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looking food trolleys. With such elegant diversions, the slightly seedy surroundings barely
register.
Ostello Torino
( 011 660 29 39;
www.ostellotorino.it
; Via Giordano Bruno 191; dm/s/tw shared bathroom €17/25/42;
mid-Jan-mid-Dec; )
Turin's 76-bed HI hostel, 1.8km from Stazione Porta Nuova,
can be reached by bus 52 (bus 64 on Sunday) from the train station. Facilities are good
(including online computers, wi-fi, and dinner Monday to Saturday for €10) and break-
fast's included, but there's an afternoon lockout.
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Ai Savoia
( 339 125 77 11;
www.aisavoia.it
; Via del Carmine 1b; r €95-125; )
Occupying an 18th-cen-
tury town house, this little treasure seems like something out of a small town rather than a
big city. The classical decor of each of its three rooms is ornate without being over-
wrought, and staff are friendly and obliging.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
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Townhouse 70
( 011 19 70 00 03;
www.townhouse.it
;
Via XX Settembre 70; r from €115; )
Small Milan-
founded hotel chain whose classy interior is best described with adjectives such as 'chic',
'elegant', 'boutique' and 'suite'. If you like to invest your euros in fluffy bathrobes and
receptionists in suits who'll call you 'sir' or 'madam', this is your ideal stopover.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
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Hotel Chelsea
( 011 436 01 00;
www.hotelchelsea.it
; Via XX Settembre 79e; s/d/tr €110/160/180; )
A stone's
throw from Turin's main square, Piazza Castello, the Chelsea has modern, softly lit rooms
with coordinated bedspreads and drapes. The romantic downstairs restaurant, La Cam-
pana, serves Pugliese cuisine.
HOTEL
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Hotel Montevecchio
( 011 562 00 23;
www.hotelmontevecchio.com
; Via Montevecchio 13; s €45-95, d €65-140; )
In
a quiet residential area yet just 300m from Stazione Porta Nuova, this two-star hotel has
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