Ten best UK hotels for winter city breaks

While the days are short and the nights are chilly it’s a wonderful time to explore the UK’s best cities and head back to the comfort of beautiful hotels afterwards.  Here’s ten of the Good Hotel Guide’s best hotels for exploring UK cities in the winter…

Ten best UK hotels for winter city breaks

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The Arch London

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London

The Bejerano family’s distinctive hotel close to Marble Arch and Hyde Park retains a bijou feel, despite sprawling across seven Georgian town houses and two mews homes.
  • gym
  • child_friendly
  • dog_friendly
  • wifi
  • parking
  • disabled
  • wi-fi
  • historic
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Hope Street Hotel

Hope Street Hotel

Liverpool

In the buzzing heart of the city, opposite the Philharmonic Hall, a Venetian palazzo facade conceals this contemporary hotel, ‘ideally placed’ for discovering the wonderful history and architecture.
  • gym
  • weddings
  • child_friendly
  • dog_friendly
  • wifi
  • exceptional_value
  • spa
  • disabled
  • wi-fi
  • historic
  • parking
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The Rutland Hotel

The Rutland Hotel

Edinburgh

The former home of medical pioneer Sir Joseph Lister is anything but clinical today: the modern hotel occupying this 19th-century building, steps from the top of Princes Street, is awash in rich fabrics, bold patterns and ornate mirrors.
  • child_friendly
  • dog_friendly
  • wifi
  • romantic
  • view
  • disabled
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Hannah’s

Hannah’s

Winchester

A 19th-century former dancehall and livery stable in the city centre has been transformed into a lofty B&B packed with personal touches.
  • bandb
  • wifi
  • romantic
  • dog_friendly
  • wi-fi
  • historic
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Edgar House

Edgar House

Chester

On the broad promendade of the ancient wall of this ‘lovely city’, overlooking the River Dee, Tim Mills and Michael Stephen’s Georgian villa has been made over in a spirit of exuberance.
  • garden
  • wifi
  • parking
  • romantic
  • gourmet
  • wi-fi
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Paradise House

Paradise House

Bath

A ‘good-value option at a good address’: a slim stretch of the River Avon separates the city from David and Annie Lanz’s peaceful B&B, set in a half-acre walled garden.
  • child_friendly
  • garden
  • bandb
  • wifi
  • parking
  • wi-fi
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15Glasgow

15Glasgow

Glasgow

As a former home of Glasgow merchants, Lorraine Gibson’s listed B&B was built to provide rest and peace in a leafy neighbourhood – it still does this today.
  • garden
  • bandb
  • wifi
  • wi-fi
  • walking
  • dog_friendly
  • parking
  • historic
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Cathedral 73

Cathedral 73

Cardiff

The royal treatment awaits visitors to this stylishly refurbished Victorian town house hotel; a butler, a personal chef and a chauffeur-driven vintage Rolls-Royce are at the ready, if required.
  • weddings
  • child_friendly
  • wifi
  • parking
  • disabled
  • wi-fi
  • dog_friendly
  • garden
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