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INNSBRUCK
See off your January blues with a trip to one
of the best winter spa hotels around. The
Healthy Back package includes seven nights’
half-board withmassages, reflexology,
aquatherapy and Pilates – though you could
just enjoy the beauty centre and head chef’s
vitamin-richmenu. From€150 per night.
Book at
hotels.easyJet.com
KRAKOW
“Better than God’s playground” is how this
hotel sells itself and a trip here will provide
an, ahem, heavenly start to the year. Dine
on bio-certified foods in the restaurant to
the soothing tinkle of a piano player, or head
straight for the spa treatments, such as
chromotherapy lamp, for a quick pick-me-
up. From€94. Book at
hotels.easyJet.com
GRAN CANARIA
On an island overlooking hectares of gol
courses, the Salobre is well-placed for a
January recoup. Its own Sheraton Sweet
Sleeper Beds have the night hours cover
while the Aloe Spa, with its infinity pool a
hydro-thermal centre, will make sure tha
in daylight, your body is completely rela
From€160. Book at
hotels.easyJet.com
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ROME
Opening at the end of the month,
the Gran Meliá Rome brings
five-star luxury to this one-time
orphanage, built in 1839. Views over the
Italian capital, including a 360˚ vista
from the Grand Suite, are dominated
by the Vatican City’s dome and Castel
St Angelo. In-room extras include
whirlpool baths, private terraces
and aromatherapy menus. Upstairs,
paintings and metres of fabric decorate
the interiors; downstairs, the look is
stripped-back, with stark, white walls
and deep-red chairs for dining. From
€275. Book at
hotels.easyJet.com
BIRMINGHAM
Intercontinental Hotels has added to
its list of prestigious addresses with
the launch of the Hotel Indigo in
England’s second city. Situated on the
23rd and 24th floors of the new Cube
skyscraper, 52 boutique bedrooms give
a pigeon’s-eye view of the city. The glass
façade and ceiling allow light to flood
through the building’s corridors and
rooms, and the lobby is bathed by one
almighty skylight. Relax in the spa or
visit acclaimed chef and TV personality
Marco Pierre White’s restaurant on the
25th floor – his steaks and grills don’t
disappoint. From €100. Book at
hotels.
easyJet.com
VIENNA
Opened back in the autumn, the
state-of-the-art building of four-star
Trend Hotel Park Royal Palace has
The Park Royal P
with its own fi
centre and underg
car park, is conven
located in central V
garnered high praise for its innovati
contemporary design. Conveniently
located in central Vienna, overlooki
the Schönbrunn Palace and next to
the Technical Museum, its business
credentials are impressive, with even
conference and seminar spaces. And
with their emphasis on relaxation an
rest, the 233 rooms and suites are
perfect for that post-meeting snooze
From €89. Book at
hotels.easyJet.co
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