Hotel Reviews
Our edit of the best hotels around the world, from design-forward city stays to beachfront getaways and wilderness lodges. If we don’t love it, we won’t cover it.
Areias do Seixo, Santa Cruz, Portugal
Beachside, bohemian and unapologetically bewitching, this wildly beautiful boutique stay might just be the most romantic bolthole in Portugal.
Villa Tenuta MarVi, Salve, Puglia
With its fragrant gardens, luxurious amenities and elegant interiors, Villa Tenuta MarVi makes an idyllic Italian base for a getaway with friends or family this summer.
The Lumiares Hotel & Spa, Lisbon
Bed down like royalty at this renovated 18th-century palace in bohemian Bairro Alto, one of Lisbon’s liveliest neighbourhoods.
University Arms Hotel, Cambridge
With a slew of hip hangouts cropping up amid its honey-hued buildings and riverside gardens, Cambridge has fast become the ultimate weekend destination. But where to stay? The city’s best crash pad, of course.
No.38 The Park, Cheltenham
Nestled in the art-filled heart of Cheltenham, this Georgian and gorgeously chic boutique guesthouse makes for the ultimate British staycation – and a fantastic base for those looking to explore the wider Cotswolds landscape.
Bedruthan, Cornwall
Sea air and golden beaches await beyond the doors of this low-key Cornish hotel and spa, just a five-minute drive from Newquay Airport. Book now for a relaxed summer camp-style escape on the county’s surf coast.
ÀNI, Sri Lanka
This hotel-private-home hybrid caters to multigenerational getaways, groups of friends and special occasion celebrations with two sprawling beachside villas on Sri Lanka’s unspoilt southern coast.
Villa Agrippina Gran Meliá, Rome, Italy
The only thing missing at this central Roman palace is a dedicated member of staff to pop peeled grapes into one’s open mouth – though you get the feeling that it could be arranged.
Domes of Elounda, Crete, Greece
Discover the best of all worlds at this vast-but-manages-to-feel-intimate hotel overlooking the dazzling Aegean.
Anemi Hotel, Folegandros, Greece
Get away from it all to savour ouzo-soaked days at this design-savvy island hideout – minus the party crowds of neighbouring isles
Kingsland Locke, London
This design-led Dalston aparthotel ticks all our boxes for stress-free east London overnighters.
Albion Rooms, Margate, Kent
Make like a rock star in this one-of-a-kind seaside crash pad, where the cuisine is local and the cocktails, dirty.
Native, Mayfair
A stylish, self-catering bolthole in a Victorian mews house nestled in the heart of Mayfair, on a tree-lined boulevard that’s ideal for a city staycation or workation? We’re sold.
Bellonias Villas, Santorini, Greece
It turns out there are some places in Santorini that are not teeming with fedora-wearing influencers taking “unposed” pictures on vertiginous steps against whitewashed backdrops.
Casa Pacha, Formentera
When news broke that the Ibizan superclub icon was opening a 14-bedroom hotel on Formentera’s most enviable stretch of sandy coastline, the excitement was palpable. Wild and windswept, this intimate beach bolthole is attracting those seeking a slower-paced brand of hedonism.