Room with a bloom: 10 beautiful garden getaways in the UK

These splendid hotels and cottages sit in some of the country’s finest gardens ands estates, offering relaxation and a riot of colour

10 of the best design hotels in the world

Charles Eames said the role of the designer is to be a good, thoughtful host and for a design hotel to work, it should do just that. These 10 – from Bali to Budapest – are hard to beat

Top 10 B&Bs in France to break your motorway journey

Break up the long drive to your French holiday destination with a stop at one of these chic but affordable guesthouses – chosen by Alastair Sawday

The world’s most extraordinary hotel named by Lonely Planet

Mihir Garh, in Rajasthan, is named by Lonely Planet as the world’s most extraordinary hotel as publisher unveils three new top 10s, including best-value hotels and outstanding eco-hotels

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Gallery: world’s most extraordinary hotels