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ALGARVE The new Eden resort is set to
open in June 2010. The luxury development
includes 67 one-bedroom apartments and 67
two-bedroom apartments. All have their
own kitchens, and onsite facilities include
five outdoor pools, kids’ club and a shuttle
bus service to local beaches and golf courses.
■ edenresort.net
ALGARVE A new spa resort will open in
Monchique this year. The Longevity
Wellness Resort will offer a personalised
wellness programme, an anti-ageing medical
Checking out
Italian and Moroccan buffet-style speciality spa, a fitness centre and a meditation room.
restaurants – only one is open each night ■ longevitywellnessresort.com
and they book up fast. 7/10
ClubHotel Riu Tikida
TENERIFE Iberostar has launched its latest
Palmeraie
Value for money hotel, The Grand Hotel Salome in Tenerife.
Riu’s third Moroccan property Riu is part of Tui, and Thomson leads in The property, which was formerly part of
opened in November. This
with £534 per person for seven nights’ Iberostar Anthelia, is 25 metres from the sea.
four-star hotel is located in the
all-inclusive including flights. Nearby The boutique hotel has 23 upper level suites
Palmeraie district, three miles
Hotel Atlas Medina & Spa is priced at £455 overlooking the Atlantic Ocean and offers
per person for a week including flights, but a Thai Zen space, a range of jets and
from the centre of Marrakech
on a bed-and-breakfast basis. 9/10 waterfalls, an active swimming pool thermal
circuit and a butler service.
Rooms and furnishings Overall ■ iberostar.com
My junior suite was huge – it I visited during the hotel’s first week but it
almost felt a little empty – but had was already at almost full capacity, and TURKEY The Pera Palace Hotel in Istanbul
some lovely touches such as a coping well. It’s not as authentic as a will be reopening in April 2010. The hotel,
brown furry throw on the bed riad in the medina, but for clients built in 1892, has undergone a complete
and a Moroccan-style sofa piled
80
wanting to combine a few days of renovation. It once hosted Alfred Hitchcock
with cushions. The bathroom
had separate bath and shower
%
culture with some relaxing in the and Ernest Hemingway, and will include a
sunshine, the new Riu is a great cultural centre and museum space.
although water tended to splash option. The hotel’s free shuttle bus ■ perapalas.com
into the room from the shower. Our means you could go into Djeema
electronic room key failed four times, el-Fna every day if you wish. Alternatively, FRANCE & GREECE Keycamp has launched
which got annoying. 7/10 a taxi costs anywhere between £5-10, two-storey mobile homes (pictured below) at
depending on your haggling skills. 8/10 La Garangeoire in southern Vendee, France,
Service and welcome which feature a rooftop play area.
Staff were friendly and helpful even when by Philippa Jacks ■ keycamp4agents.com
faced with a lobby full of Thomson passen-
gers checking in at once. Waiting staff and Booking it
bar staff seemed genuinely eager to please, Double rooms cost about £60 per person
and the cheerful entertainment team did per night, junior suites start from £138 per
an admirable job of putting on games and person per night all-inclusive. Thomson’s
shows in French and English. 9/10 lead-in price for a week’s stay all-inclusive is
£534 per person, based on two people sharing.
Facilities and dining This includes flights and resort transfers.
The hotel has an excellent gym, tennis ■ riu.com
courts, a beautiful spa, a heated indoor pool
and a huge outdoor pool with almost one A2b transfers has private transfers for two
lounger per guest. The main buffet restaurant from Marrakech airport to La Palmeraie
was good, with lots of daily-changing dishes from £37.10 one way and £74.20 return.
and different theme nights. There are also ■ a2btransfers.com
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