At Sawday’s, we’ve spent over 30 years discovering special places to stay, including our collection of boutique and luxury hotels across the UK and Europe, where hospitality feels genuine, design tells a story and comfort is crafted with care. From family-run country houses in the Cotswolds to contemporary retreats in Provence where architecture inspires calm, every hotel in our collection celebrates individuality over uniformity. 

Each hotel is personally inspected by our team and chosen for the sense that it’s been made, not manufactured. You might wake to proper coffee by a roaring fire in the Scottish Highlands, a cosy bedroom in Paris that overlooks the river Seine, or sunlight spilling over olive groves in Puglia. Wherever you stay, luxury here feels personal. 

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Shortcut to special places

Carefully selected self-catering homes, hotels, pubs and B&Bs

Personally inspected

We've visited every place and chosen them for their warmth and character

UK & Europe

Our collection spans the UK, Ireland, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal

No fuss from us

You book direct with the owners, with no fees or fuss from us

 

Our most loved luxury hotels in the UK

 

Personally inspected, so you can book with confidence

For over 30 years, our inspectors have travelled from Cornish clifftops to Tuscan vineyards, visiting every hotel in our collection. We look for hotels that have a soul, where you feel cared for rather than managed, by people who notice the things that make a stay exceptional.  

It might be fresh flowers on the breakfast table, the scent of woodsmoke as you walk in from the rain, or a host who remembers how you take your coffee. That’s what we look for – hotels ready to welcome you as a guest, not just a booking. 

Our most loved luxury hotels in Europe

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Mangiabove

Marina Di Ragusa, Ragusa

Why book with Sawday’s?

✓ We connect you straight to the people who run our places. No hidden fees, no middlemen, just genuine hospitality from the moment you enquire. 

✓ We champion responsible travel, supporting small, independent businesses and helping you find places that care for their local community. 

✓ For over three decades, we’ve been finding special places to stay – unique hotels, inns and homes chosen for their warmth, design and individuality. 

A few articles to inspire your next hotel getaway

5 luxury hotels in and around the Cotswolds for an idyllic escape

These luxury hotels in the Cotswolds reimagine the country escape for the modern traveller: soulful places that feel both indulgent and grounded, where every gesture feels personalised, but never showy.

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Our most luxurious spas

Here are some of our favourite places to drift, doze and drip dry, from a grand mansion in the Berkshire countryside to a spa & winery on Italy’s quiet east coast. All of them come with a standard spa’s range of treatments and tubs, but the added magic of being special places to stay.

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