Hotel in Perugia; Brufani Palace Hotel, Perugia

Brufani Palace Hotel, Perugia

Situated in the medieval centre of Perugia, this Umbria hotel offers astonishing five-star luxury within a stone's throw of Perugia's bustling, cosmopolitan main street, a perfect place for cafe life and people-watching. From the hotel the views out over the green wooded hills of Umbria are simply breathtaking. This region boasts art, architecture and history stretching back all the way to the Etruscans. You can admire the art treasures in Perugia's National Gallery, or marvel at astonishing Assisi nearby, home to St Francis and the Franciscan order. Orvieto boasts a wonderful cathedral and Gubbio is a near-perfect medieval town. But the stunning Umbrian landscape, bathed in its unique silvery light, is one of the reasons for this area's ever-increasing popularity. It's Italy's green heartland, an inland paradise of hills and valleys through which flows the River Tiber on its way to Rome. The area is easily reached via Perugia airport or from the A1 Rome-Florence motorway.

A hotel established for visiting aristocrats, the fabulous and spacious public rooms boast painted high ceilings and the original flooring. In the fitness club, through the glass floor of the swimming pool you can actually see the Etruscan ruins, over 3000 years old! The hotel has everything: whirlpool, sauna, steam bath, chaise-longues for pampered lounging. The rooms and suites are vast and sumptuous, all benefiting from panoramic views out over the terracotta rooftops of old Perugia. The bathrooms are made of Italian marble, and most have a Jacuzzi. Crystal chandeliers, writing desks and mod cons such as internet access come as standard. The restaurant and lounge are of course furnished in the same nineteenth-century splendour of high ceilings and antique furniture. The front desk is open 24 hours. For an irresistibly elegant and luxurious base at the very centre of Italy's heartland, this five-star hotel in Umbria is simply not to be beaten.

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Double room from €165