Set in a very regal white villa, smartly fitted out with black shutters (and a not so smart neon sign), this is a very enticing option. The attention to detail is evident in every corner, from the frescoed halls to the breakfast room. Downstairs, public rooms have somewhat crass allusions to Empire 19th-century style. But upstairs, guest rooms, each with an individual layout, feel like rooms in a grand private home, furnished with luxury fabrics and original artwork, as well as handsome marble bathrooms. One has a wall lined with photos, another has a bed with a tondo painting of a rose hovering above it. Others cosset with sweet 19th-century style moldings. The caring management provides such amenities as English-language dailies and local weather reports delivered to your room each morning. A light-filled rooftop suite opens onto a private terrace.
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