BREAK-UP BOLT-HOLES

Messy love split? Make like a celeb and head off on holiday to mend your broken heart

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ESCAPE TO... IBIZA

BOLT-HOLE HEAVEN FOR: Jordan. After splitting with husband Peter Andre in May, Katie Price revived her alter ego and jetted off with the girls.

SHE HID AWAY AT: Boutique hotel Es Vive, where staff had to bang on her £500-a-night suite door at 5.30am to tell her to keep the noise down. By day, she posed on Bora Bora beach and lunched at Angelo's in Ibiza town. At night, she hit clubs Eden, Boho and Pacha.

Jordan let her hair down in Ibiza
Jordan let her hair down in Ibiza

CELEBRATE SINGLEDOM AT: Hotel Rural Es Cucons, a family-run hotel in the Santa Agnes de Corona countryside. Boasting dreamy views of the Corona valley, it's close to Cala Salada beach and a 10-minute drive from Ibiza Town and San Antonio. There's an open-air pavilion for karma-cleansing beauty therapies, including the Harmonising Energy With Chakras Treatment (£86 for 75 mins), which uses massage crystals. It also has two pools and a tranquil restaurant.

RECOVERY RATING: 10/10

TAKE ME THERE: Rooms at Hotel Rural Es Cucons (Escucons.com) cost from £169 for single or double B&B. Chic Retreats (Chicretreats.com) can offer special packages. Return flights from the UK to Ibiza in September with Easyjet (Easyjet.com) cost from £50.


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ESCAPE TO... DUBAI

BOLT-HOLE HEAVEN FOR: Paris Hilton. She came here after splitting up with The Hills star Doug Reinhardt in June.

SHE HID AWAY AT: The Monarch Hotel in her £8,300-a-night suite. When she wasn't in her room, Paris partied at the Lotus One club at the Convention Tower and dined at Reflets par Pierre Gagnaire at the InterContinental Hotel.

She didn't stay in the Hilton, but Paris loved Dubai
She didn't stay in the Hilton, but Paris loved Dubai

CELEBRATE SINGLEDOM AT: Atlantis, The Palm. In this huge resort (below), there's a spa, a water park and The Lost Chambers marine centre.

RECOVERY RATING: 9/10

TAKE ME THERE: Virgin Holidays (Virginholidays.co.uk) has five nights at Atlantis, The Palm (Atlantisthepalm.com) from £759 per person B&B, including flights (based on two adults sharing), valid August 24-September 19.


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ESCAPE TO... THE COTSWOLDS

BOLT-HOLE HEAVEN FOR: Sienna Miller. When things went pear-shaped (again) with Balthazar Getty late last year, Sienna swapped city stress for country calm.

SHE HID AWAY AT at: Her sister Savannah's eco-friendly pad in Whiteshill, just outside the picturesque town of Stroud.

CELEBRATE SINGLEDOM AT: The Bear of Rodborough Hotel. This 17th-century former coaching inn boasts open log fires and four-poster beds.

Sienna's bolt-hole
Sienna's bolt-hole

RECOVERY RATING: 8/10

TAKE ME THERE: The Bear of Rodborough Hotel (Cotswold-inns-hotels.co.uk) costs £49 per person, per night including accommodation, a three-course dinner and a full English breakfast, until the end of September (excluding Saturdays). After that, doubles cost from £117 per night, including breakfast.

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ESCAPE TO... MEXICO

BOLT-HOLE HEAVEN FOR: Rihanna, following her bust-up with Chris Brown in February.

SHE HID AWAY AT: A private beachside villa in the fishing village of Punta Mita in Nayarit, the Mexican Riviera, half an hour from the airport at Puerto Vallarta.

CELEBRATE SINGLEDOM AT: The self-catering Hotel La Quinta Del Sol, overlooking the Bay of Banderas. El Anclote beach is just a two-minute walk away, where you can

Rihanna didn't need an umbrella in Mexico!
Rihanna didn't need an umbrella in Mexico!

arrange a fishing trip or whale watching (November-March). Or book a boat trip to the Las Marietas islands for diving. At night, try one of the seafood restaurants such as Margarita's. Also good ¿is Café Des Artistes, a more upmarket fish restaurant at the Hotel Des Artistes.

RECOVERY RATING: 9/10

TAKE ME THERE: La Quinta Del Sol (Laquintadelsol. com) has rooms from just £36 a night. Return flights from the UK to Puerto Vallerta cost from around £730 on Cheapflights.co.uk.

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Great article Lisa.

Can you give some more alternative bolt-holes for us lesser mortals to stay in near these in future articles?

By Nick Mas. Posted August 18 2009 at 12:24 PM.

I would really really like to know where i could get one of those dresses on the girl top left corner of your column dated the 16th August 2009 on page 54. I am in love with it and cant find anything even slighty as amazing as it. Please please help :-)

Warmest regards Anouska

By Nush Robinson. Posted August 17 2009 at 12:20 AM.

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