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Trieste's mid- to high-end places often slash rates on weekends and can be astonishingly
good value, especially compared with other Italian cities.
Residenzale 6a
( 0406 72 67 15;
www.residenzale6a.it
;
Via Santa Caterina 7; s/d €65/85; )
Upstairs in an im-
posing Borgo Teresiano building, this small, cosy hotel mixes traditional furnishings with
bright, modern bathrooms. Poetically, each of the elegant rooms is named and decorated
for one of Italo Svevo's women characters. There's a large lounge and leafy internal court-
yard for relaxing with a cup of tea.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
€
Residence del Mare
APARTMENT
€
( 040 30 73 46;
www.residencedelmare.it
;
Via della Madonna del Mare 4; apt 1/2 persons €85/100;
)
If you're not after high design or pots of atmosphere, these apartments are large, very
well equipped and brilliantly located. Upper floors have city views and staff are helpful.
L'Albero Nascosto
( 040 30 01 88;
www.alberonascosto.it
;
Via Felice Venezian 18; s/d €85/150; )
A friendly
little hotel hidden smack in the middle of the old town, Nascosto exemplifies Trieste's dis-
creet, no-fuss style. Rooms are generously sized and decorated with a vintage piece or
two; all except the single have a small kitchen. Breakfasts are similarly simple but
thoughtful, with local cheese, top-quality preserves and Illy coffee on tap.
BOUTIQUE HOTEL
€€
Hotel Savoia Excelsior
Palace
LUXURY HOTEL
€€
( 040 7 79 41;
http://savoiaexcelsiorpalace.starhotels.com
;
Riva del Mandracchio 4; d €170; )
This glamorous 'newcomer' to Trieste's hotel scene, a classic but contemporary (and ever
so slightly camp) refit of the great-boned Habsburg-era Grand Hotel, is giving the city's
famed Duchi a run for its money. Grand it still is, with over 100 light-filled luxurious
rooms, first-rate public areas, sea views and reasonable prices.
Hotel Victoria
HOTEL
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