A dog-friendly hotel with traditional bedrooms, excellent breakfasts & a cool bar set on a peaceful side street, minutes from the centre

If you want to come to Venice as an open-hearted traveller rather than a tourist then this is the place for you - just walk to everything

One of the loveliest houses in a very lovely village. Pretty rooms have parquet floors and white walls, the food is a delight

You'll find comfortable rooms, great food and a lovely bar at this friendly inn – Heartbeat country, Castle Howard and Whitby all wait

Gorgeous off-grid suites invite you to slow down surrounded by nature with long views and good food

Breakfasts with sausages from home-reared rare breed pigs, a big log fire and relaxed friendly hosts. Acres of garden and woodland paths

For escapists, wannabe writers and lovers of rural bliss: two boho hideaways for two (four at a squeeze) in this lush corner of Galicia

Just one hour from London, this remarkable house sits on a unique family-owned Nature Reserve on the Isle of Sheppey

Up in the hills, with Hay Bluff towering beside, this old stone house is sheltered in the valley with the brook rushing past to a waterfall

This warm and friendly little hotel is on a mission - to give you really good food, excellent wine and a very comfortable night's sleep

Feel like a film star in this fun, 50s-inspired former chapel with its own record collection; walk to the coast path or the friendly local

A super upside-down house perched on a cliff in bustling Saundersfoot with glorious views over the beach and the Atlantic

Retreat to a classically styled, elegant apartment for four - private and peaceful - in a characterful, super-central area of Rome

Gorgeous scenic views from this relaxed and friendly B&B tucked in a tiny hamlet in the Dordogne near Bergerac

Hideaway at the bottom of the garden with a little courtyard and far-reaching views; walk to the village pub or take a day trip to Bath

Creative owners have made a gorgeous, arty space for couples or a small group of friends; good beaches and Salcombe are close

Stylish, family-friendly hotel on the side of a peaceful Cotswold hill with big views, a choice of rooms and a 500-acre estate to explore

A converted coach house and stables, now one long cottage with much space, a country house feel and your own walled garden