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Located in a carefully restored Bengali landowner’s family home originally constructed in 1904, this funky heritage property in south Kolkata offers just seven highly individual and comfortable rooms, great service and a deservedly popular restaurant. It’s a short taxi ride from the city’s main sites. See the full post >

There’s an app for everything in this city-centre concept accommodation designed for a WhatsApp world. Compact rooms make up for a lack of frills with clever design and interactive fun. It makes the main brand look positively stuffy: why spend more for a little more space but a lot less personality? See the full post […]

This LGBT-friendly three-star hotel has been a justifiably popular spot for at least a couple of decades. Set amidst the ‘gay village’ of Schöneberg, it offers great proximity to daytime cafés and night-time bars, stylish rooms and particularly welcoming staff. See the full post >

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This hotel, set in a 17th-century convent and noble residence, is conveniently located to access the Langhe, the home of Barolo and Barbaresco wines. The comfortable rooms feature modern amenities, while the hotel’s excellent Antiche Volte restaurant attracts plenty of locals in the know. See the full post >

A city-central haven hidden from the hurly-burly in a leafy square. Sunset dinners and sunrise breakfasts are served eight floors up in a glass-walled bistro next to the rooftop pool. The craic in the Veranda Bar is another high note at this Irish-run hotel. See the full post >

An imposing, ivy-clad, country pile with towering windows and acres of rooms, yet also a relaxed, homely feel. Bedrooms are either lofty and traditional or classic-contemporary in a well-disguised extension. Pretty gardens, lovely terrace and a small spa. See the full post >

A nostalgic taste of what Yosemite might have been like were we lucky enough to have enjoyed it in the early 1960s. See the full post >

“The naming of things is the beginning of all ignorance,” and other lessons gleaned from a life on rock. See the full post >