Name: Hotel Elephant Review - Bressanone
Address: Via Rio Bianco 4, Bressanone, Trentino-Alto Adige, 39042, Italy
Telephone: 0472-832750
Price range: $$$

At this cozy inn—over 500 years old and still one of the region's best—each room is unique, and many are filled with antiques and paintings. The name comes from the 1551 visit of King John III of Portugal, who stopped here while leading an elephant (a present for Austria's Emperor Ferdinand) over the Alps. Housed in the large park are a pool, tennis courts, and the separate Villa Marzari, with 12 rooms and a sauna. Two in-house gourmet restaurants (one with a Michelin star) serve tasty fare.