The Bar/Lounge at Byblos Art Hotel Villa Amista

"Amenities: Spa, Bar/lounge, Pool View the entire Hot List of the travel world's most noteworthy debuts in 2006 ›"

"The art sometimes makes you look twice: Is that really a statue of Jesus in a glass case in the restaurant? Are those metal wolves climbing up the outside of the building? And are those paintings really paintings or a collection of bathroom graffiti? Ponder this while you try items off the wide-ranging menu in Atelier Restaurant — perhaps the delicate, buttery ham culatello from nearby Emilia Romagna, pumpkin ravioli from Lombardy, sea bass Portofino-style or the local risotto with Amarone and Monte Veronese cheese ice cream"

"For in-house entertainment, Peter’s Bar is a cocktail lounge that showcases Peter Halley’s work, and the Villa Amista’’s amazing gourmet restaurant is lined with Sandro Chia’s paintings"

"The lobby and main lounge's ornate, baroque architectural detail is peppered with the works of influential Italian and international modernists"