Jersey is the largest Channel Island, a vibrant, yet historically fascinating place with a delicious blend of French and British influences, great food, and wonderful beaches and ocean views. Our Gurus have drawn the best places to stay on Jersey from the island’s wide range of accommodation options, and have picked out a pub-with-rooms used in the filming of Bergerac, a couple of hip city-style hotels in St. Helier, Victorian grande dames, hotels with great facilities including a swimming pool, and hotels promising bucket-and-spade charm. Our pick of the Jersey hotels offer the right mix of bases for island exploits as varied as hiking the dramatically varied coastline, uncovering historic sites, or partying in buzzy St. Helier.
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St. Helier is a very modern ferry port, where contemporary design and development are constantly taking place to accommodate the island’s position as a global financial centre. So expect plenty of glass and steel shooting up alongside traditional seaside resorts and grand beachfront hotels. St. Helier also has the hip bars and trendy restaurants and is a hub for the island’s foodie scene. Some visitors will want to uncover Jersey’s history, and visit turreted Mont Orgueil Castle, striking Elizabeth Castle in St Aubin’s Bay, and the impressive Jersey War Tunnels, commemorating the German occupation of Jersey during WWII. The Channel Islands were the only UK territories invaded and occupied, and the records of that period offer a fascinating insight into the war.
The best places to stay in Jersey have plenty to offer families and those seeking a more outdoorsy holiday too. There’s no shortage of walking trails or cycling routes, and the coastline varies from rocky clifftops to wide, sandy bays, so appeals to hikers, kite-surfers, sailors, swimmers and beach belles alike. Take a dip at Greve de Lecq or St Brelade’s Bay, kite surf at St Ouen’s Bay, or consider a guided walk along the sea beds of the south eastern coast. Little ones will love Jersey Zoo, established by the famed naturalist and writer Gerald Durrell in 1959.