Applegarth Villa

College Road, Windermere, LA23 1BU

Gorgeously chic rooms and suites in a gem of a Victorian building in Windermere

Brimstone Hotel

Ambleside Cumbria England United Kingdom LA22 9JD

A beautiful boutique hotel in the heart of the Lakes.

Another Place, The Lake

Watermillock Ullswater Cumbria CA11 0LP

A beautiful, contemporary bolthole in the heart of The Lakes.

Number One South Beach

4 Harrowside West Blackpool FY4 1NW

Alston House Hotel

Townfoot, Alston, Cumbria CA9 3RN

Moss Grove Organic

Grasmere LA22 9SW

The Plough

Cow Brow Lupton LA6 1PJ

Frankly, it isn't fair to have to choose a room at the Plough – they are all gorgeous.

Malmaison Leeds

1 Swinegate, Leeds LS1 4AG

Signature style at the Leeds Mal pushes all the usual Gallic buttons, starting with the French-speaking elevator

42 The Calls

42 The Calls, Leeds LS2 7EW

Big Blue Hotel

1 Clifton Drive Ocean Boulevard Pleasure Beach Blackpool FY4 1ND

The Pleasure Beach's four-star, family-friendly hotel has a real touch of designer style.

Britannia Inn

Elterwater LA22 9HP

Elterwater’s beautifully sited inn squirrels away nine charming rooms in its ancient nook-and-cranny interior

Cosmopolitan Hotel

2 Lower Briggate, Leeds LS1 4AE

For boutique rooms at realistic prices, the Cosmopolitan comes up trumps every time

DoubleTree by Hilton

Granary Wharf, 2 Wharf Approach, Leeds LS1 4BR

Every big night out should include a drink at the hotel’s SkyLounge bar, but the rooms here are pretty classy too

Drunken Duck Inn

Barngates Ambleside LA22 0NG

Rooms at the Drunken Duck offer a real mix of experiences but all with the benefit of a top-notch gastro-pub

Headingley Lodge

Headingley Carnegie Stadium, St Michael’s Lane, Headingley, Leeds LS6 3BR

If you’re not too keen on staying in the ’burbs, you’ll make an exception for the unique Headingley Lodge

Holbeck Ghyll

Holbeck Lane, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 1LU

Imperial Hotel

North Promenade Blackpool FY1 2HB

Long the favourite of politicians and celebs down the years, the four-star Imperial still has a certain cachet.

Kirkstile Inn

Loweswater CA13 0RU

Great for a hideaway stay in an under-visited corner of the Lakes

Lakeside Hotel

Lakeside Newby Bridge Cumbria LA12 8AT

A traditional full-service luxury hotel in a superb lakeside location. 

Malmaison Liverpool

7 WILLIAM JESSOP WAY, LIVERPOOL, L3 1QZ

Midland Hotel

Marine Road West Morecambe Lancashire LA4 4BU

Penny Street Bridge

Penny Street Lancaster Lancashire LA1 1XT

Quebecs

9 Quebec Street, Leeds LS1 2HA

Quebecs is all Victorian red brick, stained glass, carved oak and gorgeously cosy and clubby rooms and lounges

Queens Hotel

City Square, Leeds LS1 1PJ

An art-deco gem, restored to something of its former glory over the years

Radisson Blu

1 The Light, The Headrow, Leeds LS1 8TL

The bling choice in the city centre is the Radisson, housed in the old HQ of the Leeds Permanent Building Society

Sun Inn

Main Street Hawkshead LA22 0NT

Hawkshead has three or four old inns, all offering rooms and food, and the Sun is the pick of the bunch

The Black Swan

Ravenstonedale Kirkby Stephen Cumbria CA17 4NG

In the beautiful Howgill Fells, this is everything you expect of a country pub with rooms.

The Yellow Submarine

Albert Dock Liverpool L3 4AS

There's no better place to sleep off a hard day's night than at this wacky Liverpudlian abode.

Tune Hotel Liverpool

3–19 Queen Buildings Castle Street Liverpool L2 4XE

An innovative and stylish hotel that is one of Liverpool city centre's best budget places to stay.

Waterhead

Waterhead Ambleside LA22 0ER

For designer style on the lake, the Waterhead pretty much has things sewn up

Wild Boar Inn

Crook Windermere LA23 3NF

Away from the lake, the über-rustic Wild Boar springs a surprise.