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