Well-tended gardens and picturesque surroundings, elegant architecture and historical interest. These are just some of the features to be found at Johansens selection of 250 private country houses and small owner-managed hotels. Most have just a few bedrooms and offer home-cooking, attractive accommodation and the warmth of convivial hosts into whose family home you are welcomed.

A guide to the independent hotels, mountain retreats, island resorts and country ranches for North America, Bermuda, the Caribbean, Mexico and the Pacific. It features over 200 properties including many secret hideaways.

The only guide to independent hotels, mountain retreats, island resorts and country ranches for North America, Bermuda, the Caribbean, Mexico and the Pacific. Features over 200 properties including many secret hideaways. Each recommended hotel's entry has three 4 colour photographs, a comprehensive description based on our inspector's annual site visit, at-a-glance amenity symbols and outline location maps. Hotels are ordered by country and area with detailed indexes and clear detail location maps for ease of navigation.

Johansens guides are dedicated to recommending the finest independent establishments, and each entry is inspected annually to ensure that standards are always met.

With over 230 of the best properties in 22 countries, this welcome edition to the Johansens portfolio presents some of Europe's most cosmopolitan, city hotels and a selection of country and riviera locations. As with the British guides, Johansens has inspected all entries to insure their accommodation and services meet the required standards.

This is a guide to over 200 of the finest independently owned and privately run country houses, small hotels and inns in Great Britain and Ireland. It provides full-colour images and a comprehensive description of each property.

Johansens guides are dedicated to recommending the finest independent establishments, and each entry is inspected annually to ensure that standards are always met.

This is a collection of over 120 luxury hotels and inns throughout North America, Bermuda and the Caribbean. The book provides full colour images and a comprehensive description of each recommended property including facilities, prices and places of interest to visit nearby.

A comprehensive illustrated reference to annually inspected and recommended prestigious hotels inns resorts and spas throughout the Americas and Caribbean