THE Good Hotel Guide has just announced its 2026 award winners – and we’ve got the inside track on the best places to stay across Britain.
Whether you’re after a cosy B&B, a cracking pub with rooms, or a proper hotel that won’t batter your bank balance, these are the spots that beat countless others to claim top honours.
We’ve picked six brilliant winners from three categories – time to start planning your next escape.
BEST BUDGET HOTELS (under £150)
Georgian House Hotel, Pimlico, London
THESE Grade II listed townhouses near Buckingham Palace are posher than a B&B but way more chill than a typical hotel.
Choose from boutique singles to family rooms.
Best bit? A hidden bookcase door leads to wizard-themed basement chambers with four-posters draped in red velvet and wooden bunks carved with protective runes. Proper magic.
B&B doubles from £125, see georgianhousehotel.co.uk.
Westmorland Hotel, Tebay, Cumbria
A MOTORWAY services hotel? Tebay is nothing like typical rest stops — when the M6 was built across their land in 1970, hill farmers John and Barbara Dunning created a business celebrating local producers.
Still family-run, it has 51 rooms, some with views of the Fells and others dog-friendly. Dine on aged native-breed ribeye, venison suet pudding or haddock and chips before exploring the Lakes.
B&B doubles from £141. See westmorlandhotel.com.
Brockencote Hall, Chaddesley Corbett, Worcs
THIS Victorian mansion is styled like a Loire château. Brockencote sits in 70 acres with a lake and tennis court and delivers country-house luxury for way less than you might expect.
Bedrooms come with concierge service, fridges, fruit and Temple Spa toiletries. Take afternoon tea in the French-inspired drawing room or splash out in the fine-dining restaurant. Dogs welcome.
B&B doubles from £120. See edenhotelcollection.com.
Chester House, Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucs
WHILE some Cotswolds hotels come with a high price tag, this golden-stone Victorian building keeps things real. Family-run, it has 22 country-chic bedrooms, with ten in the coach house.
Relax in the lounge or garden, eat at the L’Anatra restaurant, serving, tapas and Italian classics. Guest parking is free.
B&B doubles from £145. chesterhousehotel.com.
The Grange at Oborne, Dorset
KARENZA and Ken Mathews’s country-house hotel is trad-comfort heaven. Rooms range from standard doubles to a junior suite, mixing classic and contemporary styling.
The restaurant keeps things tried and tested — pan-fried chicken with smoked bourbon barbecue sauce, warm Dorset apple cake with blackberry jam. It’s family-run, with real charm.
B&B doubles from £91.20, details at thegrange.co.uk
The Priory, Caerleon, Newport
THE Martinez family’s foodie hotel occupies a 12th-century Cistercian monastery in secluded gardens by the River Usk. It has 27 super-chic rooms in the main house, stables and dog-friendly cottage.
There are strong Spanish vibes, with tapas in the bar, while the restaurant serves flame-grilled steaks, barbecued lamb leg with jalapeño chimichurri, and tomato crème brûlée.
Rumour has it there’s a resident ghost — a monk who looks serenely happy.
B&B doubles are from £135. See thepriorycaerleon.co.uk
BEST B&Bs
Number 38 Clifton, Bristol
PERCHED above Clifton Down, this Georgian merchant’s house is the perfect base for exploring Bristol. Owner Adam Dorrien-Smith has created something seriously special — super-stylish rooms in calming blues and greys, with velvet armchairs and either park views or city panoramas.
Some rooms come with a copper rolltop bath. Breakfast is a proper spread with fresh juices, homemade compotes and a full English.
B&B doubles from £160, no kids under 12, see number38clifton.com
Cedar Manor, Windermere, Cumbria
JONATHAN and Caroline Kaye run this Victorian stunner, set in walled gardens with fells as a backdrop.
The rooms mix contemporary style with Gothic — Wansfell has a four-poster bed and spa bath, while Coniston serves up mountain views.
Don’t miss afternoon tea (Thursday to Monday), and the breakfast Cumbrian grill is legendary.
B&B doubles from £125, cedarmanor.co.uk
Underleigh House, Hope, Derbys
PEAK District perfection — a cosy longhouse where tea and cakes by the fire are part of the deal. Owner Vivienne Taylor has created four fab bedrooms, three of them suites with separate lounges.
But it’s the breakfast that shines — Aga-cooked with locally sourced ingredients, homemade bread, rare-breed sausages and Derbyshire oatcakes to fuel your walks that start right from the front door.
B&B doubles £125, suites £145. Two-night minimum. underleighhouse.co.uk
Ael y Bryn, Pembrokeshire
DON’T let the tongue-twister name put you off. Robert Smith and Arwel Hughes have transformed a wartime land girls’ hostel into something special.
The four smart bedrooms are for over-16s only, each with a fridge stocked with treats. The real star? Dinner by arrangement — home-cooked, locally sourced, and you can even bring your own wine.
Doubles from £155. Two-night minimum. aelybrynpembrokeshire.co.uk.
Grianaig Guest House, South Uist
CHRIS BROOKS and Carla Regler swapped Cornwall for the Outer Hebrides — and what a move.
Their adults-only B&B sits beside Askernish golf course, surrounded by white sands and bathed in star-filled skies. With four spacious rooms, this is the perfect base for walking and wildlife-watching.
There’s a warm lounge with an honesty bar stocked with whiskies, and chef Chris cooks up a storm most nights. Morning brings freshly baked bread, and eggs from their own ducks and hens.
B&B doubles from £165, two-night minimum, grianaighouse.com.
Daisybank Cottage, New Forest
RIGHT now the New Forest’s free-roaming pigs are hoovering up acorns — as magical as watching the famous ponies trot past Cheryl and Ciaran Maher’s fairytale Arts and Crafts cottage in the village of Brockenhurst.
This single-storey gem is brilliantly family-friendly, with beautifully presented rooms. Each comes with an espresso machine and mini-fridge.
Write your breakfast wishes on paper, pop them in a flowerpot, and — like magic — they appear in the morning.
B&B doubles from £130. bedandbreakfast-newforest.co.uk.
BEST PUBS WITH ROOMS
The Three Daggers, Edington, Wilts
THIS 18th-century pub, formerly called the Paulet Arms, has its own microbrewery, farm shop, deli, spa barn and playground.
Owner, US tycoon Chad Pike, has spruced it up without losing its local vibe.
Three farmhouse-chic bedrooms share a lounge and kitchen, plus there are four self-catering cottages.
Kids’ extra beds are just £10, dogs stay free. The farm-to-fork menu nails pub classics, plus wood-fired pizzas during the summer.
B&B doubles from £138. See innatwhitewell.com.
The Inn at Whitewell, Lancs
THERE’S something special about this rambling stone inn sitting in five acres on the River Hodder.
Third-generation owner Charles Bowman keeps it traditional — local ales, open fires, flagstone floors. The bedrooms (all dog-friendly) have bags of character with antiques and fireplaces.
The menu jumps from Thai green curry to bangers and mash, and the fish pie is legendary.
B&B doubles from £160. innatwhitewell.com.
The Three Hills, Bartlow, Cambs
THE hills are actually Roman burial mounds — the biggest in Britain. Chris and Sarah Field’s dog-friendly gastropub is the other reason to visit.
This revamped 17th-century alehouse overlooks landscaped gardens by the River Granta. Rooms are serene in soft greys and blues, with Roberts radios and power showers.
The menu covers pub classics plus options like venison ragù or courgette and pea pappardelle. Room only, doubles from £135. thethreehills.co.uk.
The Cricket Inn, Beesands, Devon
SCOTT and Rachael Heath’s cosy gastropub sits in a South Hams village.
Refurbished New England-style bedrooms have walk-in showers and espresso machines. Two suites feature hand-built four-posters.
The Oval Room has bay windows overlooking Start Bay and the lighthouse. Fish is landed virtually on the doorstep and there’s a seafood pancake you should try.
B&B doubles cost from £135. Check out three-nights-for-two deal at thecricketinn.com.
The Stag on the River, Eashing, Surrey
DINING beside the River Wey as it flows past this gorgeously refurbished 17th-century local is pretty unbeatable. Inside are oak beams, brick floors, original fireplaces and vintage prints of river birds.
The bedrooms are stylish with original features, bright fabrics, Roberts radios and rain showers. The menu runs from small plates (bang bang cauliflower, nduja Scotch egg) to fish pie and Sunday roasts.
B&B doubles from £106.25. stagontherivereashing.co.uk.
The Felin Fach Griffin, Powys
YOUR hosts, brothers Charles and Edmund Inkin, welcome families and dogs to their dining pub with rooms between the Black Mountains and Brecon Beacons, close to Hay-on-Wye.
Eight simple, stylish bedrooms feature Welsh blankets, vintage furniture and local artworks with field or mountain views.
Menus served by the fire or in the garden might include venison haunch or veggie options with produce from the kitchen garden.
B&B from £207.50. felinfachgriffin.co.uk.