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Hotels with Windows That Open: A Breath of Fresh Air
Hotels with Windows That Open: A Breath of Fresh Air September 12, 2024 Many of us enjoy sleeping with an open window, letting in fresh air. According to Dr. Lederle from drkatsleep.com, “Research shows that people sleeping in well-ventilated rooms feel less sleepy and are better able to focus the next day.” Since the COVID-19 […]
How to Find Accessible Accommodation in Paris for the Games
How to Find Accessible Accommodation in Paris for the Games
Travelling around Paris for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games as a disabled person
Heading to Paris for #Paris2024? Our latest blog breaks down the transport options for disabled visitors and the reality of accessibility challenges.
Visit wild and wonderful Northumberland
Discover breathtaking coast, wild islands and grand castles
Saving the Earth – one hotel at a time
Health and sustainability journalist and blogger Kathryn Manning (@sustainablekaty) discusses what she looks for in a sustainable hotel
A family affair
RightRooms finds out what one mum looks for when booking holiday accommodation with her young family
Explore Edinburgh on a Scottish break
Discover the antique streets, history and stunning countryside of Scotland’s capital city
Mess about on the water on the Norfolk Broads
Get out on the water to discover a different kind of Norfolk
Hotel ventilation
Fresh air and air circulation is key in helping guests stay safer
Top 8 places in Central London to avoid the crowds
Discover a different capital city without the crowds
Pretty as a picture – Suffolk
Explore Suffolk on a UK break
The masks are on – hotel rules
Who will be wearing masks and face coverings at your hotel?
Stay from today!
Self-contained accommodation opens up in England from April 12 2021 – along with al fresco dining and drinking. Here’s just some of our RightRooms hotels that will be opening their doors and gardens…
7 iconic screen hotels judged on Covid-safety
Right Rooms studies seven fictional film and TV hotels using the same questions it asks to examine real, off-screen hotels for their Covid-safety
Explore the Peak District
Escape the crowds as you discover the UK’s oldest National Park
Ten safety steps you can take yourself
There are several common-sense measures you can take to ensure your hotel stay is as Covid-safe as possible….
The Yorkshire Dales – TV star
Take a trip to see the star of TV series All Creatures Great and Small and Our Yorkshire Farm – the Yorkshire Dales
Explore chocolate box villages
Discover the Cotswolds, its history and stunning rural locations on a UK break
Beguiling Scotland
Stunning scenery and ancient history awaits…
The ups and downs of the Lake District
Explore this stunning National Park on a UK break
Useful links
Planning on travelling at home or abroad? Check out our useful links for the latest, up-to-date information
Touch-free check-in
Touch-free check-in September 29, 2020 Lucy Williamson How technology is keeping us safe during check-in as hotels find new ways to welcome guests… As the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is felt across the hospitality industry, hotels are looking for new ways to keep guests safe throughout their stay. Contracting coronavirus from another person remains […]
RightRooms update
RightRooms turns its focus to barrier free travel, as well as sustainable, family friendly and wellbeing features offered by hotels
The new face of hotel dining
Find out what you can expect from your holiday dining experiences
Discover nature in the New Forest
Discover the flora and fauna of The New Forest, a haven for walkers and cyclists
Toilets and Covid safety
Toilets and cleanliness – what to expect from your hotel stay
The big interview: Bespoke Hotels
The big interview: Bespoke Hotels September 29, 2020 Naomi MacKay What makes Bespoke Hotels so special? We are necessarily different. We celebrate the local hero status of each hotel rather than trying to homogenise everything, which makes it slightly different to pretty much everybody else who seems to want to make everything look the same! We have […]
Real tales of holidays after lockdown
Real tales of holidays after lockdown September 29, 2020 Naomi MacKay North Cornwall coast Clare Willetts went to Cornwall on a family holiday. Clare runs Not only pink and blue, an online marketplace that celebrates children being children and challenges the tradition of dressing girls in pink and boys in blue. Where did you stay? Bedruthan […]
Keeping your distance
How hotels are helping guests to socially distance
Visitor Interview: Norfolk Broads
Visitor Interview: Norfolk Broads August 7, 2020 Naomi MacKay Kate Laurence, who lives in Hertfordshire, headed to East Norfolk for a short break: ‘My husband Gregg and I had a short break in East Norfolk staying in a holiday cottage in Fleggburgh. This small, quiet village on the edge of the Norfolk Broads has a pub […]
Is your hotel Covid-safe?
Is your hotel Covid-safe? June 30, 2020 Pete May No one wants to be infected when visiting their hotel, which is why hotels are taking coronavirus safety extremely seriously. For example, Marriot has set up a Global Cleanliness Council, Hilton has rolled out its Clean Stay programme, and Choice Hotels has its Commitment to Clean. Every […]
Hotel sanitation during a pandemic
What sort of cleaning regime should you expect from your hotel to protect you from Covid-19?
Hire the hotel and be served by bots
Hire the hotel and be served by bots June 27, 2020 Nick Nomi The hotel buffet is officially out this summer. Replaced by in-room recipe kits ordered on an app and delivered, contact-free directly to your door, but only after temperature checks at check-in. Soon, hotels will re-open across the world, but what will they […]
How hotels helped during lockdown
How hotels helped during lockdown June 26, 2020 Michelle Newbold The Covid-19 pandemic saw UK hotels experience a devastating downturn in business. The lockdown caused the hotel industry to take urgent measures and think creatively in providing new Covid-secure services. Hotel owners and management teams responded amazingly under pressure to find new roles in helping […]
How to avoid crowds on staycation
How to avoid crowds on staycation June 29, 2020 Pete May Lockdown might be easing, but with coronavirus still a threat, foreign travel looks doubtful, so many of us will be planning a late staycation. But how are crowds best avoided in the UK? Before you go anywhere check with the local tourist board what is […]