Alastair Sawday Publishing – The Bell Bookshop

Great British Bed & Breakfast Guide

Emma — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:00:00 +0000

We’ve travelled the UK, visiting an amazing diversity of special places to stay and chosen the best for this guide. Handsome country homes, cosy cottages, light-filled apartments and elegant town houses. What unites them is their individuality, generosity and, of course, delicious breakfasts.This is a newly designed edition of our bestselling British Bed & Breakfast book (ISBN: 978-1-906136-89-5). It’s supported by our curated online collection at www.sawdays.co.uk and regular press features.

Special Places To Stay France

Emma — Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:00:00 +0000

From Brittany to Burgundy – let Sawday’s help you discover this hand-picked and eclectic collection of independent hotels and B&Bs.From rustic farmhouses and historic chÃ¢teaux to elegant townhouses and chic hotels – we love them all and think you will too.Find aperitifs on handsome terraces, home-cooked food and generous hosts. Great value too – plenty of places have double rooms for _85 or less.Life’s too short for ordinary. That’s why we’ve spent over 25 years visiting and choosing brilliant places to stay – for people who love special.

Italy

Emma — Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Here are hundreds of irresistible excuses for going to Italy. Be welcomed and utterly seduced by the vitality and sheer authenticity of Italy and its people. This collection of over 400 places provides ready-made friends and contacts, with beautiful and interesting houses to spend time in. Stay in a B&B at the foot of Mount Etna, a 16th-century monastery on the Italian Lakes, a medieval hamlet in Le Marche – there’s even an entire village in Tuscany. Find plenty to do and learn too; there are yoga retreats and art & drama workshops, we have one farm that runs pottery and textile holidays another where you can go truffle hunting or honey collecting. Plus our Ethical Collection, marked on entry pages, highlights owners’ commitment to the environment, the community or to serving local or organic food.Over 17 years of experience have gone into Sawday’s most exciting collection of special places to stay in Italy, with over 400 properties listed – many of which are new for this editionCoverage is country-wide, including Sicily and Sardinia and emerging tourist regions like the Aeolian islands and Campania. You’ll find self-catering places of all sizes – for two or for an entire wedding partyPlaces are chosen only after inspection, to suit all budgets and occasions and many of them have rooms for _100 or less for two people. Good value for money is important at whatever priceClear symbols, excellent maps, over 750 colour photos, and honest and lively write-ups take the hard work out of finding the perfect place for your special stay