As well as a lavish spa and gym, the resort boasts several restaurants and bars and a choice of 100 villas. The latter come with private verandas, king-size four-posters and the all-important open-air sunken bathtubs and showers (even in the water villas, perched on stilts over the sea).One & Only Kanuhura, Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives (00 [...]
As well as a lavish spa and gym, the resort boasts several restaurants and bars and a choice of 100 villas. The latter come with private verandas, king-size four-posters and the all-important open-air sunken bathtubs and showers (even in the water villas, perched on stilts over the sea).One & Only Kanuhura, Lhaviyani Atoll, Maldives (00 960 662 00 44; www.oneandonlyresorts ) Villas start at $490 (£272), including breakfast. Still, complaining about the d?r seems churlish given the quality of the facilities. One & Only Kunahura, Maldives One & Only Kanuhura is built around five-star service rather than all-out style.
While its rooms are classy, they also have a certain pan-Asian blandness to them – perhaps designed for One & Only regulars who don’t want any surprises. Even in bad weather, you don’t lose the view, since the breezy restaurant has large glass screens that slide into place if a storm blows in. Guests who want to get really close to nature, however, should slip into one of the villas’ glamorous open-air teak bathtubs.
Evason Hideaway at Ana Mandara, Nha Trang, Vietnam (00 800 525 48000; www.slh /mandara) Villas start at $460 (£256), room only. There is a regular shuttle service from the airport to Desenzano; returns costs €15 (£10.70).Send your family travel queries to The Independent Parent, Travel Desk, The Independent, 191 Marsh Wall, London E14 9RS or e-mail crusoe independent.co.uk. Evason Hideaway, Vietnam
Built just last year, the Evason Hideaway is a boutique-style retreat and spa at the Ana Mandara hotel on the South China Sea. Located on Ninh Van Bay, it takes full advantage of the surrounding rocks, reef, white sand and mountain backdrop.
Seven nights’ rental of a tent costs £375 throughout September. As well as two huge pool complexes, it also provides free “Funstation” sessions for over 10s – two two-and-a-half-hour supervised sessions from Monday- Saturday, with activities ranging from tennis and football to t-shirt making, music and quizzes.Ryanair (0871 246 0000; www.ryanair ) flies from Stansted to Verona-Brescia; return fares departing on 31 August, back on 7 September from £85. The price includes return flights with Britannia Airways from Gatwick to Verona departing on 31 August and transfers.To find accommodation with ready-made children’s activities, however, you’ll need to camp. Keycamp (0870 700 0740; www.keycamp.co.uk) has large, six-bed tents with electricity and well-equipped kitchens at the Bella Italia site, just east of Desenzano.
Thomson Lakes and Mountains (0870 405 5033; www.thomsonlakesandmountains.co.uk) offers a week’s B&B in a triple room at the hotel for a total of £1,716 for all three of you. The Owners Syndicate (020-7801 9809; www.ownerssyndicate ) has high-quality, self-catering apartments with a balcony at the Palazzo Belvedere. It is a small complex with two pools (one for children), set in a lawned garden about 1km uphill from Desenzano. This is a busy Italian town at the southern end of the lake that has good public transport connections. A week’s rental of a one-bedroom apartment with a sofa bed from 31 August costs £1,445 and includes a hire car.Alternatively, head further north to make the most of the lake’s sporting possibilities and book your son in for a week’s windsurfing or dinghy-sailing course.
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