Grand Hotel Palace Ancona

Elegant hotel in ideal location has spectacular sea views

This four-star hotel close to the seafront in Ancona is housed in a palazzo that dates back to the 16th century, which has been beautifully refurbished to evoke the elegant style the building would have had when it was a noble residence.

Hotel guests are greeted by a grand entrance leading off the Lungomare Vanvitelli into a palatial reception area, where the décor reflects the baroque architecture of the original palace.

The entrance to the Grand Hotel
Palace on Lungomare Luigi Vanvitelli

The Grand Hotel Palace is in an excellent location in Lungomare Luigi Vanvitelli, just a short walk from the port, and also close to the centre of Ancona, with its historic sights, shops, bars and restaurants.

The hotel has 39 bedrooms and a small number of spacious suites, many of which have magnificent views of the seafront and the unusual ‘elbow’ shape of Ancona’s bay.

The hotel was completely refurbished in 2017 and, while retaining its original style, now uses the latest technology for the comfort of guests.

The immaculate bedrooms have plenty of storage and smart comfortable bathrooms.

The wine bar and restaurant serves a plentiful buffet breakfast using some selected local products, such as home-made jams.

The hotel has a fitness area and offers room service and parking facilities and it is also ‘pet friendly’.

The Church of San Domenico, with
the statue of Pope Clement XII

Famous sights such as Trajan’s Arch, the Mole Vanvitelliana, and the Fontana del Calamo are within walking distance of the hotel and the Teatro delle Muse, Palazzo Bosdari, with its art gallery, and Ancona’s many historic churches are also close by.

A narrow street not far from the hotel entrance leads up into the lively Piazza del Plebiscito, which has plenty of bars and restaurants and is also known as Pope’s Square because of the large statue of Pope Clement XII seated in front of the 13th century Church of San Domenico.

Ancona's duomo, the Romanesque Cathedral of San Ciriaco, occupies an elevated position on top of the Guasco Hill behind the Grand Hotel Palace, offering sweeping views across the city and the port.

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Hotel Flora Noto

Elegant hotel in perfect location for exploring Noto’s architectural splendours 

The modern, elegant Hotel Flora is perfect for
exploring the architectural treasures of Noto 

You can enjoy a spectacular view of the Baroque city of Noto, which is in the province of Syracuse in Sicily, from the breakfast room at the Hotel Flora in Via Pola, whose windows perfectly showcase the honey-coloured 17th century buildings in the historic centre.

Right in the heart of Noto, the hotel is in a superb position for getting to know the beautiful city, which was designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 2002 because of the amazing array of Sicilian Baroque architecture grouped together in one location.

The comfortable, modern rooms at the Hotel Flora, with their immaculate bathrooms and elegant contemporary furniture, are a perfect complement to the town’s wealth of architectural treasures nearby.

It is a short walk from the Hotel Flora, through a garden and along a tree-lined avenue, to Porta Ferdinandea, the gateway to the town, where you will find more than 40 examples of magnificent Baroque buildings to explore, including the Cathedral, palaces a theatre, and churches, all situated within a few streets of each other.

Noto's Duomo - the Cattedrale di San Nicolò - is 
just one example of the city's stunning architecture 

The medieval city of Noto was destroyed by an earthquake in Sicily in 1693. It was decided to rebuild Noto on its existing site and so the buildings in the centre were all built within a matter of decades of each other, in the same beautiful Sicilian Baroque style.

The town is sometimes referred to as Giardino di Pietra (Stone Garden) because many of the buildings were constructed using a soft tufa stone which takes on a honey tone in the sunshine.

The Hotel Flora was built in 2010 and offers visitors air conditioning, wifi and every modern facility.

A generous buffet breakfast is served between 7.30 and 10am in the breakfast room overlooking the town.

Bus services to Siracusa (Syracuse) and Catania stop within a few yards of the hotel, which has a car park and its own bar. Noto's railway station is less than 15 minutes' walk away.

There are plenty of bars, restaurants and shops, plus a tourist office, within walking distance of the Hotel Flora.

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