A modern block of serviced apartments with well-equipped kitchens and courteous staff in a handy city-centre location, which are available for stays of one night or longer. A good base for the big Kensington museums, Hyde Park and Knightsbridge shopping, whether visiting as a couple or with children. See the full post >

A cosy inn with its own smokehouse and microbrewery with 72 acres of private woodland, a short drive from Lake Windermere. The rooms have wood-burning stoves and beds with Egyptian cotton linen. The excellent restaurant offers delicious country-style cooking. See the full post >

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Between Union Square and downtown’s evolving Mid-Market district, this tech-forward boutique hotel has transformed a historic building. Common areas are geared for 21st-century work or play, as are guest rooms, all fully loaded with features. Lobby-level Turn Café is just steps from the cable car. See the full post >

A luxurious, child-friendly resort offering a relaxed, beach-holiday vibe underpinned by fine dining and thoughtful, polished service. See the full post >

A lively hub where ‘collective’ and ‘collaborative’ are the mots du jour, Casa Bonay delivers cool, classy, creative vibes with a quirky Catalonian edge, and boasts a passion for showcasing local independent talent. It’s a great alternative choice for those adverse to the more hectic tourist-traps. See the full post >

Formerly the Cooper Square Hotel, this 145-room property is set in a modern 21-storey tower that you enter via a former tenement-style building. There’s a secluded street-level garden, a bustling street-side café and, inside, Michelin-starred chef John Fraser’s widely acclaimed Narcissa restaurant. See the full post >

A stylishly decorated boutique hotel in an 18th-century house opposite the Oxford Union buildings with smart, well-equipped rooms and friendly staff. The hotel is in a hard-to-beat location, within easy walking distance of Oxford’s colleges, museum, theatre and shops. A great retreat for a short break in the city. See the full post >

A small and elegant all-suite hotel set on its own pretty beach in the villa and golf resort of Punta Cana near the Dominican Republic’s eastern tip. Designed by Oscar de la Renta, fashion designer and Dominican, Tortuga Bay has classic, quite formal Caribbean style and is friendly and unfussy. See the full post >

George Rue’s inspiration comes from five summers in the Eastern forests. See the full post >