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RADDA IN CHIANTI ROME

Relais Fattoria Vignale This hotel has an Eden Extensively refurbished in1994, Eden is
appealingly domestic feel, decorated with muted unashamedly status-conscious, flaunting its
colours, fresh flowers, oil paintings and standard designer labels and its famous guests – among
lamps. Breakfast is served on the terrace or in the them have been actors Tom Cruise and Nicole
v vaulted breakfast room. The ‘taverna’ on-site does Kidman. Decoration is a mix of neutral shades, oil
snacks, and there’s a very good restaurant – also paintings and openfires. The Michelin-starred
called the Vignale – a short walk away. terrace restaurant looks out over Rome’s rooftops.
N Via Pianigiani 8, 53017 Raddi in Chianti, Siena. N Via Ludovisi 49, 00187 Roma. Map p336 C4.
Map p336 B1. § 0577 73 83 00. ` 0577 73 85 92. § 06 47 81 21. ` 06 482 15 84.
$ vignale@vignale.it 0 b,l,d. Rooms 40. zS ∂ $ reservations@hotel-eden.it 0 b,l,d. Rooms 121. z
¢ early Jan to mid-Mar. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡ ÷ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡
REGGELLO ROME

Villa Rigacci A 15th-century hilltop farmhouse Empire Palace Smart new executive hotel,
with ivy-covered façade, open fires in winter, and opened in September 1999 in a 19th-century
tiled, stone-flagged and archwayed interiors. It palace which was built as the Roman residence of
makes a great bolthole close to Florence (30km/ the aristocratic Venetian Mocenigo family. The
23 miles away). Furniture is highly polished and contemporary decoration combines Venetian
antique; bedrooms are mostly spacious; and food elements with an astral theme, such as a night sky
is a mix of international and Italian cuisine. painted on the lobby ceiling.
N Vággio 76, 50066 Reggello. Map p335 E5. N Via Aureliana 39, 00187 Roma. Map p336 C4.
§ 055 865 67 18. ` 055 865 65 37. § 06 42 12 81. ` 06 42 12 84 00.
$ hotel@villarigacci.it 0 b,l,d. Rooms 28. zS ∂ $ gold@ empirepalacehotel.com 0 b,l,d. Rooms 113.
¢ Never. / AE, MC, V. ¡¡ z÷ ¢ Never. / AE, DC, MC, V. ¡¡¡¡

ROME SAN FELICE CIRCEO
Villa del Parco In a peaceful area a 20-minute Punta Rossa Secluded setting above a rocky
bus ride from the centre of Rome. Inside, all is shore. Pleasant holiday hotel. Very large suites.
elegant and tranquil. Bedrooms vary in size. N Via delle Batterie 37, Quarto Caldo, 04017 San Felice
N Via Nomentana 110, 00161 Roma. Map p336 C4. Circeo, Latina. Map p337 D5. § 0773 54 80 85.
§ 06 4423 77 73. ` 06 4423 75 72. ` 0773 54 80 75. $ punta_rossa@iol.it
$ info@hotelvilladelparco.it 0 b. Rooms 29. ¡¡ 0 b,l,d. Rooms 33. ¡¡¡¡
SAN BENEDETTO SAN GIMIGNANO
Il Rosolaccio A hilltop farmhouse well restored L’Antico Pozzo A 15th-century house in the
by an English couple, Steven and Natalie Music. middle of town, beautifully restored in 1990 and
Also self-catering apartments. Pool. furnished with fine, simple taste.
N San Benedetto 34, 53037 San Gimignano, Siena. N Via San Matteo 85, 53037 San Gimignano, Siena.
Map p336 B1. § 0577 94 44 65. ` 0577 94 44 67. Map p336 B1. § 0577 94 20 14. ` 0577 94 21 17.
$ music@rosolaccio.com 0 b,d. Rooms 6. ¡ $ info@anticopozzo.com 0 b. Rooms 18. ¡¡