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Sleeping
HOTEL AMÉRIGO €€€
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Hotel
( 96 514 65 70; www.hospes.es ; Calle de Rafael Altamira 7; r from €122;
) Within an old Dominican convent, this glorious five-star choice harmoniously
blends the traditional and ultramodern. Savour the cuisine in Monastrell , its gour-
met restaurant, enjoy the views from the rooftop pool, itself a work of art, or build up
a sweat in the fitness area - if you can tear yourself away from the comfort of your
stunningly designed room.
HOSTAL LES MONGES PALACE €
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Hostal
( 96 521 50 46; www.lesmonges.net ; Calle San Agustín 4; s €30-44, d €45-59;
) This agreeably quirky place is a treasure with its winding corridors, tiles, mo-
saics and antique furniture. Each room is individually decorated and reception
couldn't be more welcoming. Look out for the small Dalí original beside the recep-
tion desk.
Eating
PIRIPI €€
( 96 522 79 40; Avenida Oscar Esplá 30; mains €12-26) This highly regarded res-
taurant is strong on rice, seafood and fish, which arrives fresh and daily from the
wholesale markets of Denia and Santa Pola. There's a huge variety of tapas (we
counted 10 different cylinders of salami and sausage arranged on the bar and one
of the jovial team of waiters is engaged constantly in cutting near-transparent slices
of prime quality ham), and a valenciano speciality that changes daily.
Valencian Cuisine
ONE ONE €€
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Mediterranean
( 96 520 63 99; Calle Valdés 9; meals around €25; Tue-Sat) It's easier if you
speak a little Spanish at this wonderfully eccentric place (pronounced 'on-eh, on-
eh') with its faithful following of regularsm, but a touch of bravado will get you by -
just ask your ebullient host about his travels to Peru. It's a true bistro, the walls
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