In this The Good Hotel Guide's 27th edition, Desmond Balmer presents another wonderful selection of the UK & Ireland's finest hotels and b&bs. Unlike most of its other competitors The Good Hotel Guide is totally independent and accepts no money or freebies. Entries are compiled using reader's reports and anonymous inspections, and written with wit and an evocative style. The guide has become a byword for excellence in the mixed field of hotel reporting. The Guide is unique in that it covers small, large, new, old and unusual hotels and b&b's. The criteria are quality, character and value for money. Hence we can discover eccentric, rural b&bs, and slick urban designer hotels. This is the perfect guide for people who care where they stay. Annually updated and rewritten The Good Hotel Guide is renowned for its integrity and accuracy. Furthermore the discount vouchers mean that by buying the book, you will be saving money! You couldn't ask for a better travelling companion. We are 100 percent independent and 100 percent accurate and up-to-date. And have been for 26 years!