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 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 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. A true classic with its own jetty, cul­tural barn and excellent cuisine.

Rethink la dolce vita: just a few kilo­metres from the nor­thern shore of Lake Garda is the bou­tique design hotel Vivere, a gem nestled among vineyards. Here, living the sweet life means above all finding peace and quiet in a modernist setting.

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.