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I travelled to Spain’s Canary Island of Lanzarote to check out Dreams Lanzarote Playa Dorada Resort & Spa and Secrets Lanzarote Resort & Spa - the new big-name resorts in the luxury all-inclusive arena, here’s my honest review
You could make a very strong case for the Hotel Arts being the most stylish place to stay in that most stylish of cities, Barcelona. Admittedly, it's not one of those gorgeous Art Nouveau buildings for which the place is so famous. Instead, it's right down by the water and indeed sparkles in its reflection – all 43 floors of it. It's modern and glass – both pretty unusual in Barcelona – and sits next to the marina, the beach and rubs shoulders with the great bronze fish sculpture (more whale-sized really, and any local will tell you that's what they call it) that became a symbol of the Barcelona Olympics. Arts by name and Arts by nature, you might say, too. The hotel is filled with contemporary works and has its own gallery to sell them. Food is an art here as well. The hotel has lots of restaurants inside and spilling out on to the various terraces. The jewel in its crown, though, is a small fine dining restaurant with two Michelin stars – and they are anti