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Boutique hotel in a converted 18th-century mansion with traditional arcade patio, delightfully relaxed considering Seville’s hottest restaurant and bar scene is on its doorstep. Quirky furniture, period details and great value make this family-owned spot the top choice in the Alameda district. See the full post >

Located in Japan’s Setouchi Inland Sea on Naoshima – a fishing island increasingly renowned for its innovative art projects – Benesse House feels more like a gallery than hotel, with its minimal design, natural light and scattered contemporary artworks. See the full post >

A clean, good value hotel along the famous Calle Estafeta. The rooms are overshadowed by its fabulous restaurant, though both have been in the Idoate family for two generations. The must-try Michelin-starred cuisine of sister Pilar is modern yet rooted in local Navarran cuisine. See the full post >

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Luxury is synonymous with design in Bilbao, and the five-star Gran Hotel Domine impresses with its modern décor. It’s only befitting a hotel that boasts the best view of the city’s prime attraction: the Guggenheim. See the full post >

Sunset at the Palms breaks the mould of the all-inclusive resorts typically found in Jamaica. It’s more boutique hotel than resort: pretty, treehouse-style suites are set in lush gardens and the glorious beach at Bloody Bay is right across the street. See the full post >

The only hotel on the white sandy half-loop of popular Hapuna Beach State Park, This early Nineties retreat funded by Laurance S. Rockefeller boasts easy access to two 18-hole golf courses and double amenities thanks to sharing privileges with venerable sister property, Mauna Kea Beach Hotel. See the full post >

A cut above standard youth hostel digs, Peking Yard seems designed for those seasoned wanderers unwilling to ditch the backpack and go full hotel. In a century-old courtyard home, it offers neat and tidy doubles at mid-range hotel prices. See the full post >

A self-styled ‘business hotel with a life’, East is cool, comfortable and kitted out with great food, drink, and leisure facilities, plus a myriad of clever touches to make doing biz in Beijing much more than just bearable. See the full post >