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| | Summer Travel Supplement | | | Summer-summer-summer-tiiime! Sit back and relax, because we’ve got your summer of travel sorted. Whether you want close to home or further abroad (stateside, it’s got to be Ian Schrager’s new PUBLIC in Manhattan), R&R or a daily workout, we’ve got you covered from Don Totu to Dubai. We’ve even told you what to pack; check out our picks of the best standout sunnies and the beachside essentials you didn’t know you needed ’til now. Get the iCal up, it’s time to plan a holiday!
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| | Book in: | | | PUBLIC New York | |  | | | #UJLoves bells and whistles. We love a furore. But when all’s said and done, what more could you really ask for in a hotel than the promise to have “all the comforts of home, but better”? It’s precisely what hospitality don Ian Schrager is aiming for with PUBLIC, his brand new offering for Manhattan. Having gifted the world with the Morgans Group, Studio 54 and the EDITION hotels, you can bet Schrager knows a thing or two about a good night’s sleep. At PUBLIC, he’s created an oasis for escaping the city, whilst remaining right in its midst. Meander through the hotel’s Chrystie Park, get lost in the Bowery Garden or stop by Louis, the PUBLIC market and luncheonette. Schrager has set out to offer luxury for everyone and we’ve got no complaints about that.
| | | | Open for bookings from Monday 12th June. Visit PUBLIC’s website for availability and pricing
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| | SCANDI SOLSTICE: | | | Midsommar Weekender | |  | | | With virtually 24 hour sunlight, it’s no wonder no one does summer solstice quite like Scandinavia. For this year’s celebrations, Absolut is throwing its first Midsommar Weekender with Swedish festival pioneers GFC. Over the solstice, Åhus, a small coastal town, will host a traditional Swedish Midsommar party, inviting Floating Points, El Perro Del Mar, Zebra Katz and A Club Called Rhonda along for good measure. With a capacity of just 1000, this small-scale festival will be the perfect antidote to a muddy Glastonbury; where Pagan rituals will be entwined with contemporary electronica, communal lunches, yoga, maypoles and tarot reading.
| | | | Midsommar Weekender runs from 23rd – 25th June at Ovesholm Castle, Åhus, Sweden. Tickets from £354 per person- more information here
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| | DO NOT DISTURB: | | | Don Totu | |  | | | A few weeks ago UJ spent a couple of nights at Don Totu Dimora Storica, a renovated former palazzo in Salento, Puglia. If you want to discover the foodie culture of southern Italy in an impeccably designed setting that feels more home than hotel, this is the place for you. Don Totu takes “boutique B&B” to whole new levels; the sprawling complex comprises of a Matisse-inspired pool house, outdoor pool, bar and cinema, private gardens, gym and a spa – but has just six bedrooms. For summer this year, the B&B is offering a Puglian cooking course with a local chef (#UJLoves); get booking before it sells out.
| | | | Read more about our time at Don Totu here
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| | BALEARIC ESCAPE: | | | Ibiza Bay Nobu Hotel | |  | | | We’re always down for an Ibiza start to the summer, so news that Nobu would be opening the doors to its new Ibiza Bay hotel on 30th June was certainly welcome at UJ HQ. Just two km north of Ibiza Town, Talamanca is already our preferred spot for some serious vacation time, and at Ibiza Bay this means seafront pools, cocktails at the chiringuito and a complete range of spa and fitness treatments. Nobu know how easily day slips into night in Ibiza, so they even leave breakfast and lunch timings down to their guests to decide; there’s no need to hurry anything at the Bay.
| | | | Ibiza Bay Nobu Hotel opens on 30th June. Find out more here
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| | RIVIERA REVELRY: | | | Hôtel Les Roches Rogues | |  | | | Opening this month, the Hôtel Les Roches Rouge is an exercise in understatement. Found on a Mediterranean beach in a preserved natural environment opposite the Ile d’Or, Les Roches Rouge is a five-star retreat into minimalism. With a 1950s Modernist design, a natural sea water pool cut into the cliff face and 50 rooms to choose from, you can plan for some truly restorative downtime. Between the pine and tamarisk trees you’ll find an open air cinema in the evenings, guided hikes by day and cooking lessons to bring out your inner Provencal chef. Oh, and the weekly petanque lessons at cocktail hour? Impossible to resist.
| | | | Hôtel Les Roches Rouge is now open- check the website for up-to-date availability and prices
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| | DO NOT DISTURB: | | | DUKES Dubai | |  | | | Partial to a DUKES martini? Then DUKES Dubai should be your hotel of choice on your next DXB layover. Read all about our stay at their new five-star abode here.
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| | WELLBEING ABROAD: | | | Secret Yoga Club at Villa Lena | |  | | | Secret Yoga Club have decided they won’t be taking any chances on the British climate, so are set for Tuscany for their summer retreat. You’ll find them nestled in the wild Italian countryside, spending the final days of August at Villa Lena’s art foundation resort. Think daily yoga practises and sound experiences, Mediterranean feasts and arts-based workshops from Villa Lena’s artists in residence.
| | | | The retreat runs from 31st August to 3rd September in Palaia, Italy. Prices begin at £595, tickets available here
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| | PURE LUXURY: | | | Myconian Kyma | |  | | | The location of this new five-star hotel couldn’t be any more dramatic: the apex of Mykonos Hill. An infinity pool overlooks the Aegean; several rooms have private pools and outdoor hot tubs overlooking the ocean too. A sprawling thalassotherapy spa has five therapeutic pools, a sauna and treatments using mineral-enriched seawater. Butler service comes as standard and horse riding and watersports feature in the roster of activities. A Med fine dining restaurant will also offer more of those smashing sea views.
| | | | Myconian Kyma Hotel is open now. Find out more here about rooms and availability
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| | Book now: | | | The Treatment, Almeida Theatre | | | Sponsored Listing | |  | | | ???? A flawless production – The Observer
| | | New York. A film studio. A young woman has an urgent story to tell. But here, people are products, movies are money and sex sells. And the rights to your life can be a dangerous commodity to exploit. Martin Crimp’s contemporary satire is directed by Lyndsey Turner, who returns to the Almeida following her award-winning production of Chimerica.
| | | | The Treatment runs until 10th June at the Almeida Theatre, Almeida Street London, N1 1TA. Enter the code UJ15 when booking online to get the best available seats for just £15. Offer only valid on certain dates – check here
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