10 of the best hotels near the sights in Argentina
With the peso dropping 50% against the dollar, Argentina is affordable again, including characterful hotels and hostels in Mendoza, Patagonia, Buenos Aires and other hotspotsThis 17th-century former...
View ArticleIs it ever OK to steal from the breakfast buffet?
Fortune favours the bold in the ultimate standoff between a hotel and its guests. Bringing Ziploc bags may be a step too far, thoughEva Chen is not just Instagram’s director of fashion partnerships;...
View Article20 best affordable hotels in the eastern Caribbean
A world away from the cruise ships and all-inclusives, our writer goes islandhopping through the eastern Caribbean, staying in small, characterful hotelsContinue reading...
View ArticleOur two-night stay at the inn was a real turn-off
We woke to find urine in the bath, but we can’t get a refundWe used Booking.com to reserve a room for two nights at the Ship Inn in Solva, Pembrokeshire. I charged my mobile in a double socket outside...
View ArticleBrownber Hall, near Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria – hotel review
Amid fells alive with birdlife and red squirrels, this stylish hotel in the north-west corner of the Yorkshire Dales proves a great base for walkingComing up the drive to this elegant mid-Victorian...
View ArticleMarriott hotels: data of 500m guests may have been exposed
Company says information may have been taken from breached reservation databasePersonal data including credit card details, passport numbers and the dates of birth of up to 500 million people has been...
View ArticleSix of the best UK New Year’s Eve parties
See in 2019 amid pyrotechnics, Vikings and beach frolics – then crash in a hotel after the partyWhy go Those with young children will welcome Newcastle’s earlier, family-friendly celebrations. Seven...
View ArticleIce hotel opens with new designs in Swedish Lapland – in pictures
The Ice Hotel returns with new suites featuring a candy shop, an aquarium and a bathing icewoman Continue reading...
View ArticleReaders' best travel discoveries of 2018: your top tips
What an adventurous lot you are! Your 2018 highlights include mountain treks, centuries-old communities and exotic wildlife. Read on for 2019 inspiration …The highlight of our fabulous week in Mull in...
View ArticleThe best party destinations for backpackers
If pumping bass is your thing, these cities and travellers’ haunts come alive at night, and boast friendly hostels when it’s finally time to hit the pillowBest for: nights under the starsContinue...
View ArticleWinter weekends away: 10 of the best country house hotels
Now’s the time to hunker down in a cosy but luxurious room. From castles to a smuggler’s inn, here’s our pick of the best winter boltholesThis exuberant family-run boutique hotel in a Palladian-style...
View Article10 of the best sustainable hotels in south-east Asia
In Thailand, Vietnam and across Asia, these eco-lodges and hotels are recycling, composting and reclaiming to reduce their impact on the environmentYes, some of the structures are made form recycled...
View ArticlePolice seek driver who smashed digger into new hotel
Reception area of Liverpool hotel was destroyed reportedly because of a dispute over wagesPolice are appealing for information after a man used a digger to destroy the reception area of a new...
View ArticleTorquay B&B tops UK-dominated list of world's best
The 25 is one of five British bed and breakfasts in global top 10 in TripAdvisor awardsSmall details make Torquay B&B a winnerA six-bedroom B&B in Torquay has been crowned the best in the world...
View ArticleCalifornia hotel workers ‘on the brink’ of joining wave of strikes
Nearly 1,000 workers at Anaheim’s Sheraton Park and Hilton poised to walk off the job following protests across the US in 2018After 18 years working a housekeeper at the Sheraton Park resort in...
View ArticleThe sausage hotel: is this the wurst place to spend a night in Germany?
The owner of Gasthaus Böbel is the local butcher. And with everything from sausage wallpaper to pillows, he has taken his obsessions and run wildName: The sausage hotel.Official name: Gasthaus...
View ArticleThe Castle Inn, West Lulworth, Dorset – hotel review
This traditional inn close to Lulworth Cove has played the renovation game, revamping 12 boutique-hotel bedrooms and high-end pub grubA couple walk into a bar … and ask for a room. We wonder if the...
View ArticleHotel booking sites forced to end misleading sales tactics
Regulator says practices used by six firms could prevent customers finding best dealsHotel booking sites will be forced to make major changes after Britain’s competition watchdog found they routinely...
View ArticleDonald Trump's first Manhattan hotel to be torn down
Grand Hyatt, next to Grand Central, to face wrecking ballTrump bought what was Commodore hotel in 1970sThe building with which Donald Trump made his name in Manhattan real estate is facing the wrecking...
View ArticlePilgrims' progress: a new mountain hotel in Vietnam
Devout locals have trekked to the holy peak of Yen Tu for years but a new ‘village’ at its foot is drawing other visitors to itspagodas, pools and forestsWe’ve all done it: fetched up somewhere so...
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