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ROMAN HOLIDAY

Outdoor space is in high demand, so it’s timely that Rocco Forte’s Hotel de Russie in Rome has spruced up its Secret Garden. Refreshed by architect Pietro Paolo Lateano for the hotel’s 20th anniversary, the lush garden overflows with rose bushes and orange trees, and has a waterfall. Book a table at the terrace restaurant, Le Jardin de

Russie, with its high-end take on favourites such as cacio e pepe (“cheese and pepper” pasta).

Rooms from £332 (roccofortehotels.com)

HOTEL FOR HIRE

Looking to book a holiday with your bubble, but can’t find the right Airbnb? Locanda on the Weir, a five-bedroom Italian-inspired hotel on

the Somerset coast, is now available for exclusive hire. You’ll have the run of the house, with its reading room and record player, plus a private chef, though you may fight over the rooms; four out of five have sea views. Days can be spent in Exmoor National Park or sampling oysters – a local speciality.

Exclusive hire from £1,500 per night (locandaontheweir.co.uk)

MAKE A SPLASH

Cornish clifftop hotel The Headland has unveiled a new £10 million swimming pool and wellness centre. The Aqua Club has six pools, including a 25m indoor lap pool. Outside on the sun terrace is a heated spa encircled by an oceanfront edge pool, plus a

vitality pool. Also new is The Deck, a Mediterranean-inspired restaurant, turning out post-swim flatbreads.

Rooms from £155 (headland hotel.co.uk)