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

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

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

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

Crieff Hydro, Crieff, Perthshire

Activities galore make this a family favourite, but head next door for the best food, says Mark Frary

Marrakesh's most famous hotel

La Mamounia was the grande dame of the city - and she’s back, with a £100m face-lift

Bowood Hotel, Spa and Golf Resort, Near Calne, Wiltshire

This new hotel is set to be a country house classic, says Julia Brookes