10 of the best country hotels in Italy with great food
A love of food is synonymous with Italy, and these family-run hotels chosen by Alastair Sawday showcase regional cuisine and local produce as well as being gorgeous places to stayPoggio di Luna,...
View ArticleToledo city guide: what to see plus the best restaurants, tapas bars and hotels
Spain’s one-time capital is shaking off its austere, pious image. Now, with its innovative restaurants and hotels, plus cultural sights, Toledo merits more than a day trip from MadridCapital of Spain...
View ArticleLet’s go to … Swansea
Dylan Thomas’s birthplace is celebrating its native poet with the first annual Dylan Day on 14 May. We look at attractions poetry-related and not, plus where to eat, sleep and, of course, raise a glass...
View ArticleButlin’s Minehead: resort-hotel review
Butlin’s has updated its classic Minehead resort with 117 new chalets, designed with input from Mumsnet, creating smart accommodation that families can hang out in, not just use as a crash pad after a...
View ArticleGrayson Perry’s A House for Essex opens its doors for short-break stays
The Turner Prize-winning artist’s latest project, a lavishly decorated folly-cum-artwork in north Essex, is now available for midweek and weekend breaks – but applications to stay are by ballot only• A...
View ArticleJura holiday guide: what to see plus the best bars, hotels and restaurants
The rolling fields, vineyards, mountain ranges and untouched forests of this region of eastern France are packed with wonderful places to eat, drink and stayReaders’ favourite places to go in the...
View Article48 hours in Melbourne: what to do, where to go
Food in Chinatown, fashion in the arcades and footy at the G are just some of the things which mean a weekend in Melbourne is never long enoughA weekend in Melbourne? It’s never long enough. As with...
View ArticleThe best garden B&Bs, cottages and campsites in the UK
From country estates to pub campsites and farm B&Bs, Tania Pascoe, author of Wild Garden Weekends, selects 12 great places to stay among meadows, orchards and wildflower gardens 12 of the best...
View ArticleThe Vienna hotel where refugees welcome the guests
The Magdas Hotel in Vienna offers jobs and training to multilingual former asylum seekers – while making a political statement about the plight of refugees in EuropeSuitcases are artfully arranged in...
View ArticleCity in the sky: world's biggest hotel to open in Mecca
The holy city is fast becoming a Las Vegas for pilgrims, thanks to the new £2.3bn megahotel that has four helipads, five floors for Saudi royalty – and 10,000 bedroomsFour helipads will cluster around...
View ArticleThe Three Horseshoes Country Inn & Spa, Leek, Staffordshire: hotel review
Giant waterwheels in the new spa add a heritage touch to this revamped inn in glorious countryside on the edge of the Peak DistrictI am lying on the beach in the midday sun, my eyes shut, listening to...
View ArticleGourmet Traveller: Australia's best hotels, from basic but wonderful to...
Where can you have a great massage and the best club sandwich? Gourmet Traveller has named what it believes to be the nation’s best resortsLuxury hotels! Is there anything more sublime and wasteful to...
View ArticleLas Vegas casinos gamble their reputations on sustainability
Las Vegas casinos are trying to improve their environmental footprint, but will gambling always prevent them being good corporate citizens?Las Vegas, the city so lit up that some astronauts report its...
View ArticleLa Fosse, Dorset: hotel-restaurant review
Cranborne, an ancient village set amid a bucolic landscape, is host to a B&B and restaurant with decor that defies 21st-century norms but is ahead of the game with its modern menuWe accidentally...
View ArticleGreek island holiday guide: the Dodecanese
Rhodes and Kos may be the most popular of the Dodecanese but lesser-known islands – including Nisyros, Kalymnos and Symi – offer an equally scenic holiday, minus the crowds but with affordable...
View ArticleWhy the new B&Bs are first choice for the fashionable traveller
Freestanding bathtubs, stylish decor and breakfast whenever you want: B&B owners reveal the extra touches that make them a cut above the rest For around £170 per night, guests at The Reading Rooms...
View ArticleIsles of Scilly holiday guide: what to do, plus the best beaches, restaurants...
Azure seas, sub-tropical gardens and white sand beaches and just 15 minutes from Cornwall … Gavin McOwan on the Isles of Scilly’s top places to eat, sleep and enjoyFew place names are as definitive as...
View ArticleThe Porch House, Stow-on-the-Wold, the Cotswolds: hotel review
This 1,000-year-old inn is in an idyllic Cotswolds town beloved by American tourists and affluent down-from-Londoners, but it makes an effort to add excellent food and service to its perfect...
View ArticleMandarin menus and no rooms with a 4: Spain's hotels adapt for Chinese tourists
Fourteen hotels in Spain have been rated Chinese-friendly, hoping to cater to some of the 300,000 Chinese expected to visit Spain this yearWith 300,000 Chinese tourists expected to visit Spain this...
View ArticleTudor Farmhouse, Clearwell, Forest of Dean: hotel review
In a remote gem of a village, this hotel offers fine food, luxury and history, with plenty of walks on the doorstepCertain hotels you don’t so much visit as sink into – those rare places that feel...
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