Don Totu, Puglia, Italy

A former palazzo in Salento with fragrant gardens, vaulted ceilings and sun-trapping terraces, boutique Don Totu invites you to slip into the south-Italian lifestyle. Lounge by the pool sipping on an Aperol spritz, or escape the midday heat altogether in the underground hammam – the hotel’s very own wellness grotto. Back upstairs, the rooms are a showcase of rustic grandeur, with high ceilings, sculpted plasterwork and fine local ceramics.