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( 05 8346 9957;
www.ostellolucca.it
; Via della Cavallerizza 12; dm/s/d/tr/q €22/45/65/80/105; mid-
Feb-Dec; )
Hostellers won't get closer to the action than this staggeringly historic build-
ing slap-bang in the centre of walled Lucca. Top notch in comfort and service, this Hos-
telling International-affiliated hostel with 141 beds in voluminous rooms is serviced with
a bar and grandiose dining room (breakfast €3, lunch or dinner €11). Non-HI members
can join on the spot for €2 per year.
Locanda Vigna Ilaria
( 05 833 32 09;
www.locandavignailaria.it
; Via della Pieve Santo Stefano 967c, St Alessio; d/q €110/
120; )
Those on a Tuscan road trip will be instantly smitten with this lovely stone house
4km north of Lucca (leave the car in the free car park, then meander along green lanes,
past vast villas bathed in olive groves). The
locanda
(inn) has five rooms, varying in size
and each funished with a mix of old, new and upcycled. Its downstairs restaurant, open in
the evening, is a gastronomic fish-driven treat (meals €45, menus €30 to €79).
B&B
€€
2italia
APARTMENT
€€
( 392 9960271;
www.2italia.com
;
Via della Anfiteatro 74; apt for 2 adults & up to 4 children €190;
)
Five family-friendly self-contained apartments overlooking Piazza Anfiteatro, with a
communal kids' playroom in the attic. Available on a nightly basis (minimum two nights),
2italia is the brainchild of well-travelled parents-of-three Kristin (English) and Kaare
(Norwegian). Spacious apartments sleep up to six, have fully equipped kitchen and wash-
ing machine, and come with sheets and towels.
Alla Corte degli Angeli
( 05 8346 9204;
www.allacortedegliangeli.com
; Via degli Angeli 23; s/d €120/190; )
Oc-
cupying three floors of a 15th-century townhouse, this four-star boutique hotel has just 10
rooms and a lovely beamed lounge. Beautifully frescoed rooms are named after flowers:
lovers in the hugely romantic Rosa room can lie beneath a pergola and swallow-filled sky,
while guests in Orchidea have their own private shower-sauna. Breakfast costs €10.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
€€
Eating
Da Felice
PIZZERIA
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