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Hotel della Baia
Italy
Price: $183 WHAT IT'S LIKE: On the volcanic island of Ischia—famous for its hot springs and therapeutic mud—and outside the small town of Lacco Ameno, sits the Hotel della Baia, a chic, secluded, 25-room inn. The outdoor bar is surrounded by bougainvillea and lime trees, and the garden terraces off the first-floor rooms overlook both San Montano Bay and a private sandy beach. Negombo Park, across the street, has 14 outdoor geothermal pools of varying sizes and temperatures, all scattered over a rocky hillside. WHAT TO DO: Visit the Museo Archeologico di Pithecusae (Corso Angelo Rizzoli; 39-081/900-356; pithecusae.it), in Lacco Ameno. The museum houses ancient artifacts, including the Coppa di Nestore (mentioned in Homer's Iliad), from the ancient Greek settlement of Pithecusae. —Hannah Wallace
