Hotels

A quirky, design-led boutique hotel in a Regency Square townhouse, full of original art, salvaged furniture and a basement cocktail bar a few steps from the sea.

A recreated medieval manor on the coast near Arundel, set in 30 acres with a spa, outdoor pool and open fires. Country-house dining and coastal walks.

A boutique townhouse hotel in a grade II* Italian-renaissance former bank, with a rooftop spa pool overlooking the town hall and individually designed rooms.

A luxury boutique hotel in Manchester's grade II listed former stock exchange, with a domed hall, just 40 rooms and suites, and refined service.

Brighton's landmark Victorian seafront hotel, opened 1864, with grand white-stucco façade, a spa and sea-view rooms looking across the promenade.

A landmark Edwardian Baroque grand hotel opposite the former Central Station, where Rolls met Royce. Spa, two restaurants and opulent period rooms.

Brighton's oldest hotel, on the seafront since the 16th century, with historic ballrooms, sea-view rooms and a storied past hosting Paganini and Dickens.

Palatial Piccadilly hotel synonymous with Louis XVI grandeur, gilded interiors and the celebrated Ritz afternoon tea in the Palm Court.

An iconic luxury hotel on the Strand overlooking the Thames, blending Edwardian and Art Deco grandeur. Home to the American Bar, afternoon tea and riverside suites.

Restored Victorian hotel on Arundel High Street with 15 individually styled rooms above a popular pub serving its own brewery's ales.

A smart, compact boutique hotel tucked off Cambridge Circus in the heart of Soho — clever small rooms, free wine-and-cheese evenings, theatres on the doorstep.