For reviews and reservations, check out the hotels and hostels reviewed by Lonely Planet authors in the Phoenix area.

But what they do have, bless them, are tea- and coffee-making facilities (unlike the other hotels reviewed here).

The site can also help with finding and booking all three hotels reviewed (among many others) and advise on the best walks and historical or literary places of interest.

The bank of welcoming and attentive staff aside, she can no longer compete with the fresher, more techno-savvy hotels reviewed here.

All three hotels reviewed here are in Soma (South of Market), a district that had been full of warehouses and industrial units until trendy dotcom businesses moved in.

Caribbean specialist Caribtours (020 7751 0660; www.caribtours.co.uk) can book and tailor-make trips to all three hotels reviewed (or combinations of the three).

The company can also book all the hotels reviewed here.

It is also known for its golf courses, not least those at the three hotels reviewed here.

It can book and tailor-make itineraries to all the hotels reviewed here, inclusive of flights, transfers and private guides, if required.