VOI Marsa Siclà Essentia, Sampieri, Italy

• Beachside living: The stylish VOI Marsa Siclà Essentia is a one-stop destination for an exciting, scenic and relaxing refuge. The contemporary digs are only a short walk through pretty dunes to the beautiful stretch of private sandy beach in Sampieri. While away whole days on a sun bed, alternating between refreshing dips in the sea and sunbathing sessions, listening to the soundtrack of the waves gently breaking on the shore.

• Italian cuisine: Daily buffet breakfasts are served in the main restaurant, Il Bagilo Central Restaurant. You can also head here for Italian buffet lunches and dinners, with a number of traditional Sicilian specialities. Open for dinner, the Grill e Pizzeria Timilia is a big hit – pizzas are prepared on site in the wood-fired oven using ‘00’ flour, and can be served with a selection of Sicilian craft beers. The Pool Bar also serves breakfast, plus brunches including traditional Sicilian granita. If you’re at the beach, look out for the hotel’s Beach Bar, where you can get drinks, snacks and gelato.

• Wellness while away: The large 1,000-square-metre swimming pool is a great place for guests of all ages, separated into swimming lanes, a dedicated children’s area and a solarium with umbrellas and sun beds. There’s a range of yoga classes, an all-weather tennis court and an outdoor fitness area with cardio and isotonic machines. The Thalasso space is the hotel’s spa circuit, featuring a variety of heated seawater pools and soothing massage jets.

Entry requirements

The passport, visa and health requirements at the time of booking can be viewed on the Foreign and Commonwealth Office website for UK citizens, and on the Department of Foreign Affairs website for IE citizens. It is your responsibility to ensure that you and all members of your party are in possession of all necessary travel and health documents, and in compliance with any other immigration/entry requirements before you travel, including whether your passport must be machine readable or which visas/waivers may be required for entry, such as ESTA for USA travel and/or ETIAS for EU travel. Please also be sure to check the validity of your passport and allow up to 10 weeks for passport renewals.