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Dreaming of the clink of ice in Aperol as you laze in dappled Mediterranean sunshine? No dice yet, but with a raft of London’s best hotel bars poised to launch destination-themed terraces on Monday, you’ll be able to pretend you’ve travelled to sunnier climes.

If it’s la dolce vita your heart desires, head for Belgravia’s the Hari, where Sorrento lemon martinis and panuozzi with Neapolitan sausage conjure the Amalfi Coast (thehari.com).

Or are you pining for the Iberian Peninsula? An afternoon on the 14th floor of the Hoxton Southwark should set you right, thanks to the Seabird terrace’s whitewashed floors and scalloped tiles, generous servings of Spanish and Portuguese fare and cocktails by William Elliott, bar director at Brooklyn’s Maison Premiere (thehoxton.com).

Superyacht on the French Riviera more your style? The Royal Victoria Dock’s Sunborn Yacht Hotel is reopening its three magnificent sundecks (sunbornhotels.com). For more things to do at London hotels from Monday, see telegraph.co.uk/tt-aprilhotels.

i Hoxton Southwark’s Seabird terrace