Ostello Galletti Abbiosi Hotel in Ravenna, Italy

This historic, fully air-conditioned hostel used to be an ancient palace belonging to a noble family of the 18th century. Today it has been fully renovated: all the rooms and the communal areas of the building offer a relaxing, welcoming atmosphere, where past and present merge effortlessly. The hotel's discreet, refined furnishings blend perfectly with the eighteenth century surroundings. Guests may make use of the conference facilities, TV room and reading room, bar, WLAN Internet access (charges apply), internal courtyard with garden and private car park. The hostel offers 34 rooms in total and has a lobby with 24-hour reception, safe, lift access and guests can make use of a room and laundry service for a fee or also hire bikes to explore the surrounding area. There is even a 60-seat chapel, which Count Galletti Abbiosi dedicated to the Greek Virgin, patron Saint of Ravenna.