WITH THE GIRLFRIENDS
MAGIC OF MOROCCO
If you fancy a trip overseas with your besties, Marrakesh is a city that’s easy to reach and genuinely exotic. You’ll find glorious sunny weather, interesting shopping in the souks, tasty cuisine, attractions such as the Yves Saint Laurent Museum and a choice of gorgeous riads. If you want to splash out for a couple of nights, book the famous El Fenn boutique hotel in the medina with a gorgeous spa and one of the finest contemporary art collections in Morocco. Its newly refurbished five-bedroom annex riad has its own emerald-tiled courtyard and private splash pool. BOOK IT El Fenn’s five-bedroom annex costs from £1,100 a night. If 10 of you stay, that’s just £110pp a night, including breakfast, early morning tea/coffee and afternoon tea. Visit el-fenn.com. Fly to Marrakesh from London Stansted with Ryanair from
£88 return. Visit ryanair.com.
PARTY FUN
Why not treat yourselves to a self-catering cottage, where you’ll have plenty of time to catch up late into the night? For a minimalist setting, book Little Cottage, found between the
Cornish towns of Helston and Penzance. Architect Alex Michaelis transformed its crumbling bones into a designer pad for up to 10 guests, with an open-plan kitchen and wood-burning stove. If you prefer something more hedonistic, head to Kaleidoscope House in Snettisham, Norfolk, which has a soundproofed den with a karaoke machine and disco dancefloor.
BOOK IT Beachspoke offers Little Cottage from £281 a night, sleeps 10. Visit beachspoke.com. Kaleidoscope House costs from £3,742 a week, sleeps 20 (£188pp a week). Visit holidaycottages.co.uk.