A 10-minute taxi ride from the Medina, this stylish bar, lounge and restaurant is set in a spacious house in a newly developed area of the city.
Doubles from £39 B&B, +230 631 9862, blueberyl.com Vaali Beach Lodge A 90-minute speedboat ride from the airport, this lodge on Felidhoo island in the Vaavu Atoll offers clean, bright rooms right on the beach at a fantastic price.
Doubles from £70 B&B, +248 423 4029, hibiscusladigue.com Up a steep hill, a 10-minute bike ride from the jetty, this cosy creole-style house is in a tranquil spot, surrounded by towering palms and vivid hibiscus, with a backdrop of green-clad granite peaks.
They're both looking a bit worse for wear, but then so is everyone who's been on this train ride from the beginning.
Wine this good deserves a better ride from the kitchen.
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A two-hour bus ride from Tacuarembó, this tiny, isolated town sits on the border of a vast, man-made lake.
i-escape.com On car-free Sveti Klement island, a 10-minute boat ride from Hvar, this colourful hideaway was bought in 1906 by a green-fingered Croatian-Italian professor, who built Palmizana and began planting the lush and exotic gardens.
Set on 12 ½ acres on Vashon Island, a short ferry ride from Seattle, this particular house was commissioned by Steve Jensen, a personal manager whose music-world clients include K. D. Lang and Katy Perry.
