San Luca Palace Hotel, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
It's difficult to find anywhere more centrally located inside the walled city of Lucca than San Luca Palace, on a medieval square dating back to 1540.
Being at one end of the Via San Paolino, many cultural highlights are just a stroll away, as are all kinds of local markets, fine shops, fabulous restaurants, bakeries and gelaterias – so while the hotel itself only serves breakfast and evening appetizers at 6pm, you definitely won't go hungry.