Perfected over centuries, the great hotels of the English countryside offer a peerless mix of service, comfort, and coziness, with a view back into the beginnings of modern hospitality.

Settlers once rushed west for precious metal. To us, today’s California gold is the unprecedented number of iconic hotels in the north.

You don’t get a piece of land like Big Sur — or a hotel like Post Ranch Inn — without a lot of providence and protection. Both are spectacular success stories, but not without cost.

A Victorian mansion in the California wine country is now the Madrona, an uncompromising hotel that owes its brash design to the rebellious Aesthetic Movement of the late 19th century. Oscar Wilde would be proud.

Spotlighting the sometimes-overlooked cities is their signature style.

The culinary titan with 13 MICHELIN Stars opens his address book and reveals his favourite spots in Paris

Seven hotels in spaces that have stood the test of time through decades and centuries of Parisian history. You can feel it in the corridors.

In our 'One Chef, One City' series, The MICHELIN Guide shows major French cities through the eyes of the country’s greatest chefs. Chefs with close ties to the city where they were born, or with a passion for their adopted city, share original tips on the best restaurants, producers, suppliers and more. Dominique Crenn holder of Three MICHELIN Stars for Atelier Crenn in San Francisco, reveals her favourite haunts in Paris.

In some of the chicest, most well-appointed hotels in Paris, these seven bars provide a simply extraordinary setting in which to unwind with a drink

The Japanese ryokan might be the highest form of hospitality, but it’s not a hotel. For the owners of Beniya Mukayu, it’s important that you understand why.

From open-air bars to panoramic restaurants, here are the MICHELIN Guide’s favourites.

Seven hotels that live up to every expectation of The MICHELIN Guide – hip, fun and beautifully designed – and just so happen to represent the most affordable in our Parisian selection

Seven hotels that range from just 11 to 17 rooms. Small size means extremely personal service.

The only thing boutique hotels have in common these days is a desire to be different. You know it when you see it, and you’ll see it at these hotels in Paris.

In the 6th arrondissement of Paris, the Pavillon Faubourg Saint-Germain – a hotel previously frequented by James Joyce, Léo Ferré and T.S. Eliot – has been given a discerning and elegant makeover

Here are a few essential recommendations to help you prepare for (and enjoy) your stay in Paris

Our MICHELIN Guide Inspectors have scoured the capital in search of quintessentially French dishes that are emblematic of the Parisian dining scene

From the stands of the Marché des Enfants Rouges to the jam-packed paths of the Marché d’Aligre, here are a few of our favourites