A well-designed aparthotel with good quality accommodation set around a superb swimming pool.

Where to stay Aparthotel Gamsspitzl is on the piste, a 15-minute walk from the centre.

The central Aparthotel Schindlhaus has nice accommodation.

Airtours (www.airtours.co.uk or through agents) has a popular self- catering aparthotel in Albufeira with soccer school and teen activities.

Number One, Westminster Bridge (now demolished and a new "aparthotel" is being built in its place)

It was imploded on November 18, 2007 to build a set of condos and a luxury aparthotel as the St. Regis.

Chez Loutcha, (238) 321636, fax (238) 321635, has more attractive rooms and better breakfast than the Aparthotel, but in a noisier part of town.

It was university student accommodation, but Ashton House has recently been sold and refurbished and is currently used as a boutique Hostel and aparthotel.

Try Holyrood Aparthotel (08432 892157, www.holyroodaparthotel.com) near the Royal Mile, or Apartments Edinburgh (0131 477 3680, www.apts-edinburgh.co.uk).

The Ritz Aparthotel, on leafy Plaza Isabel la C1/3tolica (591-2-43-31-31), has rooms with kitchenettes for a similar rate.

Hotel Bahia, also known as Aparthotel Impala is a hotel in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea.

Fiona Duncan visits Roomzzz City in Leeds, an "aparthotel" with the style to match a Malmaison - but none of the atmosphere.

Lev Yerushalayim Aparthotel 18 King George Street, New City; Tel. (02) 530 0333, fax (02) 623 2432.

This includes a return flight from London Stansted and seven nights' accommodation at the three-star Aparthotel Monica Isabel Beach Club.

Our hotel, the Aparthotel Avenida, had lots of somewhat depressing mahogany-stained wood and a gloomy goldfish circling an aquarium on the long stairway up to our room.

After, back in Bissau, I stayed in Aparthotel Jordani, CFA15,000 for a comfortable room with bathroom, fan and AC.

An aparthotel, the Cherry Orchard lies beyond this, being one of few accommodation facilities in the area, there once being a great many more in the heyday of tourism.

A week at the 4T-plus Protur Aparthotel Bonaire on Majorca costs around £2,750 for a family of four on half board in late July, including flights and transfers.

The details Blue Rainbow ApartHotel, Hill Quays, 8 Commercial Street, Manchester, M1 5NZ (0845 045 2222; www.bluerainbowapartments.com)

The packages include five nights with breakfast in a budget hotel, the Aparthotel Denisa - a "converted brownstone," in the words of a spokeswoman - transfers from the airport and a day of sightseeing.

There is a very smart looking hotel/restaurant one block up the main street from the harbour, on the right, called Aparthotel Mandon, but it was closed - maybe because we are still not in the tourist season.

First is the extended stay hotel or "aparthotel," which generally offers a 24 h reception, is located in city centers, and attempts to give the guest a home away from home feeling, within a hotel-like environment.

The Aparthotel Playa de Liencres at Boo de Piélagos is another best-of-both-worlds option that has three pools, evening entertainment, a restaurant and café as well as a children's summer club.

Using less glass than was originally planned, the Hanseatic Trade Centre - a mixed development of offices, shops, restaurants and an aparthotel - will be in traditional brick, with 50 year old trees planted around the office buildings.

The real estate development includes a mix of modern luxurious apartments, hi-tech offices, an aparthotel, a shopping complex, a cinema, an underground multi-story car park, a football pitch, and other state of the art health and leisure amenities.