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Sleep amid the pine trees, in a fifteenth-century monastery complex or immerse yourself in la dolce vita. MASTERS highlights some spots where it is very good to stay.

Into the Wild

Close to the Preikestolen, the famous cliff towering over the Lysefjord, and amid coniferous trees, you can spend the night in one of The Bolder's Sky Lodges. Alone in the wilderness, nothing but silence. The lodge contains a kitchenette, living room, two bedrooms and a bathroom. All with "-y" because in an area of only 22 square meters. 'There is (un)fortunatley no TV - please enjoy the tranquility!' Price: 380 euros per night, for two people.

Thebolder.no

Bathing in opulence

On Capri, Hotel La Palma reopened on July 1, 2022. The original dates back to 1822 and was the first hotel on the island, formerly known as Locando Pagano. At the time, mainly artists used the facilities, which they paid for with their art. Two hundred years later, it was in need of a major makeover, for which London interior designer Francis Sultana signed on, described by The Times as a "decorating mastermind. The result is like a love letter to the island, which Sultana immediately fell for when he first visited it. ' A place in which to be utterly at ease,' he envisioned. To stay in the atmosphere of la dolce vita, he collaborated with Italian artisans, which manifests itself, among other things, in works of art, handmade furniture and, most strikingly, ceiling paintings by Robert Ruspoli, "the artist who reinvented the fresco. The hotel looks open and light in both architecture and color palette - Mediterranean blue, green and turquoise. Large palms in pots bring the outside in. Each of the 50 rooms is designed like a home away from home, with luxurious materials, attention to the smallest detail and a marble bathroom. But you don't have to fill the tub to bathe in opulence.

Oetkercollection.com

Checking into paradise

This five-star hotel in a 15th-century monastery complex in Antwerp has high ambitions: it wants to rank among the world's top hotels. The 108 rooms, suites and spa suites (with individual treatment rooms, a heart rate reduction and relaxation system and aroma and color therapy) are spread over five historic buildings: the monastery, the presbytery, Sint-Joris, Sint-Elisabeth and the old Marnix House. And the hotel has no fewer than five high-end restaurants: Hertog Jan**, Fine Fleur* by Jacob Jan Boerma and Thomas Diepersloot, Het Gebaar* by Roger van Damme, 1238 and Bar Bulot. This is the place you want to eat, sleep and wake up in 2023.

Botanicantwerp.be

Photo: Hugo Thomassen

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