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1 Cappello Via Monte Grappa 4 0832.308.881 www.hotelcappello.it A large, friendly and efficiently run hotel with a/c and private bathrooms a couple of minutes' walk from the station – for once, a fairly salubrious area. Price: €51-75
2 Casa dei Mercanti Piazza Sant'Oronzo 44 0832.277.299 www.casadeimercanti.it Nine newly renovated rooms and apartments overlooking Piazza Sant'Oronzo. All apartments have flatscreen televisions and full kitchens. Price: €76-100
3 Centro Storico Via Vignes 2/B 0832.242.727 www.bedandbreakfast.lecce.it An appealing B&B in a sixteenth-century building with vaulted ceilings, balconies, a reading room and a sun terrace looking out over the city's monuments. Price: €51-75
4 Hotel Patria Palace Piazza Riccardi 0832.245.111 www.patriapalacelecce.com An elegant hotel in an eighteenth-century palace near Santa Croce, the rooms have Art Deco accents and there is a swimming pool. Price: €126-150
5 Villa de Giorgi Via S. Fili 110, Monteroni di Lecce 0832.327.065 www.villadegiorgi.it Set in an old manor house surrounded by gardens dotted with fountains and sculptures, this charming B&B is just 7km southwest of the city in a quiet suburb. Breakfast is served in the garden in the summertime. March– Dec. Price: €76-100
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