Do you want to find a great hotel in Great Britain and Ireland? The Good Hotel Guide is fiercely independent (no payments, no advertising, no hospitality). Its 900 carefully selected entries, based on recommendations by readers, are backed by independent inspectors. In its 36 years of publication, it has received more media praise than any competing publication. The Chicago Tribune said: What makes this guide stand out are the comments...it is their perceptive, honest appraisals that make the difference. The London times wrote: It is simply the best. American readers say it has made their visit. One from the deep south wrote: As ever the GHG is priceless. Or, in words often heard here, now take generically as referring to the book, its editors and it contributors: You da man!

Who knows more about traveling well through Europe than the British? And The Good Hotel Guides are at the very top of the British market in terms of respect and customer loyalty. Now in their twenty-eighth year, "The Guides" have become a British institution. Every year the U.K.'s leading newspapers and travel magazines eagerly report on who's in and who's out in the latest edition of these indispensable travel companions known for their uncompromising integrity. The Guides feature only recommended establishments that deliver good value for the money, from budget accommodations to five-star hotels. Destinations that fail to live up to their promise are removed, while newly proven discoveries are added. The emphasis is almost entirely on family- or independently owned establishments, from B&Bs to grand resorts. The Guides have been described as "a triumph of participatory democracy." The editors combine their own research with comments from regular contributors and hundreds of volunteer reader-correspondents. And The Guides are uncommonly good reads. They are championed by well-known travel writers, who themselves are voluntary contributors. A sure reason for their long-term success is that the Guides are based on the concept that by following the advice of a trusted friend, you can find the secret places that most guidebooks never find - the superb English country mansion, the perfect guesthouse beside a church, delightful Italian pensiones, and grand French chateaux. The Good Hotel Guides specialize in discovering just such places for their thousands of devoted readers. These two companion volumes - eighteen countries across western and eastern Europe in one, Great Britainand Ireland in the other - are unsurpassed in their integrity and readability. No advertising, complimentary lodging, or services are accepted by the reviewers

By following the advice of a trusted friend, you can find the secret places that most guidebooks never find the superb English country mansion, the perfect guest house beside a church. For twenty-nine years "The Good Hotel Guide "has specialized in discovering such places for its thousands of devoted readers. The Guide is THE resource, year after year, that Britons rely on for the very best advice on accommodations in their own land. The editors of The Guide combine their own research with comments from regular contributors and hundreds of volunteer reader-correspondents to help them find the finest lodgings of character, comfort, and value throughout the British Isles and Ireland. No advertising, complimentary lodging, or services are accepted by the reviewers; correspondents include the likes of David Lodge and Jan Morris. From budget accommodations to family owned, five-star hotels, The Guide features only recommended establishments. Hotels and inns that fail to deliver good service and value are dropped. Detailed full-color maps, lists of special hotels for every taste and budget, and discount vouchers worth more than $250 make The Guide essential for planning the perfect trip."