Spanish hotel group to offer guests free Covid testing
Spain’s Room Mate chain is trialling a scheme that tests all guests on arrival – making a stay for two great value compared with private testingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus...
View ArticleLess hotel, more gentrified flophouse: The Albion Rooms, Margate – review
A strange venture for the Libertines, a band that crashed around Camden in the 00sAt some point we’re going to have to confront the idea of whether the Libertines’ new venture The Albion Rooms is a...
View ArticleBuxton Crescent review: the grand old spa and hotel comes back to life
It’s taken 17 years and £70m to restore this architectural gem on the edge of the Peak District to its former glory. Has it been worth the wait?Whichever direction you arrive from, the drive to the...
View ArticleCorporate feminism gives us vagina candles and empowerment hotels. But all I...
A new Washington DC hotel features pink pool tables, an Empowermint cocktail and Ruth Bader Ginsburg depicted in organic tampons. Its timing could not be worseAll women ever wanted was equal rights and...
View Article'Crazy, isn't it?' Devon resort reports no shortage of visitors
Woolacombe expects a half-term boost – but there are fears that the extra people could bring CovidCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA bright, breezy day in north Devon....
View Article10 of the best cosy pubs with rooms for an autumn break
Escaping to a warm, friendly inn that serves great food has never felt like a more enticing prospect. We pick 10 from the latest Good Hotel Guide• Check local restrictions before you travel There’s...
View ArticleA decade in the building, Madrid's showpiece hotel has everything ... except...
Spain’s tourist sector – including the new Four Seasons hotel – is bearing the brunt of Covid, with the capital’s occupancy rates at 15%Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus...
View ArticleClaridge’s tea sandwiches by Martyn Nail and Meredith Erickson
The luxury hotel reveals its five golden rules for perfect sandwiches, and shares a recipe for its cream cheese fillingAt Claridge’s, we’ve been observing this delightful aspect of our nation’s...
View ArticleCovid-hit UK hotels unlikely to recover for four years, says PwC
Even with effective vaccine, hospitality sector will struggle to return to 2019 levelsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK hotel industry could take four years to return...
View ArticleEdinburgh: ministers reject plans to convert neoclassical building into hotel
Scottish government say proposals for the Old Royal High School would have ruined world heritage siteConservation campaigners are jubilant after Scottish ministers rejected plans to convert one of...
View ArticleJapan's 'love hotels' accused of anti-gay discrimination
Same-sex couples say hotels make excuses to turn them away despite 2018 law changeIn May this year, at the height of the coronavirus’s first wave, two gay men living together in Amagasaki, western...
View ArticleRuins with a view: plan to turn Scottish castles into enchanting hotels
SNP hopes to emulate Spain’s lucrative paradores in a drive to boost jobs, tourism and heritage preservationJust outside Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire, on the side of a steep cliff overlooking the North...
View ArticleInside the world's most golden hotel - in pictures
The Dolce by Wyndham Hanoi Golden Lake hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam, is billed as the first in the world to be golden both inside and outContinue reading...
View ArticleThe return of Thomas Hardy's favourite haunt, the King's Arms, Dorchester –...
This newly-restored 16th-century hotel and inn, immortalised by the novelist, had a rocky start due to the pandemic. But, unlike most of his stories, there is hope of a happy endingDorchester is at the...
View ArticleBritannia named worst UK hotel chain for eighth year in a row
Which? says one of most scathing guest reviews was so bad it was ‘unprintable’Dirty loos and scathing reviews by guests have led Britannia hotels to be named as Britain’s worst hotel chain for the...
View ArticleAirbnb raises share pricing range before IPO on Thursday
New figure follows surprise third-quarter profit and values the company at up to $42bnAirbnb has raised the price of its shares before its initial public offering this week and could float with a...
View Article‘I’m living the dream’: how Shrewsbury's rough sleepers found room at one...
Hotelier who has taken in homeless people urges others to follow his leadIn the wood-panelled restaurant of the Prince Rupert hotel, a four-star Tudor building in the centre of historic Shrewsbury,...
View ArticleJudging by my Covid hotel quarantine, Sydney didn't get the ventilation memo...
In New York City I’ve been rolling down cab windows, even in winter. I’m in Australia now, but where’s the fresh air?Living through the lockdown in New York City, hard hit by Covid-19 in the early...
View ArticleDaily Telegraph owner Sir David Barclay dies at 86
Billionaire, who owned newspaper titles with his twin brother Frederick, fell ill recentlySir David Barclay, one of the two billionaire brothers who own the Telegraph newspaper group, has died...
View ArticleRoom service: the best of luxury hotels, at home
Longing for a relaxing weekend? Pamper yourself with these stylish products from leading hotels in your own houseRoom service – especially breakfast – is one of the great joys of a hotel stay and now...
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