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ALI MILLINGTON, KATIE BUCKLEY
3 of the best
apartments
ZigZag Apartments & Rooms
Zagreb
Keep note of your itinerary on the
chalkboard-painted wall of these funky,
enormous apartments, which are
even more colourful than Ban Jelačića
Square, which is just a short walk away.
From €73. Book at
hotels.easyJet.com
El Palauet Living Barcelona
Barcelona
They’re far from cheap, but score a stay
in one of these stained-glass, period-
featured two-bedroom pads (there are
six in total) and you’ll be going on about
it for months.
From €490. Book at
hotels.easyJet.com
The Clock Luxury Apartments
Tel Aviv
Time may have stood still in old Jaffa
outside, but in these bright, open-plan
dwellings it feels like it’s on fast-
forward. Mod cons include high-tech
kitchens, wi-fi and LED TVs.
From €102. Book at
hotels.easyJet.com
with resident DJ, where you’ll find saké
and fruit cocktails on tap.
From €390. Book at
hotels.easyJet.com
Ritz-Carlton, Herzliya
Tel Aviv
An investment of 600 million shekels
(€125 million) gave the affluent Ritz-
Carlton Hotel Company its first property
in Israel. Overlooking the Mediterranean,
the hotel has been designed to take full
advantage of the cracking sea views,
and features all you would expect from
a leading brand, including rooftop pool
and spa.
From €388. Book at
hotels.easyJet.com
The Palace Hotel
Malta
A Buddy Holly track playing in the
background wouldn’t go amiss in the
new Flavours Suite of Malta’s quirkiest
five-star offering – so why not put one
on your own jukebox as you sip soda
(Coca-Cola to be precise) in the retro,
diner-style booth? It’s all part of the 50s-
and 60s-Americana look, just one of the
five suites based on the senses at this
charming stay in downtown Sliema.
From €99. Book at
hotels.easyJet.com
Le Grand Bellevue
Geneva
A lot can be achieved in a year. At least,
with Le Grand Bellevue’s new owners,
Daniel Koetser and Rudolf Maag, it can.
Since the entrepreneurs took charge
of this Alpine hotel, just two hours from
Geneva in Gstaad, they’ve fully revived
it to the standards the local jet-setting
crowd have come to expect in time for
the 2014 ski season. Perks include a
private cinema, sushi bar and Club Room
Rock ’n’ roll 50s-style
in The Palace Hotel’s
Flavour Suite
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