The Good Hotel Guide is the leading independent guide to hotels in Great Britain & Ireland, and also covers parts of Continental Europe. The Guide was first published in 1978. It is written for the reader seeking impartial advice on finding a good place to stay. Hotels cannot buy their way into the Guide. The editors and inspectors do not accept free hospitality on their anonymous visits to hotels. All hotels in the Guide receive a free basic listing. A fee is charged for a full web entry.
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The Cottage in the Wood
Malvern Wells, Worcestershire
'Five Nights for the Price of Four' Special Offer
'Fabulous, far-reaching' views spread across the Severn Valley from this hotel in extensive grounds high above the Malvern Hills.
Ees Wyke Country House
Ambleside, Cumbria
Two Night Stay Special Offer
'This is one of the best country houses we have stayed in,' writes a reader, of this white-painted Georgian gentleman's residence with glorious views over Esthwaite Water to the Langdale Pikes.
The Greyhound Inn
Wantage, Oxfordshire
Two Night Autumn Break Special Offer
This is a proper village inn with locals enjoying pints in the bar, scrubbed tables, robust food and comfortable, homely bedrooms.
The Traddock
Austwick, Yorkshire
Yorkshire Gourmet Break Special Offer
In a stone-built village 'in the most beautiful part of the Yorkshire Dales', this small country house hotel 'has to be one of the best dog-friendly places in the UK'.
The Green Park
Pitlochry, Perth And Kinross
Free Theatre Ticket Special Offer
Traditional as Burns Night and bannocks, the McMenemie family's Victorian country house hotel stands in lawned gardens sweeping down to the shores of Loch Faskally.
The Sun Inn
Colchester, Essex
Autumn Room Special Offer
'A lovely old building in a nice location', this medieval coaching inn is set amid the pastoral landscape of Dedham Vale.
More Best Value Hotels
Beechwood Hotel
North Walsham, Norfolk
Agatha Christie memorabilia, murder-mystery weekends and Art Deco touches set the tone at this creeper-clad hotel, former home of doctor friends of Christie, in a bustling market town.
The Beckford Arms
Tisbury, Wiltshire
'If they could bottle the atmosphere, they'd make a fortune,' writes a Guide insider, of this dining-pub with rooms on the edge of the Fonthill Estate.
Lake Isle
Uppingham, Rutland
There is no isle here, no lake, no bee-loud glade, but the name of Richard and Janine Burton's lauded restaurant-with-rooms draws inspiration from W.B. Yeats's Innisfree, a place of serenity and escape.
Cnapan
Newport, Pembrokeshire
With a home-from-home ambience, this Georgian B&B on Newport's main street is an ideal base from which to explore the Pembrokeshire Coast national park.
Brocco on the Park
Sheffield, Yorkshire
Behind the solid exterior of an Edwardian park-side villa lies a Scandi-chic boutique hotel and popular drop-in restaurant.
The Roseleigh
Buxton, Derbyshire
Readers on their annual visit to the Buxton Festival assure us that all is as good as ever at Maggi and Gerard Heelan's excellent Victorian B&B.
Underleigh House
Hope, Derbyshire
With walks from the doorstep, views of Peak District hills, a peaceful garden, breakfast feasts and restful bedrooms, it's no surprise that Underleigh wins so much praise.
Eddrachilles Hotel
Scourie, Highland
Amid the awe-inspiring landscape of the North West Highlands Geopark, in gardens bordering Badcall Bay, Fiona and Richard Trevor's small hotel receives readers' acclaim.
The King's Head Inn
Bledington, Gloucestershire
Archie and Nicola Orr-Ewing have created a seamless blend of friendly village local and gastropub-with-rooms at their former 16th-century cider house overlooking the green.
Thistleyhaugh Farm
Morpeth, Northumberland
This 'excellent, traditional farmhouse B&B', with huge bedrooms, generous hospitality and breakfasts to fuel the day, is now in the capable hands of the family's second generation of hosts.
Brooks Guesthouse
Bristol
Unlikely as it sounds, a 1950s office block in central Bristol is today a cool B&B with neat bedrooms, shiny rooftop caravans, a relaxed vibe and a courtyard garden.
Dolffanog Fawr
Tywyn, Gwynedd
You could not wish for a more glorious location than you find at Lorraine Hinkins and Alex Yorke's 18th-century farmhouse B&B, with views to Cader Idris and Tal-y-llyn lake.
The Coach House
Brecon
A former coaching inn, this top-notch B&B with secluded back garden combines hotel-quality accommodation with the warmth and intimacy of an owner-run guest house.
The Talbot Inn
Frome, Somerset
This 15th-century coaching inn with its old arched carriageway has been beautifully made over in casual-chic style as a pub-with-rooms.
Ael y Bryn
Crymych, Pembrokeshire
Readers can't stop raving about the 'impeccably furnished rooms, lovingly manicured garden and well-stocked library' at this adults-only B&B in countryside outside the village of 'Egg-lis-oo-roo', with views to the Preseli hills and Carningli mountain.