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An upmarket seaside pub in an appealing East Neuk village offering simple but stylish bedrooms, stick-to-your-ribs food, cosy fires for rainy days, a beach-side bar for when the sun comes out and the only pub cricket pitch in the UK that depends on the tide. See the full post >

Time to re-adjust your thinking about guesthouses – this class act gives many boutique hotels a run for their money in both the style and comfort stakes. With a great location on the edge of city centre and a breakfast as delicious as the decor, this is as sophisticated as B&B gets. See the full […]

Superbly stylish b&b three miles from Hay, featuring five big, split-level, architect-designed rooms each with their own front door, created from a former stable and workshop. Weekdays, enjoy a luxury breakfast hamper on your private terrace; at weekends, eat in the cosy farmhouse dining room. See the full post >

Behind its high walls, this renovated 100-year-old former governor’s residence hides a paradise of mature palms and exotic flowers bordering a stunning cherry-tiled swimming pool and ornamental garden. See the full post >

Set in a former Lao prince’s childhood villa, this enchantress of a boutique hotel has fine art on its walls, an ornamental pond laced with lilies, a beautiful swimming pool, and the sense you’ve arrived in a place of such calm and comfort you’ll find it very hard to leave. See the full post >

The impact on guests that The Apsara’s uncluttered, zen-like cool has is palpable, and in an ever-expanding city of swish but impersonal accommodation, this diminutive belle deep in the heart of the peninsula feels like a home you’ve loved in a former life. See the full post >

Sleek pared-back rooms and a herd of photos and vintage finds are intended to feel like home at this laid-back hotel. Located on the Right Bank near République, you’re conveniently placed for Canal St-Martin and the Marais. See the full post >

This white villa with cobalt trim, and sister building next door with custard façade and teal shutters, are enticing and distinctly French as a couple of lemon cakes in a Left Bank patisserie; looking out on the sacred waters of the Mekong from the sunset-side of Luang Prabang. See the full post >

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