Lynne Vincent is the perfect hostess and a mine of information at Roy Copeland’s Grade II listed Georgian country house B&B on the edge of a market town, the former capital of Wessex.

There are romantic associations with Thomas Hardy at the Searles’ Victorian rectory B&B. The bed might be an antique carved one. Breakfast brings eggs from the hens, home-grown tomatoes, honey from the bees that pollinate the fruit trees in lovingly tended gardens.

Perched perfectly on the rocks, The Idle Rocks has an adjoining cottage, Carricknath, where small well behaved dogs are welcome to stay with you on your holiday.

Tracey Baylis and Alex Read are the warmest of hosts at this conversion of two old cottages. Modern-rustic bedrooms have countryside views. One has an in-room bath and balcony. Supper is convivial, breakfast a feast.

Ackselhaus & Blue Home is set on a residential street in the trendy district of Prenzlauer Berg and comprises of two distinct hotels in one 19th century building, one blue and one ochre in colour.

Formerly Hotel Zandbergen, The Neighbour’s Magnolia Hotel is set in a typical 1900s building on a quiet street in Oud-Zuid, the fashion and museum district of Amsterdam.

A spicy addition to this Georgian town house, renowned restaurant Prithvi relocated here from its previous spot in town. Its well-presented gastronomic Indian cuisine is served on spotless white tablecloths in the chicly rustic restaurant.