Artist Residence Brighton

34 Regency Square, Brighton, East Sussex BN1 2FJ

A quirky hotel with individually designed rooms and a wonderfully informal atmosphere.

Artist Residence London

52 Cambridge Street London SW1V 4QQ

A brilliantly located, affordable and very cool boutique hotel bang in the centre of London.

Artist Residence Oxfordshire

Station Road South Leigh Oxfordshire OX29 6XN

A cosy – and contemporary – country inn that's a convenient home-from-home for both Oxford and the Cotswolds.

Careys Manor Hotel

Lyndhurst Road Brockenhurst Hampshire SO42 7RH

A comfortable country house hotel in the New Forest – with a fabulous spa thrown in

Montagu Arms

Beaulieu New Forest Hampshire SO42 7ZL

A lovely New Forest country retreat with a very special restaurant.

Rocksalt Rooms

4-5 Fishmarket Folkestone Kent CT19 6AA

A boutique B&B bolthole full of personality, with views out to the English Channel

Solent Forts

Departure Lounge Lockkeepers Cottage Gunwharf Quays Portsmouth PO1 3FH

Escape to your own private island on an old sea fort in the Solent

The Chequers

53 High St Marlow Buckinghamshire SL7 1BA

A traditional Marlow pub with boutique rooms, good food and a wide selection of ales – perfect for a weekend away.

The Duke William

The Street Ickham Canterbury Kent CT3 1QP

A quintessential Kentish pub with superb food and stylish rooms.

The Farmhouse at Redcoats

Redcoats Green Hitchin Hertfordshire SG4 7JR

A very homely hotel, restaurant and wedding venue in the heart of the countryside of North Hertfordshire.

The Fox at Willian

Willian Hertfordshire SG6 2AE

A brilliantly updated country pub – plus it's close to London, serves great food and is dog-friendly!

The Greyhound Inn

Main Street Letcombe Regis Wantage Oxfordshire OX12 9JY

A proper village pub with comfy rooms and top-quality food on the edge of the Berkshire Downs.

The Lion at Wendlebury

Wendlebury Road Wendlebury Bicester Oxfordshire OX25 2PW

Historic Oxfordshire pub with great food and comfortable rooms.

The Old Rectory

Harold Road Hastings East Sussex TN35 5ND

Boutique bolthole on the fringe of Hastings Old Town.

The Pointer at Brill

27 Church Street Brill Buckinghamshire HP18 9RT

A proper country restaurant and pub, with four comfy guest rooms and superb field-to-fork cooking.

The Red Lion Pub & Kitchen

Chapel Lane Blewbury Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 9PQ

An ancient pub with cosy rooms and superb food, in one of Oxfordshire's most enchanting villages.

The Running Horses

Old London Rd Mickleham near Dorking Surrey RH5 6DU

Cosy village pub with food and comfortable upstairs rooms.

The Wife of Bath

4 Upper Bridge Street Wye Kent TN25 5AF

Stylish boutique rooms and innovative Spanish fare in the Kent countryside.

Cliveden

Taplow Berkshire SL6 0JF

Opulent mansion where the 60s Profumo scandal flared, within National Trust grounds

Hoxton Hotel

81 Great Eastern Street, Hoxton, London EC2A 3HU

Stylish but surprisingly affordable Shoreditch hotel

Malmaison Oxford

Oxford Castle 3 New Road Oxford OX1 1AY

Spend the night in a cell for an alternative city break

New Park Manor Country House Hotel

Lyndhurst Road Brockenhurst SO42 7QH

For a bit of pampering in an archetypal English setting, head to New Park Manor.

Soho Hotel

4 Richmond Mews Soho London W1D 3DH

The swanky but funky Soho Hotel pulls out all the stops

The Zetter Townhouse

49–50 St John’s Square London EC1V 4JJ

A 13-bedroom Georgian townhouse and cocktail lounge in Clerkenwell

Urban Villa Boutique Hotel

Great West Road, Brentford London, TW8 0GA

Urban Villa is a unique all-suite designer aparthotel in Brentford, West London.

The Rookery

Peter's Lane Cowcross Street London EC1M 6DS

A quirky boutique hotel which oozes period charm

The Falstaff

8–10 St Dunstan's Street Canterbury CT2 8AF

Lovely, historic building housing a classy hotel.

Abbots Barton Hotel

New Dover Road Canterbury CT1 3DU

Good, solid, midrange hotel in a rambling mansion.

ABode Canterbury

30–33 High Street Canterbury CT1 2RX

The fanciest boutique hotel in Canterbury

Angel Hotel

91 High Street, Guildford, GU1 3DP

A 500-year-old hotel and ex-coaching inn that's been at the heart of Guildford since Saxon times, with a cool Crypt Bar and a collection of ghosts.

Bankside Hotel

2 Blackfriars Road, Upper Ground London SE1 9JU

Bath Place Hotel

4 Bath Place Holywell Street Oxford OX1 3SU

Accommodation with plenty of character and a cracking location

Boundary Hotel

Entrance in Redchurch Street, 2–4 Boundary Street, Shoreditch, London E2 7DD

Designer-inspired rooms in this slick Conran hotel

Burford House Hotel

99 High Street Burford Oxfordshire OX18 4QA

Tiny – only 8 rooms – but a really wonderful place to visit for a special treat

Camden Lock Hotel

89 Chalk Farm Road, Camden Town, London NW1 8AR

No frills, but a perfect place to wake up and plan your daily Camden festivities.

Canterbury Cathedral Lodge

The Precincts Canterbury CT1 2EH

Modern lodgings within the grounds of the Cathedral.

Canterbury Hotel

140 Wincheap Canterbury CT1 3RY

Small, friendly, hotel 10 minutes’ walk from the centre

Covent Garden Hotel

10 Monmouth Street Covent Garden London WC2H 9HB

Clubby and cosy, comfy and chic – the Covent Garden hotel is a delightful base.

Coworth Park

Coworth Park Blacknest Road Ascot Berkshire SL5 7SE

The luxurious country cousin to London’s Dorchester Hotel, with award-winning spa.

Dorsett City Hotel

9 Aldgate High St, London EC3N 1AH

A smart hotel in a prime east London spot

Enchanted Manor

St Catherine's point Sandrock Rd Niton Isle of Wight PO38 2NG

Forest Park Hotel

Rhinefield Rd Brockenhurst Hampshire 42 7ZG

Resurgent hotel that's a fabulous base for the New Forest

Fox & Anchor

115 Charterhouse Street London EC1M 6AA

Hazlitt’s

6 Frith Street Soho London
 W1D 3JA

A superb hideaway in the heart of Soho