Where to stay

Lovely Lisbon is super visitor friendly, with a holiday atmosphere in a compact, very walkable footprint. Lisbon makes it very easy for guests to enjoy themselves - even the public transport is charming! Lisbon’s central neighbourhoods are the best places for visitors to stay. While they all have their own character and plenty of visual variety, they’re all alike in being friendly and easily navigated.

The Hotel Guru’s guide to the neighbourhoods of Portland, Maine, will help your decide where to stay, from the Old Port neighbourhood on the historic waterfront; to the Arts District for its museums; trendy Munjoy Hill and the East End; or the foodie friendly Bayside neighbourhoods...

Discover the best neighbourhood to base yourself in Dubai, whether you’re here for the paradise of beaches, the world-class shopping, the desert and the souqs, the cuisine? or to explore this incredible Emirate and its history. Our detailed guide has recommendations for the best neighbourhood for families, explorers, shoppers, couples, and combinations of all of the above and more!

Riads make for an atmospheric stay, but Marrakech has plenty of wonderful hotels too, including some fantastic converted buildings around Djemaa El Fna.  If you’re looking for luxurious, or relaxing surrounds, you might prefer going outside of the Medina to Palmeraie.  Honeymooners famously love Marrakech, but it’s an exciting family holiday too, and can be great value if you need it to be!

Zermatt is compact and car-free, so wherever you choose to stay you’ll be relatively close to everything else, but it’s still worth comparing each nieghbourhood's atmosphere.

The Hotel Guru’s guide to Cologne’s neighbourhoods will help you find the right base: Altstadt for the landmarks; the cool kids Belgian Quarter; quieter, family-friendly Deutz; multicultural and hip Ehrenfeld; or architectural, elegant Agnesviertel. Check availability and book online.

Zürich has plenty of neighbourhoods to choose from, where historic architecture, monuments, museums and galleries abound. Whether it’s the historic Old Town, lively Langstrasse, or Seefeld for lake views. Our Hotel Guru’s guide to where to stay in Zürich should help you find your match...

One of Tokyo’s appeals are the city’s contradictions, how can a city be both so historic and traditional, and yet so contemporary? And the type of accommodation you can find in Tokyo really reflects this, from historic, family-owned ryokans, to luxurious contemporary skyscrapers, quirkily elegant boutique hotels and chic business hotels. And then there’s Tokyo’s neighbourhoods to navigate. Our guide will certainly help with this...

There is a whole lot of accommodation in Orlando!  Around a million people live here, but around 62 million people visit each year, so there are lots of places to stay, in a vast range of shapes and sizes.  With this in mind, we’re here to help with our guide to the neighbourhoods of Orlando.

Some of us travel to Tuscany for a specific sight: Pisa’s tower? Florence’s duomo or Ponte Vecchio? Siena’s liquorice-striped cathedral? the whole of magical medieval San Gimignano?  And if you see yourself in this description then you may think you don’t need any suggestions for where to stay in Tuscany.  But once you have your pins in the map you might start thinking about what else you might be able to fit in while you’re in the vicinity, and that’s when our guide to Tuscany’s towns and centres might come in handy.  There’s so much to see in Tuscany that you can’t really go wrong, but why not plan a trip that features the places you most like the sound of!

The Hotel Guru’s Suffolk guide will help you find the perfect part of Suffolk to stay in, whatever reason you have for visiting this picturesque and gently charming part of England. We love Bury St Edmunds with its historic buildings, the races at Newmarket, Lowestoft for its beautiful sandy bay, pretty Aldeburgh and Southwold, and the incredible Broads, shared with Norfolk. But there’s a lot more to Suffolk besides.

The Hotel Guru’s guide to the neighbourhoods of Strasbourg will help decide where to stay: from Grande Île, the historic heart; Petite France, known for its fairytale buildings set on canals; Gare Centrale, which is close to the station and ideal for short stays; central, trendy Krutenau, which is great for cool kids and anyone looking for great value accommodation; Bourse-Esplanade, which neighbours Kurtenau, which is even more affordable; or relaxed, quiet and leafy Orangerie.

Cancún is the jewel in the white sandy crown of Quintana Roo’s beach resort majesty. It has a diverse range of accommodation, spread throughout a diverse range of neighbourhoods, from the incredible beach resorts and honeymoon hotels of the two Hotel Zones, to the boutique and affordable options in Cancún Centro, to the peaceful beach huts on unspoiled Isla Blanca, or the buzzingly hip hotels of Punta Cancún...

Sunny, romantic Dubrovnik is an orange-roofed city of charming historic architecture, set beside a sheltered harbour and emerald seas. It’s not just beautiful, it’s also inviting and ancient, and yet it is still unspoiled by the spread of its charm.

Osaka is grittier, more entrepreneurial and more vibrantly fun-loving than Tokyo. It’s also a much more affordable destination, and the best place in the whole of Japan for a bar crawl. It’s got great food, and great shopping, and a reputation for friendliness. Osaka is an historic destination too, though, you probably recognise Osaka Castle? it’s one of the most famous landmarks in Japan, a vast, many-roofed building built on two rock platforms - both with moats? And Osaka also has a number of important shrines, an important history museums, several art museums and galleries, an aquarium, and an outpost of Universal Studios. Accommodation in the neighbourhoods around the castle, and the older parts of town, is a mix of ryokan, luxury and boutique hotels, and aparthotels. While the downtown neighbourhoods, with their sparkling, contemporary bars, restaurants and shopping precincts, offer more in the line of high tech. and contemporary accommodation - including capsule hotels.

Our guide to where to stay in Berkshire is designed to help you uncover the best towns, centres and neighbourhoods in Berkshire for you. We’ll help you find the right area to stay in, whether you’re here for a horse race, to dine in Michelin starred restaurants, to visit castles and historic sites, to explore a green and pleasant part of the UK with your family, or just to relax on the river. And most especially if you’re here to do a combination of the above!

Gorgeously historic with its flamboyant Moorish architecture, yet super hip and lauded by foodies, Seville is a wonderful city break destination. This is a well loved destination, either plenty of variety of accommodation, and a warm and welcoming response to visitors.

Bangkok has many facets: the ancient temples and palaces; the world renowned shopping - both market and mall; the food… and then it’s all topped off with the wonderful activity of the streets and the genuine friendliness of the people. This is a city to lose yourself in, and find yourself in, and as long as you know where you’re staying you’re just a tuk-tuk ride from a nap and a change of clothes. So you can get on out there again and keep exploring.

The Hotel Guru’s guide to Kyoto’s neighbourhoods will help you find the perfect place to stay: from historic Gion, to atmospheric Southern Higashiyama, or convenient Downtown.

O’ahu is the third largest Hawaiian island, and home to Hawaii’s capital and largest city, Honolulu.  So it’s easy to end up on O’ahu if you’re heading for Hawaii generally.  O’ahu is also the most populated island.  O’ahu’s map also reveals Waikīkī Beach; Pearl Harbour; Diamond Head; Kailua Bay; Turtle Bay and the North Shore.  Of course O’ahu is a tropical beauty, which is also one of the main reasons people want to visit, with a long coastline of sandy beaches fringed by gently swaying palm trees. 

The Hotel Guru’s guide to the neighbourhoods of Palm Springs will help you decide where to stay, from its walkable Downtown, with its boutiques and lively nightlife; to arty, cool Uptown; peaceful, more resorts and residential neighbourhoods, South Palm Springs and the Deepwell Estates; The Mesa, which is set in a fantastic natural backdrop; luxurious Rancho Mirage; or upmarket foodie favourite Palm Desert. Check availability and book online.