The Restaurant at Hotel Granduca Houston

"The Italian-born owner of this hotel designed it to look like a Tuscan villa inside and out, right down to the Italian linens and Aqua di Parma toiletries in the rooms and suites (which also come with plasma HDTVs, iPod docking stations and free WiFi); the upscale restaurant serves Northern Italian fare, and there's a pool and fitness center on-site as well"

"The hotel has a chic Italian restaurant as well as a piano bar, and its lovely grounds include an outdoor pool and hot tub skirted by flowers and greenery"

"Afternoon Tea in The Conservatory might induce long naps before feasting on Northern Italian food at the Ristorante Cavour or restrained repasts in the private spaces of The Veranda restaurant overlooking the pool"