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

YHA London St Pancras

The new face of youth hostels — good value, modern and central

A London-for-Paris house swap

He got Yves Saint Laurent and Eiffel Tower views; they got Primark and a North London terrace. But it isn’t all cognac and crêpes...

Thorpe Park hotel, Leeds, West Yorkshire

This is a hotel that looks inwards, ignoring the realities — and roundabouts — of life on the eastern edge of the city, right by the M1

Ardeonaig Hotel, Loch Tay, Perthshire

South African hospitality and Scottish food and scenery are a winning combination at this former cattle drovers’ inn

We're in charge now, Mum

The latest trend at poshhotels? A concierge for kids. Aaah, bliss - happy children equals happy parents. Or does it?

La Mamounia - Morocco's grand dame

The Marrakesh hotel was Winston Churchill’s favourite. Now a £100m renovation has made it better than ever

Salthouse Harbour Hotel, Ipswich, Suffolk

This 1800s warehouse offers some of the best-value, clean and stylish rooms that I have visited this year

Duisdale House Hotel, Isle of Skye

If you’re anticipating stags’ heads and tartans, you're in for a surprise at this gastronomic island retreat

Britain's 20 best hideaway cottages for two

Alistair Sawday chooses his favourite romantic small cottages, selected from www.special-escapes.co.uk

The 10 best hotels in the British Isles, 2009

The Good Hotel Guide announces its new top 10 hotels. Our secret inspector has visited all of them

Adventures in the wild heart of Britain

Tree houses and high-tech night safaris are part of a grand plan to draw families back into the woods