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Hotel Villa La Principessa

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This property was once owned by Castruccio Castracani (the Luccan general said to have been the model for Machiavelli's ideal prince). After walking the wooded grounds and dining on marinated salmon, thyme-and-lemon-scented chicken, and minestrone seasoned with heavenly local olive oil, guests feel ideal themselves. The hotel is just a five-minute drive from lively Lucca, though the hunting prints on the walls, striped fabrics, and tartan carpets may make you feel as if you're in an English country house. Book one of the refurbished second-floor suites that boast antique furnishings and vintage parquet floors (room No. 126 has a coffered wood ceiling).

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From Travel + Leisure , MAY 2008

With hunting prints on the walls, striped fabrics, and tartan carpets, the property is more English country house than hotel....MORE>>

– Tuscany’s Best Hotels

From Travel + Leisure , NOV 2003

I was brooding as we left the composer's house museum for the Hotel Villa La Principessa, a property once owned by Castruccio Castracani (the Luccan general said to have been the model for Machiavelli's ideal prince). Thankfully, after walking the wooded grounds and dining on marinated salmon, thyme-and-lemon-scented chicken, and minestrone seasoned with heavenly local olive oil, my mood lifted. I felt like an ideal princess myself....MORE>>

– M. G. Lord Tuscan Stakeout

Last updated May 2008