Category Archives: Accommodation

1
Jul
Accommodation, Unusual

Five of the best quirky hostels

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Alex

It’s hardly necessary to point out how far youth hostels have come in the last twenty years or so. Gone are the fly-blown sheets, the aroma of unwashed socks and the hopeless reputation for being cheap but seldom cheerful. Now, … Continue reading →

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29
Mar
Accommodation, Architecture

Portmeirion: a slice of Italy in Wales

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Alex

Pastel-hued villas glowing in the warm spring sunshine, gently waving cypress trees, classical statues looking impassively over the piazza… All very Tuscan, you might say. Except we’re in Wales. And North Wales at that. Portmeirion was the vision of architect … Continue reading →

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21
Jan
Accommodation, Architecture, Photos

Stay in a modern marvel in one of the UK’s most surreal corners

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Alex

The Shingle House in Dungeness is one of several lets operated by Living Architecture that let you stay in pioneering buildings at modest prices. I can thoroughly recommend it; the black concrete, sunken bathtub alone is reason enough to book. … Continue reading →

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11
Jan
Accommodation, Photos

UK tree house hotels: branching out in Sussex and Somerset

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Alex

Seeing as my head’s in the clouds today, I thought I’d share these two tree house hotels with you.  The luxurious Treehouse in Somerset sleeps five and has a wood-burning stove and cedar wood hot tub while the thatched Tree … Continue reading →

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22
Dec
Accommodation, Architecture, Photos

Brit buildings: The Egyptian House

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Alex

You wouldn’t expect to find a slice of Ancient Egypt in Cornwall but this is exactly what you’ll get if you explore the back streets of Penzance. Sprouting with flamboyant detail, this 19th-century fantasy takes the Egyptian brief and expands … Continue reading →

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25
Nov
Accommodation

Five of the best: unusual places to stay

Posted on November 25, 2010 by Alex

While there’s nothing wrong with good-value hotels offering identical rooms, overpriced mini bars and live entertainment that’s as bland as the carpets, it’s sometimes nice to sample something a little different. Lock your kids in a Victorian prison, yodel to … Continue reading →

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