Marriott to be fined nearly £100m over GDPR breach
ICO imposes fine after personal data of 339 million guests was stolen by hackersThe international hotel group Marriott is to be fined almost £100m by the Information Commissioner’s Office after hackers...
View Article10 of the best hotels, B&Bs and apartments in Brittany, France
Brittany’s rugged coastline is dotted with great places to stay, from cool contemporary hotels to the watering hole where ‘Onion Johnnies’ once knocked back ciderThe characterful Ty Mad hotel, whose...
View ArticlePeace amid cascades: national parks in Croatia and Bosnia
Plitvice Lakes national park in Croatia is booming, but quieter areas with crystal-clear rivers to enjoy are nearby, including across the border in Bosnia-HerzegovinaIn the 15 years since I last...
View ArticleAlternative city breaks: Łódź, Poland – discover its culture, food and nightlife
Once an industrial centre, the city has been reinvigorated by a focus on the arts, a diverse food scene and plenty of lively bars‘If it doesn’t fit, it fits perfectly,” is something of a buzz-phrase in...
View ArticleThe haunted hotel: inside the former brothel serving nightmare fetishists
The Black Monarch is the newest addition to a thriving haunted hotel industry that has become big business in ColoradoAn enormous growling wolf is the first of many horrors to greet visitors entering...
View ArticleFrench leave: fun places to stay on four routes to the south of France
With the annual summer dash under starter’s orders, we suggest how to turn a schlep into a road trip, staying in treehouses, chateaux and cool hotels en routeFrom the north-west ferry ports (St Malo,...
View ArticleThe Chambermaid review – somebody else's life of luxury | Peter Bradshaw's...
A young employee wafts from room to room in this disquieting story of the unseen servant class maintaining a five-star hotelLila Avilés is the Mexican actor-turned-director who makes a terrifically...
View ArticleHours after booking, the hotel helps itself to 50% of our final bill
Hotels.com information assured us that nothing would be charged at this pointI used hotels.com to book an aparthotel in France. The booking information stated that I would be charged nothing at that...
View ArticleSecret Europe escapes: where locals go on holiday
We get the lowdown – in Portugal, Spain, Italy and more – from families who reveal their under-the-radar summer escapes, and offer tips on what to see and doSilvia Bastos, 46, from LisbonContinue...
View ArticleHotels are finally banning mini plastic toiletries – here are the best...
You may love the mini bottles of posh shampoos on your hotel stay, but 200m of them are dumped in landfill each year. There is a better wayThe Blue Planet effect has swiped its keycard and entered the...
View ArticleCities by the sea: six great beach towns in Europe
Urban beach holidays offer a lively atmosphere, a choice of great restaurants and chic places to stay, as well as time to soak up the sun. Our writers pick some of the best from Greece to BelgiumIt was...
View ArticleIs a hotel for houseplants a good idea – or a sign of our impending doom?
Millennials have a special bond with plants, so a new facility has been set up where they’ll be looked after when their owners are on holiday Recently, I killed a cactus. It was not mourned....
View ArticleExpedia plays the blame game over wrong dates for our hotel booking
After only five minutes we tried to rectify a mistake but £689 was taken from my accountWe booked two hotel rooms in Amsterdam on the Expedia website. When the confirmation arrived it showed the wrong...
View ArticleThe Júcar gorge: Spain’s very own grand canyon
This dramatic 40km limestone gorge, off the tourist track in rural Castilla-La Mancha, has historic villages and troglodyte dwellings and, now, a chic new cave hotelThe young woman in Alcalá del...
View ArticleFrom the archive: posh hotels from the 1970s
Ranging from £5 to £10 and offering anonymous service and instant coffee, the hotels of the 1970s were gearing themselves up for the boom in mass tourism‘The jumbo jets, now increasingly common over...
View ArticleHow luxury hotels such as Biarritz’s Hôtel du Palais have helped shape...
The venue for this weekend’s G7 summit played a pivotal role in Edwardian politicsFew hotels in the world can claim a more storied past than the Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz, where the G7 rich nation...
View ArticleThe 10 best long-distance walks with overnight stays in Britain
With scenery to make the heart soar and handpicked places to stay overnight en routeThe UK boasts a diverse network of walks that tell our history, that form natural borders and nourish our souls. Some...
View ArticleA local’s guide to Burgos, Spain: 10 top tips
Once capital of the kingdom of Castile, this ancient city is full of bars and restaurants perfect for relaxing after a day exploring historic sites and famous vineyardsEating out in Burgos is a...
View ArticleOn the crest of a wave: Portugal’s new eco holiday retreat
A stylish hotel north of Lisbon is part of a plan to spread tourism beyond Portugal’s popular cities and surfing spots. For our writer and family, it works a treatRows of bungalows on stilts are...
View ArticleTop 10 vineyard stays in the UK and Europe – to visit by train
On the cusp of the grape harvest, here’s our pick of vineyard stays easily accessible by train in the UK, France and SwitzerlandRathfinny Estate’s 242 hectares (600 acres) of south-facing chalk...
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