A Bristol hotel has been named in The Times and The Sunday Times Best Places to Stay 2023 list.
Artist Residence in St Paul’s came out on top for the southwest regional category and if you’re looking for somewhere new to stay, this hotel could be one to add to your list.
Bristol hotel named best place to stay in the Southwest
The Artist Residence website explains that “this Georgian townhouse & old boot factory is an eccentric home from home in the heart of the city.”
It adds: “Downstairs, you'll find the light & airy Library, a relaxed lounge bar for making yourself at home, and the sprawling Boot Factory - an all-day neighbourhood cafe, bar & kitchen complete with ping-pong table, photobooth, buzzing central bar and courtyard garden.”
Artist Residence has a 5 rating on Tripadvisor from 61 reviews.
You can read the reviews via the website here.
Best Places to Stay 2023 – category winners
Here are all the category winners in the Best Places to Stay 2023 list by The Times and The Sunday Times.
- Best boutique bargain - The George in Rye, East Sussex
- Best positive-impact hotel - Heckfield Place, Heckfield, Hampshire
- Best sense of place - Hadspen at The Newt, Somerset
- Seaside hotel of the year - The Nici, Bournemouth, Dorset
- Pub of the year - The Bell and Crown, Warminster, Wiltshire
- City hotel of the year - Parador 44, Cardiff
- Best mini bolthole - The Hare & Hounds Inn, Bowland Bridge, Cumbria
- Best spa hotel - Thyme, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire
- Romantic hotel of the year - Retreat East, Hemingstone, Suffolk
- Foodie hotel of the year - Mingary Castle, Kilchoan, Highland
- Family hotel of the year - Another Place, The Lake, Cumbria
Best Places to Stay 2023 – regional winners
Here are all the regional winners in the Best Places to Stay 2023 list by The Times and The Sunday Times.
- London - Claridge’s, Mayfair.
- Southeast - The Retreat At Elcot Park, Newbury, Berkshire.
- Southwest - Artist Residence, St Paul’s, Bristol.
- Central - The Fox at Oddington, Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire.
- East - The Angel Inn, Beccles, Suffolk.
- North - Seaham Hall, Cotswolds, Co Durham.
- Wales - The Albion, Ceredigion.
- Scotland - Gleneagles Townhouse, Edinburgh.
Claire Irvin, Head of Travel at The Times and The Sunday Times, said: “Best Places to Stay 2023 is a celebration of the incredible properties we have here on home soil and, most importantly, the hard-working teams that have made each one of them such a singular success.
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“Our recommendations are not easily won and all 100 hotels in this year's list – particularly The Retreat at Elcot, our deserving overall winner – should be extremely proud of the guest experience they've created.”
You can see the full Best Places to Stay 2023 list of 100 establishments via The Times website here.
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