Hotels

Four steps to end Covid lockdown in England

Our guide to how restrictions will be lifted from Monday – and in the coming weeks

Robin McKie

28, Mar, 2021 @10:30 AM

Dinner in bed, heaps of pillows, a rooftop pool? Oh, for one night in a hotel

I am excited to hear the clattering of a receptionist’s keyboard once more, as I am told to enjoy my stay

Hannah Jane Parkinson

19, Mar, 2021 @7:00 AM

Waking up to New York: secrets of the world's most famous women-only hotel

From Grace Kelly to Joan Crawford and Sylvia Plath… Many of the residents of the Barbizon hotel went on to change the world

Sharon Walker

14, Mar, 2021 @12:00 PM

10 best UK Britain seaside beach coast hotels

With domestic travel on the horizon again, here’s our pick of British hotels offering glorious beaches and stunning sea views

Sarah Turner

07, Mar, 2021 @6:00 AM

15 of the best quiet beaches in the British Isles

The editor of Coast magazine picks uncrowded sands – and places to stay nearby – ideal for a seaside escape from May onwards

Alex Fisher

27, Feb, 2021 @11:00 AM

Four fined £10,000 at Birmingham airport for not declaring arrival from 'red list' country

Travellers entering UK must complete passenger locator form and lying about place of departure can lead to prison

Jamie Grierson Home affairs correspondent

16, Feb, 2021 @6:42 PM

First travellers arrive at Covid quarantine hotels in England

Arrivals from 33 countries must book stay, but hotel industry source says government may struggle to secure enough beds

Rob Davies and Jamie Grierson

15, Feb, 2021 @12:28 PM

All UK arrivals to face double-testing regime, government to declare

Quarantine – at home or in a hotel – will be punctuated by testing for virus on day 2 and day 8 of isolation

Clea Skopeliti

05, Feb, 2021 @11:37 PM

Police ready to help enforce Covid quarantine for arrivals in UK

Government in talks over how to ensure people stick to new rules while it seeks hotel rooms for up to 1,500 travellers daily

Vikram Dodd, Zoe Wood and Gwyn Topham

05, Feb, 2021 @6:44 PM

Airport hotel chain 'kept in dark' over UK Covid quarantine plan

Best Western boss says it offered to help with scheme for arrivals but has not been contacted

Maya Wolfe-Robinson

04, Feb, 2021 @10:05 AM

Grant Shapps resists blanket border controls to stem Covid in Britain

Minister tells MPs practicalities rule out island nation copying Australia, as Hancock stalls on hotel quarantines

Simon Murphy Political correspondent

03, Feb, 2021 @2:25 PM

Room service: the best of luxury hotels, at home

Longing for a relaxing weekend? Pamper yourself with these stylish products from leading hotels in your own house