It’s always a wonderful thing to discover a wonderful new hotel, and this year our editors have been hard at work, scouring the country for hidden jewels. From country inns to Georgian manors, each of these hotels has something unique to offer, be it all fresh local ingredients in the restaurant, a warm friendly environment, or spectacular design and attention to detail. These are the Good Hotel Guide’s top 10 hotel discoveries this year.
2020 Discoveries
Editor’s Choice Hotel Discoveries

The Great House
Lavenham

The Devonshire Arms
Skipton

The Coach House
Brecon
Cooper’s Georgian coach house turned contemporary town house B&B ticks all the boxes for trusted readers. A Brecon beacon of warm hospitality.

The Ship Inn
Elie

The Old Manor House
Shipston-on-Stour

The Pig at Bridge Place
Canterbury

The Duncombe Arms
Ashbourne

23 Mayfield
Edinburgh

The St Tudy Inn
Bodmin

The Lord Poulett Arms
Hinton St George
2019 Discoveries
Editor’s Choice Hotel Discoveries

Twr y Felin Hotel - Coastal Adventure Experience Special Offer
St Davids

Summer Lodge
Evershot

Blue Hayes
St Ives
and bone china teapot, to the chef’s way with local seafood, to breakfast’s devilled kidneys.

The Punch Bowl Inn
Kendal

The Gunton Arms
Thorpe Market

The Wellington Arms
Baughurst
honey bees, laying hens, home-grown and local produce – and Wellington teapots with a knitted cosy to buy as a souvenir.

Bayards Cove Inn
Dartmouth

The Elms
Worcester

The Raeburn
Edinburgh

Brooks Country House
Ross-on-Wye
2018 Discoveries
Editor’s Choice Hotel Discoveries

Shieldaig Lodge - Food Lover's Package
Gairloch

The Pig at Combe
Honiton

The Crab & Lobster
Sidlesham

Coes Faen
Barmouth

The Inn at Loch Tummel
Pitlochry

No.15 Great Pulteney
Bath

Sign of the Angel
Lacock

Llanthony Priory Hotel
Abergavenny

The Pipe and Glass Inn
South Dalton

Restaurant James Sommerin
Penarth
2017 Discoveries
Editor’s Choice Hotel Discoveries

The Dial House - 'Winter Warmer' Midweek Free Dinner Special Offer
Norwich

The Gallivant
Camber

Goldstone Hall
Market Drayton

Chapel House
Penzance

Penally Abbey
Tenby

The Red Lion
Babcary

The Devonshire Arms
Langport

The Plough
Kelmscott

Forest Side
Grasmere

The Inn at West End
WEST END
2016 Discoveries
Editor’s Choice Hotel Discoveries

The Carpenters Arms - £99 B&B Special Offer
Thirsk

Old Downton Lodge - Midweek Special Offer
Ludlow

Newbegin House
Beverley

The Seaside Boarding House
Burton Bradstock

Knockendarroch Hotel
Pitlochry

The Bridge Inn at Ratho
Ratho

Eckington Manor
Eckington
