Dar Darma

Marrakech, Morocco

• Style World of interiors
• Setting Funky old Medina

An Italian Orientalist's fantasy holiday home, quirky riad Dar Darma in the heart of the Marrakech Medina boldly partners 300-year-old painted ceilings and faded antique textiles with Versace-esque velvet settles and leopardskin rugs.

I Qs

Venice, Italy

• Style Modern Italian Gothic
• Setting Beyond the Bridge of Sighs

Offering serviced apartment living in the centre of Venice, hotel I Qs is a contemporary reinvention of its mediaeval past; a smart and sassy design den that boasts views worthy of Canaletto.

Hotel Britania

Lisbon, Portugal

• Style Roaring Forties art deco heaven
• Setting Just off tranquil Avenida Liberdade

A hotel with history in the perfect Lisbon location, Hotel Britania is just off the beautiful Avenida da Liberdade. Expect modernism and luxury with art deco flair. It’s even home to a lovingly preserved barbershop.

• Budget boutique hotels
• Smith Vintage

Le Relais de Franc Mayne

Bordeaux, France

• Style Bed-and-breakfast wine château
• Setting Rolling vineyards of St-Emilion

Surrounded by seven acres of lush St-Emilion vineyard, this 16th-century château is at the heart of southern France’s wine country; Le Relais de Franc Mayne is a boutique hotel with barrelfuls of charm and cask-loads of style.

• Budget boutique hotels

Hotel Keppler

Paris, France

• Style Homely Haussmanian hideaway
• Setting Off the Champs Elysées

Set aside from the bustling boutiques of Paris’ most famous street, Hotel Keppler houses designer Pierre-Yves Rochon’s sumptuous blend of the contemporary and the classic.

Hôtel Récamier

Paris, France

• Style Globetrotting glamour
• Setting Sophisticated Saint-Germain

Hôtel Récamier is a petite B&B in fashionable Saint-Germain, with stylish fixtures, view-toting balconies, cosy rooms and fashionable fabrics.