Excelsior Grand Hotel
$$ | Via Vittorio Veneto 64, Reggio Calabria, 89123, Italy
Inviting modern decor, all the amenities one expects from a top international hotel, and a prime location near the town's seafront make this a popular choice with business travelers as well as tourists. Most guest rooms have balconies and a sea view. The excellent top-floor Galà Restaurant serves local dishes with unusual flavors—perhaps swordfish marinated in bergamot or Sibari carnaroli rice mixed with cacciocavallo cheese and dusted with powdered licorice.