Hotels Directory

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Marmadukes Town House

4-5 St Peters Grove York, North Yorkshire

So close, yet thankfully, so far. A ten-minute stroll from York’s madding crowds, Marmadukes is steeped in stately Victorian calm. The imposing red-brick house, all polished wood floors, soaring ceilings and stained glass, had deteriorated into a spit and sawdust hostel before a multi-million pound refit transformed it into a...read more

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The Pig in The Wall

Western Esplanade Southampton Hampshire

What with the roaring success of New Forest getaway The Pig – the countryside bolthole on everyone’s wishlist – it was only a matter of time until it gave birth to a piglet. Enter The Pig in the Wall, so named for its location at the historic 15th-century wall of...read more

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Hôtel la Réserve

Pointe Sainte Barbe, 1 Avenue Gaëtan Bernoville, 64500 Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France

Location. Location. Location. Set on headland just north of super-chic St Jean, La Réserve’s 41 tasteful rooms and 44 apartments occupy divine gardens with imperious views towards Biarritz. Its low-level white architecture, dotted with decks and balconies above a sublime horizon pool, recently received a multi-million euro facelift offering warm...read more

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Crystal Cove

Highway 1, Barbados

Just 15 minutes’ drive from the capital, Bridgetown, Crystal Cove resembles a colourful, neo-traditional Bajan chattel house village. Eighty-eight guest rooms and suites overlook three lagoon swimming pools, the turquoise ocean, silver sandy beaches or fragrant herb and flower gardens, where you can chill under the shade of Bismarck palms...read more

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Luton Hoo

The Mansion House, Luton, Bedfordshire

A grand mansion house turned golfer’s bolthole and spa retreat, there’s more than a touch of oldschool glamour to this former private estate. The work of architects Charles Mewes and Arthur Davis – who decorated The Ritz – the interior has not so much been designed as lavishly bedecked with...read more

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Dar Ahlam

Morocco

From the dusty outskirts of Marrakech, it’s a four-hour journey in a 4x4 through cliffhugging Moroccan roads, climbing through the pink, copper and yellow tones of the Atlas Mountains and the pancake flat fringes on the doorstep of the Sahara desert to get to Dar Ahlam. No simple journey, but...read more

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Ellenborough Park

Ellenborough Park Southam Road Cheltenham Gloucestershire

Within cantering distance of the iconic local racecourse, Ellenbourough looks like a proper English manor. Parts of the building date back to the 16th century, so plenty of quirky historical details, such as an original coat of arms in the stone archway, sets it apart from the bland breed of...read more

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La Suite West

La Suite West 41-51 Inverness Terrace London

This slip of a hotel, just off Bayswater, is nearby key west London spots: Hyde Park, Notting Hill and Holland Park, so it is tough to beat for a stopover. It’s classic modern, plush boutique in style – black and white sleek chic on the decor front with amenities of...read more

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Post Ranch Inn

Post Ranch Inn 47900 Highway 1 Big Sur, CA

Along the most wildly beautiful stretch of California’s famous coastal road, Highway One, is Big Sur, an area famous in the 1960s for a freewheeling vibe that attracted the likes of writer Jack Kerouac. You’ll still find a trace of that boho spirit, albeit in a gloriously upmarket setting, at...read more

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