travel Escape
34 METRO Monday, September 1, 2014
Escape travel Onefinestay Tiny Wooden House
CABI N FEVER
Those who love the thought of the great outdoors – but hate the idea of sleeping in a tent – should book one of the new rural lodges pitching up across Europe. Cabins such as Tiny Wooden House, based on a working farm in Warwickshire (from £125 per night, pitchup.com), offer beautiful rural locations and modern luxuries – such as hot tubs. Glamping pioneers Canopy & Stars offer a range of lodges across the UK and France, such as The Arc, on the River Nene in Cambridgeshire (from £90 per night, canopyandstars.co.uk). And don’t be put off by Canvas Holidays’ name: it’s also offering timber homes on the banks of Lake Garda as well as in Verona and Venice (from £299 for seven nights, canvasholidays.co.uk). The Arc
Home for the holidays
lar home rental site – can There’s no doubt that Airbnb – the popu of housesitting on its head. be credited with turning the concept step further, Onefinestay Taking the home-from-home idea one sharply edited collection of has ramped up the luxe factor with a York and Paris. Set to properties in London, Los Angeles, New can expect to find expand to other cities any day now, you lled lofts in art-fi characterful, high-end homes – think s in Tribeca and all-white, elegant apartment y luxur er, clean the in r Facto asse. Montparn insider toiletries and a pre-loaded iPhone with tips, and you won’t want to return home night). (onefinestay.com, rentals from £150 per
The
HOLTist
The new travel trends, from lodge-living to luxury housesitting
HEALING BREAKS
The latest spa resorts are taking an all-immersive approach to the wellness holiday. The new Savoy Resort & Spa in the Seychelles offers targeted slimming treatments and 13 different massages (from £485 per night, savoy.sc), while Mauritius-based Shanti Maurice’s Renewed You programme blends physical workouts with spiritual focus over seven nights (from £1,270, shantimaurice.com). The Mandarin Oriental in Paris has just launched a new Oriental Wellness Programme that includes lessons in Hatha, Ashtanga, Vinyasa and lyengar Yoga (£340 per person, package only, mandarinoriental.com). Or sign up for expert healer Vivien Kay’s full-on, five-night, inch-loss detox at Simply Healing in Sussex; it’s every beauty editors’ go-to retreat (from £1,710 for five nights, simplyhealingcentre.com).
Compiled by Angelina Villa-Clarke
ALL-EXCLUSIVES The all-inclusive resort is having a moment, with an increasing number of credible brands offering luxury surroundings, exceptional culinary offerings and personalised service – and Turkey is at the forefront. Letoonia Resorts has just invested £12million to renovate both its all-inclusive properties in Belek and Fethiye and is upping the ante with design-savvy interiors, secluded, stylish bungalows and stunning vistas (from £980 for seven nights, based on two adults sharing, letooniaresorts.com). Club Med Palmiye (clubmed.co.uk), meanwhile, offers a huge choice of sports, including wakeboarding and even flying trapeze, included in the overall price. Fusion Maia Da Nang in Vietnam has taken the concept one step further. Its innovative ‘all-spa inclusive’ philosophy includes at least two spa treatments a day in the rate (from £257 per night, based on two sharing, maiadanang.fusion-resorts.com). The Forte villa, Oitavos hotel, Portugal
Regent Porto Montenegro Hotel
Fusion Maia Da Nang, Vietnam
Experience is everything
APART-HOTELS Hidden away within the grounds of swish resorts, a new crop of stylish villas and apartments are the perfect choice for those wishing for greater flexibility and a touch more privacy than many hotels can provide. Offering the best of both worlds – your own space plus the use of top-end amenities – we’re lusting after the contemporary apartments and villas at PGA Catalunya Resort in Spain (from £799 for seven nights, pgacatalunya.com). Meanwhile, at the Regent Porto Montenegro Hotel, which overlooks a super-yacht marina, a range of private residences offers guests their own pools, catering, access
to sports facilities and concierge (from £120 per night, portomontenegro.com). It’s ideal for families – and also fitting for couples who want to get away from it all (but be looked after at the same time). Check out the windswept romance that is The Forte villa found at The Oitavos hotel in Portugal. With its breathtaking setting of natural pines and sand dunes, overlooking the Atlantic coast, the intimate retreat (it has just one bedroom) offers its own pool, sun-deck, state-of-the-art interiors and personal butler. That’s our kind of self-catering (from £1,200 per night, theoitavos.com/forte).
Looking for more than a room with a view? Four Seasons’ Extraordinary Experiences programme offers the chance to spend a day in the life of a farmer in Bali, or experience a private opera party in Budapest. The idea is to give guests a different – and often top-end – perspective on their destination (fourseasons. com). Leading Culture Destinations’ new superluxe packages (they start at £10,000 for a group of 12) include a week-long road trip from LA to Marfa with a noted photographer (leadingculturedestinations.com). While Parisbased Ooh La La Vintage, offers guests vintage masterclasses and shopping trips (from £40 per person for three hours, oohlalavintage. com).
Escape travel Onefinestay Tiny Wooden House
CABI N FEVER
Those who love the thought of the great outdoors – but hate the idea of sleeping in a tent – should book one of the new rural lodges pitching up across Europe. Cabins such as Tiny Wooden House, based on a working farm in Warwickshire (from £125 per night, pitchup.com), offer beautiful rural locations and modern luxuries – such as hot tubs. Glamping pioneers Canopy & Stars offer a range of lodges across the UK and France, such as The Arc, on the River Nene in Cambridgeshire (from £90 per night, canopyandstars.co.uk). And don’t be put off by Canvas Holidays’ name: it’s also offering timber homes on the banks of Lake Garda as well as in Verona and Venice (from £299 for seven nights, canvasholidays.co.uk). The Arc
Home for the holidays
lar home rental site – can There’s no doubt that Airbnb – the popu of housesitting on its head. be credited with turning the concept step further, Onefinestay Taking the home-from-home idea one sharply edited collection of has ramped up the luxe factor with a York and Paris. Set to properties in London, Los Angeles, New can expect to find expand to other cities any day now, you lled lofts in art-fi characterful, high-end homes – think s in Tribeca and all-white, elegant apartment y luxur er, clean the in r Facto asse. Montparn insider toiletries and a pre-loaded iPhone with tips, and you won’t want to return home night). (onefinestay.com, rentals from £150 per
The
HOLTist
The new travel trends, from lodge-living to luxury housesitting
HEALING BREAKS
The latest spa resorts are taking an all-immersive approach to the wellness holiday. The new Savoy Resort & Spa in the Seychelles offers targeted slimming treatments and 13 different massages (from £485 per night, savoy.sc), while Mauritius-based Shanti Maurice’s Renewed You programme blends physical workouts with spiritual focus over seven nights (from £1,270, shantimaurice.com). The Mandarin Oriental in Paris has just launched a new Oriental Wellness Programme that includes lessons in Hatha, Ashtanga, Vinyasa and lyengar Yoga (£340 per person, package only, mandarinoriental.com). Or sign up for expert healer Vivien Kay’s full-on, five-night, inch-loss detox at Simply Healing in Sussex; it’s every beauty editors’ go-to retreat (from £1,710 for five nights, simplyhealingcentre.com).
Compiled by Angelina Villa-Clarke
ALL-EXCLUSIVES The all-inclusive resort is having a moment, with an increasing number of credible brands offering luxury surroundings, exceptional culinary offerings and personalised service – and Turkey is at the forefront. Letoonia Resorts has just invested £12million to renovate both its all-inclusive properties in Belek and Fethiye and is upping the ante with design-savvy interiors, secluded, stylish bungalows and stunning vistas (from £980 for seven nights, based on two adults sharing, letooniaresorts.com). Club Med Palmiye (clubmed.co.uk), meanwhile, offers a huge choice of sports, including wakeboarding and even flying trapeze, included in the overall price. Fusion Maia Da Nang in Vietnam has taken the concept one step further. Its innovative ‘all-spa inclusive’ philosophy includes at least two spa treatments a day in the rate (from £257 per night, based on two sharing, maiadanang.fusion-resorts.com). The Forte villa, Oitavos hotel, Portugal
Regent Porto Montenegro Hotel
Fusion Maia Da Nang, Vietnam
Experience is everything
APART-HOTELS Hidden away within the grounds of swish resorts, a new crop of stylish villas and apartments are the perfect choice for those wishing for greater flexibility and a touch more privacy than many hotels can provide. Offering the best of both worlds – your own space plus the use of top-end amenities – we’re lusting after the contemporary apartments and villas at PGA Catalunya Resort in Spain (from £799 for seven nights, pgacatalunya.com). Meanwhile, at the Regent Porto Montenegro Hotel, which overlooks a super-yacht marina, a range of private residences offers guests their own pools, catering, access
to sports facilities and concierge (from £120 per night, portomontenegro.com). It’s ideal for families – and also fitting for couples who want to get away from it all (but be looked after at the same time). Check out the windswept romance that is The Forte villa found at The Oitavos hotel in Portugal. With its breathtaking setting of natural pines and sand dunes, overlooking the Atlantic coast, the intimate retreat (it has just one bedroom) offers its own pool, sun-deck, state-of-the-art interiors and personal butler. That’s our kind of self-catering (from £1,200 per night, theoitavos.com/forte).
Looking for more than a room with a view? Four Seasons’ Extraordinary Experiences programme offers the chance to spend a day in the life of a farmer in Bali, or experience a private opera party in Budapest. The idea is to give guests a different – and often top-end – perspective on their destination (fourseasons. com). Leading Culture Destinations’ new superluxe packages (they start at £10,000 for a group of 12) include a week-long road trip from LA to Marfa with a noted photographer (leadingculturedestinations.com). While Parisbased Ooh La La Vintage, offers guests vintage masterclasses and shopping trips (from £40 per person for three hours, oohlalavintage. com).
