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Doing an excellent line in Nordic cool, this pared-back refuge on Rügen Island is right by the Baltic and has an outdoor sauna, underfloor heating and a glossy kitchen. Sleeping eight and set within a biosphere reserve (biosphaerenreservat-suedostruegen.de), it's a great spot for nature lovers. Lobbe, a 5km-long, white sand beach, is a few minutes' bike ride away and the beech forests and chalk cliffs of Jasmund national park are within easy reach.
Seven nights from 840 (no phone, ruefugium.de). EasyJet flies to Hamburg (two hours away) from Luton, Edinburgh, Manchester and Gatwick