Green Rooms, Wood Green, London: hotel review
This new arts hotel in a converted art deco showroom is a bargain by London standards – especially for artists and creatives, who are offered discount ratesWith every inch of Hackney now flooded with...
View ArticleFriuli, Italy, guide: what to see plus the best bars, hotels and restaurants
This border region of north-east Italy has stayed out of the limelight but offers dramatic Alpine scenery, gorgeous Adriatic lagoons, and a wealth of local wine, fine cuisine and historyDriving east...
View ArticleThe Fleece Inn, Dolphinholme near Lancaster: hotel review
This revamped village pub is a community hub, with a village shop and fair pay, but it makes a cosy, well-priced, well-run stay for outsiders, tooAccording to Camra, 21 pubs are still shutting down...
View ArticleThe King’s Head, Beverley, East Yorkshire: hotel review
A revamp has brought this 17th-century inn bang up to date with its stylish, eclectic decor and cocktail bar – but the food isn’t as memorable as its surroundingsThere are spindle-back chairs, classic...
View ArticleKarl Lagerfeld to open hotel chain
Fashion designer to turn sideline into full-blown business, beginning at the Lisboa Palace Complex in Macau, ChinaKarl Lagerfeld announced on Monday that he plans to launch his own branded hotel chain,...
View ArticleVisitors to Italy can stay for free by sharing skills and goods
Thousands of B&Bs in Italy are offering stays in exchange for services and skills ranging from social media to live music, DIY to olive pickingTravellers who are short of cash (and don’t mind a...
View ArticleCork city guide: what to see, plus the best bars, hotels and restaurants
Ireland’s ‘rebel city’ is often just a starting point for exploring the rugged west, but with 24 annual festivals, a cracking food scene and great pubs, there are plenty of reasons to linger “It’s...
View ArticleThe High Field Townhouse, Birmingham: hotel review
Part of the maverick Peach chain, this pub/hotel in upmarket, leafy Edgbaston is swanky and handsome, but it doesn’t always hit the mark on the food frontIn life, people like moral certainty. Not least...
View ArticleDonald Trump lends name to new hotel so near – and so far from – White House
The Republican nominee inaugurated the Trump International hotel amid signs that the controversies of the campaign trail are taking a toll on his brandIt was once a brand synonymous with gold and...
View ArticleHolidays in Iran: readers’ travel tips
Our well-travelled readers pick Iranian hill villages, palaces and guesthouses, plus unusual events such as ancient athletics and ritual mourningThe desert town of Aberkooh, between Yazd and Shiraz,...
View ArticleBrazilian Mama: boutique hotel chain Mama Shelter opens in Rio
Mama Shelter, a budget boutique hotel brand set up by the co-founder of Club Med, has plumped the cushions at a new design-focused property in Rio de JaneiroBoutique hotel chain Mama Shelter has opened...
View ArticleBullitt, Belfast: hotel review
Themed around the classic 1968 Steve McQueen film, this new city centre hotel dispenses with frills like minibar and even wardrobes to concentrate on style, comfort and very good (and good-value)...
View ArticleRoyal Clarence Hotel may not be the oldest in England | Letter
The destruction of the Royal Clarence Hotel by fire is a sad loss for Exeter (Report, 29 October). However, the oft-repeated suggestion that this was the first hotel in England when built around 1769...
View ArticleThe Bloomsbury, York: B&B review
This revamped guesthouse near the centre of York is so welcoming our writer has to tear himself away to explore the historic city itselfIt is one of life’s ironies that hotel rooms don’t often...
View ArticleWhich one of England’s ‘oldest hotels’ is actually the oldest?
The Royal Clarence hotel in Exeter was given the venerable title after it burned down recently – but a number of other places make the same claim. So who has bragging rights?When news broke last...
View ArticleMexico City: what to see plus the best bars, restaurants and hotels
The colourful barrios of this teeming, oft-maligned capital are now thriving – with culture, creativity and an exciting, modern food sceneUntil half a century ago, Mexico City was known as the Paris of...
View ArticleLarkbeare Grange, south Devon: B&B review
This elegant B&B knows that the secret to success is not being slaves to hotel trends, it’s great service and attention to detail Have we reached peak boutique? Farrow and Ball paint jobs, roll-top...
View ArticleEden Project unveils plans to build on-site hotel
The popular Cornwall visitor attraction plans 109-room hotel designed to blend into the landscape and make use of local materialsIt’s already Cornwall’s most visited attraction – thanks to its pair of...
View ArticleRoom 212, Bristol: accommodation review
A one-bedroom, eco-friendly, holiday let on trendy Gloucester Road proves cute and practical enough to ward off any charge of pretentiousness, despite its arty leaningsThere cannot be a more Guardian...
View ArticleThe world's first permanent ice hotel – in pictures
At Icehotel 365, which opens this week in Swedish Lapland, guests are surrounded by frozen art, can climb an ice staircase to a ‘floating’ bed and sleep at a cool -5C year roundContinue reading...
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