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With lovely gardens, a heated outdoor pool , bright and airy ocean-view rooms, and plush interiors, the property has a private beach access that comes with a playground for the kids and two private sun loungers (for each room). The well- equipped wellness center boasts a modern gym, a sauna, a hot tub, Ayurveda massage rooms , and a Turkish bath. And there’s plenty of options for the kids as well - indoor and outdoor playrooms, a free mini club , their own pool area, and even special menus at the restaurant. The well thought-out rooms also have a mini kitchenette to heat up meals for the infants. Breakfast spreads are excellent and include everything from continental to gluten-free and vegan items. One of Bellaria-Igea Marina’s jewels, Blue Suite Hotel is meant for all kinds of travelers - solo backpackers, romantic couples, big families, and business travelers. Blu Suite Hotel Address : Via Pinzon 290, 47814 Bellaria-Igea Marina, Italy (see map) Price : from 128 USD Check Price S...

When the Japanese client of Adrian Wu and Stephanie Wong , partners at SW Design, purchased his 1, 305 sq ft apartment , it was the last one available in the Mid-Levels complex. Situated on one of the tower’s highest floors, the three-bedroom, two- bathroom home offered exceptional views of Victoria Harbour and the cityscape beyond, as well as ticking other boxes such as location and space. However, it was also the deve­loper’s show flat, so he had to buy the prop­erty along with all of its contents. He could simply have moved in with his belongings, but he felt the interior was too decorative for his tastes. So he enlisted the help of the husband-and-wife architec­tural team, who had worked on a project for a friend of his. “Our brief was straightforward: our client wanted to make strategic changes so the apartment would fit his sense of aesthetics and functional needs,” says Wu. “He likes a very clean, minimal look without clutter, so most of the show-flat shelving, fabric panelling...