the growing numbers of visitors to Iceland – but Scandinavian style and quality is not diminishing as quantity increasesReykjavik is...
View ArticleEssaouira for a weekend break? Yes, thanks to a new direct flight
The Moroccan town of Essaouira is well-known to watersports fans, but new direct flights from the UK bring more of the rugged coastal province within reach for a romantic breakTop 10 B&Bs and riads...
View ArticleBeirut's bullet-riddled Holiday Inn - a history of cities in 50 buildings,...
The once-plush hotel stands empty as a reminder of the city’s brutal civil war, while the surrounding districts are swept up in glitzy redevelopmentsThough Lebanon has been swept by a gentrifying and...
View ArticleAlbion House, Ramsgate, Kent: hotel review
This gorgeous new hotel, with original features and a very good restaurant and bar, is putting the seaside town on the map as a weekend destinationWell it’s not Whitstable, is it? It’s not even...
View ArticleReaders’ travel tips: hotels, B&Bs and villas in Italy
Our readers share their favourite places to stay in Italy, including a medieval castle, city B&Bs, island escapes and rural family villas • Contribute to next week’s readers’ tips to be in with a...
View ArticleSafestay, York: hostel review
Sitting right on York’s historic Micklegate, this converted Georgian townhouse is a smart, innovative hostel with private rooms and dormsFluted columns, feisty carpets, neo-classical symmetries, mauve...
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