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Address
Via del Fosso 25
Location Around Town
Phone 0583-469-200
Fax 0583-991-961
Web site www.hotelilaria.com
Room Information 41 units
Prices 140€ ($185) standard double; 200€ ($260) superior double; 220€ ($286) triple; 340€ ($440) suite. Rates include breakfast
Credit Cards AE, DC, MC, V
In Room Amenities A/C, TV, Wi-Fi, dataport, minibar, hair dryer, safe
Parking Free parking

Frommer's Review

This hotel sits in the gardens of the sprawling Villa Bottini, and once served as the stables. These days it provides deluxe, businesslike accommodations with modern rooms, and all guests enjoy such complimentary perks as a snack bar (free beer, anyone?), wireless Internet, and free use of bikes -- all included in the price. The rooms are fitted simply but stylishly with cherry veneer built-in units and double-paned windows -- though you don't even need them on this quiet street. The rooms opening onto the little canal out front are nice, but even better views are over the gravelly tree-filled garden out back. Three of these rooms even open onto a shared terrace, and there's also a public terrace dotted with potted camellias and shaded by a giant sycamore. The same group owns three restaurants in town, including the Buca di Sant'Antonio -- all are recommended below -- and you can work out a pension deal. They've recently completed renovations to a nearby medieval church, formerly the Church of the Annunciation, now an annex they call Residenza dell'Alba. Two suites incorporate the church's medieval walls, and the conference room is a 14th-century frescoed chapel.

Facilities:
Free bikes; concierge; tour desk; car-rental desk; courtesy car; limited room service (breakfast and bar); babysitting; laundry service; same-day dry cleaning

Note: This information was accurate when it was published, but can change without notice. Please be sure to confirm all rates and details directly with the companies in question before planning your trip.


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