Name: Palazzo Ruschioni Boutique Hotel
Address: Ancona, IT
Price range: From $75

Palazzo Ruschioni Boutique Hotel, AnconaPalazzo Ruschioni Boutique Hotel in Ancona, Italy has a corrected score of 3.8 ± 0.2 (fair evidence, 2 of 4 platforms), ranked 7 of 17 hotels we score in Ancona. Its platform ratings, normalised to 0-5, average 4.1 before correction: Booking.com 4.3, Tripadvisor 3.9. Rooms from about $75 a night (cached, not a live quote).Palazzo Ruschioni Boutique Hotel occupies a restored old mansion in the historic centre of Camerano, a town in the Marche region. The renovation has produced nine air-conditioned rooms with premium bedding, minibars, safes, 32-inch flat-screen TVs and free WiFi. Guests are served a buffet or continental breakfast, and the hotel offers a bar, massages, self-parking, an airport shuttle and a pet-friendly policy. It sits next to a golf course, about a kilometre from Parco del Conero and seven kilometres from Mezzavalle Beach, with diving, surfing, horse riding, hiking and tennis nearby. Rates start around $75 a night. With only nine rooms, availability is limited, so booking ahead is sensible in busier periods.What stands out

Spotlessly clean throughout

Helpful, courteous staff

Varied, well-reviewed breakfast

Quiet, peaceful setting

Watch out for

Only nine rooms, limited availability

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