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( 02-445-5100; www.naantalispa.fi ; Matkailijantie 2;spa hotel d €168-188, ste hotel d €188-248;
)
Indulge at this large, upmarket spa complex and its first-rate restaurants Le Soleil and Thai
Garden. Rooms in the Spa Hotel and Suite Hotel are spacious (the latter has Moomin-
themed rooms!), and spiffing Spa Residence apartments (double from €218) come with
balconies. The spa also owns the neighbouring budget family hotel Naantalin Kylpylä Per-
hehotelli (2-/3-bedroom apartment €120/180).
Eating
Naantali has a cluster of eating options around the harbour and at Muumimaailma.
Merisali FINNISH
( GOOGLE MAP ; www.merisali.fi ; Nunnakatu 1;breakfast/lunch/dinner buffet Mon-Sat €8.50/14.50/
19, Sun €22; breakfast 9am-10.30 daily, lunch 11am-4pm Mon-Sat, dinner 4-10pm Mon-Sat May-
Sep)
In a restored spa pavilion, Merisali offers buffets with plentiful hot and cold choices. The
pierside terrace often has live music.
Uusi Kilta INTERNATIONAL
( GOOGLE MAP ; 02-435-1066; www.uusikilta.fi ; Mannerheiminkatu 1;mains €18-33; kitchen
10am-10pm May-Sep)
Naantali's best restaurant has a sundrenched terrace overlooking the pier and a superb,
mostly seafood-oriented menu of whitefish with warm apple and fennel salad, fried perch
with crayfish and potato gratin, and aromatic salmon soup with homemade bread; land-
based dishes include lamb rump with garlic mash and brandy sauce.
Trappi FINNISH
( GOOGLE MAP ; 02-435-2477; www.ravintolatrappi.fi ; Nunnakatu 3;mains €18-26.50;
11am-9pm Mon & Tue, to 10pm Wed & Thu, to 11pm Fri, noon-11pm Sat, noon-8pm Sun)