Types of accommodation

Hotels

From budget chains to grand country-house hotels. What to expect, what to check, and 833 examples from our region guides. We hold no prices: check each property’s own site.

Facts last checked 1 November 2026. Britlens is independent: see our editorial policy.

Pen y Fan and Corn Du in the Bannau Brycheiniog National Park — Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons): 17 examples of hotels in our guidePhoto: Dave.Dunford at English Wikipedia, Public domain

The view from Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) over Llyn Llydaw and Crib Goch — Eryri (Snowdonia): 12 examples of hotels in our guidePhoto: Julian Herzog (Website), CC BY 4.0

Conwy Castle and the River Conwy — Conwy, Llandudno & the North Coast Castles: 11 examples of hotels in our guidePhoto: Source: Llywelyn2000Derivative: User:MathKnight, CC BY-SA 4.0

Photos show the areas, not the properties: we use no hotel or stock photos.

What to expect

Britain has a very large number of hotels, from grand country estates to city skyscrapers.^[1]
Booking in off-peak seasons is likely to get you the cheapest rates.^[1]

Before you book

Compare the room-only rate with the breakfast rate.
Read the cancellation terms before you pay.

Examples in our region guides

833 places in 57 regions whose type in our data matches. Types and details come from OpenStreetMap or the property’s own site;^[2] they are examples, not recommendations, and we have not inspected them.

Wales (69)

Edinburgh (47)

Manchester (43)

Northern Ireland (40)

The Scottish Highlands (29)

Liverpool (28)

Devon (25)

The Lake District (25)

Bath (22)

Bristol (20)

Glasgow (20)

Yorkshire (20)

Oxford (19)

The Jurassic Coast (18)

The Outer Hebrides (18)

Brighton & Hove (17)

Norfolk and the Broads (17)

Portsmouth and Southampton (17)

York (17)

Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire (16)

Cambridge (15)

Cardiff (15)

Cornwall (15)

Stratford & Warwickshire (15)

Canterbury & Kent (14)

Leeds (14)

Newcastle and Gateshead (14)

St Andrews and Fife (14)

The Peak District (14)

Birmingham (12)

Blackpool and the Lancashire coast (12)

Shetland (12)

Orkney (11)

The Cotswolds (11)

Chester House Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel, Bourton-on-the-Water
The Dial House (property website, opens in new tab) Boutique hotel, Bourton-on-the-Water
The Fish Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel, Broadway
The Lygon Arms (property website, opens in new tab) Four-star hotel, Broadway
Burford Lodge Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel, Burford
The Bay Tree Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Four-star hotel, Burford
Cotswold House Hotel & Spa (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel and spa, Chipping Campden
Corinium Hotel and Court Restaurant (property website, opens in new tab) Boutique hotel, Cirencester
Stratton House Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Spa hotel, Cirencester
The Kings Head (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel, Cirencester
Stow Lodge Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel, Stow-on-the-Wold

Nottingham (9)

Salisbury & Stonehenge (8)

The New Forest (8)

Anglesey (7)

Mull and Iona (7)

Stirling and the Trossachs (7)

Windsor (7)

Isle of Arran (6)

North Coast 500 (6)

Ben Loyal Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel and glamping pods, Durness, Thurso & John o' Groats
Bettyhill Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel, Durness, Thurso & John o' Groats
Forss House (property website, opens in new tab) Country house hotel, Durness, Thurso & John o' Groats
Pentland Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel, Durness, Thurso & John o' Groats
Smoo Cave Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Small hotel, Durness, Thurso & John o' Groats
The Tongue Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel, Durness, Thurso & John o' Groats

Coventry (5)

Islay and Jura (5)

Another Place, The Machrie (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel and golf links, Islay
Port Charlotte Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel, Islay
The Bridgend Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel, Islay
The Lochside Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel, Islay
The Jura Hotel (property website, opens in new tab) Hotel, Jura

Leicester (5)

Shrewsbury (5)

Gloucester (4)

Isles of Scilly (4)

Lincoln (4)

Sheffield (4)

Worcester (4)

Hereford (3)

Lundy (3)

The South Downs (3)

Isle of Bute (2)

Lindisfarne (Holy Island) (2)

Other types

Hostels and bunkhouses Shared dorms or private rooms, usually with a guest kitchen.
B&Bs and guest houses Rooms in a smaller, often family-run house, with breakfast.
Inns and pubs with rooms Rooms above or beside a pub, often in an old coaching inn.
Self-catering: cottages and apartments Your own kitchen, from a city flat to a country cottage.
Camping, caravans and glamping Campsites, static caravans, pods, huts and other outdoor stays.
Farm stays B&B, self-catering or glamping on a working farm.
Country houses, castles and historic stays Rooms or whole buildings in historic houses, inns and castles.

Sources

Read on the dates shown. Rules, dates and services change: check the source before you rely on it. Pages marked “not read” refused automated access, so we state nothing from them beyond their existence.

Accommodation options (opens in new tab), VisitBritain, read 1 November 2026
Copyright and licence (opens in new tab), OpenStreetMap, read 1 November 2026