Curated luxury hotels in Great Britain

Located in Balbriggan, Bracken Court Hotel is in the historical district – a 2-minute drive from Balbriggan Golf Club and 8 minutes from Ardgillan Castle. This beach hotel is 4.8 mi (7.7 km) from Skerries Mills and 10.2 mi (16.4 km) from Boyne River Valley.

When you stay at Fairways Hotel Dundalk in Dundalk, you'll be by the sea, within a 5-minute drive of Blackrock Park and Dundalk Institute of Technology. This hotel is 1.3 mi (2 km) from Mac Anna Theatre and 1.6 mi (2.5 km) from Louth County Hospital.

Hotel Recour is centrally located in Poperinge – a 5-minute walk from Talbot House Museum and 6 minutes by foot from Poperinge Hop Museum. This hotel is 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery and 4.3 mi (7 km) from Saint-Sixtus Abbey of Westvleteren.

With a stay at The Granville Hotel in Waterford, you'll be just steps from Reginald's Tower and Holy Trinity Cathedral. This hotel is 0.1 mi (0.2 km) from Waterford Treasures Museum and 0.2 mi (0.4 km) from Chorister's Hall.

Kilkenny Hibernian Hotel is centrally located in Kilkenny – a 3-minute walk from Kilkenny Castle and 6 minutes by foot from Rothe House. This hotel is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Black Abbey and 0.7 mi (1.1 km) from Smithwick's Brewery Tour.

Located in Isle of Arran, The Douglas Hotel is by the sea, within a 5-minute drive of Brodick Golf Club and Arran Heritage Museum. This upscale hotel is 1 mi (1.7 km) from Auchrannie Leisure Centre and 1.8 mi (2.8 km) from Arran Aromatics.

When you stay at Marazion Hotel in Marazion, you'll be by the sea, just steps from Out of the Blue Gallery and 3 minutes by foot from Marazion Beach. This inn is 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from St. Michael's Mount and 2.4 mi (3.8 km) from Perranuthnoe Beach.

This friendly hotel has lovely views over the sea and estuary and offers good-value food. It is a good base for visits to Waterford, Cashel, Cork City and Cobh.

Walter Raleigh Hotel is between Waterford and Cork Airport, 40 minutes from Cork Harbour. Enjoy real Irish hospitality in a town beside a Blue Flag beach, where there are facilities for children and for adults.

Parkview Restaurant offers a traditional table d'hôte menu, or you can dine in the popular bar. The hotel can host Civil Registry marriages.

With a stay at Treacys Oakwood Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Shannon, within a 15-minute drive of Bunratty Castle and Folk Park and Dromoland Castle Golf and Country Club. This hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Skycourt Shopping Centre and 0.6 mi (1 km) from Atlantic Airventure.

With a stay at Hotel Thoumieux, you'll be centrally located in Paris, within a 10-minute walk of Holy Trinity Cathedral and the Russian Orthodox Spiritual and Cultural Center and Grand Palais. This boutique hotel is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Champs-Élysées and 0.9 mi (1.5 km) from Place de la Concorde Urban Park.

Located in Enniscrone, Diamond Coast Hotel is in the suburbs, within a 15-minute walk of Enniscrone Golf Club and Enniscrone Beach. This beach hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Waterpoint and 1 mi (1.6 km) from Kilcullen's Seaweed Baths.

Situated in Essen, less than 1 km from Ruhr Museum, hotel friends Essen Zeche Zollverein features accommodation with a shared lounge, private parking, a terrace and a restaurant. Featuring a bar, the 4-star hotel has air-conditioned rooms with free WiFi, each with a private bathroom. The property is non-smoking and is located less than 1 km from Red Dot Design Museum.

The rooms in the hotel are fitted with a flat-screen TV and free toiletries.

A buffet, vegetarian or vegan breakfast is available at the property.

Guests at hotel friends Essen Zeche Zollverein will be able to enjoy activities in and around Essen, like cycling.

Round-the-clock advice is available at the reception, where staff speak German, English and Dutch.

Zeche Zollverein is less than 1 km from the accommodation, while Stoppenberg Collegiate Church is 2.3 km from the property. Düsseldorf Airport is 32 km away.

In the heart of the Hebrides, this boutique-style hotel offers individually designed en suite bedrooms all with free Wi-Fi, flat-screen TVs, tea/coffee and DVD players.

The Pierhouse Restaurant offers a fine menu of modern Scottish cuisine. Mote Lounge Bar has an extensive selection of whiskies and traditional Scottish music.

Luskentyre beach, voted the 8th most beautiful beach in the world (Lost Planet), is only 15 minutes’ drive from Hotel Hebrides.

Set in beautiful Scottish landscape, Hotel Hebrides is 50 minutes’ from Stornoway and Callanish Stones.

Pets are not allowed in any area of the hotel. Service dogs are always welcome.

This former Victorian sporting lodge is set in the village of Tongue in the North Highlands. Overlooking the beautiful Kyle of Tongue, Ben Loyal, Ben Hope and the ruin of Castle Varrich, it offers luxurious rooms, a cosy bar and restaurant and traditional Scottish breakfasts.

Rooms at the Tongue Hotel are individually designed with period features such as wood panelling, open fires and antique furniture. Each includes a decanter of sherry, sweets, as well as a TV, tea and coffee making facilities and Gilchrist and Soames toiletries.

The Tongue serves an extensive breakfast menu. Porridge, fruit, cereals and yoghurts are followed by a choice of cooked Scottish breakfasts. Ingredients are locally sourced and guests can enjoy snacks and bar meals or more formal meals in the dining room, served with varied whisky and wine menus.

The area is ideal for hiking, angling and climbing in the nearby Loch Fleet and Knockan Crag National Nature Reserves. Ben Loyal, the Queen of Scottish mountains is reached from Tongue Village, and the UK's most northerly Munro, Ben Hope is within 30 minutes’ drive. Tongue also marks the end of the long distance walk The Sutherland Way. This northerly coastline boasts fine sandy beaches including Coldbackie, Talmine, Achininver and Torrisdale Bay.

Located in Sneem, Sneem Hotel is by the sea, within a 15-minute walk of Sneem Church and Blueberry Hill Farm. This family-friendly hotel is 2.4 mi (3.9 km) from Parknasilla Golf Club and 11.9 mi (19.2 km) from Staigue Fort.

A stay at The Keadeen Hotel places you in the heart of Newbridge, within a 5-minute drive of Whitewater Shopping Centre and Newbridge Silverware Visitor Center. This hotel is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from Curragh Racecourse and 2.2 mi (3.5 km) from The Curragh Golf Club.

With a stay at Domaine De Barive in Sainte-Preuve, you'll be 13.7 mi (22 km) from Museum of the Dark Ages and 15.2 mi (24.5 km) from Cathédrale Notre Dame. This spa hotel is 15.7 mi (25.3 km) from Notre-Dame de Laon and 15.8 mi (25.5 km) from Laon Hospital.

A stay at Relais & Chateaux Weeshuis Gouda places you in the heart of Gouda, steps from Museum Gouda and Catharina Gasthuis. This luxury hotel is 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from St Janskerk and 0.2 mi (0.3 km) from Stadhuis.

When you stay at Van der Valk Hotel Drachten in Drachten, you'll be 5.6 mi (9.1 km) from Golf and Country Club Lauswolt. This hotel is 28.2 mi (45.4 km) from IJsselmeer and 32 mi (51.6 km) from TT Circuit Assen.

When you stay at Fletcher Hotel-restaurant Oud London in Zeist, you'll be in a regional park, within a 5-minute drive of Pyramid of Austerlitz and Theater Figi. This hotel is 2.5 mi (4 km) from Slot Zeist and 3.1 mi (5 km) from Golf De Pan.