Dean Street Townhouse, London W1

Here’s a very clever granny flat in the centre of town — and at a good price

Council bids £40m for Blackpool Tower

The bid to take control of the landmark is part of a plan to revive the resort and strengthen its appeal as a family destination

Tips to make the most of your hotel

Good service is not just about tipping - read on for our insiders’ tricks to help you navigate your way to the perfect stay

Sunday night hotel bargains

Free rooms and extra goodies - ditch Saturday night and stay out Sunday instead when there are serious savings to be made

The 20 best new year party places to stay

Spend new year holed up in a castle, cottage or riverboat in the UK or hire a large property to stay further afield

Copthorne Hotel, Gatwick

A remarkable bargain close to the airport, and a cheap alternative to offsite parking

Lime Wood: the new English country house

It's a £30m gamble in the New Forest, a country property with a name-dropping team and packed with antiques

Pentahotel, Reading, Berkshire

This hotel is good value and not a bad bet for Reading (just don’t eat at the restaurant)

Sydney House, Chelsea, London SW3

This boutique addition to the Abode hotel chain offers a taste of high society but with a reasonable price tag

The Place Hotel, Manchester

Huge rooms and huge dinners in a huge building — and hugely satisfying

New York's top 10 new hotels

This year in Manhattan there’s been a bumper crop of hotel openings — and a few old ones getting a spruce up. We pick the top 10

Sir Christopher Wren’s House Hotel, Windsor, Berkshire

A sour goodbye leaves a bitter taste after a good meal at this riverside hotel

The Crown Inn, Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire

Spartan decor and creaky floors at this old-meets-new foodie pub

Book a room in space - the tariff: £2.7 million

Tourists are said to be queuing up to enjoy a three-night stay in a hotel a Spanish company plans to build high above Earth

The Ashton, Lancaster, Lancashire

An eccentirc hotel with a limited menu, but enchanting nonetheless

10 cosy British inns

Roaring fires, first-rate food, fine ales — here are some favourite pubs and inns for a countryside escape

A haunted Scottish castle? Yeah, right....

Jon Holmes spends a night in a haunted Scottish castle - plus, 10 more spooky places to stay