For comfort and location, look no further than the Grand Hotel Duchi d’Aosta (Piazza Unità d’Italia 2, 040 760 0011, www.grandhotelduchidaosta.com, €314), the only hotel on the main square. Rooms have lovely wooden interiors and silk sheets, and this landmark establishment is now equipped with a pool. The Starhotel Savoia Excelsior (riva del Mandracchio, 040 77941, www.starhotels.com, €125-€270) is on the shoreline with attractive low-season rates at weekends. Mid-range Hotel Colombia (via Geppa 18, 040 369 191, www.hotelcolombia.it, €120-€260), with its large rooms, is good for the price, while the Nuovo Albergho Centro (Via Roma 13, 040 347 8790, www.hotelcentrotrieste.it, from €67) has comfortable rooms in a renovated, centrally located pension.

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