| Every region and major city in Italy has more than a | | | | enjoy lounging in the pool during the summer, or dining |
| few unique hotels in settings that will mesmerize the | | | | at one of three restaurants that each serve a broad |
| tourist.Many hotels are near restaurants or have a | | | | range of Italian and Mediterranean cuisine.Hotel Eden |
| built-in restaurant for convenience. Some are known | | | | Rome, ItalyWhen in Rome, many tourists choose to |
| for their picturesque designs (both architecture and | | | | stay at Hotel Eden, even Hemingway and Ingrid |
| decor) as well as the landscapes where they sit. | | | | Bergman! With over a hundred rooms, Hotel Eden is |
| Below are some fabulous hotels along with detailed | | | | far from small, but gives guests a feeling of seclusion, |
| descriptions about their special features to help the | | | | like a stay in a private residence. It's just a few blocks |
| traveller who's looking for something beyond | | | | from the Spanish Steps, a main tourist area in |
| ordinary.Lap of Luxury in the Alps of ItalyLa Perla | | | | Rome.The rooms are classic and offer striking views |
| Corvara, ItalySituated high in the Dolomites, the South | | | | of the city. Antique furnishings and corniced ceilings |
| Tyrolean lodge called La Perla is located in Corvara, a | | | | blend with modern design to give an elegant |
| friendly Alpine village that's near the Swiss border. The | | | | appearance. Nearby there are great shopping areas, |
| lodge has traditional rooms with rustic wood furniture, | | | | attractions, sights and restaurants for fine dining.Hotel |
| decorative headboards and printed fabrics. The hotel | | | | Forty Seven Rome, ItalyHotel Forty Seven is a place |
| resembles a typical Swiss lodge, with a dining area | | | | for art lovers with Italian art from the 20th century on |
| that has all wood paneling and timbered ceilings. The | | | | each floor. The rooms have comfortable furnishings, |
| walls are lined with wine bottles. There's also an | | | | satellite television and Internet connections. |
| unusual motorcycle museum at the resort that has | | | | Twenty-four hour room service is also available. Atop |
| antique bikes on display! The resort is just over 100 | | | | the hotel is a restaurant that overlooks Ancient Rome, |
| miles from Venice.Guests at La Perla enjoy the daring | | | | where guests can enjoy a delicious Mediterranean |
| view of the Dolomite peaks, snowshoeing and skiing | | | | dinner.Hotel Capo d'Africa Rome, ItalyThis hotel offers |
| activities, and also hikingduring warm weather. There | | | | spacious, decorative rooms with high ceilings, painted in |
| are Turkish baths, a jacuzzi and saunas as well as an | | | | warm, bright colors. The furnishings are modern |
| indoor-outdoor pool. This is a fun and relaxing place to | | | | although the building was once a school in the early |
| rest during your Italy tour.Vigilius Mountain Resort South | | | | 20th century. The neighborhood is quiet, and there is a |
| Tyrol, ItalyThis resort sits at the top of a mountain in | | | | rooftop terrace that's a great place to relax. Just a |
| South Tyrol in the Alps, near the Italian-Austrian border. | | | | few blocks from the hotel is the Colosseum.Hotel Gritti |
| Don't want to drive up the mountain? You won't have | | | | Palace Venice, ItalyThis is a gorgeous hotel that was |
| to because this resort is accessible by cable car only - | | | | once a palace in Venice. It's just steps away from San |
| 1500 meters up!The hotel is modern in design with | | | | Marco, but located far enough from the roar of traffic |
| stone and concrete on lots of plain wood. If you want | | | | to give guests a peaceful stay. The Terrazza |
| remote, this is the place to be.Grand Hotel Excelsior | | | | restaurant at the hotel offers a terrific view of the |
| Vittoria Sorrento, ItalyThis hotel is located high on a cliff | | | | Grand Canal.Hotel Spadari al Duomo Milan, ItalyThe |
| that overlooks the harbor in Sorrento. The hotel is | | | | Hotel Spadari al Duomo has a middle name - and that |
| actually three villas, each built in the 1800s. The hotel | | | | name is "fashion." Designers often set up at this hotel |
| has been restored, but still maintains its original design. | | | | for furniture fairs, making it a favorite place to stay for |
| Ornate frescoes on the ceilings of a few suites and | | | | those in the fashion industry. The rooms are |
| unique furniture give the hotel its unique beauty.There | | | | comfortable with custom-made furniture for a unique |
| are two restaurants. One is a traditional dining room | | | | appeal. Some rooms offer a view of the Duomo |
| with a 19th century elegant style. The other is a | | | | cathedral. There are beautiful contemporary paintings |
| terrace restaurant that has a tremendous view of the | | | | hanging on the walls.Grand Hotel et de Milan Milan, |
| harbor. Guests staying during the summer months | | | | ItalyAn elegant hotel in Milan that has lovely rooms with |
| might get to dine by candlelight on the Vittoria Terrace | | | | period furniture and rich fabrics. The La Scala theater |
| as a small orchestra plays music. The hotel offers a | | | | is just a short walk from the hotel.La Sommita Relais |
| private elevator, which transports guests to the harbor. | | | | Culti Ostuni, Puglia, ItalyLa Sommita Relais Culti is a |
| Boats are also available for hire here.Il San Pietro di | | | | hotel that doesn't look like much on the outside, and the |
| Positano Positano, ItalyFor those not afraid of heights, | | | | rooms are very discrete. This is an unusual hotel that |
| this unusual hotel descends with each level down a | | | | has only nine suites, with each suite appearing to be |
| cliffside. The views of the sea can be enjoyed from | | | | the only one around. This is the place to stay for those |
| each room and terrace to the max because the hotel | | | | needing seclusion or who want to grasp what it's like |
| is built alongside the cliff only one room deep. Each | | | | living in a place like Ostuni.Grand Hotel Continental |
| room has its own private terrace. This makes for a | | | | Siena, ItalyOnce an aristocratic residence, the Grand |
| very relaxing and quiet getaway.The entrance of the | | | | Hotel Continental is the most luxurious hotel in Siena. It's |
| hotel is actually a small chapel from the 17th century | | | | located just off the pedestrian street of Piazza del |
| that was devoted to San Pietro. There is a restaurant | | | | Campo in the heart of Siena. Although the building has |
| on top of the hotel that serves Italian cuisine and | | | | been restored, the original details remain. The hotel has |
| offers more stunning views of the Gulf of Salerno. | | | | a grand ballroom, a splendid restaurant and a wine bar. |
| There's also a swimming pool that has been carved | | | | The rooms are designed with frescoed ceilings, |
| into the cliffside. A lift can be taken from the hotel | | | | paintings and unique furnishings while also offering the |
| lobby down to a private beach and seaside cocktail | | | | modern conveniences of satellite television and Internet |
| bar.Grand Hotel Quisisana Capri, ItalyThe Grand Hotel | | | | access.Lungarno Suites Florence, ItalyThis hotel adds |
| Quisisana is where many supermodels, actors and | | | | modern elegance to Florence with three stylish hotels. |
| other members of the elite go to hide away. Located | | | | The suites are apartment-style with kitchenettes and |
| in the popular city of Capri, this hotel resembles a | | | | refrigerators, and are also very spacious. The hotel's |
| habitat for the rich and famous with its 19th century | | | | location makes it easy for guests to explore the city. |
| design, endless mirrors and amazing floors. A pool and | | | | Families will appreciate the extra space! A dream |
| outdoor cafe are available.Caesar Augustus Hotel | | | | vacation in Italy doesn't have to be bland, and neither |
| Capri, ItalySitting above the Bay of Naples, 1000 feet | | | | do the accommodations!You can find international cell |
| above, is this classic hotel with its unmatching views of | | | | phones and service for Italy from Free incoming calls |
| the bay. The rooms are welcoming with bright modern | | | | from all countries night and day and calling the states is |
| bathrooms and private balconies. There is a restaurant | | | | just US $.60 per minute! They rent and sell phones and |
| on a terrace that overlooks the bay also. It offers | | | | satellite phones as well.John Dulaney, born Dec. 11th, |
| stylish comfort and a beautiful view all in one | | | | 1946, married with children. |
| package!The Capri Palace Anacapri, ItalyA hotel with | | | | Living most years since 1969 outside the USA and |
| Roman Empire elegance and a stunning view of the | | | | working in motion pictures since 1965 I started with my |
| sea, the Capri Palace welcomes guests to gorgeous | | | | wife, Jojo, in March of 1994 in San Francisco, Ca. |
| rooms with chandeliers, tile and marble baths and | | | | I've lived in or been to approximately 36 countries and |
| canopy beds. Luxury is an understatement at this hotel. | | | | have lived under Democracies, Socialism, Communism, |
| Even outside the hotel is a well-kept garden. A pool | | | | dictatorships, kingdoms and others. There is nothing like |
| and spa are available for relaxation. The hotel offers a | | | | home. |
| penthouse suite and also an apartment-style suite for | | | | I participated at Channel Four in Manila, Philippines |
| long stays that has its own garden and pool.Don't | | | | during the "People Power Revolution" and stood, with |
| settle for second best on your trip. If you don't see a | | | | my wife's brother, along with half a million others |
| unique hotel above for the area you plan to visit, use | | | | against the threat of tank attack. |
| online resources and searches to find other dream | | | | I have witnessed the ruinous effects of Socialism |
| resorts in Italy! Choice Hotels, Unique Settings for the | | | | Communism /Dictatorship in dozens of countries and |
| Italy TravellerSan Domenico Palace Hotel Taormina, | | | | today enjoy the remains of our freedoms and |
| Sicily, ItalyFor a luxury vacation in Sicily, tourists enjoy | | | | protections of the Constitution in the USA here in |
| staying at the San Domenico Palace. It sits on a hill | | | | California. |
| above Taormina and offers lovely views of the | | | | Working in front of and behind the camera films |
| volcanic peak of Mount Etna as well as the Ionian Sea. | | | | around the world we removed to the suburbs and a |
| The hotel is in a 15th century monastery with beautiful | | | | quiet life, for a few years. We still have property in |
| terraces and gardens. Although the building is ancient, | | | | Umbria, Italy, some is for sale. After all is said and done |
| the interior is not. The marble bathrooms are very | | | | I count my children, wife Jojo and my friends as my |
| modern as are the fixtures and amenities. Guests | | | | only real treasure. |