The eggs Benedict are ‘made right’ at Mindi McLean’s B&B, in this ‘beautifully and tastefully restored’ 200-year-old barn at the heart of a historic village.

‘The location is stunning, the views as the sun sets truly magical’ from this family-run, cliff-top hotel and spa, with acres of Scandi-style relaxation space, squashy sofas, and plenty of things to do, from relaxing in a spa pool to surfing at the beach.

Serenity and space are the two words that crop up most in the wealth of praise we receive for this ‘utterly relaxing’ adults-only spa hotel with sublime views over beach and sea.

Hosts Andy and Julian Banner-Price love to make their guests smile, and there is much to smile about at their award-winning boutique B&B, stylish yet infused with wit and warmth.

A fresh, bijou air wafts through this hillside B&B in a grand baronial pile offering epic views of Oban Bay.

The sybarite is like a kid in a sweetshop at Paul Ainsworth’s Georgian town house B&B on a quiet back street, where each of the six suites is a lavish confection, with foodie references at every turn.

From the grand hall with its flamboyant staircase to the antique-furnished bedrooms and Italianate garden, this country house B&B adds an exotic touch to a Yorkshire Dales village.

A sturdily built old drovers’ inn on a sleepy country lane going nowhere in particular is the unlikely setting for this Michelin-starred restaurant-with-rooms.

‘Delightfully relaxing’, Carole and Mike Hailston’s Isle of Wight B&B stands within serene public gardens above Sandown Bay.

In a handsome 15th-century building on the high street, Andy and Kinga Rudd’s restaurant-with-rooms casts modern fabrics, and contemporary and vintage furnishings against aged beams, elm floorboards and medieval windows.

On a Georgian square, Louise Oldfield and Liam Nabb’s townhouse B&B is a diligent balance of a thoroughly 21st-century make-over with a 200-year-old history.

Just up the street from the village church, this 19th-century inn is today a ‘friendly’ country pub run by chef/patron Sarah Lethbridge and her husband, Anthony.

Panoramic sea views reach across Mevagissey Bay to historic Chapel Point and beyond, from Andrea and Simon Copper’s sleekly designed B&B set high above the 14th-century fishing village.

One in an elegant row of white stucco Edwardian town houses, this small hotel is a short walk from Hyde Park, the Royal Albert Hall and the museums.