You may well feel like a duke or duchess, lounging around this 15th-century palazzo, delighting in the frescoed ceilings, vast marble fireplaces and cherub-framed doors. The grand style continues into the bedrooms, one of which is cheekily called the camera degli sposi (bridal chamber) after the iconic room in Mantua's Palazzo Ducale. It's way, way grander than your traditional B&B.
Come midweek if you can; the higher prices are charged at weekends.