It seemed an impossible task to resuscitate this neglected grande dame , but today what seems impossible is that she was ever anything but glamorous. Austere yet elaborate, understated yet priceless, the hotel now offers a wonderful combination of professional efficiency, warm personal hospitality, peaceful tranquility and some of the best cuisine to be found anywhere in Italy. A s spacious as it is, Palazzo Fieschi has only twenty guest rooms. Each is unique, as dictated by the original blueprint of the building. They share a feeling of spaciousness perhaps amplified by the warm sun streaming in through ancient windows.
Private bathrooms have tubs or showers.
T he two lower floors of the building contain a series of grandiose salons, hung with enormous portraits. There is a grand piano for banquets and an upright piano for informal post-prandial gatherings. But probably the most spectacular room is the restaurant, with its enormous working fireplace and arched frescoed ceiling. It is here that Palazzo Fieschi's truly memorable meals are served, presided over by an affable multilingual maitre. If you love inventive cuisine which uses the finest and most characteristic local ingredients and traditions, the hotel restaurant alone is worth a detour.