Hygge, the Scandinavian way of life that’s implicit of all things good, wholesome, life affirming, and, in cold dark months, cosy as well, is the latest Scandi phenomena to fascinate the wider world just in time for Christmas, and we know a hotel or two that epitomise all of those things. So here are ten of the Good Hotel Guide’s cosy hotels in the U.K and Ireland, or hotels for hygge!
Top cosy hotels in the UK
Little Barwick House - Three Night Special Offer
Yeovil
A warm and friendly restaurant with rooms, Little Barwick House in Somerset is a family effort, and very much a labour of love.
Lewtrenchard Manor - Winter Warmer Special Offer
Okehampton
A luxury manor house hotel in Devon, don’t let the grandeur of Lewtrenchard Manor fool you; this place is very much a cosy hideaway.
The Rose & Crown - Summer Special Offers from £85 per person per night
Barnard Castle
An 18th century coaching inn, The Rose and Crown was one of the 2020 Good Hotel Guide Editor’s choice pubs with rooms.
Montagu Arms - 'Forest to Fork' Dining Break Special Offer - Save £146
Beaulieu
‘Our sixth visit, and a wonderful end to our holiday,’ write readers who stopped over at this wisteria-smothered hotel in an unspoilt New Forest village.
Glenfinnan House Hotel - Three Nights for Two Special Offer
Fort William
In a picture perfect location on the banks of Loch Shiel, Glenfinnan House Hotel is like something from JK Rowling’s imagination, and indeed the nearby Glenfinnan viaduct railway bridge was used in the Harry Potter films.
The Inn at Whitewell
Clitheroe
Conjuring a sense of idiosyncratic aristocracy and home comforts, The Inn at Whitewell sits on the banks of the River Hodder and is brimming with blazing fires, antiques, paintings and eccentricity inside.
The Star Inn at Harome
Helmsley
In ‘a lovely village’ on the edge of the North Yorkshire moors, Andrew Pern’s ‘stylish old inn’ is a mix-and-thatch of ancient cruck-framed pub, dining extension, and lodgings in a converted building opposite.
Bank House
King's Lynn
A Grade II Georgian town house hotel, set on the quayside, in the heart of the historic King’s Lynn, Bank House.
Llwyndu Farmhouse
Barmouth
A welcoming B&B with a highly recommended restaurant included, Llwyndu Farmhouse sits on the coast of Snowdonia in the old fishing village of Barmouth.
Chapel House
Penzance
White, with splashes of contemporary colour characterise this historic boutique hotel in Penzance, where each of the six light and spacious bedrooms has a handmade oak bed and views over Penzance harbour.
Borrowdale Gates
Keswick
A luxury, four star hotel nestled into the Borrowdale Valley. This award-winning hotel has a gentility about it that beckons you to tuck into afternoon tea.
From £65 per night
The Old Railway Station
Petworth
Stay in a Pullman Carriage at The Old Railway Station in Petworth, in the heart of The South Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.