The most popular places to stay in 2025 – Category: Hotels and B&Bs

A tribute to the region’s heritage: nestled among the vineyards of Burgundy lies La Maison de Pommard – a historic winegrower’s house turned hotel with modern flair, simple elegance and plenty of light.

Lake Orta is considered the most romantic of northern Italy’s sub-Alpine lakes. On its eastern shore – just above the town of Orta – la Darbia is set into an idyllic hillside and celebrates la dolce vita in Piedmont.

Loblocher Hof is a winery built in 1841 in the picturesque wine village of Gimmeldingen on the edge of the Palatinate Forest and offers apartments with a mix from countryside ambience and modern elements.

Stay in the midst of Hanseatic tradition with a Scandinavian twist: Hotel Die Reederin is located in a listed building dating from 1790 on Lübeck’s beautiful Old Town island.

Pure deceleration: In the midst of the Lower Bavarian picture postcard landscape, the Hofgut Hafnerleiten (Hafnerleiten Estate) offers a retreat in harmony with nature that combines the elements in a down-to-earth and architecturally subtle way.

Unpretentious elegance: with the city hotel Kleiner Löwe in the cultural center of Bregenz, Herzog & De Meuron bridges the gap between historical context and contemporary architecture. A stylish experience.

A visionary place at the end of the world: how two pairs of brothers transformed an old factory in Lofoten into a vibrant hotel and cultural centre where people and nature connect in a truly special way.

A blooming garden in the centre of Porto: Massarelos House combines historical structures with straightforward architecture, regional handicrafts with contemporary art and the city with the Douro.

Past with a future: in the heart of Tuscany, Lo Scudaio bathes the splendour of a former palazzo in modern light – with warm colours, elegant design and inspiring hospitality concepts.

Sounds of Silence: Nestled between the volcanic landscape of La Palma lies The El Paso – a small, quiet hamlet with a former music school, bakery and stables, which today is home to guests, art and gold records.

La Mugletta is a modern B&B in the Euganean hills of Northern Italy, not far from Padua, Vicenza and Venice. The interplay of nature and architecture was integral to the design of the building.

Exposed concrete, colourful Moroccan textiles and warm wood: the Artbau Hotel in Waldkirch near Freiburg is a play of contrasts in an unusual urban location set against the deep green backdrop of the Black Forest.

Located right by the River Isarco and the Eagle Bridge, the hotel in Bressanone has become an architectural statement. bergmeisterwolf has restored the 500-year-old building with the cadastral number 1 in close collaboration with the monument protection authorities and placed it in the present with timeless elegance.

A breath of fresh air within 500-year-old walls: The Pension Leuchtenburg on Lake Kaltern is a family-run journey through time between historic vaults and peasant furniture, modern design and dolce vita at the hotel’s own lakeside lido.

Les Rochers is situated in a quiet and secluded location between green fields in the Bocage Normand, a hedge landscape typical of Normandy.

The Seehotel is situated in the middle of a nature reserve on the shore of the Neuklostersee, 15 kilometres from the Baltic Sea coast and the Hanseatic city of Wismar.

Agritourism in modern form: At the Vivere you won´t spend your holiday on a rustic farm, but in an elegant design hotel amidst vineyards and olive groves. A perfect starting point for a holiday on Lake Garda.

Gentle transition to the next generation: the renovation of the former farmhouse d’Kammer in the Lower Allgäu is a tribute to the past, a celebration of minimalism and a labour of love that shines through in every detail.

Fowlescombe Farm is located between Dartmoor National Park and the wild beaches of South Devon. The historic ensemble with its organic farm has been harmoniously converted and delights its guests with well-curated experiences, ten guest suites and a restaurant with open kitchen: Hands on!

At Villa Zoé in the village of Koutouloufari on Crete, Greek architecture meets treasures from across the world. Two former globetrotters have fulfilled their dream of owning a hotel by restoring two old Cycladic houses.