Where to Stay
Discover the UK through its Hotels
The DNA of the UK
Where Heritage and Eccentricity Inspire Great Design
The United Kingdom has an extraordinary talent for reinventing its past. Georgian townhouses, Victorian railway buildings, country estates and industrial warehouses sit alongside Modernist landmarks and adventurous contemporary architecture. London may lead the creative conversation, but from the Scottish Highlands and Welsh countryside to England’s seaside towns and historic cities, each region brings its own architecture, landscape and personality. The best British design rarely feels too perfect—there is often a little eccentricity beneath the polish.
Food and drink have undergone an equally remarkable transformation. Historic pubs, grand hotel bars and traditional tearooms now share the stage with neighbourhood restaurants, farm-to-table kitchens, natural wine bars and some of Europe’s most influential chefs. Regional produce—from Scottish seafood and Welsh lamb to English cheeses and ingredients grown on country estates—has returned to the centre of the table, while Britain’s multicultural cities have created one of the world’s most diverse dining cultures.
The UK’s most memorable hotels embrace this mix of heritage and reinvention. Aristocratic country houses, converted pubs, seaside retreats, former factories and boldly designed urban hotels offer very different interpretations of British hospitality. At DNA Hotels, we curate the places with character—hotels where architecture, interiors, food and a strong sense of place create experiences that could belong nowhere else.