The word ‘boutique’ often gets overused when it comes to hotels, but with a mix of opulence and fashionable design, contemporary gadgetry and history these boutique hotels are a joy to behold. There’s always something to catch your eye in these magic places, from the art to the bespoke furniture. Here are the Good Hotel Guide’s Editor’s Choice selections for best boutique hotels.
2018 Editor's Choice Boutique Hotels
Editor’s Choice Boutique Hotels
No. 1 Pery Square - 'Picnic and Pamper' Package Special Offer
Limerick
Once a youth hostel, this hotel at the corner of a late Georgian terrace has definitely waved away any thoughts of backpackers' basics, swapping them for boutique chic.
The Queensberry
Bath
There’s a huge sense of fun at this stylish hotel, whose logo is Vanity Fair’s caricature of the 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Oscar Wilde’s Nemesis.
Prestonfield
Edinburgh
With peacocks in the garden, kilt-wearing staff, fire-warmed sitting rooms and antiques at every turn, this 17th-century country house is an indulgent experience.
Drakes
Brighton
Indulge in a Pornstar Martini in the sea-facing cocktail bar at this stuccoed, bow-fronted Georgian seafront hotel, for this is Brighton, after all – hip, tolerant and fun.
Number Thirty Eight Clifton
Bristol
‘Our favourite stop-over when travelling to Cornwall’, this twin-bayed Georgian merchant’s house B&B sits atop one of Bristol’s highest hills, with panoramic views.
Chapel House
Penzance
There is a friendly, open-house ambience at Susan Stuart’s beautiful B&B with views over the harbour and Mount’s Bay: drop into the kitchen at any time for coffee, cake and a chat.
Brocco on the Park
Sheffield
Behind the solid exterior of an Edwardian park-side villa lies a Scandi-chic boutique hotel and popular drop-in restaurant.
Bank House
King's Lynn
In a ‘fine waterfront setting’, this ‘distinguished’ Georgian building, and former bank is within strolling distance, along cobbled streets, of historical buildings and squares.
2 Blackburne Terrace
Liverpool
Everything is on song at this boutique B&B on a cobbled drive behind a row of lime trees, in the city’s Georgian quarter, minutes from the Royal Philharmonic.
2017 Editor's Choice Boutique Hotels
Editor’s Choice Boutique Hotels
The Queensberry
Bath
There’s a huge sense of fun at this stylish hotel, whose logo is Vanity Fair’s caricature of the 9th Marquess of Queensberry, Oscar Wilde’s Nemesis.
Old Parsonage Hotel
Oxford
‘A stone’s throw from everything Oxford has to offer’, Jeremy Mogford’s second hotel (see preceding entry) impressed our inspectors with its ‘peaceful, classy vibe’.
The Rookery
London
Hip eateries and bars have supplanted hovels and bawdy houses in this once-notorious area, but behind the 18th-century facade of three shop-houses Georgian London lives on.
Number Thirty Eight Clifton
Bristol
‘Our favourite stop-over when travelling to Cornwall’, this twin-bayed Georgian merchant’s house B&B sits atop one of Bristol’s highest hills, with panoramic views.
Artist Residence Brighton
Brighton
Bohemian Brighton is artfully encapsulated in this Regency town house with its cool vibe, quirky furnishings and neighbourhood café-bar.
2016 Editor's Choice Boutique Hotels
Editor’s Choice Boutique Hotels
Old Bank Hotel
Oxford
Jeremy Mogford’s conversion of the old Barclays Bank gets credit from a Guide insider for its 'brilliant location, right in the city centre'.
Hart’s Hotel
Nottingham
A sleek, modern hotel on the ramparts of what remains of medieval Nottingham Castle, Hart’s is where your home is when you want to escape the bustling city.
Jesmond Dene House
Newcastle upon Tyne
With its flamboyant architecture, gardens and views over a wooded valley, this Arts and Crafts mansion has the trappings of a country house hotel, yet is only a ten-minute drive from Newcastle centre.
The Grazing Goat
London
A country pub feel close to the bustle of Oxford Street sounds unlikely but this pub-with-rooms with its popular pavement terrace in a quiet backwater manages it with unpretentious style.