We have personally visited and chosen each place to stay for its exceptional character and genuine friendliness. These are the places that we ourselves would choose to return to on holiday. We have recently overhauled, updated and enlarged this site and have added masses of new information. Please click here to see what the site now has to offer and also to navigate directly to a page you are interested in.
...unstuffy, humorous hosts who treat their guests like friends, cherished gardens, good food, untouristy places, dirt roads, the lived-in look, the unusual, the artistic, the eco-friendly, creative interior design, historic buildings, modern architecture, big baths, powerful showers, imaginative breakfasts, open fires, real coffee, freshly-squeezed orange juice...
...conference centres, identikit bedrooms, chain hotels; hosts who disappear irretrievably after your arrival... or never leave you alone; swirly, frilly, lacy décor; the smelly, the over-priced, the sickeningly cutesy; fake smiles, hatchet faces and steely eyes!
